Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-11
IN CARmvAL MOOD.
ey Jane Osborn.

IN CHnlNlvAI MUOOs
BY Jane Osborn.
copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure News
paper syndicate.)
II was the winter carnival. the occa
sion of a yearly half holiday and an all
night revelry among the thousands o
employees of the great Van Dorm Works
and the lower part OF the city. usual,
80 gray and workaday, had gone MAJ
with footing OF horns. changing OF bells
q the army Of worKsers whose Dali,
d%Irudgery in mill and factory had built vi
the enormous Van Dorm estate.
"A crowd OF factory girls, dressed II
fantastic, co1orful ostume swune
through the streets laughing and dodginl
me mower OF confetti pelted at them b.
the crowd who stood back to admire theil
Xyonth. One Of the girls. a dark. radian,
nstie beauty. whose red lips and dark eyes
nad apparently not been dulled by lone
n : a1s IN the factory. turned back to cas-
shower OF confetti which she was now
shaking from her dark hair and shoulders
ne was a tall. .well-built young mar
standing by himself. and he had-caught
by the u~nrestrained mood of the night
oesan following the pretty brunei for sew
erai minutes. pelting her with confettt In
sns looked back he returned her smile and
raised his hat. She tossed him a cheap
artificial rose hat she wore at her belt
z challenge t-houghtlessly given n as
tnoughtlessly accented. He followed.
W are all friends tonight" he said.
me girl smiled back. and in q second
more her companions had gone On with
out her. and she was walking at the
strangers side. 'If you are a Van Dorm
man. it's all right" said the girl with lust
q touch Of hauteur hat made the young
acquaintance. and he didn't tell her that
he was an outsider. He asked her waeeh-
er she WORLD go with Elm to see the are-
works
Yes" said the girl. ut yea w.l, get ne
hack to the girls club by Is e'eiesk."
Inea they turned no a side street. and
s ss.sfs so ias s sns ssa s sssn S5 ss'.s ss s.ts she :
side.
@yoa are 20. oae .. the factory me
voice. "ot coarse you aren't or vog
Wouldn't hav> a motor. Is 1t your own
,a TIE gagng rsss dtda.s 50 into s~Spssrs,
hur,or. that ftts! Into her mood, estss-
ltshed her ~ccns5enee.
Il IVES a marvellous halt hour for both
the outskirts et the city to wtni sp tie
day with a hreSth Of country air.
He turned 10 lock at her. Il was r.arrir
nat = partly me effect Of the ~ssrsg-
mad owned the car only 3 week an3
wasn't familiar with its clutches. III re-
nnenlbsrsa turning to look at he II re
crash OF glass and pounding OF nsaeht-srT
"a long silence Two minutes later ne
sat up dared ard unhurt and rubbed hts
arm.
Are you hurts Or. Tn SO frtgatenA
think I broke my arm-thats all I
1t feels"
AS the young man Jumped to his feet
and carried the girl to the motor which.
ming order, he did some lightning. thinking,
He would do what was fair for her. Still
1t was an ugly mixup to be In with a fac
tory girl; 1t would mean a newspaper
scandal.
He was speeding toward the, nearest
hospital With the rirl rather limp and
'T'n tell you just how It is" he said as
he felt the pressure Of her hand on his
arm. Then I'll do what you say. we
w on4 kb both a lt title t othsl e %s 60 ,o Of With With,
frightened. / am Maddox Van Dorm"
The girl gave a cry OF distress as she
Van Dorm millions. I was out tonight
because ! wanted to get acquainted with
the people who work for Us. No n at
no%s EnsTs' YOU od fnow ho NO 9 tine wewld
me In a hole IL you want to, little w5Ssmaan.
anything ! ,4 { that t. pi y f yGl. d Il Wiis be III wor a1
quite q lot to me II you keep still about
Oh; dear. the girl wa, waiting. ap-
What q lot Of trouble. Why did we do
TT But Mr.: Van Dorm. you are headed
toward the hospital, and il you leave me
are. Il l4s they y. DON'T n1.e they yau w a1H t take y 9Re
please don't let them find out. stop at
.ne aras ' f soe ana f Eart s9 mseb sg Ist' an ID
then I can get back by myself and III
say I stumbled and broke it-anything."..
you are n girl In . Million" said
TAKE me to the club house and let me
slip in there. No one need know. In a
rev minutes more they had reached the
working girls in TIE Van Dorm factories.
Just as she was slipping out of the car he
rem satoe y his duty to her: u must zee
I win pay y You" Here Hs,,en he tried to Sip
all his available cash into her hand with
out counting It. but she pulled away.
r9 Sns Wv what b: Is your name! Where can
~ Anna nm IN Macy: i faltered. '.tust cara
tn mhs ne H. day g SIN slstea With ~ the :
family disgrace and bearing one or "
cuts and bruises which he ascrfbed to a
little spill' he had had in his new motor.
Anna Macy. only to find that she was un-
known there. A week Of mental unrest
followed that ended in torment. He had
played a coward in not bearing the brunt
of the whole thing. He was a cad, and
she was adorable. She had thought only
OF him, OF how. to let him out. Why didn't
she want to see him again. when he was
10 eager?'
When he was still ~preoccupied and dis
traught he III himself one night at a
debutante dinner party given by his young
married sister. II want you to go down
with Vivien Dijon," his sister told him.
."She is the pretttest and the richest girl
here. but her arms in q sling-she tripped
on a rug In her dressing room one night
and I am afraid she feels se~lf-conscious.
You will make her feel at ease. She didn't
want to come, but her mother made her.
= you were any other man you would
are hopeless"
Maddox saw nrst the laughing dark
eyes, then the red lips and then the sling
gracefully covered with a fimsy SCARF. as
his sister led him to Vivien's side. Ii
surely was, Maddox knew In that glance,
Anna Macy. He claspeG her hand.
Don't say q word about Il, promise,
she said breathlessly. II was crazy for
some excitement. and I work In the Girls
club, so i went out that night. Mother
thought / was In my room all the time.
Then when ! left you I ran all the Way
home. I think. crept in the servants en-
Il never thought you were that SORT
o. girl.' said Maddox, looking at her with
unhidden admiration. You are 1 foolish
chfldgt0 talk to strangers 1
I never thought You were that sort,