The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-12-02

n.,l closed In satirical mischief. Now
they were rapt. what stunning
collie!" she suddenly exclaimed
Allison, who had followed her with
admiring attention. his mind accom-.
panying hers in eager leaps. laughed
In relief. After all. she was a girl
and what a girl! The eXhiaratiou Of
the drive, and of the snow beating In
her face, and of the animated CONVEX
sation. had set the clear skin OF her
face aglow with color. Her deep red
lips. eNQuisitely curved and half part.
ed. displayed row OF dazzling white
teeth, and the elbow which touched
his was magnetic. Allison refused to
believe that he was fortyhve!
You're fond Of collies." he guessed
surprised to find himself with an ca.
ger interest in the likes and dslikes
of young girl. 1t was new expert.
cncc.
Il adore them!" she enthusiastically
| declared. Back home, | have one OF
every marking but pure white"
There was something tender and
wistful in the tone of that back
| home" No doubt she had hosts OF
| friends and admirers there, possibly
n favored suitor. 1t was quite likely.
| A girl such as Gail Sargent could
hardly escape II. II there was ia
vored sutton Allison rather pitied him,
for Gail was in the city of strong men
Busy with an entirely new and strange
group OF thoughts, Allison turned into
the park. and Gail uttered an eXcla.
| nation of delight as the fresh, keen
air whipped in her face. The snow
was like iilmy white veil against the
| bare trees. and enough of it had chung.
| by now, to outline, with silver point.
ing, the lacework of branches. On
the turf. still green from the open win.
ter. it lay in thin white patches. and
squirrels, clad in their sleek winter
garments, were already scamperinE
to their beds. crossing the busy drive
with the adroitness of accomplished
metropolitan pedestrians, their bushy
tails hopping behind them in ungainly
| loops.
The pair in the runabout were
silent, for the east drive ut this hour
was thronged with outward bound ma
| chimes. and the roadway was slippery
with the new-fallen snow Steady OF
nerve. keen of eye, firm of hand! Gal,
watched the alert figure of Allison
tensely and yet easily motionless in
the seat beside her.
Perhaps feeling the steady gaze, Al.
lison turned to her suddenly, and for
moment the gray eyes and the brown
ones looked Questioningly into each
other, then there leaped from the man
to the woman n something which held
her gaze full second longer than she
would have wished.
Airs great" he said with a smile.
"Glorious!" she agreed Il don't
want to go in"
Don't" he promptly advised her.
That's simple enough solution"
and her laugh, in the laden air,
reminded him, in one OF those queer
flashes of memory, OF little string OF
sleighbclls he had owned as a young.
stcr However. ! promised Cousin
Lucille"
Wen stop at the house long
enough to tell her you're busy" sug.
gested Allison, as eager as boy.
Let's" cried Gail, and. with n
laugh which he had discarded with his
first business promotion, Allison threw
out another notch of speed. and
whirled from the Scvcnty.sccond
street entrance up the avenue to the
proper turning, and half way down the
block, where he made II swift but
smooth stop. bringing the step with
marvellous accuracy to within an Inch
of the curb.
She flashed Mt him smile and ran
up the steps. She turned to him again
as she waited for the bell to be an.
swered. and nodded to him with frank
| cOmradery. Two MISUNDERSTANDING