The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-07
WHO WAS The GoAT3
BY DOROTHY sLAcKMoRE.

III you put it in water on your desk
It will keep fresh for days" said Dor
inc Fable as she pinned marigold
on the coat lapel Of young Doctor
Hanscom.
"Ill do 1t and you'll see me wear
It home every night while it lives,1
replied the doctor. "And for good be-
havior perhaps you'll do me the hon&
or of pinning on another?"
Dorine nodded. Her dimples played
about her mouth when she smiled and
the sight of them had become very
interesting part Of Doctor Hanscom's
summer sojourn at the Laketon hotelJ
He was young veterinary surgeon
and his Office and visiting hours were
not long, SO that he had had the advan1
tage over many of the summer men at
the hotel by getting home early. And
It seemed almost as If Dorine waited
for him on the tennis court or on the
veranda. I
Several times on the suburban train
that took him to the city he thought.
Of the girls face as she had reached
up to put the little flower on his coat,
That evening while he was at dim
ner Dorine came into the dining room
with her mother, and they both wore
automobile costumes. !
Dorine gave him her usual bright
smile and nod, and then her eyes fell
on his coat lapel, which was guiltIesst
Of adornment. A slight flush burned
her cheeks and after that she gavef
him only cursory glances, and when.
he asked her to walk with him as he'
passed her in the corridor she de-
clined almost frigidly.
For three days he did not have
conversation with her, He saw her
across the dining room with her fa+
Their, mother and brother, and he re-
ceived each time q cool little nod
from Dorine. It was Saturday night
ut the weekly dance that he deter
mined to talk with her.
He waited for her at the big dou-
BILE door leading into the ballroom.
He had fully decided to force her to-
listen to him. AS she came down.
stairs, lovely in white dancing dress.
be met her face to face.
"This has been Qlr dance all sum-
mer, Dorine. Have it with me now"
He put his arm about her and they
stepped off together in the hesitation
waltz they had learned to dance sd
we'll as partners.
When the dance was over he led
her out through the French windows
that opened onto secluded veranda-
"sit down." Joe said, drawing up q,
chair. Himself, he sat on the railing
facing her.
Now" he began, what is the matt
ter? Why have you deliberately
avoided me for days?" He paused.
Il know-it was because you thought
[ was careless about your flower
that had forgotten it."
you were-you did," said Dorines
with asperity. And I know very we'll
why it was" n
"Dorine-" began Joe, but she in.
terrupted him.
"Wait-let me tell you! Let me.
show you that realize all about it.
before you tell me your excuse" She.
laid emphasis on the last word.
George my brother-told me when.
be saw me pinning it on you that you.
would never be seen wearing yell
low fower-that 1t was the emblem
Of the suffragist! So you let some
one ridicule you out Of it. l did not,
pin 1t on you because Of my views
On this woman question though they
are very strongly in favor of it-buts
because was beginning to-well, to-
like you, and l always give father
and George buttonhole bouquet when.
they leave in the morning. IL was.
very foolish to do it," she said.
"Dorine Fable, listen to me-" the,
young man said, earnestly. This
sounds so funny l can hardly tell you,,
though assure you 1t isn't funny
to me- The morning you gave me-.
that flower was called out to the,
estate Of Mr.. Phillips to see what was.
the matter with the foot Of very
fine goat. While was looking at its.
foot the animal chewed my flower of
and the stable man who was with us-
roared with laughter. II you doubt
this, ] will show you the withered
stem still pinned to the under side Of.
my coat lapel. ! had not put it in wa
ter on my desk, but was still wearing
It. Now, do you see how badly you
have treated me? Do you, Dorine -
And-and it wasn't because it was:
yellow, then?" she asked.
Search me! Maybe the goat was.
an antisuffragist, but I'm not respon.-
sible for his views. Seriously, Dorina
aren't you sorry?''
Dorine nodded.
And then Doctor Hanscom whis-
pered three little words in Dorine's.
ear.
Found Worms for Her to Eat.
African Jungle people are not very
particular concerning their food, says
the Christian Herald. One Of our mis-.