The Harlowton news., 1910-12-30

| m MUCH BETTEH NOW, bHE Bald.
Leroy. And think she'd like the
| lob. She's dOwned every man in the
town, and | have no doubt she's sigh
ing for some one else to conquer. Let's
offer her a prize If she'll bring Mr..
Slyter to the church Christmas party
on Christmas eve"
! II should think" remarked Miss
Armsby, that if he's such a stickler
for honorable conduct some girl who
would be above making conquests for
fun would be more likely to succeed
with him."
"Oh, Sadie" protested Miss Quigley,
"you make me tired! Do you think a
man is drawn by woman's honorable
| conduct? Send him fascinator and
the more dishonorably she treats him
! the quicker she'll snare him"
One Of these prattlers, a bosom friend
Of Miss Leroy, was commissioned to
60 to her and offer her a present If
! she would bring Westcott Slyter to the
Christmas church party. Miss Leroy,
instead Of declining the bribe with in
dignation, wished to know what it
would be and when told told that she
would receive a dozen pairs Of gloves
struck for two dozen. Her terms hav-
ing been accepted, she began to lay
plans for getting her clutches on the
victim.
Just think" observed Miss Thorpe
when she heard Of this nefarious con-
tract, "of sending a girl with no sense
Of honor at all to catch an abnormally
honorable man"
She'll catch him all the same" re-
piled Miss Quigley-"that is. If she can
get at him.
Miss Leroy's comeliness was mat
ter Of dispute. By some she was called
pretty, by others homely. When her
face was at rest there was no beauty
In it, but when it lighted up it changed
completely, taking on an expression OF
mingled innocence and childlikeness.
Every one spoke Of that guileless
way" she had with her. Probably her
most effective feature was her eyes.
| They were dark brown ones, and she
| could look out of them anything she
| pleased. Her principal use for them
was to send expressions Of injured in
| nocence.
| Miss Leroy determined to make a
reconnaissance of Slyter castle, as it
was called by the young women of the
place. Taking book under her arm,
she went to the house and rang the
'ell. The butler appeared and she
asked for Mr.. Slyter with view to
take his subscription for a new vol
ume or course she didn't get sight Of
him, but she cross questioned the but
ler-asking, he thought, impertnent
questiOns-and learned where Mr.. Sly
ter's study was situated. Then on
leaving the premises. throwing her
strategic eye about, she observed that
IN apple tree sent its branches right
up against the study window.
day or two later, while Mr.. Slyter
was writing chapter in his book, en-
title Mans Place In the Universe"
happening to glance aside, he saw a
kite entangled in the leafiess branches
OF the apple tree. 1t hung by its string
and dangled in the crisp December
wind
Stranger! mused the author. 81
didn't know that boys fly kites in win
ter. | never did when | was a boy"
He resumed his writing, but it was
interrupted by a slight shutting off Of
the light. Looking for the cause, he
was astonished to see little girl-she
! appeared by the length of her dress to
be about thirteen years old-up In the
tree and making efforts to reach the
kite with one hand, while she clung to
a branch with the other. Mr.. Slyter
threw up the sash and said to her:
What are you doing up in a tree
trying to regain kite in December?
This isn't kite time"
MY little brother was flying his kite,
and 1t came down in your tree |
didn't suppose you'd mind my trying
TO get 1t. Pm very sorry to have in
truded."
She looked as If she would cry.
MY dear child, of course | don't
mind. Stop bit. I'll get a broom
handle or something to poke it with"
He ran away from the window. pro-
cured rod and ran back The kite
was still dangling, but the girl was
nowhere to be seen. A dread that she