Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusChase, Josephine
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Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus
Chase, Josephine
College stories; Young women -- Juvenile fiction
"I see," murmured Evelyn. "But suppose I borrowed the money and then
found that I couldn't return it for ever so long?"
"There is neither time limit set nor interest charged on any reasonable
sum of money a girl may wish to borrow," returned Grace. "We have the
utmost confidence in our borrowers. The very fact that they come to us
for help is an avowal of their honesty. How much money do you wish to
borrow, Miss Ward?"
Evelyn rather hesitatingly named a sum considerably in excess of that
needed for her college fees. "It--will--pay my expenses for the year and
leave me a little besides for emergencies," she explained
apologetically. "Then poor Ida can get well and won't have to worry. I
am sure I can work at something this summer and pay at least part of the
money back to the club."
She swept a swift, speculative glance at Grace from under her eyelashes
which quite belied her earnest tones. Grace, however, absorbed for a
brief moment in her own thoughts, failed to see it. When she looked at
Evelyn the latter's face bore a sweetly grateful expression that made
her wonder if she had not been mistaken in her estimate of the,
hitherto, troublesome freshman. Her apparent anxiety to relieve her
sister of worry over financial difficulties was distinct evidence of an
affection of which Grace had not believed Evelyn capable. "I have
misjudged her," was Grace's thought. "She really cares for her sister."
Aloud she said, "I will write at once to Miss Thayer, who is the
president of the Semper Fidelis Club, and in whose name the account
stands, telling her the circumstances. Thus far we have not received
many calls for help since college opened, so there is quite a little
money in bank. It is during the last half of the year that we make the
greatest number of loans. I am sorry that your sister has been ill. If
you will give me her address I will write to her to-night."
Evelyn flushed hotly. "Oh, no, you mustn't!" she exclaimed sharply.
"That is--I mean you--mustn't put yourself--to so much trouble for me,"
she added lamely.
"It won't be a particle of trouble," assured Grace. "I should like to do
so."
Evelyn's confusion deepened. "I--can't--" she floundered.
Grace regarded her with quiet, searching eyes. But before she had time
to go on from wonder at Evelyn's strange objection to her writing her
sister to actual suspicion, Evelyn interposed eagerly, "I'll give you
the address, with pleasure, Miss Harlowe. Wait a moment." She sprang to
her open writing desk and seizing a piece of paper and a pencil wrote
energetically for a moment.
"Here it is."
She laid it before Grace, who picked it up and read, "Miss Ida Ward, 320
Duverne Street, Albany, N.Y."
A puzzled frown wrinkled Grace's forehead. "I thought your sister told
me she lived in Burton. I must have misunderstood her."
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