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! superiority and strobe about the room
like pirate. His mother smiled g
little, but said nothing.
After few dark mutterings and
final gestures, Sandy said he was "go-
ing out" but would be in early. He
lifted his hat from a hook in the hall
and went straight as his feet could
carry him, to the house of Dorinda
Kent.
; This sort of thing lasted all fail.
I BY Christmas time Sandy had worked
himself up to a great state of nerves
over the lOcket. Dorinda was quite
sweet about it. but also quite firm
She would never let Sandy see the con.
tents.
Christmas eve Sandy's mother gave
little party to her sons friends. It
was done chiefly for Dorinda, so San
dy's mother would have the OppOrtu-
nifty of Judging the girls charms for
herself. Sandy was earnest and sol
emn about ala the arrangements, and
even went to the point of asking his
mother if she had busted the back part
of the ypiano-was she sure?
"We'll probably sing. you know" he
said, land l want everything to look
just right
Eyes, my son." answered his mother.
/ Dorinda floated in like a bit Of
thistledown. She was the last to ar
rive. Immediately she became the
lively center Of laughing group. But
she had not forgotten her manners:
pushing the young people away, she
went up to Sandys mother, and cap
tured her in half minute. Mrs. Nc
Quinn did not even know when she
surrendered. mo wonder" she unused
aloud, when the lovely girl had re
turned to the others, mo wonder poor
Sandy is temporarily out of his head
she is witching lass
OF course there was dancing; Of
J course there were good things to eat
and of course there was a bit. of mistle-
| toe cleverly concealed in an obscure
corner. Sandy had privately seen to
this In fact the whole party revolved
around this particular bit of mistletoe.
/ Just before the last dance Sandy
lured Dorinda into that corner by say
| ing he had something very important
| to tell her. When she stood directly
under the tiny bough, looking up at
Sandy" with her dark, laughing eyes,
Sandy opened his campaign. He put
his arms around her and kissed her on
her soft flushed cheek.
She was furious In the resulting
scramble. the silver locket snapped
its ring and dropped to the floor. Here
was opportunity! Sandy ducked, evad'
Ing the swift reach Of the girls hand
He had the locket In his grasp. II
was openi
"You sha'nt look at lit" cried Do
rinda, looking stormy but adorable.
1--WE got It'll" announced Sandy, "ant
il you don't let me look at it shall
probably kiss you again!'
Dorinda stamped her little saith
slipper. "Oh, well, don't carel" sh'
said and shrugged her shoulders.
Sandy looked down at the opel
locket. 1t was perfectly empty.
"There:" trtumphed Dorinda. "Se'
what you have for your pains. Moth
y ing but locket to let"
Sandy drew her farther into the cor
ner. "Why not put me in as tenant?
he suggested coaxingly.
And do you know what happened
After five minutes of battle, Of Dc
rinda growing prettier every minute
of Sandy's profound arguments. tn
girl took the locket from him, and afte
prying up the tiny glass from one SCI
ton, and removing blank paper, sal
shyly: Look, Sandy McQuinn!"
And Sandy found his own grin bean