Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-06
,pLord OF Thunder Gate

LIS HdothelndllcS gave the prof
one sensible paper to correct" But
before the first half of his freshman
year was over, 1t was noted that Wells
could go to bed at three and get m as
fresh as buttercup. Not that this
was decried. Envied, rather. San
dersons tales of the good old davs
bore fruit. Was there an alI-nioht
session at I'll take two cards p Rob
ert was there. The swimming coach
discovered him as a find: since he
broke the hundred-yard record for the
Coast after not having been In bed the
| nlghf before, who could say anythingq
Then, too, there was Alberta Hay-
ward. Say, but she wanted a fellow
who could step.
Miss Hayward was a class above
Wells. She had heard rumors of the
intrusion of her japanese cousin"
and liked them not at all. The big
house had, for years, been "her verv
own" Uncle Sandy, likewise, was her
| special property, to be considered in
terms of checks over and above the
simple allowance he sent her. Which
was right. Hadn't her own father
been Uncle Sandy's partner Tin un-
productive years, before the Sander
son company occupied the top floor of
the Sanderson building) and hadn't
Uncle Sandy promised her father that
Alberta would be as his own daugh-
ter? Well!
Just as Wells was an integral por-
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shy OF the girls. Before he went to
his first informal" he must rehearse
his procedure carefully In his own
room.
| Look here" one of his mates
warned him. what are you afraid
OF them for? I'll bet you'd edge off
from petting party. Don't be so
stand-ofish, kid"
Il am? Bob said, nonplussed. Then,
grinning: 'Well, you watch me go
after your little Margie. She won't
have cause to complain" He patted
the others arm. ARMS around and
see. Is that Whist you mean?"
Beyond a doubt that was what he
meant. "You attend to your affairs"
was the answer. "You know good and
well that the girls are cuckoo about
you. Leave my Marg alone!" And
he swept away angrily.
Bob, dumfounded, cooked his feet
upon another chair for meditation.
The fellow was jealous, just because
he'd mentioned his precious Margie.
what difference did she make? Just
f. girl. Suppose that they were
all in Japan, where girls were sold in
punches, two for a quarter, like as
paragus? And mad about it, too!
We'll, I will be shot !" he muttered
aloud. Il will certainly will be
shot" And he began to laugh. Lord
'lmighty!"
But presently, at the thought of i'm
pending affair, his grimness returned,
and he wished himself well out Of it.
He resolved upon line Of conduct for
the evening. For one thing, he would
nod carelessly to Margie when he first
saw her, and it would be good idea
to do the same to the girls of all his
friends, unless he were to accumulate
series of personal combats. He
would not dance with them He would
not go near them. No, sir!
Bob carried out his rehearsed prof.
ects with precision. He avoided each
known girl. He gave Miss Marjorie a
cool nod studied to perfection during
his lengthy rehearsal. Thereafter, all
cognizance Of the girls evaporated,
nevertheless, many a /demure eye was
flashed In his direction, to all of which
he was superbly Indifferent.
With Alberta it was different Be
fore he approached her he was aware,
with feeling of warm consciousness,
of her flirtatious habit of never look
ing up at her partner, but keeping her
| eyes concealed beneath downcast
| lashes.
Rather solemnly-and in accordance
with his outlined intentions-he danced
with her. He found that as she
danced she talked, in a richly husky
voice that was he had no adjec-
tive to describe 1t.
It was with bated breath that he Of
inspiration. 1t was-he had never
| used 1t Defore, nor neard IL used
- l.. could dance with you +. :"
He got no further.
Alberta's huskiness increased. well,
do you mean-you want to dance with
me all the time-all EVENING""
He had not meant that. Said so.
She looked up gently, touched by his
earnestness. Bob met her eyes, and
found in them something that caught
at his throat. She looked instantly
away and, turning, drew him out of
the room.
Gomez" she said. Let's talk!"
1t came easily, naturally. He found
himself under her able questionings,
explaining, taking her for a journey
to the East; he was ridiculously