The century illustrated monthly magazine . er part-ner. One girl jumped up, then, hesitating, satdown again. The music passed smoothly intoa galop, and Hetty and her bad boy kept thefloor, regardless of shouts and protests warningthe trespasser that his time was up and thegame in other hands. Thrice they circled the room. They lookedneither to right nor left; their eyes were upon -each other. The men were all on their feet, themusic playing madly. A group of half-scaredgirls were huddled, giggling and whispering,near the door of the dimly lighted the midst of them Hettys partner
The century illustrated monthly magazine . er part-ner. One girl jumped up, then, hesitating, satdown again. The music passed smoothly intoa galop, and Hetty and her bad boy kept thefloor, regardless of shouts and protests warningthe trespasser that his time was up and thegame in other hands. Thrice they circled the room. They lookedneither to right nor left; their eyes were upon -each other. The men were all on their feet, themusic playing madly. A group of half-scaredgirls were huddled, giggling and whispering,near the door of the dimly lighted the midst of them Hettys partner plungedwith his breathless, smiling dancer in his arms,passed into the dim outer place to the door wherehis horse stood saddled, and they were gone. They crossed the little valley known asSevenPines, they crashed through the thin ice ofthe creek, they rode double sixteen miles be-fore midnight — Hetty wrapped in her lovers slicker, with the blue-bordered handkerchief,her only wedding-gift, tied over her blowinghair. Mary Hallock o H ^^^ m > •< HO §0 H m \ vZ n m %^» ¥ ,4! il 1 i Vol. XLIII.—26. :!C!i«:!i MWM::::;;r i a I I iWMm iliii :?!?:??;:; #;;Jfi---»-4W
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