Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-08-22
BOBBING
ON BEEMER'S
BEND q,
JAMES ALLISON

"Dld you ever meet such prigT
exclaimed Mndgc Turner as she jerked
at the lnces of her skating boots. ''if
Tom had hunted his class over. he
couldn't have found anything more
4 stupid"
''IIe would cay could not This 10
mlschIevous tone from Katherine
Croz.er. who was spending the Thanks
giving holiday with Madge ~ the lat
ter's home In Vermont Il believe your
father II enjoying his visit tremen-
dously." Mr.. Turner was principal Of
the high school.
We'll. I do think" snapped Madge.
Juggling at the buttons ON her fur trim
med Jacket. that H. view Of the fact
That I'm buried alive In this town nine
months IN the year Tom might have
brought home n real Jolly college chap.
some one wao would make things live
" for us all.
"You need not complain" suggested
Katherine You have Harry Martin,
md he probably would not welcome
szy rival
That's quite enough. Kit When
~ YOU learn that there II absolutely
sesiiins between Harry aud NE
NO thasks 90 Harry for that stnte
OF atfalrss laughed Katherine as the
two girls left the room.
A party Of merry young people had
gathered round the grea; fireplace Ia
the hall. waiting for MHdge and
| katherine 90 Join them on n bcbbing
trip 90 Beemer's hill Madge ran eva
90 the kitchen for farewell word vita
her mother. who was never happier
than when entertaining her children's
friends Tom was standing near the
table enjoying a hot doughnut. and as
Mrs. Turner disappeared In the direc-
ton u the hall laden with plate 81
the toothsome cakes Madge turned -
him Impstiently.
who l. TO ride with your beloved
Mr. BRONZE
Tom turned 10 his sister In surprise.
"Madgc that doesn't sound like you.
hoped you'd show him the cour.
I tcsy''-
Don't preach. brother mine. ! treat
him dscently when I'm with him. but
90 save my life don't understand why
you brought him home for the vaca.
ton when there are 50 many other
chaps 20 choose from"
so long n you put the question 20
bluutly. rll tell you why. MadEe--be
cause while most of the fellows In my
class could go home for their holidays
Brome felt that be ought nus spend the
money Tor the trip 20 Illinois. Then
knew he wanted TO come. when my
little sister came down TO the junior
prom this fall. Bronze thought she was
the most charmingly unaffected and
gentle hammered girl he bad ever met.
aud with his usual frankbess eoBhded
this opinion 20 me. Now
Madge's cheeks famed brilliantly.
aud the twinkle faded from Toms
eyes
"Madre. dear. II isn't always the fel-
low who talks the most brilliantly. who
goes IN for sports and social gnycties.
who finally scores best at college.
There's lots In Bronze that neither you
nor | have ever fathomed. and I'm
proud TO call him my friend. He's
quiet and rnther delicate aud not half
80 stylish as Harry Martin. but
That will do" exclaimed Madgo
curtly Never mind the list Of VIZ.
tues. The crowd IN waiting"
But when she swept into the great
hall the flush had not entirely faded
from her cheeks II seemed TO Char.
ley Bronze that she had never looked
so pretty as M this very moment.
lie trudged along NJ her side. pleased
because she had quietly fallen behind
the merry throng 10 talk about some
/ new dttings FOR Toms room at college
| Bronze thought II must be very delight.
/ ful 10 have a sister 20 make the dainty
! knickkuacks which somehow never
/ found their way into his den. Ills
mother was managing a small farm
/ IN Illinois and with three other boys
/ to clothe and send 20 school had little
\ time Tor fancy work Mndge tried 10
think that she was simply doing her
] AhAN ~ NV NiNANfl NNfNAs NAA NftNtf
I the mile TO Beemer's hill had been
| covered she became deeply interested
I Ia her companion. II he did not belong
I 20 the football eleven. he knew the
record 81 every man In the team. II
| he Had never tobogganrd or helped 20
/ build an lee castle or played polo. be
\ could talk entertnlnlngly on the latest
new hooks. " which he seemed to pos
sess a surprising number.
/ But after the DIST trip on the bohsled
the Illusion. as she termed u. seemed
60 fade again. lie wss Just what she
had FIRST pronounced him-a prig. more
[ than that-yes. coward.
Beemers hin was the most noted
coastlng ground In the county. II was
public highway. steep and smooth.
/ with q gorgeous incline that kept the
S.eds plungIng downward at an *.
h.larating speed. To be- sure. wise
acres IN the neighborhood had long
predicted that some day RECKLESS coast.
err would meet with an accident ~
the bend below Mr. llremer's house.
where the road rounded above a great
elf Rut Tom Turner's bob was the
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