The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-11
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vlllon at Rldley's is just grand
"Are you fond of dancing?" inquired
Katherine mechanically.
do love to dance? Well, I guess
yes" answered Maggie enthusiastical-
~. And since Tom and me are en-
gagged 1t seems sort of different. When
the band plays. I'D Rather Twostep
Than Waltz, Bill seems like 1t ought
to be Tom instead of Bill l could
just dance right through life with Tom.
Funny what difference it makes
when you know some one loves your
She looked up inquiringly at her
companions lovely face, but there was
no answering enthusiasm.
II really don't know how 1t feels"
replied Katherine as If her body be-
side the young factory girl had sud-
denly been unlinked from the soul
which answered the question.
The mobile face of the factory work.
er changed. and her voice softened.
"Of course |. know 1t amt Toms
fault, but If he's ever going to make q
home for me and take me outen the
factory he's got to stand in with his
boss. Ridley's or no Ridley's, we'll take
a trolley ride after supper anyhow, so
l guess I'll be moving on and make
new stock out Of that lace you gave
me. Say, that's lovely piece. | had
mind to save 1t for my trousseau,
only 1t will please Tom If | have some
thing pretty and new on. Might as
well chirk him up bit. He's worse
disappointed than me-"
The daughter of the rich and the
factory worker went out of the door
together. AT the corner they paused
before separating.
II wish you'd take this to your
Tom," said the impulsive young heir
ess. There's lovely little restaurant
In the park. Tell Tom to take you
there for dinner" She opened her gold
mesh purse and hauled out a crisp.
clean bill. The factory girl flushed
and drew back.
"Tom amt that sort. He'd never
take money from a woman"
The young heiress saw her mistake.
swell. then, give 1t to some one you
think might not be able to afford a
half holiday trip-some one who has
no Tom to take her out" And she
sprang on board a waiting trolley car
before Maggie could reply. The car
stopped at the next corner.
'This car goes to Ridley's park p de-
manded an elderly woman.
"Yes'm. Step livelyr' yelled the con-
ductor.
"Ridley's parkr Why. tlat was
where Maggie and Tom had planned
to go. Katherine felt a sudden within
to see the pleasure ground of the
young people among whom she had
worked during the past week. She
would go to Ridley's park.
Away the car bowled. stopping now
and then, but less frequently as the
suburbs were reached And 1t seemed
to Katherine that at every stop more
Maggies and Toms scrambled aboard,
all with an air Of golden anticipation
that she had never felt at prospect of
an automobile tour or garden party.
So absorbed was she In watching the
half holiday crowd that she did not
notice the attention she was attracting
from group of half tipsy youths who
had dubbed her ''the queen" and were
daring each other to "pick up the
peach"
At Ridley's park she felt oddly dizzy
with the confusion. Perhaps she had
worked bit too hard at the Settle
ment house. Perhaps she had not eat
en- enough. At any rate. when they
reached the park entrance. and the
crowd showed her this way and that.
and the three youths clustered around