C.A., which was the Sanford Christian Association. It would
have been well for Hugh if the law had been passed. Vinton's insistent
generosity was rapidly turning him into a steady drinker. He did not get
drunk, but he was taking down more high-balls than were good for him.
Outside of his drinking, however, he was leading a virtuous and, on the
whole, an industrious life. He was too much in love with Cynthia Day to
let his mind dwell on other women, and he had become sufficiently
interested in his studies to like them for their own sake.
A change had come over the campus. It was inexplicable but highly
significant. There had been evidences of it the year before, but now it
became so evident that even some of the members of the faculty were
aware of it. Intolerance seemed to be dying, and the word "wet" was
heard less often. The undergraduates were forsaking their old gods. The
wave of materialism was swept back by an in-rushing tide of idealism.
Students suddenly ceased to concentrate in economics and filled the
English and philosophy classes to overflowing.
No one was able really to explain the causes for the change, but it was
there and welcome.
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