The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-08

""uhoir OF the brown-eyed one, wheu
your dainty canoes arrived. DOM
stand there petrified. Hurry ~. get
out your old ones and come along"
"But ] haven't any old ones, ,,a,e
them all to my small brother long
ago. What use have | for dancing
shoes?' dsjectedly. Now that ali
possibility Of "A dance VAS AZ an end
he longed snost unreasonably for the
unattainable. Forlornly, he arrsyed
himself.
you'll have TO sit out most AZ your
dances-if you get any," said his
friend, consolingly; mine are all en-
gagged. never take any before half.
past ten"
Nobody will want TO dance with me
in these thick things" sighed the
other. surveying his shoes ruefnily.
However, they made start finally.
Charlie gayly arranging future pro
cecdings as they went.
Now, II the brown eyes are there.
what luck. I'm sure to know her: I
know everybody. I can see IL ail-in.
PRODUCTION, start of recognition. hope
less confusion. gallant friend Ia the
rescue-all satisfactorily explained in
moment"
"Never!" calculated Mci sdith.
clutching his arm. Suppose she's n
girl who chaffs a fellow unmcrciful
ly?"
"Why, she cannot. She's in as much
OF box as you are"
"Oh, no, she isn't! She forgot all
about me and my patent feathers as
soon as she entered the store"
well. hope for the best, my afIlict-
cd friend" said Charlie.
Presently they reached the bril-
liantly lighted hall where the first
cOtillion of the season was under way.
Gayly the couples were marching
back and forth through the macs Of
the figures, and therc--surely his
eyes did not mislead him-was the
"brown-eyed one" demurely leading
all that lovely train of followers
Meredith leaned against the door fac
ing and Graham noticed the look Of
almost of fear. upon
his face.
shes here, is she?" he asked
eyes, there, leading" he answered.
family.
That Beatrice lIarloe, Well,
You are lucky dog. She's the jol-
lest and sweetest girl on the hill"
Later on Meredith was introduced.
and one glance of the brown eyes
was enough. Totally unprepared for
the meeting, no sooner did their eyes
meet than the remembrance swept
over her of the great clumsy thing
in front of the shoe store. Laughing.
she put out her hand: "Oh. DIR
Meredith and / have met before, IL
rather unceremoniously. You must
excuse our haste Of this afternoon
we were in such a hurry"
1T was all my fault, assure you"
he answered. eagerly. So far. she
did not connect him in any way with
the mistake of the dancing shoes. Il
am so late" said Meredith II am
afraid there is no hope for me on your
card; am not going to dance myself.
out ] hoped / might find some kind
friend who would take pity on RE and
sit out one occasionally" Once moth
ing had ever been further from Mere
dith's thoughts than the absurd "st-
ting out" of dance with a girl; but.
circumstances alter cases.
that's all.
oh" she answered. III was lac,
too have only the cotillion en-
gagged viii give you one later on"
Charlie, who had been an amused
spectator. could restrain himself no
longer, in spite of an implorirg look
from his friend.
why were you late. Bee? Yon told
me you expected 10 be here early, on
account of your friend"
''Such funny thing happened
she laughed. "Come here. Sue and
help me tell about It,"
CHANGING at the young doct ar. one
look al his conscious face was enough.
OH" she cried; why. you--you are
the mani"
Then the tension gave way and the
Quartet laughed long and merri,y.
What's the joker" was asked on
al sides; but taking Sue hurriedly by
he hand. Beatrice made her way 70
retired corner, motioning to Graham
10 bring his friend.
I'VE must exchange confidcnces,"
she said.
And Shoes" murmured Graham.
'otfo voce. So. with much laughter,
md clatter Of tongues, the whole
flair was made clear. to the mvstifi-
alton Of all their friends and ac-
luaintances.
The following year DIR. and Mrs.
Tohn Meredith (nee Harlocl set up
housekeeping in cory fiat on Ceary
treet, where there is a mystery still
Insolved in the doctors study. Hang
ng beside his desk, within convenient
each Of his right arm. is the we'll
Inown figure of "Miss Bonita" grace
ully swinging her toes as Of old. Bnt
pom those toes are now fitted dainty
lippers of white suede, held in place
W huge bows of white satin r;l,sSon