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Enter Prince Charming

           

           Thewordswereverycommonplace,butoh,thetone!Andthesmilewhichaccompaniedthem!Annefeltherheartbeatingstrangely.

           Togethertheyscurriedtothepavilionandsatbreathlesslydownunderitsfriendlyroof.Annelaughinglyheldupherfalseumbrella.

           “ItiswhenmyumbrellaturnsinsideoutthatIamconvincedofthetotaldepravityofinanimatethings,”shesaidgaily.

           Theraindropssparkledonhershininghair;itsloosenedringscurledaroundherneckandforehead.Hercheekswereflushed,hereyesbigandstarry.Hercompanionlookeddownatheradmiringly.Shefeltherselfblushingunderhisgaze.Whocouldhebe?Why,therewasabitoftheRedmondwhiteandscarletpinnedtohiscoatlapel.Yetshehadthoughtsheknew,bysightatleast,alltheRedmondstudentsexcepttheFreshmen.AndthiscourtlyyouthsurelywasnoFreshman.

           “Weareschoolmates,Isee,”hesaid,smilingatAnne’scolors.“Thatoughttobesufficientintroduction.MynameisRoyalGardner.AndyouaretheMissShirleywhoreadtheTennysonpaperatthePhilomathictheotherevening,aren’tyou?”

           “Yes;butIcannotplaceyouatall,”saidAnne,frankly.“Please,whereDOyoubelong?”

           “IfeelasifIdidn’tbelonganywhereyet.IputinmyFreshmanandSophomoreyearsatRedmondtwoyearsago.I’vebeeninEuropeeversince.NowI’vecomebacktofinishmyArtscourse.”

           “ThisismyJunioryear,too,”saidAnne.

           “Soweareclassmatesaswellascollegemates.

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