San Diego State University - Del Sudoeste Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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WHITE ANDGOLD 5 mate, but her proud, selfish nature betrayed itself often and made it very hard for the shy girl to whom every thing and every one were strange. One evening as they sat studying, the only occupants of the drawing-room it happened, Madge was roused by an exclamation of surprise. She jumped up with Hello, Frank, where have you been keeping yourself so long ? But with only a cheery ttHowdy, Madge?,i Frank walked briskly across the room and exclaimed, IIWell, Miss Stanton! Vera! Give me your hand. This is quite a surprise. Did you drop down here or-iw HFrank! The Itg'reen countrified girl rose, and with coloring cheeks, extended her hand, which Frank shook cordially. I did think of you when Miss Martyn spoke of a friend of hers, a Mr. Holden, but dropped it as an idle tHought. Yes, mother wishes me to enter college and I came here to prepare? ThatIs fine! Hope you are getting acquainted. I see you are studying so I wont intrude, but I shall look forward .to a visit with you soon. Bow- ing, F rank turned and recrossed the room to where Madge had been, but she had disappeared. He saw her walking up thie corridor and in a moment ovet' took her. Madge, you must come back and meet Miss Stanton. She i-s an old chum of mine from home. Please come? IIIndeed I wont Iive had the pleasure of her acquaintance in a rather forcible way already. - Sorry, but it is impossible. Permit me to say I ad- mire your tastes immenselyV Frank was overwhelmed by this outburst. nWhy, Madge, what he: happened? In what forcible way? Explain yourself! Then in a flash he saw it all. Her anger at Miss Hart; her actions for the past week ; the 'Igreen countrified girl? But he did not hesitate as to what to do. Madge should tiell him. She was silent, however, and no amount of persuasion brought to light the story he wished to hear. They were at the door of the building and with a lame excuse of having to study, Madge left him to his thoughts. The incident in the drawing room was a revelation to timid, shy Vem Stanton, and she shrewdly saw trouble ahead. Frank had been her best friend in their mutual tthomeii village, but here he was anothefs. Madge had only at day or two before spoken of him and lauded herself as having chosen Itthe best-Iiked young fellow in school as her friend. Vera had frankly said, and truthfully, that she had not associated him with the name Madge had spoken only for the instant. N OW he had in such an unexpected manner proved to be her old chum of high-school days! Even the sight of a home friend, and especially Frank, whom she had not seen for two years. sent a thrill over her, but she was resolved in an instant on her course of ace tion. She knew Madge jealously adored him and she would in no way in- trude. For days she avoided him, as Madge avoided her, when suddenly an unexpected and strange event occurred in Greendale Academy, which put an end to her worry on that line and turned it to something of a very different nature. tTo be continuedJ

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4+-v ... w 4 WHITE ANDGOLD A Dear Revenge tWie Gehtsh Madge dropped down on the divan in front of the window and burst into a fit of weeping. ttWhy on earth did Miss Hart always seem to do the meanest things just to her, and let all the rest go scot-free from such trials? She just has a gmdge against me andwwell, well see, Miss Hart, how long your ymmg popinjay shall Share my comfortable surroundings. Itll get even,,, and with a look not boding any good intentions for the object of her disapproval, fMadge rose and glanced into the mirror. wWhht a. sight I am to behold-the gong-just my luck! I won,t go down tonight? Hastily tying a handkerchief about her forehead, Madge opened the door and inter- cepted a. friend with, ttAmy, please answer tsicki to my name at tea-roll and tell Miss Hart 1 have retired. No; nothing, thank youtt-and she closed the door to prevent an interview with her chief friend and admirer, Amy Handel. She had not meant to go to bed when speaking to Amy, but at the thought of a lonely evening before her, she decided to do 56 at once. It was but seven and she lay there for a couple of hours planning revenge upon the unsus- pecting matron and her prodigy. Miss Han had for ten years presided over Greendade Academy, which had gained a. widespread reputation for the refinement and wealth of the students who gathered there. It had been growing rapidly. All the buildings were lcrowdezd, especially the dormitories. This increased at- tendance necessitited' roomrmtes among the girls and at the opening of the lirst term under the hm arrangement, Madge Martyn, the weallthiest and best-Iiked girl in the school, had fallen heir to one of the new pupils. Miss Hart utterly ignored her remonstranoes and assigned her the very girl whom her ttclique had been joshing as the greenest looking freshie they had ever seen. But Miss Harfs word once spoken was not to be crossed, and Madge knew that her fate was: sealed. So Revenge with his biting tongue and two-faced sword presented himself and she was in his power. ' an e :r a: :k ttW'heres Madge? Amy started and turned around to see Frank H014 den standing back of her seat on the veranda whence she had stolen after tea i to work quietly on, her French. , tSick. nW'hzzfs the matter? Donit know, she wouldnft let me come in. Sit down, Iill talk to you? 'tCan't do it-have to grafteDid you Hear the assignments? Madge has a roommate. Oh, but she will'be hot aver it!m WhaIe-who? q dontt know. Fm not that much interested in freshies. Wonder what aMadge will think, though ? I wonder who it is? Pd laugh if it were that gremelooking girl we were joshing so about this morning! Frank was retreating into the building. He wondered who. the green, countrificd girl was. Two weeks slipped by and Madge was becoming accustomed to her

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6 WHITEAND GOLD A Short Cruise on the ttPrinceton Thb United States Princeton lay in Panama harbor for about three Intonths, watching Uncle Samis interests I had heard that the captain was in need of more hands, and as I was a man of leisure, I offered my services, which were gladly accepted. In the morning soon after my arrival on board ship, I heard a loud gong suddenly sound, :1 harsh vdice command Up anchor? and in a few moments the Princeton put out to sea We had been at sea about two days when the captain summoned all hands before him. I was surprised to learn that the sailors are never punished for any misconduct during their stay in port unless the offense is very serious. When all the crew were assembled, the pay- master holding a long paper, called off their names, beginning with the first lieutenant. The person called stepped forward with uncovered head, and sa- luted, and then, as the sailors say, the captain straightwfay tibawled him out before his fellow men. If his case was serious, he was court marshalled or put in the brig tprisom from two to fifteen days, according to the captains decision; but if his: offense was slight he was deprived of his shore liberty for two or three weeks. After a five days cruise we put into Acapuled, a beautiful place. The coast is green and mountains form the background. The first thing we saw on entering the harbbr was a huge rock known as the Death Rock, a. rock which in olden times was used as an executing block. The next interesting thing we passed was an old Mexican fort. The Princeton as soon as she was opposite the fort, sent off a salute of twenty-one guns in acknowledge- , meat of the Mexican government Them from the fort a. few Mexican sol- diers emerged and advanced toward an old smooth borre gun and sent off their answering salute. This gun is so dangerous to those firing it that be- fore each discharge the Mexicans rushed far to the rear. The Princeton, having paid her respects to the Mexican governmnet. proceeded at once to bier anchorage. As soon as the anchor was dropped a number of small boats, filled with provisions and manned by women put off from shore, and pluckily made for our ship. These bumboat women, so called in place of provision women, were soon chattering like magpies on board ship and displaying their goods to the best of their ability. The women formed a striking contrast to the ship, which is considered the cleanest in the navy, with her white paint and her glittering brass work; the whole ship seemed subdued by the side of the gorgeously attired Mexicans, with their black hair, Hashing eyes, swarthy skins, and their beautiful white teeth, which are indeed the envy of every Ambrican woman. The manner of dress is pe- culiar; their bright colored skirts come just above their ankles, the waist is made with long, howing sleeves, and their.head gear is a bright, colored shawl gracefully wound around their well dressed hair. The women though fat are very graceful and as they sit cross legged amidst their wares, pointing to their beads and Mexican trinkets, t0 the pottery, fancy work, fruits, caries, cocoanuts, they form a picturesque group. Such an unusual chiarm do these women possess that a sailor is buying before he knows it. The canes and cocoanuts seemed to sell more readily, for the sailor, who is deprived of all