News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-07-29


Frank Hillhouse was just presenting
to her a faultlessly attired travelling
salesman. At this juncture one of the
floor managers with a white rosette Oh
his lapel called Miller away to ask his
advice about some details and Alan
turned out Of the parlOr into the wide
corridor which ran through the house.
He did this in obedience to another
unwrittcn law governing Darley's so
cial interCourse-that it would be i'm
polite for a resident gentleman to in
trude himself upon stranger who
had just been introduced to a lady. So
he went down to the ground floor and
strOlled into the office. 1t was full of
tobacco smoke and a throng of men,
some of whom We're from the country
and others from the town drawn to
the hotel by the festivities From the
Office a door opened into bar and
billiard room, whence came the click
ing of ivory balls and the grounding
of cues. Another door led into the
large dining room, which had been
cleared of it's tables that it might be
used for dancing. There were saving
of fddles, the twanging of guitars, the
Jingle of tambOurines and the groan-
ing of a bass VOL. The musicians,
black and yellow, occupied chairs on
one of the tables, which had been
placed against the wall, and one Of
the floor managers was engaged in
whiting paratffn candles over the
floor and rubbing it in with his feet.
Seeing what he was doing, some of
the young men, DESTROYS of trying their
new patent leather pumps, came in
and began to waltz singly and in cou-
pies.
When everything was in readiness,
the floor manager plotted the dancers
downstairs From the office Alan saw
them filing into the big room and TAX
ing seats in the chairs arranged against
the walls on all SIDES He saw Frank
Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down
near the band; the salesman had dis
appeared Alan threw his cigar away
and went straight to her.
ooh. here you are" laughed Frank
Hillhouse as Alan shook hands with
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that the west wind would blow you
this way, and when l saw Ray Miller
just now l knew you'd struck the
town"
'It wasn't exactly the wind" replied
Alan. I'm afraid you will forget me
If stay on the farm all the time"
eve certainly are glad to have you"
smiled Miss Barclay.
81 knew she'd say that knew it,
j knew it," said Hillhouse. "a girl
can always think of nicer things to
say to a Teller than his rival can. Old
Squire Trabue was teasing me the 9th
er day about how hard you was to
beat, Bishop. but | told him the bigger
the war the more victory for some
body, and. as the Teller said. tote fair
and am aboveboard."
Alan greeted this with an all but Wis
ibie shudder. There was much in his
dignitlcd bearing and good appearance
TO commend him to the preference of
any thinking woman. especially when
Sontrasted to HillhouSe, who was only
Q little taller than Dolly and was show.
ing himself even at a greater disad-
vantage in his unrefncd illusions to
his and Alan's attentions to her. In
deed Alan was sorry for the spectacle
the fellow was making of himself and
tried to pass it over.
Il usually come in on Saturdays" he
explained.
That's true" said Dolly, with one
of her rare smiles.
'Yes"-Hillhouse took another head
er into forbidden waters-"he S about
Joined your church, they tell me-"
Alan treated this with an indulgent
smile He did not dislike Hillhouse,
but he cid not admire him, and he had
never quite liked his constant atten-
tons to Miss Barclay. But it was an
acknowledged fact among the society
girls of barley that if a girl refused to
go out with any young man in good
standing it was not long before she
was left at home oftener than was
pleasant. Dolly was easily the best
looking girl in the roOm-not perhaps
the most daintily pretty, but she pos
sessed a beauty which strength of
character and intellect alone could give
to a face already well featured Even
her physical beauty alone was of that
texture which gives the beholder an
agreeable sense of solldity. She was
well formed, above medium height,
had a beautiful neck and shoulders,
dark gray eyes and abundant golden
brown hair.
May l see your card?' asked Alan.
81 came early to secure at least one"
AT this Frank Hillhouse burst out
laughing, and she smiled Up at Alan.
Hes been teasing me all evening
about the predicament I'm ill.," she ex-
planned. "The truth is, I'm not going
to dance at all The presiding elder
happened In town today ON his way
through and is at our house. You
know how bitter he is against church
members dancing. At first mamma
said 1 shouldn't come a step, but Mr.
Hillhouse and 1 succeeded in getting
up a compromise. l can only look on
But my friends are having pity on me
and filling my card for what they call
stationary Dances"
Alan laughed as he took the card,
which was already almost filled, and