The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-27

| the bank of the lagoon would prov,
your devotion and do you more good
than il you were actually skating and
enjoying yourself"
81 don't take well to sitting on q
| snow bank in the dark" said Kentland
81 look nicer in front of CRATE, witt
the ruddy freight bringing my noble
profile into strong relief against the
dim background beyond"
Kitty rose with great hauteur. Gas
| 1 said in the beginning. Mr.. Kentland,'
said Kitty, 81 say again: You are an
idiot. Iwash my hands of you. Iwant-
ed to help you. I don't care any more.
If were Violet don't think would
ever look at you again." Then she
| marched sternly out of the room. an6
| Kentland heard her tell the rest of the
house party gathered at the foot OF
the stairs that he was too lazy to &c
skating. =
The front door slammed and Kent,
land, looking out of the window, saw
the party tramping away to the park
81 suppose I ought to CO." he said, Civ
ing another dismal glance at the CRATE
He thought about it for awhile and
then sadly went downstairs, put or
his overcoat and cap and the white
wooden mittens that Violet had giver
him. and went out into the darkness
"Wow!" said Kentland to himself
"Confound skating parties. anyhow"
"Please, mister" whined a voice al
his side, gimme dime; I'm freezing
/ to death"
Kentland looked at the tramp fol-
awhile. Then a brilliant inspiration
seized him. "You come with me-" he
said to the tramp. He led him back to
Mrs. Van Dolah's kitchen and gave him
two cups of hot coffee and generous
slice of steak. Then he described tc
him a certain party of ten people who
would be skating in crowd in Lincoln
park. He put his overcoat on the
tramp, and the white mittens, and the
cap.
You go up to the park" he said
sternly, land sit down near the banl
in the snow somewhere so that yor
can be plainly seen from the lagoon
Don't sit near enough so that the
skaters can come up and talk tc
you, but not too far away so that
they can't take notice of this coat
and this hat, and these gloves. Sit
somewhere near the electric light.
but not too close. When this party
sees you and waves at you, why, you
wave back, and when you see them
going to take their skates off you
cut for this place as fast as you
can. Don't try to talk to this party
or I'll have you sent to the peni-
Tertiary for life. And don't run
away with this coat, for if you fol,
low my instructions I'll give you one
of my ola suits and overcoats to,
morrow that will be just as good.
and a. pair of shoes and fve-dolla1
bill into the bargain, and maybe you
can blackmail me into doing some.
thing else for you. Now go on"
Kentland fairly pushed the tramp
out of doors and then with a sigh
of joy went back up the stairs four
steps at a jump. He reached the
den unobserved, and moving a screen
so that he would not be seen from
the billiard room he noiselessly Sc.
cured a pack of cards and, lighting
a cigar, sat down in front of the
CRATE fire and gave himself up tc
the delicious abandon of solitaire
After he had beaten the 13 game
twice he got down his favorite boob
and read it through. Then he sat
in the window seat and smoked his
pipe in silent comfort while he
watched the falling snow outside.
Suddenly he heard a knocking al
the side door. He hurried down ani
found the tramp outside. He hur
riedIy received back his overcoat
cap and gloves, while the tramp
breathlessly told him that he hat
followed instructions to the letter
''They seed me lots of times" sale
the tramp, land waved their mitts at
me, and 1 give 'em the glad han
rite back agen. They're a-comin
home now" Kentland handed the
tramp a sfve-dollar bill and gave him
an address to call at the next day tc
get the promised old clothes. With
a gurgle of JOY the tramp faded
away down the street and Kentland
thoughtfully walked around in the
snow on the top step and ther
rubbed his face with handful OF
snow, until his countenance was a
good, ruddy color. He hauled on
his coat and mittens and reached the
front hall just as the house party
returned.
why in the world didn't you come
home with us?" asked Kitty. awe
all went over to where you had been
sitting, but you were gone"
"Yes," said the Harvard boy. you
ought to have helped carry all those
skates home. 1 say, we're just about
turned to ice Really, that was
about the coolest skating ever did. n
WELL" put in Kitty, Il suppose