The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-06-26
The Lord of Thunder Gate

III iueii- his mathematics gave the prof
zone sensible paper 70 correct" But
before the first half OF his freshman
\ year was over II was noted that Wells
\ could 90 10 beG al three and get up as
| fresh as a buttercup. Not that this
was decried Enyied, rather. San
deSon's tales Of the good old days
bore fruit. Was there an all-nlghf
session al "Pn take two cards !" Rob
ert was there. The swimming coach
discovered him as a find: since he
broke the huDdred-yard record FOR the
Coast after not having been IA bed the
night before. who could say anythingf
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 az all. The big
house had, for years. been her very
own" Uncle Sandy, likewise, was her
special property. 70 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 Gin IN.
productive years before the Sander
son company occupied the top floor Of
the Sandefson bulldlng) and hadn't |
Uncle Sandy promised her father that /
Alberta would be as his own daugh-
teri Welll
JUST as Wells was an integral pOr-
ton Of the mems affairs. so he fought
shy Of the girls. Before he went 10
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 forl I'll bet you'd edge on
from petting party. Don't be so
stand-ofiish, kid"
Il ann Bob said. nonplussed. Then.
grinning: "WeIl, you watch me go
AFTER your little Margie. She won't
have cause 70 complain" He patted
the others arm. "Arms around and
see. Is that what you mean7"
Beyond a doubt that was what he
meant You attend to your Affairs"
VAS the answer. you know good and
we'll that the girls are cuckoo about
'on- Leave my Marg al0ner And
Re swept away angrily.
Bob. dumfounded. cooked his feet
lpon another chair for meditation.
The fellow was Jealous. just because
ed mentioned his precious Margle.
What difference dld she maker Just
girl. Suppose that they we're
u IN Japan, where girls were sold In
lunches two for a quarter, Ike as
arnGus7 And mad about Il. tool
We'll. | viii be shot Z" he muttered
mud. Il WILL certainly will be
hot = And he began to laugh. Lord
mightyw ~
But presently. AZ the thought OF i'm
ending affair. his grimness returned.
"a he wished himself well out OF Il u
r. resolved upon a line OF conduct for III
'e evening. For one thing. he would
ID earelessly to Margie when he first 'u
wv her. and Il would be a good idea vi
do the same to the girls OF all his
lends, unless he were to accumulate 20
series OF personal combats He
ould not dance with them. He would NJ
9 20 near them. No. siri
Bob carried out his rehearsed prof. -
3 with precision. He avoided each -
own girl. He gave Miss Marjorie n ~,
oil nod studied to perfection during 49,
lengthy rehearsal Thereafter. all
enhance OF the girls evaporated. -,
vertheless. many a demure eve was -,
shed In his direction. 10 all OF which ~.
was superbly Indifferent. "a.
With Alberta Il was different. Re !,
= he approached her. he was aware. 90,
N n feeling OF warm consciousness. -,
her nirtatious habit Of never look. AZ,
up az her partner. but keeping her mn
- concealed beneath downcast :.
hes. an
father solemniy--and In accordance DO
n his outlined intenticns-he danced "a
h her lie found that as she 81
iced she talked. In a richly husky ont
&c that was he had no adJec- girl
10 describe n. A.
was with hated breath that he OF. We
"a whole-hearted platitude as an bac
liratiOn. II wHs-he had never last
! Il before nor heard II used-'sI old
81. could dance with you - new
got no further. stur
lsertas huskiness Increased. "wen. y
rou mean--you want to dance with cuSs
all the time-ali EVENING" kno,
e had not meant that. said 50. n
he looked up gently. touched By his such
lestncss Bob met her eyes. and mys
n In them something that caught W
his throat. She Looked Instantly ter
y and. turning. drew him out o. Raw.
room
'ome r. she said Lets talk II
came easily. naturally he found IRON
elf under her able questionfnxs. Il
aiming taking her Tor Journey dear
TIE East. he was ridicuiousiy II
sod. and not az an IN confusion. <luu,
venl 80 FAR a. t. forget an 81 bis you
atai caution and tell Of his hopes II,
ne future. But.
sure thar Alberta missed nothing. Mind