The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-23
A Halloween
Hunch
Py RUBY DOUGLAS


Constance turned her horses head
into the narrow, soft road that led 20
the left. The brown of her riding hab-
II, the bay coat OF her mount, the gold
brown OF her hair all blended In with
the autumnal tlnts u the trees ana
brush through which the galloping
road ran.
"Helen--rve always had hunch
that I'd meet my fate on this bride
path" Constance remarked when the
two horses had settled down together
into comfortable gait.
Helen looked at her companion.
"Thats n cheerful thought for such
wonderful morning, dear. I'D certain
ly enlarge on II"
"Oh--I don't mean anything trrgic.'
Constance FASTENED to explain. Then
the color surged into her cheeks for
a moment. I'll mean. | will meet
the man who shall eventually mar
ry--here."
"Who said so--the oulja boardr
Constance shook her head and her
bobbed brown curls danced beneath
"
Helen suddenly laughed. "0h-it's
the Halloween atmosphere that has
taken hold of you. thought you were
beyond that Con"
Constance smiled, too. perhaps II
was the spirit OF the old-time fairies
that made me think Of II today. But
Il have always thought should mar
| af
II he Is, where is there a better place
to meet him than on this famous gal
Looping road7"
"rhere lsn't-but It never works
that wny In every day life"
Nothing further was said on the sub
ject but Constance, born in October,
always felt that the month held espe-
clal happiness for her. The thrill of
autumn was In her veins. her horse
was Just fresh enough TO need care
full handling, there was party at the
club that night and-it was Hal
loween. Everything pointed to a ro-
nance for Constance.
"rll dare you to ride to the party
tonight, Helen" she said, suddenly.
"There's moon"
"What OF our clorhesT
"Oh--it's spook party and we can
get some of the other girls TO take
our black dominoes and we. can put
them on after we get there. A ride
through this path In the moonlight
would be great-and It would be diff
ferent"
"T'll say 1t would" laughed Helen
"But-Tm game. Let's get Mr.. North
to ride with us-and perhaps Mrs
North"
IL don't care-the more the merrler
Are you on, thenf''
Helen loved to ride and rode wei
and the idea Of going on horseback
to the Piping Ridge Club to Hal
loween party fitted entirely into hel
idea OF good time.
The girls cut their morning ride {
little short In view of the prosperity,
jaunt In the evening.
And when the moon was Just show
Ing her slender silver self In the heav
ems. they were again on their horses
/ and had been Joined by three othe
equestrians who were going to the clul
| to the same party.
! isn't II wonderful?" Constanc,
, cried as she galloped through the brl
die path.
"It ls." agreed Bert North. who wa
nearest to her. But look out for tn
fairies tonight. Con. This is going t
! be some party"
When they arrived. the music wa
, being waited out across the clubhous
grounds. the porches were lighted wit
, dim yellow lanterns. witches wit
, great brooms were tanning the all
ghost-like figures were lodging fror
: behind trees and. altogether. It wa
:. the typical old-fasbioned Hallowee
party,
rs Il Just /, Heen-or do you fec
1. queer and spookyf" whispered Cor
. stance, as the two girls slipped int
! their Disgusting costumes In the dress
!. ing room.
. Everybody feels that way at pal
ty like this" Helen answered.
But Constance hao a real premt
i milton OF impending fate. She kne'
II there was nothing In those silly, chile
ii like games OF seeing your lovers fac
II In the mirror, but she felt that som'
II where, somehow. tonight. she woul
, meet someone who would mean muc
to her future.
The orchestra was doing its best
!. add to the gayety Of the occasion. an
" the musicians were playing everythin
J, they knew that had weird. fantast
= chords, plalntive themes, minor motif
. Constance was dancing with some on
she could not recognize.
= No one spoke. Spook danced wit
u spook. black and white together. Coz
stance had partner who was pc
feet dancer. She tried to disco
!, er who he was by his step, his siz
At last the music stopped and he too
her out on the porch. There,
raised his black hood a trifie. for al
and Constance knew that she had me-