Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-11-25
about the cut of an evening coat that
fascinated Molly, and she turned In the

about the cut OF an evening coat thai
fascinated Molly, and she turned In the
shadow To look,
Suddenly her heart stood still. II
really was the porter. the tallest one
with the light hair, He was laughing
now. She was Just turning to run
when he faced about. And Just for Il
! second his eyes met hers through the
! darkness of the dimly lighted corridor
She had been discovered deserving,
! and by the porter, AS she couldn't so
| back TO the dressing room now with
out being seen openly, she fed TO the
gallery and slipped into seat
SO the porter was probably student
from the university. The porter whom
she had tried to repress was a friend
of some girl MT the dance. Her head
swan with the excitement of the infor-
nation.
Just then the violins struck mp n
dreamy waltz. She leaned forward as
far as she dared to see the dancers.
Oh. if only she had that blue satin
gown, She seized 1t enviously in her
imagination. And then as the dancing
began her thoughts tloated out on the
music. and she danced with them.
Just then she heard steps behind her.
and, looking back into the shadow, she
saw dimly outlined the face of the por
ter.
Hello. Molly" he said cheerfully.
Ssh" She put her hand to her lips
Some one might hear
well. let's sit somewhere else. l
hate to whisper
"All right" Molly rose timidly.
They passed by a short cut out in the
starlit campus.
This is great deal better" he said
as he helped her on TO a secluded ledge
of the great stone building, You look
ed lonely up there watching the dan
GERS"
II wasn't lonely. l like to see them"
"Oh. they aren't bad" he said dryly.
Put when fellows working his way
through his last year he hasn't much
time to waste. l say" he said. looking
1T her .curiously. what were you think
ing about up there?'
"Oh. l wasn't thinking at all! l was
lust making believe-waltzing off in
that soft blue satin dress. The music
gets hold of me like that and drives
away the cloakroom and the wet UNI
brellas and rubbers and cross sem
iors'-
And obtrusive college porters who
catch you dressing up in other peo-
pies furs?" he laughed.
"Oh. no. she said, without smiling.
"I never can make the porter fade
away with the wet umbrellas and rub
bers. He seems to stay and watch me
float around in other peoples blue
satin dresses, dancing with other peo-
pies partners. He just stays and
laughs" She looked up at him. only
there won't be any porter in the cloak
room any more. There will just be a
poor student working his way through
college like the cloakroom girl. shall |
miss the porter, l think"
But he couldn't stay, you know"
he said. The cloakroom girl liked |
him at first. and the porter used to
look forward all day to seeing her the |
next Then one day she remembered |
she was student and he was only |
porter. and after that she was cold |
and distant. But the porter went
right on dreaming about her. And |
now" he said. taking Molly's tired lit
tie hand in his. "he is going to let the
poor student try his luck
And that luck was in his favor was !
proved by the absence of Molly in the
cloakroom when college opened in the
fall.