Evening star., 1935-12-22


wiped his brown. THAT air is good,
at that" he confessed. II got little
ahead of myself, at the game. That
sec-touchdown was too rich for my
blood" He chuckled, put his arm
around Kay as they stood by the
veranda rail. Girl, wasn't that game
something?"
I don't know much about foot ball, "
Kay confessed. She would have freed
herself, but could not without making
his embrace seem more important
than it was.
Bill grinned, and declaimed:
""But what good came of it at last?"
"'Quoth little Peterkin.
"'"Why that 1 cannot TELL" said he,
"'"But twas glorious victory. " "
Famous" Kay corrected.
"'Glorious,' he insisted,
Kay shook her head. stubbornly.
Famous" she repeated.
I'll bet you!" Bill challenged.
How much?"
IF I'm right, you give me kiss,
and if you're right, I'll give you one"
Kay laughed softly. Lets go in
and settle it." she proposed. and tried
to turn toward the door: but Bill held
her.
wait a minute" he insisted. "Tll
be the stake holder" Kay found her
self pushing against him, twisting to
be free, at once irritated and amused.
His lips were on her cheek when Dane
came out of the door behind Bill, and
touched Bills arm.
MAY / cut in?" he suggested.
"Wait a minute" Bill protested.
Some unfinished business here"
Kay hated Bill for destroying her
dignity. AS the easiest escape she said:
Here, then!" And when he had
kissed her, she exclaimed: There!
Now Dane"
Say, liked the sample" Bill de-
clared, still holding Kay; but Dane
said:
"Marny's waiting for a partner,
Bill" He took possession, led her
indoors.
Thanks" she said, smiling up at
him. "I don't like bear hugs"
Dangerous to play with bears,
then!" he suggested, little stiffiy
Especially out-of-door."
"I thought this bear needed some
air. she explained; and moment
later. as they daneed: You're smooth.
aren't you?"
ANY car rides we'll on concrete
road"
She looked at him in quick amuse-
ment. "Thar's clever, but it isn't true!"
she protested. bill was rough as
cobbles Really, it was self-defense
to get his mind of dancing!"
He said seriously: "You know you're
a sweet kid"
THANK you. kind sir" she said.
"I ought to bob you courtesy"
Then the music stopped, and did
not resume. Back at the table they
found Bill and Bud Dean arguing
about that famous. glorious victory
Bill said glorious" but held out for
famous: and Bill appealed to them
all for a decision.
kay and have a bet on" he ex-
planned. II win, win or lose, but
want to know"
Kay found that her glass had been
filled. She slipped at it. unthink-
ingIy. Their opinions were divided
between the two adjectives, and Chick
went to ask the manager whether there
was a book of quotations in the house,
came back to report failure.
"Then it's a draw" Bill exclaimed.
"All bets of! I'll have to return the
stakes" He rose. leaning over the
table toward Kay; but she said laugh
ingly:
Keep it, Bill, to remember me byl
I might lose it if you gave it back
to me now"
The room by this time was filled,
the tables packed close together, the
small dancing space so crowded
when music played-that it was i'm
possible to move except by inches.
Kay, dancing with Dane again, saw
Genevieve. She caught glimpse of
the other girl over intervening heads,
and when presently their slow move
ments drew them together she called:
II didn't know you were coming
here?"
Neither did l." Genevieve con-
fessed. Hello, Dane. If you are
Dane?"
Kay said, smiling: "Excuse, please!
Genevive Fay, Dane Ripley"
Dane looked down at her. amused.
81 judge I've been discussed" he said
as they danced away.
I'VE live together" Kay explained.
ST told her about you when Helen
called me up last night"
They passed Genevieve again; and
Dane suggested to the other girl why
don't you join us? Room at our tablet"
"Cissie Means and Ed Warren are
with u.s." Genevieve replied. "But
maybe We'll drift over by and by"
There was an intense blur of noise
in the room, many voices, the shuttle
of feet, the shouts of friends greeting
one another. Some one started count
ing off the score of the game. "One,
Two. Three" The whole crowd
joined in, thunderously, with "Whee-
e-e-ee!" of exultation at the end. Then
a lone Yale man gave vent to lone
some cheer; and Bud and Dane tried
to start the Undertaken song. and the
Yale man came over to fight him and
had to be escorted away by his friends
Time Jagged, and Kay slipped at her
glass, and danced with Bud, and
danced with Chick.
"Like it?" he asked. Having a
good time?"
mot particularly" she confessed
'It's noisy, and crowded"
He nodded. "I'd rather be in the
Office" he assented. playing like this
Is too hard work for me. once year
is my limit. Like Dane, do you?"
Hes NICE" Kay agreed.
Pretty good man." Chick assented
"We're beginning to hear about his
work"
Kay looked at him quizzically. TITS
funny for you and him to come to
uarty with Bill and Bud. They're SC