The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-08

mad Itiossa ia ssfirieal uiscAief. Ne~
they were FalM. what Q taanHlng
es ille!- che litiddenly exclaimed
Allison. NAo bad faIls,fed her with
afnirlng sssensiogt bis miila aecaaE
plnyins hcra 10 eager leapA langss.i
In reiiet After an she ~as d glrl--.
and what . lllrii The exhllEEatscn or
the drive. and Of the snov beating Ia
her face. and 81 the animated ecussr-
IsAtioa. had B0t the clear skin ,pf her
face aglow With color, Her deep rsa
lips. elquisitely curved aud haif part
ed. displayed rog Of dazzling white
teeth. ARD the elbow which touched
his was magnetic. Alliscn refused to
believe that he was forty.nvel
You're fond OF coilles." he guessed.
surprised to End himself with an e.
ser interest In the likes and dlsiikas
OF yoang girl II was q rev expert
enea.
Il adore thsm!" she enthusiastically
declared. Back home. have ono OF
every marking but q pure white"
There was something tender and
vistful In the tone OF that back
home No doubt she had hosts OF
friends and admirers there. possibly
q favored sutton. II vas quite likely.
A girl such as Gail Sargent could
hardly escape IT, II there was . IA
vored suffer Allison rather pitied him.
for Gall vas In the city OF strong men
Tjusy with an entirely new and strange
group OF thoughts, Allison turned into
the park. and Gail uttered an exela
nation Of delight a. the fresh. keen
air whipped In her face. The snow
vas like nlmy white veil against the
bare trees. and enough OF II had chung.
BY now. TO outline, with silver point
Ing. the lacework OF branches. on
the turf. stu green from the open win.
ter. II lay In thin white patches. and
squirrels. clad In their sleek winter
garments, were already scamperinx
to their beds. crossing the busy drive
with the adroitness OF accomplished
metropolitan pedestrians, their bushy
tails hopping behind them In ungalnly
loops.
The pair IN the runabout were
silent. for the east drive al this hour
was thronged with outward bound ma.
chimes. and the roadway was slippery
with the new.tallen snow. Steady OF
nerve, keen OF eye. arm OF hand, Gail
watched the alert agure OF Allison,
tensely and yet easily motioniess In
the seat beside her,
Perhaps feeling the steady gaze. Al
lison turned to her suddenly. and for
moment tho gray eyes and the brown
ones looked ques,loningly into each
other, then there leRped from the man
10 the woman q something which held
her gaze q full second longer than she
would have wished.
Airs great" DO said with q smile.
Glorious" she agreed. Il don I
want TO go in"
Don't" he promptly advised her
That's simple enough solution. g
and her laugh. in the snow-laden air,
reminded him. In one OF those queer
flashes OF memory. OF little string OF
sleighb bells he had owned as young
ster. "However. promised Cousin
Lucille"
Wen stop at the house long
enough 10 tell her you're busy" sug
gested Allison. as eager as boy,
Let's" cried CAL, and. with q
laugh which he had discarded with hts
first business promotion, Allison threw
cut another notch Of speed. and
whlrled from the Seventy second
street entrance up the avenue to the
proper turning. aud half way down the
block. where he made swift but
smooth stop. bringing the step with
marvellous accuracy to within an inch
OF the curb,
She flashed at HIM q smile and ran
up the steps She turned to him again
as she waited for tho bell to be an.
s~ered, and nodded to him with frank
comradery. Two vivacious looking