The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-12-15

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Mary Alice added q mics pink blush
to the red already wind-kissed upon
her cheeks.
"Fiddlesticksr' she saSd.
Fiddle nothing" said Francis.
You're q dandy girl, Mary Alice.
love you to distraction"
+Oh, Francis, you're % absurd. You
mustn't make love to me. don't
even think your father'd like Il II he
knew You were taking me to drive.
It's nice to be friends, butch, please
don't make 1t any stronger than thatr
what talk have your demanded
Francis. my father thinks you're Just
about right, I can tell You. Way back
when you and were kids he used to
tell me what q pretty little thing you
were and how much sense you had"
THAT was because we were little"
Doesn't make any din. You're
prettier now than ever, and you've got
ten times as much sense. Listen to
me! You don't know my dad. Do you
think he has any foolish ideas about
class and 'excluaiveness' and all that?
Why, when he was my age he was
poor as-as l am. Poorer; he got only
six dollars a week."
But he was q college man."
HE earned his way through-he and
Uncle Billy Jackson. That's why
they're such pals. Uncle Billy jackson
thinks you're great. Mary Alice"
years. Let's not argue. For good
ness sake, where are we, anyhow :!
I've never been here before. What are
you turning in for?'
ITS the Boreas club; tobogganlng
skiing, skating-all that sort of thing
Ever have an iceboat ride? Ever 90
down a toboggan chute? Now's your
chance"
Francis turned the car over to an
attendant at the clubhouse steps and
led Mary Alice into the great living
room.
want something to warm you I'D
miteT asked her host.
mo. indeed, I'm not bit chilled"
swell. then, after we've had our
slide. Now let's see. You'll need soma
heavier boots. and mittens, and
stocking cap. Wait here few min.
utes; I'll be right back"
He disappeared, leaving Mary Alice
standing before the broad hearth,
where a big fire cracked cheerily.
couple Of silent servitors glided about,
attending upon the guests who grouped
themselves about small tables. where
they laughed over theiS tea. Mary Al
Ice knew that the Boreas club was
made up of the best people of Shelf.
field and its suburbs. Moreover. she
knew that Francis Willett's social DO.
sltion gave him the entree wherever
such people gathered. That he was q
member and that she was his guest
gave her a pleasant sensation OF be-
longing there herself.
Francis came back. followed by Q
respectful maid, who carried sundry
articles of apparel. including a gay.
patterned mackinaw and stout dutins
boots. 20. -
Just go with Teresa" said her
escort. "She'll tx you up in a jiffy."
Together they climbed the long slope
to the top Of the toboggan chute.
Laughing. shouting. excited coasters,
all carefully dressed in garments de-
signed for this particular sport, crowd.
ed the broad starting platform. Nearly
everybody knew Francis and greeted
him noisily and cordially. Many cast
inquiring glances Mary Alice's way;
she was too pretty to be ignored.
Francis procured from somewhere
a luxurious. cushioned toboggan. ct.
ted with shiny nickeled rails and a
chime Of blending bells. He looked,
SO Mary Alice thought, the most stun
ming young man in the crowd. Per.
haps the pattern of his mackinaw was
little the most striking; he certainly
wore his tasseled cap with rakish
and fetching air. A tall. graceful fig
ure. he carried himself with easy as
surance, his eomplacent. confident
smile quite in keeping with his posi-.
ton In this world Of mice" people.
II the occasion arose. he introduced
Mary Alice to his women friends or
presented Mr.. This and Mr.. That with
fine courtesy. Mary Alice was not in
the least displeased to sense, in Fran
els Willett's attitude, a sort of pride.
With the early winter darkness. long
lines Of electric lamps lighted the slide
and dotted the lake. More and more
people appeared to swell the carnival
throng. Mary Alice felt its pictur-
sequences. it's. color, its bewildering
novelty. After, the first breath-taking
initiation she lost her keen edge Of
fear, but the long plunge at the Jump
ing-of place" maintained its fascinat-
ing terror.
"It's getting overcrowded," at length
announced Francis. I'VE don't get our
turn very often; the waits are too long.
Let's go to the clubhouse and order
supper"
"Oh, but must be home for sup
per-" insisted Mary Alice. The fam
lily will worry. 1t has been perfectly
splendid, Francis. You've been an old