The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-12-21


Ically wagging bic forennger at the
two figures In thu hammock Just
yoa girls wait until the inevitable man
shows up and Sc where your friend
ship viii be. Poufi Blng! Up In
smoke"
There have ben mea"- began
irene lOftliy.
u said the Inevitable man." protest
I'd JoIly-'ths man. the right and only
0ns I know there have been: wasn't
I one Of them last yearf But. honest
Il win do me q world % good 70 Sc
the right one come along and have
both % yOa girls fan In love with him
your tastes are 90 similar. you know"
lie dOdged the cushion that whlzzed
from the hammock In bis direction
dezteFoasly. And then see the tumble
In girl loyalty. You WOn't speak 90
each other. and every time the other
one goes by with the inevitable mar
the one that's frozen out viii say.
cat"
Jolly. there h . limit. you know.
even 60 your inaginatioa-" Dorothy
Arnold rose frOu the hammock and
stood a moment heT arms appraised as
she fastened In some refractory hair
Plus They were pretty arms. plump.
tanned and bare Go the elbows. SO
was their owner pretty-the very pret-
test girl NJ Northern Lights excerpt
one, and that one her closest friead.
irene Nethersby.
II was nearly a month since the two
girls had come 90 the Inn nc Northern
Lights 90 spend their summer vacation.
The Lights Was not q fashionable
resort. strictly speaking: IT. guests aud
their dOines were not chroHicled In the
Sunday papers. but 90 those WIN knew
and loved u 70 had beauties far he
yOtld Newport o. Atlantic city. Perch
Ell high ON the plns crested bluH over.
looking the nea was the inn. winding
woodland paths I'D 60 u from the
shore. and back in the hills were trout
brooks aud deep Plens. Long bef"r.
the inn aud ItS satellite cottages had
been there the lighthouse had held ~
own upon the rO-ks % Tn blum. ard IL
was the light from Ice lamps whici'
had giyea the Rsrth ppint - shelter
island It's name. Northern Lights
u was an Odl summer crowd that
dlIsd the iun-students resting. stu
dents studying. people In searrh Of
peace al,pve aIl-and yet al'out these
steady guests. VITO came year In AMI
year out. there played perpetuaIly the
transient merry summer butterflies.
who came sud went with the weekly
steamer
Jolly Allan was permanent fixture.
A. son % the owner % Northern
I1ghts at larEe Ee Ocrupled 4 PrivIlege,l
position but even with Dor 'thy's dark
eyes gazing a. him IN naughty diSaP-
prevail bs did not retraet one word
lust wait" b. said. Last year ~
didn't come, but he Win this time"
Arm In arm the two girls walked
lelsuTply dawn oae % the ciid paths
that le'l 20 the boat landing. Both
Werr tail both slender and golden hair
ed ~ SISTERS. but nOrOthy's eyes we're
dark ana grave. and lreBe's were bl,Rs
~ the biueleiis that grew In the Ebck
cranhles a. her feet They were Guns
Ins and COLLEGE mates as well Every
year only drew them nearer together
and made their friendship more sure.
and with all their little love affairs
there had never beea q shadow %
rivalry.
Halfway down the blufz the path
made . turn. and 4 rustic bench had
BEEN built there. Kneeilng On a. the
girls leaned their elbows on tie back
and watched the white Queen steam
smoothly % the dock and dlsemhark
hsF usual quota % city dcserters.
n was sunset. and the sea bag .lIeut
and rippaeless. stained crimson snd
purple from the suns Eaya Most %
The paHNenee7s were taking the main
rad up 10 the Inn. Only one figure
came toward them. . figure In gray
flannel. aud a. be cane be whistled
The Girls watched him idly. dlslnseF.
estediy. without moving from their Do
sition- Men were common at The
Lights even meh In gray aahnsls who
whistled- But a. be came up the path
and faced them ~ the turn they real
ized that mis- man was diafereni. n
wasn't anything special about hlm-be
vas merely q strappinE healthy young.
ster. clear eyed. clean shaver. with nps
ready % whistle O. smile and brOwn
hair that waved shove hls tanned fore.
hea4-bui % vas The qaick. frankly as-
tonlshsd look IN hls eyes that dlaaFmsd
them 90 be Glanced from one face %
Tie OsheE. q look that spoke volumes.
but volumss win q double dedication.
''ls this The right way 10 the imp hs
sssed
Dorothy dld not answer. After that
arst look In the Strangers eyes shs
had looka1 cut af ths crimson ga.
irens aushsa slowly and polnisd No
the path.
~ b ~ there whsrs ths gray towers
ara" she said. and he llfsed he gray
taveiinG eap and vent On. but he dld
aet whiaila
- FEW minsses psithsr Eiri spale.
Then trsns slghe1 half % herself, ana