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Show VJ "T t'OLP. biting wind sent Dora m Z3 scurrying towards the car station. ij.V "Wliew !" she said to herself, her-self, "isn't It cold !" Streams of automobiles poured up 4 aiij down the avenue. The faces of tasi drivers were red with esposure. A kpen. wintry New Year's eve. Indeed! In-deed! Arrived at the small shelter pro-Tided pro-Tided for street car patrons, Dora noticed no-ticed that one of her shoe strings bad become untied. At the same moment mo-ment It occurred to her that It might be convenient to have her dollar bill In tier hand. Then she would not be flslifng around In her pockets, thus loosing a seat in the trolley. She pulled limse bill from her cult coat pocket, under her top coat, and then bent to tie her shoe. When she straightened up again a large colored woman came beside her Mil said a lot of words hurried words that Jumbled together. "What is it you're saying?" asked Dora. "There It goes !" cried the colored oman, and she Dointed an excited "Hi It Run Away From You Again?" Somebody Said Softly. '"Kr down the street, "don't you see MISS?" Tlen another voice broke In a "Ws voice, very courteous. "Is that ,00f dollar bill?" It asked. nira clutched wildly at her pockets, pty perfectly empty. ffby," she faltered, "it must be. 'nd . . that's all I jave with he to The man wis gone. Down the street 'ed like an arrow. Ahead of him 'ew Hie run-awav dollar hi" Be-ri Be-ri autos, In front of trucks, un feet. ,lth a fasclr.nted horror Dora B8tc"Ed the man pursuing her money. ' w8 quick and agile. Yet the ex-.gating ex-.gating bit of paper eluded his Jf- Just as he stooped to grab ,'t. off It p,,ed in merry nhan.l'in. j ' h. dear!" gnsped Dora, "Oh. dear! J . he'd let It go! I don't want to f 'm bef. re niv 9es on New yseve!" t,le"'Je's Hll right, miss." comtorred 'i lr p(! 'lr(d woiiuio "!"' S'"u ly S elille. He can run right smart." ,J last. nearly a block nway. the A ceeefi,,(j In rtltphna the cn Wll. Dora breathed a W relief. The rest of the people waiting for the car gave a little cheer. It was New Year's eve and every one felt friendly. "Here you are!" laughed the man returning to the station. "That bill is a lively chap. Better tether him to your pocket.' He was a trifle breathless breath-less from the exertion, but Dora liked the quick colot In his cheeks and the sincerity of his smile. The cur rumbled up. The people got In. During the confusion of paying fares and selecting a seat, Dora lost sight of her unexpected and new acquaintance. ac-quaintance. She could not Uelp thinking think-ing about him a little as the trolley thundered through the subway. She almost wished she could contrive another an-other small emergency. "He did." said Dora tc herself, "have such a nice smile !" Dora was on her way to a little party given hy a college friend. A gay, Informal affair, where everybody every-body knew everybody else. "1 never meet anyone new." thought Dora, and felt pleasantly abused, because she really was most desirous of seeing more of the rescuer of her dollar bill. "One ought to start the New Year knowing new people." concluded Dora, and wondered how In the world she could manage It. She left the trolley at a subway station sta-tion and hurried up the stairs. She was late, and dollar bill or no dollar bill, she must make haste to the party. In the happy, hilarious greetings of her friends she forgot the episode which had so engrossed her. She chattered chat-tered and laughed and exchanged light banter with her friends. "Why so late?" inquired one youth: "you are generally early so's not to miss a trick." Then the experience at the car station sta-tion rushed back upon her. "Listen," she commanded." waving her arms for silence, "Listen and I'll relate a tale of a runaway dollar bill 1" She told the story with great liveliness, live-liness, touching up the Incident with the hand of an artist "and," she said with a final flourish, "he was absolutely ab-solutely the most Interesting man I ever saw In my life !" A new guest had come In unnoticed. He stood quietly by the door. There was an amused smile on his face "Happy New Year- everybodv ! said this guest. "1 know it's not time to say it, but I had to let you know I'd arrived." Dora gave a Sp e others turned to this last arrival hall-S hall-S him in noisy affection. Here 8 old Baxter, by Jolly!" they called. Dora retired to a quiet corner. She felt a trifle Aim- he' oh' ,,nd "P ne rd her ridiculous story! She was ady to sink Into the ground "Dora!" called one of the glils. ar'sah.noraf.h,, She tlie Bnor.l""101 Sim,h,,( for recove J of p (mvn ain,roached M r S mc hlirs, into Pe - , t mv brother. frlpnd ' , Mhl ...ntrol rhei, hiu.h When the .""I' ",i,in"', L", vln- "S)e I" nl'w f''"""' polish by s',-Vnp hpP .he'll he a" i, New Years Bm P 0, friend n ,, |