Evening star., 1933-12-31

THANKS for rescung me, Miss Disney.
Can't fellow get breath Of air and
bit of exercise without having to skate with the
whole school?"
Beginning with the faculty?"
That's different. It's pleasure to skate
with you"
1T must be-" Jane said. taking awkward
little short strokes and colliding with her part
ner every other step. Maybe she could trio
him up again. His arms were so strong and
his eyes were marvellous! If only he weren't
SO serious!
LET yourself go. Swing into it. Take
longer strokes. I won't let you fall"
"Oh, yes, you willl' Knocked James eyes
Aloud she said, You mean I should get
rhythm, don't you. Mr.. Saw-Sawyer?"
There! She landed him again.
"Oh, I'm afraid I've hurt you" Hastily
got up Itsh ns1 what dignity a he rsS could
said family "YOu-I-We landed on my
ankle. Itn be all right in a minute"
Such old stuff But no, falling for
it. He had her lmpng to the nearest shore.
He was unlacing her shoes for her How did
she feel now?
The pack was coming-boys and girls, Jane
well feel terrible; no peace skating anyway.
Maybe he'd see her home.
Jerry, will you go into that house over there
and call q taxi? Miss Disney has sprained her
ankle Ronny said. Five minutes later he put
her into the taxi alone. do you wish me to
go with you?"
Jane Seethed. Certainly not I'm perfectly
all right. Go finish your exercise Nj. Sawyer"
The giggling group gathered round again
like honeybees, submerging Ronny as the taxi
sped away. Dumb twit, that am! Out my
fine skating and my first good break and 30
cents taxi fare! might have known I'd have
to break bone before he'd take me home in
front of half the high school,"
Ronald Sawyer paused in the corridor next
day long enough to observe Jane dashing mad
ly up the stairs. Your ankle, Miss Disney, is
improved"
well that depends on how you like them
Maybe mine too slim" And she was gone
There was more than one way of shocking
mans attention.
Jane went skating every afternoon while the
ice lasted but she didn't see Ronny again.
Avoiding her, or the school girls? Twice she
tried it in the evening. No chemistry teacher!
Yet he couldn't correct papers every evening!
When did he get his precious exercise?
At the school building she caught only fleet
ing glances, for their luncheon came at different
periods, and always he was beset by girls who
had suddenly discovered that chemistry was
simply adorable
Mid-year's brought plenty of work Snow
fell abundantly in that New England city, but
somehow the Winters were warmer these days.
Inc Ice QlQn Z laSC. JuSC Wnen you 1elC you
had lot of skating ahead of you, in your brief
spare hours, the ice would 60 and melt.
I'm going skating today or die for it." Jane
told her mother one Friday morning, very early.
Before school?"
"Yes, before school. I want to practice by
myself-without all my Latin scholars looking
on"
But JaEey is the ice strong enough? It's
been going fast this last week.
Don't you worry, mother. I've only about
half an hour. I'll keep near the edge"
JANE had the whole pond to herself. In
- jiffy she donned her skates and was skim
ming blithely over the smooth ice There
were three danger signs now, and in the more
exposed places lot of snow ice which would
turn slushy with the MONDAY sun.
Jane drew great breaths of the exhilarating
air and sailed happily on. Why couldn't the
old prune take his exercise in the crisp morning
air?, she, wondered. Lazy bones. sleeping till
the last possible moment, probably. yet he didn't