The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-02-01
FRIEND OR CAUSE.

Come out, Rirls, sang Juliaua, In th'
DOR way. This 10 Mrs Patrick McSberry'i
afternoon for fresh walnut brittle.
I'd like to, but can't.
Why'
Skating; Hetty's voice was q long sigh
Oh, oh! You remind me OF Macaulsy'i
Engllshmen, who take their pleasure sad
". Come on with me. You and haven
had "a heart to heart In weeks, honey.
Hetty sighed more dolorously than be
fore.
JulIapa, l must practice for the race You
come with me.
Juliana looked, half In amusement, bali
in pity, down into the odd, plain little face
gazing wistfully up at her. Hstty's adora.
lion always affected her that way. Then Z
sudden impulse caught her, All right. But
you'll repent when you come to skate with
me.
A magnificent winter afternoon was ius,
closing In fare Of sunset splendor; the
lake Was thronged with girls.
JulianA Howorth, you skating Hurrah,
here's Judy Skate with Sister Mary,
Judy, No, with me.
The queen Of the school was surrounded
by her court. She put them oil aside, smil-
log, Joking. a gracious queen always.
Oh, have been honored by the prize
skater, and slipping her hands In Hettys,
she struck out up the lake.
Easy! Slow and steady does 1t Those
choppy strokes don't get you anywhere
and they pump the breath all out Of you
So, Left! Right! Swing your
v e-lg-h-t from slide to 81 de!
Up and down the lake they went, Ju'-
lana swinging into Hetty's long, powerful
stroke.
Glorious, | never thought skating fun
before, It's so cold and your skates hurting
you every minute. You hypnotlzs my
skates 80 that they 70 Of themselves. Where
did you learns
They had hslted at the head Of the lake,
out OF the wind.
Oh, I'm 4 Canadian. We live on akates
up here. I'm stii this, winter, because ]
twisted my ankle In the summer. You'd
make . splendid skater II you'd only keep
on you're born athlete. Yet you're not
10 It for . single sport.
I'm ashamed Of myself. ] mean to try
tennis and golf and ALI those things, but
omehow never seem to get time.
Let's just 90 She held out her hands to
hei teacher, and again they swept down
the lake, this wind striking their faces, the
blood lying In their veins, youth and the
10y Of living shouting exultast in their
hearts.
G-rrr Hetty brought herself up at
he very edge OF the old wharf. The lees
81 illed Juiians pumped into the arms OF
her friends.
Gotd. Judy they cried.
Let's see you 70 alose. Elise Gurleyf
words we're fair, but the tone bit
Oh, I've skstsd before. Julians swsyed
gracefully across the lake.
hope I'll not fall plunt, she ipwardlv
quavtred. But "Judyi luck" brought her
up TO the wharf unwrecAed.
Going In for nthietics, tooi Elise's emile
. A. full Of meaning.
Aaybs, for sksting. Juliana took "a
bar shatss. Come On, Hstty. Come on.
Peacsy.
Isnt that girl . regular t-ust! She's WOO
svsry'birs In The society and scholarship
lice, srd nov she NUT be .vefythirs 10
sports, too. Elisc dropped her voice dis
. eetly, but In the winter s'iilness 1t car.
fled far.
Dout mind. Pssch. She can't forget |
beat her in ,bs wnior elections
But Peachy call back.
o Eiise. judy wants TO race you next
~tk. ofer ths cup. A Ar. McSherry
. he.
All hight A week from to-day.
Peacly. soasre the sbsorcity OF school
IN prsctise ard fses, ia srch fun, but
roui ch, eel te cake 10 ElLseG
Al tn,uy's dogr hey separated. I've had
a s.iy ate non Thsnk yor much for u,
I ieliana ts,5.
Peach hey we're tin Julianas room
sew, IL wah we're ssrs Of Hstty.