Alumnae Recorder . to the noise and theexcessive heat, she had not closed her eyes and was then killingtime with some oranges. Between this nocturnal feasting andthe office boys knock, which occurred at the unhallowed hour,half past three, the time for sleeping was sadly curtailed ; butmaking the most of the slender rays shed by the kerosene lamp,we girded ourselves for the coming day. For the second timein our journeys experience the rude hospitality of a breakfastcounter was thrust upon us ; but foreknowledge prevailed, andwe trusted our sustenance to the tested virtues of fruit andcrackers.
Alumnae Recorder . to the noise and theexcessive heat, she had not closed her eyes and was then killingtime with some oranges. Between this nocturnal feasting andthe office boys knock, which occurred at the unhallowed hour,half past three, the time for sleeping was sadly curtailed ; butmaking the most of the slender rays shed by the kerosene lamp,we girded ourselves for the coming day. For the second timein our journeys experience the rude hospitality of a breakfastcounter was thrust upon us ; but foreknowledge prevailed, andwe trusted our sustenance to the tested virtues of fruit andcrackers. From the moment of entering a car filled with all-nighttravelers from the wilds of Kansas to our disembarkation atPueblo, we breathed as small an amount of air into our lungs ascompatible with life. And having arrived at this beautifuldepot so near to our destination, with nothing beyond theordinary to characterize the remainder of our journey, thepilgrims bid the patient reader a grateful farewell. M. S. L.,
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