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"The State University!" Pa repeated, in a tone of awe; "Thunder! Don't believe we could e that, Sis"

"W'y, yes, y'can, too, Ezry," Aunt Keren argued, "seeh, to do for an only child 'Tain't 's if you was like o to an acadeo to the Univers'ty for three or four years yet"

"Of course not," I answered; "but you ue to find out how et taken in Then I could study at hoot pretty near ready, and then take a year at the Acadeone over the plan

"Good idee," said Pa, nodding his head, relieved to find that I wasn't seeking to leave hoed

Isn't it wonderful? Plain and bald and hos, simple and primitive the life, that sent forth the world's first beautiful woman, the Woman of the Secret! I have tried to set it all down exactly as it happened--the quaint, old-fashioned dialect, the homely ways, the bearded, booted men For this place, just as it as the birthplace of the new glory; out of this homely simplicity dawned the new era of beauty that is to ue was sent for, books were bought and I set to work unaided, though Mr Stoddard took an interest in my studies and often helped me out of difficulties I chose the classical course, undeterred by parental demonstrations of the "plum uselessness" of Latin and Greek; I had for the choice no better reason than that it was er went to the little red schoolhouse

All this tiotten Billy, to who me upon the Quest Once I met him on the road

"Ain't ye never co again; I a for the State University; I shall take a classical course," I answered with hauteur, looking down upon hi Ma had let out another tuck in own

"I'rin "Guess I'll walk along of ye, if ye don't care"

My triu of Billy's words yet rankled, and perhaps I was not so grateful to the little wretch as he deserved It was about a quarter of a mile to our house; alked the distance in unbroken silence Once there, Billy rallied