The Prescott daily news., 1918-04-08

Copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa-
 per Syndicate.) You are cordially invited to attend a dance to be given by the employees of this hotel on Wednesday evening. Dancing in the garage from S:3O to 10 o'clock. Please come with escort"
 Anne drowned when she read the down very unexpectedly for an en- forced vacation, she had felt that she must earn some extra money. The re- suit was that she had accepted so- called "war time" position In one of the suburban hotels, but that such a position has its difficulties, and is mighty different from teaching school, Anne was just beginning to find out.
 "I really can't go," she told herself. "I hardly know any of the people who will be there. And besides l haven't any young man to ask for my escort"
 "Oh. there's Mir. Stevens" as the manager of the hotel came into the lobby. "I'll ask him to advise me what to do," and she hurried over to meet him.
 He greeted her with pleasant smile for he had taken great interest in the girl who had come to him when school had closed and frankly told him of her desire to earn more money in order to fit herself for bigger things" He listened carefully to the story of her difficulty.
 "Why, I'd just look in for half an hour, if were you," he said. when she had finished; you needn't dance If you don't want to, and your lack of an escort will give you sufficient ex- cuse. but think you'd better go if only for a few minutes. so that the others won't think you are trying to be diff ferent."
 Anne thanked him, and hurried off. wondering why she hadn't thought of that herself, and resolved that she would look her prettiest, even if she didn't particularly care about going. After dinner. she went to her little room under the caves, to don her party gown.
 Goodness! How gay we shall be! I" she exclaimed to herself, as she shook out her dress. 'I wonder if 1 haven't been to party since the farewell eve ming that the teachers gave to the old superintendent. Wonder what the new man II be like" and her mind wan dered off to the subject that lay near est her heart-school
 "They say he's young and quite fas- cinating," she thought. "and suppose that means that all the teachers in the district will set their caps for him. But here's one that won't" And she jabbed a hairpin in with extra force, for Anne had ideas" on the subject of "Men."
 The last lock of hair securely fas- tened, and the last frill on the dress alternately coaxed and patted into place, Anne sallied forth alone to the garage which had been transformed into dance hall for the evenings festivities, quite surprised to find her self rather excited at the prospects of going to dance, even though the guests were to be maids and chauf- feurs.
 Il believe I'm going to enjoy 1t after all," she told herself with no little amusement. Il shouldn't be at all sur prised if find myself accepting an invitation to dance with some tall youth who drives a gentleman's car, and who probably"
 Good gracious" and Anne gave a little scream as q big machine shot by her, and came to a sudden stop a few feet beyond.
 My, but that was narrow escape '" and the girl leaned weakly against the door of the garage. totally unnerved by the shock.
 T do hope l haven't hurt you," call, out out masculine voice from the darkness beyond; voice in which an- noyance and concern struggled for the mastery. "I do hope you are not hurt" and instinctively his cap came off, as, coming into the light streaming out through the door of the dance hall, he saw the slender, dainty, girlish fig ure leaning up against the side of the building.
 "They told me down the road that there was dance in the garage up here, so l was just running past look ing for place to put up my car for while. I'm most awfully sorry if I've frightened you"
 Anne's presence of mind 3y this time had returned, and she took in her companion with one all-appraising glance.
 Mighty good looking for n chant.