Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-07

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- f.. ..::..;l The porter came
Mi L.. =. : ''''..' il Il volume of Horace,
"\n' '"'.& you're reading, Molly"
remarked The porter. and Molly, the
student, Smiled coldly without raising
her eyes.
After that the porter left off the:
Molly from his mornings salutation,
and Molly had no difficulty In repress-
ing him. In fact, she was little dis.
appointed that he took his squelching
so willingly.
About month after the episode OF
the furs there was a dance in the col.
lege gymnasium, and Molly, as was her
custom on such occasions, took hel
place as maid in the dressing room.
Here she buttoned gloves and slippers
and arranged ruff1es and bows for her
more favored colleagues till her fingers
were numb. Then during the long
hours Of the dance she was supposed
to sit and guard the wraps and lend
her aid in case Of dilapidated coiffure
or torn rufle. But tonight strains of
the dance music took possession of
Molly's soul and started her dainty
feet tapping on the stone floor. Her
curiosity and her loneliness had the
upper hand, and she slipped out Of the
dressing room, ran along the corridor
and up the wide stone stairs toward
the gallery overlooking the gymnasium
AS she vas hurrying timally along
eh@ haI - - %I~ 14,k
rooms, which had been converted for
the occasion into mems checking
room. Three young men were standing
Idly smoking. There was something
about the cut Of al evening coat that
fascinated Molly, and she turned In the
shadow to look.
Suddenly her heart stood STILL. 1t
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. AE1 just for a
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 go
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 a student
from the university! The porter whom
she had tried to repress was a friend
Of some girl at the dance. Her head
swan with the excitement Of the infor-
nation.
Just then the violins struck up a
dreamy waltz. She leaned forward as
Tar as she dared to see the dancers.
Oh, If only she had that blue satin
gown! She seized it enviously in he1
Imagination. And then as the dancing
began her thoughts floated 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.' 1870. ::
"Wcll. let's sit somewhere else. j
hate to whisper"
{ 'sAll right" Molly rose timidly.
They passed by short cut out III the
starlit campus.
'This is Il great deal better" he aaid
as he; helped her on to secluded ledge
Of the great stone building. ''You look.
ed lonely up there watching the dan.
GERS \ T.. -. "a. -
q wasn't lonely. l like to see them"
Z '.Oh, they aren't bad" he said dryly.
But when h fellows working his way
through his last year he hasn't much
time to waste I say" he said. looking
at her curiously. what were you think.
: Ing about up there p $#.$. :sS.z' : :.
.'Oh, wasn't thinking at all! was
just making Believe waltzing on in
that soft blue satin dress. The music