The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-18


saying to Janet rive n good mind to
50, adEittsnce 10 this party and give
you an q chance 20 laugh AZ my awk
waniness no you think | could rem,
a decent pair OF skates at the rinky'
Marsdsn was politely but not efru.
sively reassuring Peggy was mls
chlcyoasly pleased 10 PIT the rivals
on skates, aud Janet Just murmned,
"Do come"
Il wondw how II win feel to the It,
tie girl lfsshe has a real partner all
afternoon" thought Gregory as be
locked his skates Before he and ia.
net bad circled the rink dozen times
he realized that she was splendid
little person ON the Ice and most ap.
preciatlye listener, never giving
thought to the tricksy steel beneath
her trim boots
No she was not out yet Next
winter perhaps she might come ont at
a tea. She was s,ill the little sister
of the reigning beauty. And didn't he
think Peggy handsonef than everl He
did, and he said so, with n henrtiness
and lack OF tenderness that moro
experienced girl than Janet would
have interpreted correctly.
They fingered 80 late that the rush
OF home going toIlers caught them 10
its swirl ON the return trip. When
they reached Gregory's corner. Janet
mechanically extended her hand,
Indeed. I'm not going 20 leave you
In this crush, know I'm a self invit.
cd member OF this quartet, but Mars
den has his hands full 10 steer Peggy
through the crush. You'll need me-"
Janet flushed and dlnnp!ed. Nat al
most gaspsd. He had never seen a
dlmple In her chin before but then
Janet had never laughed up into bis
eyes In just that way.
I'm coming up to call tomorrow |
night II ! may" said Gregory as they
drew near tho Barton home.
YOU'D better ask Peggy II she'll bc
home" said Janet soberly, Il think
there's a dance on at the St Andrew
tonorrOW evening,
"But you said you were not out yet.
You can't 90 to st. Andrew dance"
he said, with 1ne assumption OF
elder brotherliness.
"Oh" said Janet. And again the
dimple cleft her chin.
Fred Marsden Is so tlresome," said
Peggy as she permitted Janet to unlace
her boots and spread out her dinner
frock. He seemed TO think that Nat
Gregory had no right TO skate with me.
And we were old friends before Fred
moved here. Nat has improved, too
don't you think so?"
Janet bent down TO plalt chiffon
nounce that had not come unplaited
'Oh, can't see that he has changed
any" she fibbed, her face now as rosy
as the pink chiffon.
At that particular moment Nat Greg
Ory was sitting before the crate fire In
bis room, lingering q parcel Of letters
tied with deep violet ribbons. Then he
aughed-a short. chuckllng. eloquent
augh-and laid the letters, ribbon and
Ill, on the glowing Goals.
1T was just when she peeped at mo
above that silly big muff! OF course |
never really cared for her, but some
how knew II was all up when she
gave me that look to make the other
fellow squirm. Heavens, how used
10 squirm too! Now, Janet wouldn't
make man squlrm. And where In
line do you suppose she had been hid
ng that dimple? BY Jove, come to
hink of 1t, never looked to see
whether she had dimple or not In the
I'D days"
For few minutes he sat very quiet
y watching the mass Of letters turn
rom fame color to yellowlsh pink and :
o pinklsh gray. Then, whistllng, he
vent down to the library, closed the !,
oor and picked up the desk telephone.
is Janet In? Yes, Miss Janet Bar.
on. All right. Hello. Janet. Is this
ou? This Is Nat--Nat Gregory. Oh,
ust happened to think that you did not :.
nswer my question. Are you going TO -
he st. Andrew dance tomorrow nighti
10, you did not answer my question, =
II right, then, I'm coming, about $50. !,
'onsensel | used TO call on-er-other =,
iris before they came out All right :.
oodby. Oh, wait minute. Say, ! :.
ant to know-would you mind telling :"
le-dId you always have dimplc In :,
ou. chinf No. really. never did :,
oodby." =,
He hung up the receiver, crossed to :,
lie mantel and by the aid Of the low, n,
road mirror readjusted his tie. But
ridently this was done mechanically, Y
,r what he said very gently TO the a,
lnned, clean cut reflection In the glass "
as:
Funny how some girls can say of
,urse' and make II sound like some
ling ever SO much better. Funny-no,
Ist greatf And then he leaned back =.
the most comfortable chair In the ~
'om and sighed contentedly. This was - "
,tter than squirming, decidedly bet y" ~,
r.