Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-11-24


"Goodby"
"Win the polo match"
"Sure''
Hallett raised himself lazily In his
| chair as the above conversation struck
his ears and, turning slowly, looked
across the aisle of the parlor car.
At the open window opposite II girl
| was bending forward. The knot of
| dark hair under her wide hat and the
graceful shoulders In their silk shirt
| waist suit We're sufficiently attractive
| to make him rise farther to see whom
she thus urged to victory
Scarcely had he done so than he
| sprang across the moving car and
waved his hand frantically TO the
young man who stood. hat in hand,
seeing the girl off.
"Why hello, Hair the latter shout
ed surprisedly. Then he ran beside the
| train.
"Grace, allow me to introduce my
chum. Hallett-there behind you. Hal
| Iett-Mss kennard."
The two people thus hastily thrust
into acquaintancesEtp locked ut each
other for moment i'll rather Il cor
| strained silence. Then The :;i:l laughed.
"Why, you must be the Mr.. Hal
lett" she said frankly.
why that distinguishing the?"
| "Oh, hasn't any man who was once
stroke of the Harvard eight claim to
distinction?'
| But that was in the remote past,
| quite three years ago. presume l am
| talking to the Miss Kennard!'
| The girl looked at him sharply.
Jack wrote me of his engagement
two weeks ago he explained. 1T is
beginning to dawn upon me that my
| letter OF congrutulation was tame
Her glance dropped. a demure
smile lifted the corners of her lip. Ii
might mean assent or denial. Iallctt
| glanced in quick uncertainty ut her
| left hand, but it was covered ny a
tan colored travelling glove. Under
| meath, he supposed, blazed her engage
| ment diamond.
II think she said, looking up and
surprising his inspection of her, "that
! my stay In New York is to be Win a
| friend of yours as well as mine-Mis
| Gierhart."
''Oh, Dorothy; yes, indeed" he said
heartily.
I'VE nearly fell out for life when
Yale won. she was so anxious you
| should come off Victorious
"And you were not?'
"Well, You See | did not know you
then
| She gave HIM Il shy glance.
81 wonde: if she is a hirt." Hal
lett speculated and almost felt sorry
for his friend in spite of the girls Cn-
usual beauty. Presently he rose.
II am afraid / shall have to leave
you for moment" he apologized
"My fox terrier Clip is in the bag
gage car and | have to let him have
| sniff at me once in awhile to keep
! him from tearing things TO pieces gen.
orally"
"Oh, let me go tool" The girl
| jumped up. Il love fox terriers
| Halletts brow drew together slightly
He had his own ideas about girls, and
this rather too free young woman did
not quite fit in with them Neverthe
less he helped her through the sway.
| ing train.
| She went into ecstasies over Clip
stroking his velvet brown head while
he frantically licked his masters hand
| II think his collar is much too tight
she said authoritatively.
Hallett smiled
| II took it in q notch on purpose tc
| prevent his pulling his head through,
he replied quietly.
She looked the dog over with the eve
Of connoisseur, and Uallett watched
her narrowly. By the time they left
the baggage ear he had about con
cluded that Miss Kennard belonged to
that Objectionable class OF young WON
an who could tell the good points of q
horse or dog, but was decidedly lacking
in the more tender ard womanly 4ual
| flies.
In their zigzag way through the day
coach she paused suddenly. The cal
was crowded almost to the point OF
suffocation. In one seat fragile look
ing woman with boy of four on hen
| lap sat wedged close to the window
| by a stout man with a handkerchief
tucked round his collar, who famed
himself vigorously with a large hat
That woman will faint If she re-
mains here" Grace Kennard said de
cidedly. "She is almost gone now
what can we dof" Iallett asked
with a hopeless look around them al
the crowded seats.
Il will give her my place in the par.
lor car
Your His surprise was hardly com
plimentary.
Yes, l. Mr. Halle;," Ter eyes chal.
lenged his for 30 instant IL gea zgii
help the mother l will take the child, -
she added coldly.
"Then l insist on your having my
chair" be temporized.
And l win take it-for the boy.
Don't you see that he is too heavy FOR
that delicate woman to hold? oh,
| what does it matter about me?" she
went on impauently. II am strong.