Show FOUND HIS IDEAL what happened when frances kennedy went coasting with the little folks ari 1 J H by M frances Franc ca Konu ody what prank aro are you up to now why aunt flossie Flo sala dont you remember my tolling telling you this morning that himor elmer bergen was going to take his sister and mo me tobogganing toboggan ing tonight you dont think I 1 would wear my hair up yo so it would all come com e down tho the 0 wo o started to elitle did you the heavy braid fe fell ll 11 below her waist and a flutts wool cap wai wa 4 pulled well down over tier her cars her dress reached tier her shoo tops thus thua making a charm charming ing school girl ot or the mature young woman iler her aunt regarded tier her aul quizzically what a child you are frances I 1 dont believe you over ever will grow up tho the idea of a college graduate going to slide down a country hill hilll witt with a small boy and hla his sister bister that Is 14 just juat where tho the fun comes in I 1 am tired of tho the conventional way of doing things good bye I 1 accor tain to have a jolly time she threw lier her aunt a kiss and danced from the room singing jingle dolls at the top of her voice bless the youngster I 1 only hope she eho keeps tho the child spirit all her life thought aunt flossie as she watched tier her niece join elmer and his slater sister at the galeand gate and then pass from sight eight down the moonlit road it did riot not take the trio long to reach the steep hill down which they were to slide and when tho the girls were safely tucked in front of him elmer said warningly before starting the toboggan you must bo be prepared for a surp surprise riso at the foot of the hill frances I 1 s shant tell you what it Is then they were off going faster and faster over tho the cru crusted sted snow frences enjoyed tho the slide immensely until tho surprise came this proved to be the sho shooting oling out into the air of the toboggan over the top of a high stone walland wall and alighting of tho the same in the field several foot feet lower down with lucli a li hearty earty thud that the breath was about knocked out of all three passengers elmer elmee did not wait for the vengeance lie he knew awaited him but as soon as lie he could regain ills hla breath started away at a run calling lack back with a shout of laughter how flow did you like my surprise frances it finer line prances frances scrambled to tier her feet and started in hot hoi pur pursuit sult long braid et reaming behind jda wait halt till 1 I catch caich you cibu little wretch and sen see how you like having your ears well boxed she eho threatened breathlessly etta bergen remained in posse poss slon eslon of the toboggan laughing in huge delight at the exciting chase until a warning shout sounded at the stone wall she sprang aside just as aa another toboggan plumped down beside her brothers oil oh roy she cried as she sha recognized the new comer YOU almost lan landed landgdon dedon on top of me I 1 was waa too excited to think of moving it Is such fun in tow few words she explained tho the cause of the chase going on before them big roy singleton watched frances with admiration my but she ashes s n fine fedr inner lie ha said shortly elmer has met ills his match this time look at tho young scamp doubling back here for protection save me roy gasped elmer as lie he neared them dont let me be s scalded scalped alicd before your face and eyes and aid lie he darted behind his friend to deop on the snow after hla his run frances was too taken with her pursuit to notice anything but her proposed victim and as aa she was almost reach lne distance when lie ho swerved ew orve around roy koy she ran head lone ino injo that young mans open arms my but you are ard a a wonder lie he cried ai he held tier lier tight 1 I would never ave believed that a mite of a gir child give elmer such a hard run for hl hh life it I 1 seen it for my pelf pran branes lr anes es struggled to free herself 1 I am biot ot a mite of a girl she flared out wrathfully and how flow dare you hola hol 1 l w mil jl ho released liar instantly looking sheepish ills his first glance him that hta his escaped captive nias HUG rot the child for which he be had taken her er 11 lg your pardon he be began sti Fr anea es interrupted with a stamp of her oot ot boother I 1 forgot my hal hilr r 1 ou an lot to blame come amei ef t me Is there any way out of this hori horrid 14 beld she turned tier her back on ilok lid ind marched toward the wall with nith I 1 allsta ta and elmer elinor and the toboggan meekly in her wake av V have to go up to the far end to tn get out eimer informed tier her and soon ine tie three were climbing up the cwg down which they had come it was elmer who broke a glum silence sih h nee you arent mad are you franica Fra noca haes he asked contritely you isnow I 1 only meant it for 6 a joke and it hurt you yea 1 I am angry elmer but not with yu it Is I 1 who should have roy my efta cais boxed tor acting like a goose rot was elmers answer you atre the only nice grownup grown up tip 6 girl irl I 1 ever eve knew anew moat of them aro are so BO stu all and slow they make me tired frances had to smile at this plain expression of opinion 1 I am glad yoi like me but who do you suppose that young ma man will think of a per i so son of 1 my age sliding down hill dress ed up like a school girl pooh snorted elmer 1 I 1 you heard what hla his opinion ot of you was roy hoy was twenty four last june but ho he likes to have a good time same as ho he over ever did has till all the digging ht he I 1 wants at tho the and Is in for some fun wl when ion lie he can get uway away this was comforting to frances w wounded ell self esteem but she utterly refused to take another ride down the hill though elmer coaxed 1 11 I leave had all the tobogganing toboggan ing 1 want she sha said decidedly you arid etta can koop keep on it if you want to I 1 am not afraid to go home alone hut but they bould not listen to this and the three turned their steps homeward just wait til I 1 got a chance at roy grumbled elmer to ills his sister after they parted from frances ill give him film a place of my mind it if ho he butted in at tho lie wrong minute I 1 frances rances would have stayed out a long time i the evening following tho the toboggan ning experience frances was reading aloud to her aunt when a loud laud knock sounded Bound ocl at the front door and she answered tho the summons to find standing before tier her big roy singleton 1 I 1 called to ask it if I 1 might have the pleasure of giving you a ride down tho the long lone hill lie ho said eald at once 1 I am sure mrs afre frenchak Frenc Fren bani cham will vouch for my reliability aunt flossie on hearing his voice had conic coma forward why roy you are a sight eight for soro oyos eyes she said heartily come right I 1 in I 1 1 and let mo me introduce Intro duca y you ou to toy iny niece frances kennedy who Is paying me a visit 1 I had the happiness of meeting miss kennedy last evening and now I 1 want to induce her to take another try at tobogganing toboggan ing explained roy as aa he entered aunt flossie looked surprised for she eho had heard nothing of the encounter frances had told her that she found coasting uninteresting rut but with roy on the scene the whole soon clear to her and she laughed unrestrainedly at his account account of tho the fleeing elmer and his vallant valiant pursuer 1 I dont goo how you could call such euch an incident uninteresting she told frances 1 I thought you had been unusually quiet today you little humbug i roys pleading was waa atily ably seconded by mrs frenchak Fren cham and the two young people started for the long hill which was nt at the opposite side bide of the village from their former evenings exploit etta and elmer came rushing up as they reached the summit oh I 1 say this alne cried elmer at sight eight of 0 them 1 I take it all back roy now you have made up with frances and got her to como come out again I 1 that thai evening began a new era for frances and roy rt it was not many weeks before the straightforward young man said to her ever since I 1 first held you in my arms I 1 have loved you frances I 1 knew when you left mo me below the stone itono wall that I 1 had found my ideal frances asked demurely dont you think it was waa most unwomanly to throw myself at your head and anything but an ideal action to lose my and stamp my foot what would an ideal be like without a temper was roys roya counter question quest lon 1 I fell head bond over ears in love with you on tho the spot r know perfection when I 1 see it copyright 1913 by the mcclure newspaper syndicate |