The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-08
Continued From Last Week

/ stopped on next 10 Tie oOttom step
in the wide old hall and allied Tom
to turn out the light for me. az Judy
had gone.
so stern with me about rats and things
in my hair. now that they are out Of
style. for i've got lots % my own left
in consequence OF no. wearing other
peoples. 1t ciings and coils to my
head Just any old way that looks as
II had spent an honr on II. That
made me able to be ready to go down
to Tom In only ten minutes nver the
time he gave me.
have turned out chat light lots OF
times. but I felt 1t best to let Tom
see me in a full light when we were
alone. 1t Is well I did. At first It
stunned him.-and II is a compliment
TO any woman to stun Tom Pollard.
But Tom doesn't stay stunned long
and only succeeded in suppressing
him after he had landed two kisses on
my shoulder. one on my hair and one
on the back Of my neck.
Molly" Re said. standing on and
looking at me with shining eyes. you
are one lovely dream. Your should
ers are flushed velvet, your cheeks
are peaches under cream, your eyes
are blue absinthe and your mouth a
red devil. Come on before get drunk
looking at you" didn't know wheth-
er | liked that or not and turned
down the light quickly myself and
went to the gate hurrieily. Tom
laughed and behaved himself.
Everybody in town was up to the
hotel and everybody was nice TO me.
girls and all. There is punch OF
lovely posy girls In this town and they
we're all in full flower. Most OF the
men were college boys home for vaca-
tion. and while they are a few years
younger than me. have been friends
with them for always and they know
how dance. l didn't even get near
enough to the wall to know II was
there. though was conscious OF Aunt
Bette and Mrs. Johnson sitting on 4
Mt one end OF the room. and every
time passed them l fiirted with them
until won a smile from them both.
wish could be sure OF hearing Mrs.
johnson tel. Aunt Adeline all about 1t.
And II was well 1 did come to save
Ruth Chester from a dancing death,
for she is as light as a feather and
sails on the air like thistle-down.
felt sorry for Tom. for when he dane
ed with me he could see her, and when
he danced with me he could see
her pouted at him, even over Judge
wade's arm. verify believe II was
from being really ratified that he ask
ed little Pet Buford to dance with him
by mistake as 1t were. After that
II Pet breathed a single strain OF mus
&c out of his arms | didn't see It.
knew that gone expression on his face
and II made me feel so lonesome that
I was more gracious to the Judge than
was exactly safe. He dances just as
maguificently as he exists In life and
IL is a kind of ceremonial to do 1t
with him. The boys all wore white
fiannels. and most Of the men. but the
judge was as formally dressed as he
would have been In mid-winter. and
wondered If Alfred could be half as
distinguished TO look at. suppose
my eyes must have been telling on
me about how grand Thought De Was
looking because he--well. ! was rather
relieved when one OF the boys took me
out Of his arms for good, long,
swinging two-step
And how did ! cnioy II an, oyry
single minute OF t, NJ heart beat
time TO the music as If ii would never
tire Of doing SO. Miss Chester and I
exchanged little laughs and scraps OF