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204 what would happen, and I did n’t have sense enough to take his advice. Hell, I never even thought about what he told me. I knew that I would be ir heaven if Nu Delta gave me a bid. Heaven! Well I’m glad that they were too high-hat for Norrj [Parker and that he went with the right bunch.”

Norville Parker was Hugh’s Catholic friend, and the more he saw of the freshman the better he likec him. Parker had received several bids from fra ternities, and he followed the advice Hugh hac given him. “If Delta Sigma Delta bids you, gc there,” Hugh had said positively. “They ’re the bunch you belong with. Apparently the Kapp; Zetes are going to bid you, too. You go Delta S4 if you get the chance.” Hugh envied Parker the really beautiful fraternity life he was leading “Why'in God’s name,” he demanded of himself reg ularly, “did n’t I have sense enough to take Graham’; advice?”

When spring came, the two boys took long walk into the country, both of them loving the new beaut1 of the spring and happy in perfect companionship Hugh missed Carl badly, and he wanted to as! Parker to room with him the remainder of th term. He felt, however, that the fraternity woub object, and he wanted no further trouble with Ni Delta. As a matter of fact, the fraternity woub have said nothing, but Hugh had become hypersen