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“ H elen? She is having a perfectly thrilling time hunting lions in ;\frica! And whom do you suppose she met there? Scottie Butterfield
cloing missionary work among the cannibalistic tribes.’’
iiImagine that!” gasped Ruth. “ But I myself tnet one of our Hart-
ridge Senior Class not long ago. It was Virginia Murray. She has
added several syllables to her name, and is now a dancer in a Russian
ballet. And speaking of Russians— 1 suppose you heard about Peggy O’Neil.”
1nodded, and we discussed the tragic fate of Peggy, who married a Russian, and then disco\’ered that he wasn’t musical. She stabbed him—
and then herself.
“.And have you seen this?” said Ruth, changing the subject, and producing a little book entitled, “ Ballads of the Sea.” “ Dot Bugbee wrote it.” She explained, “She married a lighthouse keeper, you know:. She wrote these poems in her spare time. I wonder what happened to the rest of the class.”
“Oh, I discot’ered many ama/dng facts when I was last home. Con­ nie Christy was then running for go\'ernor of New Jersey, and Else Kroll was her most enthusiastic campaigner. As a matter of fact. Else
has become quite famous as an orator.”
.After Ruth had absorbed this rather startling news 1 continued with
my revelations. “ I found Shirley Way driving a bus. She is wonderfull)r
suited for the job. A’ou know she always could park in the bus space nicely. She told me that Elorence Meeker was still in Plainfield working
as chief silencer in the library.”
“ She must be experienced after that year of compelling quiet in study hall. But do tell me some more.”
“ Inez A'oung is one of the most important authorities at the Metro­ politan Museum, and Peggy Ludwig is running an orphanage. She is
kept busy scrubbing the little children’s dirty hands and faces.” “What about Mary Harriet Collins?”
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