Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-07

the quickest quarterback we ever
had!"
But the blow did not stagger Dor
othy She still walked uptown with
chin tilted. and not a girl she met
dared mention Dolly's elopement
She was more determined than ever to
show who was social arbiter of Chris
tiansburg But she discounted the
power OF gravitation, Neither a deli
cately pointed chin nor shell from
teninch rifle can keep on going at an
angle of so degrees. One clear cold
evening Bob Wallace stepped off a
train at Christiansburg. He suggested
his mission by a swagger as he strobe
up the street He found Dorothy at
home. still defiant
See here. little girl" he said. final
~. I'm going back to Chicago next
week. This is my last trip TO this
town. I'm making two hundred and
fifty month. and I've got dandy lit
tie fiat on Michigan avenue that needs
you worse than any fiat in the city.
You're going back with me. aren't you.
dear?"
The big exfullhack grasped firmly
two delicate, rebellious wrists as he
spoke r'or the first timo In her life
Dorothy fodn1 herself trembling on
the brink of the abyss. Uncertainty as
she looked into the serious eyes of
the only man she had never been quite
able to master. But sudden thought
of the club was the boulder that kept
her from topping over the edge. She
slowly shook her head.
Bob like you. but can't" she
pleaded.
AS she watched the look OF appeal
fade from Bob's eyes she trembled.
Instsntly he released her
Then suppose that ends It, Dor
othy." he said. quietly. You are not
like other giss, when you say no, you
generally mean it. Rut maybe there
is a girl In Chicago who viii be more
inclined TO say yes"
She gave him a quick. curious
glance,
What is her name. Bob: do you
mind telling mo?"
He smiled indulgently. quick to
catch the hurt look that flashed over
her face.
why. havc you forgotten-D olly's
sister? Surely you know her husband
died in Chicago year ago? Dolly's
frank enough to say that she's set or a
match between us"
so you still love her, Bob? ?" unused
| Dorothy. And Dolly is set on the
matchg II seems to be nothing more
/ than toss-up between her and me,
/ heads you get her. tails you take me.
Bob. never would have thought it of
you"
Tears she could not check gllm.
mered under her long lashes. His
moment had come. and Wallace took
/ step forward and placed his hands on
her shoulders AS the girl raised her
eyes 10 his he spoke:
You're wrong. dear, all wrong [
don't want her: want you. and you
must YOU must
AS he swept Dorothy's yielding form
into his arms Bob Wallace put an alb
rupt end to the career of the Bachelor
| Girls club. He carried away the very
corner stone Of the organization, for
without the masterful presence of their
intrepid Lender the others were help.
less
AT first Dorothy's comrades we're bit.
ter, and openly accused her OF hypoc.
risy and high treason. But Dorothy
faced the battery Of accusing glances
/ holdIv and eyen foVfilily
I've been on the square with you,
girls. truly have. she said with
some show of her old, defiant spirit.
But / love Bob. and I'm going TO
marry him. and | don't care who
knows IL"
Then. after the first shock Of sur.
prise had worn Off. all the bachelors
sweetly forgaye her Already 1t had
occurred TO Dorothy that her hopes of
revenge on Dolly had been realized
But now came the realization that she
did not want vengeance, and she felt
ashamed OF having borne such a
grudge against her chum TO ease her
| conscience. she penned Dolly the
sweetest note she could compose.
But sim another surprise awaited
her. When she left ChristianshuFg all
the younger set girls came down to the
station 20 see her off
Girls. can hardly look you in the
face" she cried. happily eve bach
elors made distressingly poor fight.
MY little club has been failure~-a
perfectly frightful failure But | don't
care now, girls.
Failure, indeed" cried tho young.
err Sc. letting fy the rice with two
wed .ings in two months. it's been the
biggest success on record. Dorothy
We're going to organize one ourselves
some day"