Show Dorinda and Her el Christmas Locket She Decides to Reveal Mysterious Mysterious Mysterious Mys Mys- Picture Back Backof of Tiny Glass I By MARTHA BANNING THOMAS ORINDA'S hair wanso was wan wasso so pretty that you ou D almost forgot to 1 look at her face but hut when you once looked at her er face you for forgot got all nIl about her hair hall At least that's what Sandy McQuInn said and he ought to know If an anybody body Sandy had made madea a thorough stud study of Dorinda n at all seasons when ihen it wa was possible In fact his hs research work would have haye done credit to a scientist There were times when Sandy felt exuberant and there were wore other times when he called himself a complete Idiot This simple barometer of emotions emotions emotions emo emo- Indicated the various arlous moods of ot Dorinda Dorinda could scintillate with wit and mischief Dorinda could droop In lovely wistfulness Dorinda could be severe and Dorinda could be he beR bed d R r J 1 li t Strode Strod About the Room Like a Pirate melting One n never vel knew which Dorinda Dorinda Do Do- rinda of her man many selves one would find And declared Sand Sandy to his mother wl who o had gently Inquired about aLou his restlessness restlessness rest st she keeps wearing that sll- sll vcr ver e locket She wont won't sa say who gave ga It to her and she wont won't let me peek In In- side If she's got some other chap In there Ill I'll Just drop her She need not thInk she can lead me around by the mosel Sandy struck an attitude of great grent superiority and strode about the room like a pirate ills His mother smiled a little but said ald nothing After a n few dark durk mutterings S 'S and final gestures Sandy said he was goIng goIn go In lug Ing out but hut would be in early He lifted his hat from a n hook In the hall halland halland and went straight as his feet could carry cairy him to to the house of Dorinda Kent This sort 01 oi thing lasted all fall faU ll By Christmas time S Sandy dY had worked himself up to u a great reat slate of or nerves ner over o the lock locket t. t Dorinda was as quite sweet about it but also quite firm She would never let Sandy see the con con- tents Christmas Christma eve Sandys Sandy's mother gave a little party part to her sons son's friends It was done chien chiefly for Dorinda so Sandy's Sandys Sandys Sandy's Sandys Sandy's San San- dys dy's mother would have the opportunity opportunity opportunity of judging the girls girl's charms for herself herselt Sand Sandy was earnest and solemn solemn solemn sol sol- about all the arrangements and even went to the point of asking his mother If she had dusted the back bacle part of the piano was piano was she sure Well probably sing you ou know he said and I want everything to look Just right Yes m my son answered his mother Dorinda floated In like e a bit of thistledown She was the last to ar- ar rive rhe Immediately she became the lively center of a laughing group roup But she had not forgotten her manners pushing the thc young people away she went up to Sandys Sandy's mother and captured captured captured cap cap- her In half a minute Mrs McQuinn McQuinn Mc- Mc Quinn did not even en know when she surrendered ered No wonder she mused aloud when the lovely girl had returned returned returned re re- re- re turned to the others no wonder poor Sandy Is temporarily out of his head- head she Is a witching lassOf lass Of course there was dancing of course there were good things to eat and of ot course there was a bit of mistletoe toe cleverly erly concealed In an obscure corner Sand Sandy had privately seen to to this In fact the whole party revolved ed around this particular bit of mistletoe i Just before the last dance Sandy i lured Dorinda Into that corner b by sayIng saying say say- ing he had something very Important to tell teU her When she stood directly under the tiny bough looking up at Sandy with her dark laughing eyes Sandy opened his campaign He put his arms around her and kissed her on ou her soft flushed cheek She was furious In the resulting scramble the silver locket snapped Its ring and dropped to the floor Here Hero was opportunity Sandy ducked evadIng evading evading evad evad- ing the swift reach rench of the girls girl's hand han lie ITe had the locket in his grasp It was open I i You Tots slant shant look at it cried Do- Do looking stormy but Dut adorable a Ive got It 1 i announced Sandy Sundy and If you ou t ont Tont let me look at It t I shall shan I probably kiss lIss ou you again P Dorinda stamped her little satin slipper sUpper Oh well I dont don't care l I she said and shrugged gc her shoulders Sandy looked down at the tIle open I locket I It was perfectly empty empt There triumphed Dorinda See I w what hat you ou have for your yom pains Nothing Nothing Noth Noth- ing but a locket to let Sandy drew her farther Into the cor cor- cornet cornel I net ner Why not put n InS e in as tenant he suggested coaxingly And do you ou know what happened After five minutes of battle buttle of ot Dorinda Dorinda Do Do- rinda growing prettier every minute of ot Sandys Sandy's profound arguments the girl took the locket from him and after prying up the tin tiny glass from one sec sea section tion and removing a u blank paper said shyly Look Sundy Sanely McQuInn And Sandy found his own grin beamIng beamIng beam beam- Ing lug up at him out of the silver sliver square square of the locket It was a snapshot P sho t taken in the summer when Dorinda and he had harl been on a picnic S u Was Vas the thc party a success ask asked Sand Sandys Sandy's s mother el as they were partIng for Cor the night Sandy was inarticulate He waved his is arms about out In excited circles II Ha lie made funny little noises in his throat At last lust he was is able to speak I 1 guess she likes me all right rights 1 I he saId I found tomi out what's iu In that locket lock t I Irr CO rr lUG 1925 Western Union I |