Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-02-07

MIN SO earnestly Tor his kindness in
having brought her that Tom began
to feel the ecstasy that follows virtu-
GUS conduct. Her enjoyment robbed
her, for the first time, of her shyness.
Her face glowed with an unusual ami
nation. There was color in her
cheeks and a sparkle in her eyes that
had not been there before. When q
shy maiden does wake up to anima-
tion she is ten times more dangerous
ly attractive than her vivacious sis
ters, who sparkle all day long. Tom
thought his cousins face more
seductiyely sweet than he had imag-
ined it could be. He warmed toward
her. He no longer wanted to draw
her out, to firt with her. He was in
love now, all the way.
They made no haste out of the the
atre, with the result that, when they
reached the street, there was not an
available hanson.
owed better walk on bit" said
Tom. "We shall come to one pres
emily"
There had been a heavy fall of snow
during the performance, and the pave
ment of the Strand was all slushy and
sloppy.
"It's rather unpleasant under foot,
Dolly" said Tom. "You'd better take
my arm"
She did as she was bid, and imme-
dlately experienced curious sense of
being owned. 1t seemed to her that
cha halnnora1 70 ho,
as for Tom, the soft touch of those
small, gloved fingers on his coat sleeve
gave him more pleasure than all his
previous flirtations rolled into one.
When they came to Trafalgar Square
Dolly gave little scream of delight.
'Oh, she cried, chow pretty !"
1t WIS pretty. The whole square
fountains, statues, and all, wherever
the snow could find a lodging--lay
draped in white. The portions that
were free from snow looked doubly
black by contrast. 1t was n study in
white, with just a little black to help
it out. Overhead heecy clouds scudded
rapidly, and full, brightmoon stared
down at the glittering panorama. The
square was as light as day.
"Oh, how beautiful! / didn't think
London could look SO lovely!"
Tom looked at the speaker, and
thought her lovelier than the scene
she admired.
eyes," he said, with his eyes on her
face, sit is beautiful, very beautiful
indeed"
"Oh," said Dolly, 'let us walk
home. We don't want to take cab
on lovely night like this. I wouldn't
miss the walk for the world. 1t isn't
far, really, is it?"
"About mile," said Tom.
"Only mile. Oh, that is nothing.
Let us walk. Shall we?'
Decidedly, if you wish it. You'd
better take my arm again" for in her
rapturous admiration she had slipped
her hand loose. ''the streets are slip
perry"
They walked on for three or four
minutes. Suddenly Dolly's foot
slipped. Tom, with remarkable pres
ence of mind, prevented her from fall
ing by putting his arm round her
waist. That was Il new experience for
Dolly. 1t had never happened before,
and she was overcome by the strange
ness of it, She didn't say anything,
but she blushed, and her face looked
exquisitely pretty. I don't think Tom
was to be blamed very much for bend
ing down and kissing it. He should
not have done it, of course; it was
wrong; but the temptation was con-
siderable. Dolly released herself in
dignantly, pushing him from her.
They walked a short distance IN awk-
ward silence.
''Dolly, are you angry with me?"
No reply.
''Dolly"-very humbly-'I'm aw-
fully sorry but you looked SO pretty
that couldn't help it..
Still a severe silence.
won't you forgive me, Dolly?"
The gray eyes were fixed on the
ground, and the pretty lips were
pressed firmly together. He caught
her fingers. She tried to pull them
away, but it was useless.
"Won't you forgive me, Dolly?" he
said again.
Ohe found her voice at length.
81 wish you wouldn't make me say
things. OF course, forgive you, but
you oughtn't to have done It,"
81 am really very sorry, Dolly" he
SAID, repentantly.
Then the snow came down.
There was no mistake about it,
either; it did come down, with ven.
geance. The flakes were nearly as
large as mans hand, and the sky
was full of them.
dolly" said Tom, firmly, "you
must take my arm and hold it tightly.
We are going to catch it"
She took his arm, and he hurried
her along as fast as he could. 1t was
no use. The snow pelted their faces
so severely than in less two minutes
they were nearly numbed with the
cold.
''We must shelter somewhere till
the violence of the storm Is spent"
said Tom. He looked about him for
| Il convenient doorway. Fortunately