The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-01-13

had closed in satiricsl mischief. Now
they were rapt. what a stunning
coliie!" she suddenly exclaimed.
Allison, wAe had followed her with
admitting attention, his nind accom-.
sanying hers IN eager leaps. laughed
in relief. After ali, she was a girH
and wat a girl! The eE%hilaration OF
the drive, and Of the snow beating I'm
her face, azfs Of the animated CONVEX
sation, had set the clear skin OF her
face aglow with celer. Her deep red
Bps, exquisitesy esrved and half part
ed, displayed 4 row Of dazzling white
teeth. and the elbow which touched
his vas magnetic. Allison refused to
believe that he was ferty-ive!
You're fond OF collies," he guessed,
surprised to find himself with an a
ger interest In the likes and dislikes
of a young girl. 1t was a new expert
nee
Il adore them!" she enthusiastically
declared. Back home, | have one Of
every marking but a 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
a favored sutton. II vas quite likely.
A girl such as Gail Sargent could
hardly escape It. II there was a 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 a flmy white veil against the
hare trees, and enough Of 1t 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 s~campering
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 we're
silent, for the east drive at this hour
was thronged with outward-bound ma
chimes. and the roadway was slippery
nerve, keen Of eye, firm Of hand! Gail
watched the alert figure Of Allison,
tensely and yet easily m~otionless in
the seat beside her.
Perhaps feeling the steady gaze, Al
lison turned to her suddenly, and for
a moment the gray eyes and the brown
ones looked questioningly into each
other, then there leaped from the man
to the woman a something which held
her gaze a full second longer than she
would have wished.
Airs great" he said with a smile.
"Glorious!" she agreed. 81 don't
want to go In"
Don't" he promptly advised her.
That's a simple enough solution"
and her laugh, In the snow-laden air.
reminded him, In n of those queer
flashes of memory, OF a little string OF
sleighbels he had owned as a young.
ster. However, l promised Cousin
Lucille"
Well stop at the house long
enough to tell her you're busy" Jug.
gested Allison, as eager as a boy.
"Let's!" cried Gail, and, with q
laugh which he had discarded with his
first business promotion. Allison threw
out another notch Of speed. and
whirled from the Seventy.second
street entrance up the avenue to the
proper turning. and half way down the
block, where he made a swift but
smooth stop, bringing the step with
marvellous accuracy to within an inch
of the curb
She flashed at him a 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