isa-normaladvance-1913-00142

Description:	142THE NORMAL A D V A X C Eform soon after they arrived, and Edna fellin line at the place where she supposed theSeniors were to stand. But her good luckfailed her this time. Some one called out,Whats the matter with you tonight, Margaret? Youre not a Junior! So she hurried to the place where the girl who had spokenwas standing. After the grand march, therewas a short intermission to allow the boys tofill the programs. Her first dance was with aboy who was evidently in one of Margaretsclasses, for he said, while they were dancing,What ever are you going to write about inEnglish Monday?Edna was at her wits end, but she happenedto think of the title of one of Margaretsthemes for the next week, so she boldly answered, Why, I think Ill take for a subject,The Fashionable Decon Potts. How funny! I thought the teacher saidfor us to write a description of a body, ofwater, he answered.How Edna wished she could have taken backher words.Oh, yes, she replied, I remember, now. Iwasnt paying much attention.Just after the music stopped, a girl rushedup to her, threw her arms around her neck impulsively, and cried out, Oh, Margaret, youdear old girl! I thought at first I shouldntcome, but on second thought I decided that Isimply couldnt miss the party.. I didnt inconvenience you, did I? she asked anxiously.Edna was bewildered, for this girl did notat all resemble any that Margaret had described. But she recovered herself sufficientlyto tell her that she was glad to see her. Shestood expectantly before Edna, making her feelvery foolish, since she could not introduce herto the boy with whom she had been dancing,for she did not know her name, and had completely forgotten his. But just then, a girlrushed up and said, Why, Edith Freed,wherever did you come from? And thenEdna remembered that Margaret had told herthat Edith was an old student and might comefor the party, although it was not likely. Butstill she did not know the boys name. Suddenly she remembered having heard the boyscall him Burnsy. She reasoned that hisname must be Burns, and so she introducedhim as such to Edith. It must have been rightfor he did not seem to be disturbed. She gotalong very well in the next dances, for shecould answer yes and no very satisfactorily to the boys questions.But her second mistake came during the intermission, when they were being served. Dicksaid, Doesnt Miss Townley look stunning inthat dress?Edna did not know who Miss Townley was,then, but she followed his glance, and said,confidently, Yes, but I think she would lookbetter in pink.He turned suddenly on her and said, Why,she has on pink!Edna was thunderstruck at her mistake, butniaaaged to say, O, yes—I—er—er—a—I gother mixed up with the one in blackShe thought he looked queerly at her, butdecided that it was only her imagination. Justthen Anne Trowbridge sauntered by. Ednafairly quaked in her shoes, for she was the onewho had boasted that she knew the twinsapart.To Ednas relief, she merely gave her a passing glance, and murmured Hello, Margaret.After the intermission, the dancing recommenced. During the last dance, some one calledO, Edna! Without thinking she turnedaround quickly, and asked, What?Dick again looked queerly at her and asked,Whats the matter?She managed to mumble something inanswer to his question, which decidedly didnot seem to satisfy him. When the last dancewas over, they went up to say good night tothe chaperons. She had no difficulty here, butshe was very glad when they were finally inthe carriage on their way home. When theyreached home, she said good-night to Dick,after thanking him for a most delightful evening. She was feeling very much elated overthe success, barring a few incidents of her adventure, when, to her intense surprise and dismay, Dick called out, Good night—Edna!
Source:	http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/isuarchive/id/34587
Collection:	Indiana State University Archives

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