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FIVE DOORS TO MOLLY.
Ky Jnnc Osborn.

Dd|e, not MolN- because inc only eN-
cuse that he had been able to invent
for going to the Dare house NJ all was
70 solicit Mrs Dare's name as pa
troncss for the senior ball At college.
Molly was the adorable little girl with
. golden hair who went past the campus
in her pony cart every day for morn
ing drive just rs Lee was dashing from
the dormtory TO $50 classes Only
after he had once seen Molly and the
pony cart ne altered the dash to II
leisurcly stroll SO that he could get
the fun benefit OF Molly's appearances.
Ana then one day Molly had smiled
ever SO slightly, and after that Lee
raised his hat. and SO things pro-
crossed.
But Molly was dffcreu, from the
other girls in the college town None
OF the boys knew her. II WAS said
that Dr Dare had refused 20 allow
Molly To waste her time with the col
lcge boys. and wasn't this very fact
added to the golden hair and the be-
witching smile, enough to fire any col
lcge seniors spirit OF adventure?
But that first door--thc front door
of the rambling old mansion was the
wrong way To find Molly. To be sure.
Lee was received into the stately old
mahogany drawing-room, and Mrs.
Dare talked to him with unenthusias-
tic courtesy ana had even made out
the check that pntroncsses were en-
pected to contribute to the senior
dance. But Lees expectations of see
ing Molly were disappointed. He had
thought that perhaps she might he
practicinE on the drawing room plano
when he entered or that she might
he serving tea for her mother He had
timed his call at tea time on purpose
But his only glimpse of Molly was a
neetng vision through the window as
Molly went out for an afternoon
drive.
Somehow the old mahogany front
door closed on Lee that afternoon Lee
fel, dampcr cast on his confidence
and the latch of the door seemed to
close forever on his hopes Of seeing
Molly.
still there are other doors" he
thought. Molly doesn't come out of
that door when she goes driving She
uses the side door But the next day
when Lee tried 10 approach that door
in the disguise of book agent he
found that that door was guarded by
Mollys pet bulldog, who treated Lee
with the usual canine cordiality to-
wards book agents. He had shown
his woltish white teeth when Lee APP
preached and had successfully forced
his retreat.
Then there was the back door. All
houses had back doors, Lee knew. and
perhaps if he made his entrance that
way he might find Molly making fudge
In the Kitchen Luck had been against
MIN 80 III anu II WIS bound TO turn.
1t was not hard to induce the grocer
hoy 10 let him deliver the rice and tea
and coffee; and n little change III the
way of cap and a coat transformed
him to tho part. But Molly wasn't
making fudge that afternoon. To be
sure the cook was kind She even
stopped work TO give him newly
fried cruller all covered with sugar.
Just to show that the new boy was
welcome" But except for the thought
that Molly would probably also eat
an identical cruller that day Lee had
no satisfaction in the encounter
Tho fourth door seemed the most
difficult. 1t was the Doctors office
door. and Lee had little reason to hope
that Molly would lie found in that
quarter OF the house. still the door
was always open for patients to come
and go to the waiting-room. He might
take his place with the rest and per-
haps the fates would be kind. But
somehow Lee went directly into the
doctors private Office, and before he
realized what had happened. he found
himself being questioned by the doctor
as TO the trouble which had brought
him there
"Spraiued ankle" said Lee on the
spot and the doctor immcd!ately got
Ia work with haudage and linimcnt
Ten minutes later when Lee paid
the doctor h:". fee, uherc was "A twinkle
In the old doctors eye. Lee had cas-
ualIy mentioned having seen the doc.
tors daughter driving bv tho cnmnus
and apparently the statement Mad
given no Offcnsc
Lee was c,nnoidcraI ",yo,,,J :, 49,
possible for me 10 leave bv woy of no
house" he said 1T is nearer The
campus, and IL In nard 10 wcll, Z" III.
doctor seemed to agree perfectly ana
Lee hmped out through the passage
into the hall OF the house and there
The fates had relcuted al las,-hn sau
Molly, the gold hair and. IN. sw.at
smile ana the merry rrny cyes and
even the net dog Who acce,,c6 Afo,I,.s
recogniuum OF Lee as su,Iicicu, reason
10 abandon hostiliiics
Molly Knew Mn Bntenon and sbo
was sorry that ne had sproin.a hi.
ankle, ana she opened the frort donr
and watched him win concern .. ha
lnped down tn. front stons !, v.r
only two minutes ,ncoun1c, bu, 1,