The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1913-06-20

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NJ through the neart OF th0
island set In the great riv-
~ ~ or; here and there . vista
XXI OF the huge bulk Of the ar.
yH senaLshops: walled over
S1ES the river by the hills b.
"" hind opulent. busting 1t
tie cities. the fair green jeweled by
the sun and dappled with shadow
from trees older than the Louisiana
Purchase. A breeze shifted the shad.
ows. Willy Butler felt It's touch ON
his wet forehead.
He half turned to take out his hand.
kerchief. In the act he saw her. II
was the same girl who had followed
the course yesterday. She was alone.
Just ~ she had been alone yesterday.
The gallery was bobbfng like the
crest Of q wave over the brow Of the
hill; the carriages and machines gilt.
tered in slow pomp after the rope.
while the favorites and their caddies
marched over the slbpe toward the
bunkers. But Willy Ind Dickson had
only this one follower. . little lonely
figure. slim and straight and nimble. In
white linen. whose brown arms and
brown face against her dasxling gown
made the effect Of . Russian eikon
minus the goldincrusted robe. She
halted when Willy halted. With Inn.
personal interest she watched Dickson
make strike. At the clean. beautiful
drive she nodded approval. Then her
black brows met in . slightly worried
erown. Willy. club In hand. was aware
Of the frown. He was aware-in .
sort Of subconscious way-that she
wanted him to play we'll; and he was
aeutely aware that he had not played
well this afternoon. II she had called
to him aloud Brace up" he couldn't
have heard the words more distinctly.
He almost thought he did hear them,
and gave the child an involuntary.
half-starved smile.
With the same smile on his lips he
sent . faultless approach into easy
putting distance. and he felt absurdly
pleased because she clapped her
hands. They halved the hole. Dick.
son. the Harvard champion. looked
bored a. he sank on the bench by the
red water-cooler. He had been WHY'S
classmate . year ago At college. know.
Ing him ~ the man who makes all the
best societies and 'leads the life" may
know the recluss who makes none;
he was conscious OF . certain irrita.
ton peppering his cool superiority. To
mink Of the millions that stunning.
cowedl looking. Insignificant chap would
have. while he. Dickson. had to slave
on . salary. A duffer who couldn't
even vim . golf game that belonged
to him. because he was ratified! Dick.
son felt that the ways Of Fate were
Escandalous.
-SS!!ly had limped up. The day before
he had blistered bis heel somehow.
and every step cost pang. He eased
the lame foot BY resting his weight on
the other. His gray.blue eyes. which
only his dead mother had ever found
handsome. scanned with Q certain
wistfulness Dickson's graceful athletic
figure and clean. dark profile. His own
profile was irregular and his figure
was awkward. with arms too long and
shoulders too square for harmony: he
stopped In an unGainly fashion. - II
he had the habit Of musing a. he
walked: his plain face was deeply
freckled. Yet a. there was . sugges.
ton OF strength In the figure. 20 there
was the same suggestion In the young
mouth and chin. and something clear
and strangely innocent. for. young
man, looked out OF his eyes. A. be
stood. every muscle seemed TO sag; be
appeared utterly spent: but the instant
Dickson had driven he stepped alertly
Into his place and sent drive like .
bird sailing far beyond Dickson's dot
OF white on the green. Somehow .
new uplift OF energy and hope had
come to him; bless that kid. he would
show her that be could still do some
thing with the sticks! He heard her
whispered. unconscious Beauty" This
time he kept bis head straight. but
when the hole was won, he met her
smile frankly with another The next
hole was easy. He had steadisd; be
had his nerve back; every calculation
WOrkeu, Auu WuUu DuShUOu sS"ssCs'
Il was . simple trick 1.-THE like Of which
he had practiced often) to hop over
the ball and roll into the hole. to
the artless Joy Of his caddy. you're
going to Be the champeen. l." this worthy
told willy whom they trudgsd on:
guess that young lady's . mascot"
4 guess she To-" said willy. He
was sure Of Il when at the home hole.
guarded By . high hedge. Dsckson's
ball was sliced into the stubborn net
Of osass-orsnss roots. when his own
ball sailed clearly over the wall be
made an excuse Of tying bis shoe In
order TO get another view Of that
kids" brilliant smile. The girl herself
went on To The bench IN sight OF the
blackboard. Here she found hsrsslf
beside an sidsrly man with . great
head Of tAick gray hair. He vas clap
ping 70 vigorously that shs took him
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