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BOBBING
ON BEEMER'S
BEND By
JAMCS ALLISON
Copyright, * 001 , by a. s. Kirhardsoo
Did you ever meet such a prig?*’
exclaimed Madge Turner us she Jerkid
at the laces of her skating boots, ‘ if
Tom had hunted Ids class over he
couldnt have found anything more
atupid.”
“lie would sav ‘could not’ Ties in
a miscliievous tone from Katherine
Crozier, who was spending the Thanks¬
giving holiday with Madge at the lat
ter’s heme In Vermont. ”1 believe your
father is enjoying his visit tremen
dously.” Mr. Turner was principal of
the high school.
“Well. I do think,” snapped Madge,
tugging at the buttons on her fur trim
ined jacket, "that in view of the fact
that Fin buried alive in this town nine
months in t ho year Tom might have
brought home a real jolly college chap,
some one who would make things live
ly for us all.
ton need not complain," suggested
Katherine. "Von have Harry Martin,
and he probably would not welcome
any rival"—
“That's quite enough. Kit. When
will you learn that there is absolutely
nothing between Harry and me”—
“No UhanUs to Harry for that stats
of affairs." laughed Katherine as the
two girls left the room.
A party of merry young people had
gathered round the great fireplace In
the hall, waiting for Madge and
Katherine to join them on a bobbing
trip to Becmer's hill. Madge ran out
to the kitchen for a farewell word with
her mother, who was never happier
than when entertaining her children’s
friends. Tom was standing near the
faTiTe enjoying ft hot ddCfthflu'E"and as
Mrs. Turner disappeared in the direc
tiou of the hall laden with a plate of
the toothsome cakes Madge turned to
him impatiently.
“Who is to ride with your beloved
Mr. Bronte?”
Tom turned to his sister in surprise.
“Madge, that doesn't sound like.you.
I hoped you’d show him the, cour¬
tesy"- **
“Don't preach, brother mine. 1 treat
him decently when I'm with him. hut
to save my life 1 don't understand why
you brought him home for the vaca
tion when there are so many other
Chapa to choose from.”
"So long as you put the question so
bluntly. I'll t it you why. Madge he
cause while most of the fellows in my
class could go iionie for their holidays
Brome felt that i.e ought not spend the
money lor the trip to Illinois. TJien I
knew he wanted to cmie. When my
little sister came down to the junior
prom this fall. Brome thought siie was
the most charmingly unaffected and
gentle mannered girl he had ever met.
and with his usual frankness confided
this opinion to tne. Now".....
Madge’s <dn*< - fI:i::n*d Priilianily
and the twir.kip ihnlrd from "Pom’s
eyes.
“Madge, dear, it isn't a! a; s the fel
low who talks the most brilliantly, who
goes in for sports and social gayetics,
who finally sec res In l a! ci liege.
There's lots in Brome that ucither you
nor 1 have ever fatliomed. and I'm
proud to call him my friend. He's
quiet ami rather deli'-nte and m t h.alf
BO stylish as Iiar.y Ma: : n. 1.;,t”
“That will do,” exclaimed Madge
curtly. “Never mind the 1. ,t of vir
tues. The crowd is waiting.”
But when she swept into the great
ball the flush had n 1 entirely fa-li d
from her cheeks. It seemed to Char
ley Brome that she had never looked
so pretty as at this very moment.
He trudged along at her side, pleased
because she had quietly fallen behind
the merry throng to talk aim it some
new fittings for Totn’tS room at college.
Brome thought it must be very delight¬
ful to have a sister to make the dainty
kniekkiiaeks which somehow never
found their way into his den. Ilia
mother was managing a small farm
In Illinois and with three other boy?
to clothe and send to school bail bilk
time for fancy work. Madge tried to
think that she was simply doing her
duty by her brother's guest, but before
the "mile to Becmer’s hill had been
covered she became deeply interested
in her companion. If he did not belung
to the football eleven, he knew the
record of every man in the team. If
be had never tobogganed or helped to
build an ice castle or played polo, hr
could talk entertainingly on the latest
new books, of which he seemed to pos¬
sess a surprising number.
But after the first trip on the bobsled
the illusion, as she termed it. seemed
to fade again. He was just what she
had first pronounced him—a prig: more
than that—yes. a coward!
Beemer’s hill was the most noted
coasting ground in the con::;; - . It was
a publie highway, steep and smooth,
with a gorgeous iueliue that kept the
sleds plunging downward at an ex¬
hilarating speed. To be sure, wise¬
acres in the neighborhood,, had long
pfell ieted that some day reckless coasP
crs would meet with an accident at
the bend below Mr. Boomer's bowse. '
^l^re cliff. But the road Tom , roundod Turners , , a bob , >ovo was a groat the
i finest in all the country round, heavily
| weighted to give it speed and steered
! by a well adjusted wheel, and the
| young people on this particular morn
i i lug boarded it without a tremor.
Tom steered, and Madge sat well to
«*<* ri'flr i„ front of mo*,. So..
: ernI t,nu ‘ s dnr,n 8 the mad ride she felt
j his hand close almost convulsively on
' her arm, but she fairly reveled in the
w 'ld moment. She was strongly ath
letic in her tastes and afraid of noth
,n f
,
; M hen the party reached , , the brow , of ,
lor t * ic hecoud plunge, l>ro' e
looked very grave, and while he made
no effort to induce the others to g ■■ e
up the trip he firmly declined to r •
it again. Instead he would btiJ.i a .
and have it jellv Mtldge and < <
their renin . gave Kulherlne a
significant gianee. hut she could not
catch her brother Tom's eve.
On their return from the run they
found Bronte chatting pleasantly with
Harry Martin, who had driven over in
his smart new cutter. Katherine and
Madge sprang Into the sleigh and eud
died down under the fur robes, while
Harry stood beside them, his hand
resting lightly on the reins.
Suddenly a sin-tit of laughter from
the gftuip around the brushwood fire
startled the horse, and lie plunged for
ward. Jerking the reins from Harry's
hands. Straight down the hill he tore,
headed for Bremer's bend and the
sheer el iff. What If his foot should
slip on the bond!
The two girls did not scream, and
Madffo niiult* n v;un oftori to snatch at
the reins dragging on the ground. Her
brother groaned and suddenly
his hand !u front of his face. That
was whv he did not see a slender
lithe figure throw itself on the bobsled
and send it shooting after the
away. It was Bronte, skillfully steer
ing the great sled so that it kept be
tween the runaway and the outer edge
of the road. The two vehicles, the
swaying cutter and the jerking boh
sled, round the fatal cliff, with just
few inches to spare on its edge for
the brave lellow who handles the
wheel. Now the horse gains, imt the
road is safe and level. Brume steers
his unwleldly sled to the inside of the
road, lie gains once more. As he
shoots past the cutter he leans forwatd
and clutches the reins. The sled darts
from under him. He is on liis feet,
sawing on the lines, but: with the blond
flowing from a cut on his head,
* * * *
In the twilight Madge Turner sat by
the lounge in her father's library.
Bronte, with an aching bead and 'a
bruised body, was lying there Cl ll
tentedl.v watching the dancing flames
i n the grate.
‘Would you mind," suggested Madge
in a subdued voice, “telling me whv
,
if you were not afraid to take that
awful ride after ns. vmi would not
board the bobsled for fun?"
"Because," said Brome. a slight fin h
spreading over his pale chocks t -
cause my mother has sacrificed a great
deal to semi me to college. 1 wa .i to
repay it. some day. ami 1 have no v
to run unticet s ar.v r. i s"
"Olii" said Mailgc. vv'ih u:i e!
which only a woman can the. w im
her voice,
Katherine appeared at the door half
an hour later and remarked:
"If you're going to t!:e < herrh social
With Us. Madge, you'd N : er i
e jy
“1—1 gl ! 'SI! 1 .1
I—I’ve promised Jic. 1.
him awhile."
“Yes,” assented Tom. Iks head ap¬
pearing above Katherine’s i:i the do ir
way. “and 1 think the i t . ' i i n 4 ’
better g**. The more ip.
Is the la iter."
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