Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-20
Continued From Last Week.
CHAPTER XXI.

& ~ VIZ SN0hS lac " ~ ~ ooANC "
night. It's just across from here
at the Assembly rooms, said Jerry.
Peg beamed joyfully. 1t was Just
what she wanted to do. Ethel viewed
the suggestion differently.
"It's very kind of you,' she said,
but it's quite impossible"
"Ohp calculated Peg.
"Impossible?" CALCULATED Jerry.
I'm sorry" and Ethel went to the
door.
$50 am l." replied Jerry regretfully.
Il would have given you longer notice
only 1t was made up on the spur of the
moment. Don't you think you couldT"
IL don't car for dancing. Besides,
my head aches"
What a pityp exclaimed the disap-
pointed young man. Then he said ca.
gerly, DO yon suppose your mother
would allow Miss Margaret to goT'
"Iu ask her" and Ethel left the
room.
Peg ran across, stopped the door
from closing and called after Ethel:
II didn't mean to hurt ye-indade ]
didn't. l wanted to talk to ye-that
was allan ye made me angry" Ethel
disappeared without even turning ner
head.
Peg came into the room ruefully and
sat down on the sofa. She vas thor.
oughly unhappy.
Jerry looked at her a moment, walk.
ed over to her and asked her, Whats
the matter7"
Zone of us girls has been brought up
all wrong. | tried to make friends
with her just now an only made her
angry, as ] do every one In this house
whenever I open my mouth"
Aren't you friends?"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. not
None Of them are with me-"
what a shame!"
wait until you hear what me aunt
says when ye ask her about the
dancei"
Don't you think she'll let you gof"
mo. l do not" She looked at him
quizzically for a moment. Then she
burst out laughing.
"Misther Jerry, will We take me all
the same if me aunt doesn't c~onsent?''
why. Peg be began astonisbedly.
But haven't got an eyenin' dress.
Does it matter?"
mot In the least, but
xviii this one dol"
Its very charming; still"-
Stains aud all2"
MY dear Peg
Perhaps they'll rub out. It's the
prettiest n me aunt gave me, an 1
put it on tonight-because-l thought
you-that is. some one might come here
tonight AT least | hoped he would,
an ye'ye comel' Suddenly b broke
u p~assionately: "Oh, ye must take
mel Ye mustt l hayen't had a bit
OF pleasure since I've been here. 1t
viii be w%ondherfut. Besides, l would
not rest all night with you dancin' over
there an me a prisoner over here"
Nov, Peg he tried to begin.
tits no use. ] tell We. Ye've got to
take me. Are you ashamed OF me be
cause I'm ignorantf Are yer
mot a bit" replied Jerry heartily.
Il was jsst the same at your age.
used to scamp at school and shirk at
college NATL found myself so far be
hind fellows despised that | was
ashamed. Then | went after them
tooth and nail until l caught them up
and passed them"
did vel" cried Peg eagerly. 81 will.
TOO" she said.
''Will your
She nodded vigorously.
4 wiii-indade will. From now on
I'll do everything they tell me an learn
everything they teach me If It kills
mel"
y wish you would" he said seriously.
AN when pass everybody else an
know more than any one eyer knew
win sc be very proud OF mea'.
"Yes. Peg. Even more than I am
now"
Are ye nowY
Z am proud TO think goa are my
friend.
"Ye'd ha' won ser wager. We are
friends. aren't wea'
u am yours"
Sure I'm yours all right
She looked at him. laughed shyly
md pressed her cheeks He was
watching her closely.
What are you laughing ats.. he
asked.
DO re know what Tom Moore wrote
about friendship?s
mo. Tell me-
Peg sat at the piano and played very
softly the prelude to an old Irish song.
Jerry said s~urprisedly. -Oh, so you
play:
-Afther a fashion. Ne father taught
inc. Me aunt ran't hear It An, the
feacher In the honse said It was
dhreadfni an that 1 must play scales
tnf two years more before / thry q
tune. She said had no ear"
Jerry laughed as be replied, Il think
mere yer5 Pretty"