The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12
SKETCH OF A SKATING TRIP
Good in Any Part of the United States
 Where Thero Is Skating.

Where Thero is Skating.
 As they approached the park she said:
 "Im afraid you'll find 1t rather tiresMhe teaching me-"
 And he replied: "ive got pre'c" lively imagination, but it isn't equal to imagrr Mg you tiresome'
 T slways wanted to skate." she said, ignoring his impressive manner. "There always seems to me something sofree and birdlike about the motion. Is it really as easy as it looks?'
 "Well it is easy enough if person 1 has a little confidence and doesn't mind q tumble or two'
 That's just it. I haven't got the l tiniest mite of confidence in myself"
 DO you think you could feel just | tiny mite of confidence in me?'
 "Perhaps; I'm an awful coward though"
 1 q won't let you fall" he said, reas- , suringly and protectingly
 Its very kind of you to offer to teach me, anyway" she remarked presently 1 You told me that before, but you know better. I know one or two other boys who would be kind enough to do | it if you would give them chance" You do? Tell me who they are, quick. MT. Parminteer!' Miss Bowman!" q think you are kind of absurd. I was going to ask you-'' Go on, I'll tell you if I know" "Did you ever teach anybody else to skate-any other young lady?"
 T never met one I'd care to teach un- til I met you"
 "Of course you'd say that" Not unless meant it--and a whole let more.''
 Doesn't the park look bare and bleak now? There's always something so mournful and forlorn about leafess trees. feel sorry for them"
 Me too."
 1T believe you are laughing 2t me. I was solng to tell you sornethiag. but I won't do it now. so there"
 'I car guess what it was.'
 NO you can't. There's only one oth- CT person in the whole world besides me and I know he wouldn't tell"
 "Re!"
 "Oh didn't mean to let you know that!''
 II suppose not"
 MT Parminteer."
 "Well?"
 Would you like to know who that was? It was MT. Nyeswanger. What makes you look so awfully cross?"
 q am not looking cross.'
 You are too. don't like to look at you when you frown like that You'll ,olyo T ho1 y7ea very near telling you"
 Telling me what?"
 That would be telling. Tell me what makes you look su cross? You needn't say it's your natural expression, because I know better
 You'd be mad, if told you"
 "No, wouldn't; tell me-"
 ' T didn't think you'd have secrets with a fellow like Nyeswanger. Of | course, it isn't any of my business. I know that"
 Well, I don't think it is either''
 'There! 1 said you'd be mad"
 No I'm not mad I'm just amused. So that was it. Well, I'll tell you the secret, too. MT. Nyeswanger asked me to go skating with him and offered to teach me. Now are you satfsfied?"
 Why didn't you let him? ?"
 ''Well, I pre- I'll beat you to the pond. One, two three, off
 She was first at the pond, for the dis tance had not been more than about hundred yards and the young man was taken by surprise. She was laughing f when he came up, and looked prettier than ever.
 Ali n.,.a T the young man carefully spread his handkerchief so that the girl would not run any danger of catching cold by getting her skirts damp when she sat down, Then he knelt and reverentially taking the shapely foot she extended to 1im began to buckle on her skates. As soon as he had got them securely which took some little time 1e put on his own, and, holding out his 1and invited her to "come along"
 ''Oh, you go first" she said just show me a little. Let me see how you 10 it."
 It was most unfortunate that the piece of tWig should have been lying lirectly in his path, but so 1t was. If le had been looking where he was go- ng he might have avoided it. As it vas, he happened to be looking at the girl. He struck the twig squarely, plunged forward, and then, in despe- ate effort to regain hsi equilibrium, his kateh clashed four or five times on the ce; second later they flashed above lis head, and he experienced a shock hat almost loosened his teeth in their ockets. The girl screamed. n! I Jim. as he slowly raised himself to his eet Mot at all," he answered, bravely, IS he looked around for his hat Tt vas little sudden, that's all.' How did you manage to fall?" There wasn't any management about ' t. It was just like rolling off a log. I Anybody could do it with a little prac- I