Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-16

But I don't know how to skate,
Helen protested. You know L have
never been on a pair of skates in my
life, and to begin by going on a skat-
ing party is too ridiculous
Not a bit of it. All you need Is a
little bit of confidence, that's all. Al
ter YOU get a pair of skates on you'll
change your mind about the entire
"But won't, 1 tell you. I'm afraid.
I wish you wouldn't insist on my 60
ing"
I'm not insisting" said Warren,
mindful of his resolution not TO pc
to do anything that would be at all
hard for you to consent to. l WISH
sometimes, though, that you had a
little sporting blood and would Try
things instead of backing out when
there is a party arranged to do any
thing"
Warren was good sportsman ana
loved athletics of any kind. Conse-
uuently he was most anxious to ac-
cent the invitation to join a crowd OF
his friends on the ice that night he
was so sure that Helen would enjoy
the skating herself if she would only
make up her mind to go down ana
try that he could not understahu rts nes
refusing to do so. Helen hated Sports
of ALI kinds. She could not be per-
suaded to play tennis, nor TO loloW
Warren around the links:
Warren loved golf and had tried his
best to interest Helen, but she had
never been enthused, and consequently
he had found out that 1T was pest 10
leave her alone. How she had learn
ed To swim he had never learned, but
she was like fish in the water, ana
since they had joined the dancing
class was a splendid dancer. Quite
the best of any of their crowd war
rem was a man, and therefore llkeu
skating better than dancing, but ne
had never been able to indulge him
self in this sport because Helen coulu
never be coaXed to try.
Helen Is Afraid of Her Weak Ankles
will roller skates help any
Helen inquired after a few moments
Warren turned to her as she mani
tested little interest.
mot much, I'm afraid. You see' on
roller skates you have all the balance
you need, but on ice ckates you nave
to balance yourself
'I have awfully weak ankles, war
rem" said Helen, still protesting. Sne
was weakening in her resolve not TO
learn how to skate, not because she
wanted to any more than she dld' put
because she wanted to please warren,
and because he had insisted upon her
going. IL ,..
"Pil get your shoes with your
skates" he said eagerly. 81 wish you
would come, Helen, You don't know
what fun it is"
Warren was just like a boy, and
Helen smiled family.
IF you are so enthusiastic about IL,
I suppose it must be fascinating, she
said Il don't want to go bit, but ]
suppose 1 will to please you.
on the way down Warren tried TO
expIain a little about the rhythm OF
skating. TITS much better for YOU
than dancing" he insisted. why
they have regular dances that they
do on the ice now, and you dance
VFell. so it ought not to be any trouble
for you to learn"
after 1 have learned to balance
myself." reminded Helen. 81 don
suppose will be able to do that rlgh'
You'll learn to dance with some
one in a couple of lessons" said war
rem reasurringly. 1T VIII take longer
TO learn to skate by yourself, but al
ter all that isn't essential
They reached the rink and met peo-
pie of their set where the skates were
Louise hurried up and grabbed
Helen by the sleeve.
I'm so glad you came, dear; you
know L nave always 'oio 80 -, !,
you'd love to skate. and how much
fun YOU were missing.
Helen was having her skates strap
ned on. and regarded her hockey shoes
a moment without speaking. Then
she said suddenly:
where did you learn to skate
Louise?" 8,
why, I don't remember, exactly, Il
is so long ago. l have skated eYel
since ] was a child"
As Bad as Learning How to s<im Fol
Helen
"Yes. you probably tumbled arouno
on a little pond and didn't mind max
ing a spectacle of yourself"
You can't possibly tumble aroun6
while Warren has hold of you. You'll