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Pale green silk jersey clung to a willowy, slim form. The apparition paused and swung lightly into a turn, revealing a low-cut back. Pat sat up and stared. Could she mistake those hips? Wasn’t it Barbara Murray, her old schoolmate?
"Are you a Miss Murray?” she inquired.
"Why, yes,” smiled Barbara.
"Well, this is Pat------! I see you’re still in good shape, Barbara!”
Pat stopped in at Hartridge on her way through Plainfield, to see how her Alma Mater was progressing without her. Whom did she see there but Dayrell. She is now teaching kindergarten and has twenty little girls all in their starched pinafores and bright bows. Pat watched them as they looked at Dayrell in fascination while she related with her old enthusiasm and charm Egyptian history, illustrated with arche ological curios that she has collected in the past years. Dayrell said that
her class was especially intelligent, and that she had a pair of quiz- kids—two adorable little girls with flaming red hair—Audie’s twins!
Audie, Pat found, besides raising a delightful family, has gained the enviable position of being consultant for all housing projects. Soon after college, she began tearing down cities. Detroit and Chicago came
first. Whole cities were in riots for fear that the powerful Jupp girl would run rampant through them. In a little while, though, Audrey replaced these old-fashioned cities with the most modern well-planned developments, and those who formerly rioted now clamored to have her do some rejuvenating for them.
While Dayrell was telling Pat about Audie, they were honored by a visit from the famous actress, Miss Bettina Wales, currently starring in that Broadway success, "Pride and Precedent,” and the popular pro duction, "Mary, Queen of Screenland.” Miss Wales, known as "blondie” to her fans (isn’t science wonderful?), included in her tour her Alma Mater, The Hartridge School. Surrounded by reporters, pho
tographers and countless fans, she strolled over the campus so dear to her childhood. As she posed on the auditorium stage, scene of her youthful dramatic essays, Miss Wales enthused, "Hartridge is such a deah place and so marvelous for a really fine education!”
Another alumnae of 1942 who has gained renown is Miss Joan Williams, concert pianist. Miss Williams, it will be recalled, made her Town Hall debut last year and since then has toured through Europe
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