Show 11 I I e 1 KEL YS PON I I I j J u longingly j through Ugh the Iho Ironwork of o 0 f tho t 1 h o 0 ornamental ornament al fence which only oily em emphasized the Nr Ne r trespass signs sl ns that a nl ut regular announced T J a n in nl o 0 s desire for Cor se seclusion seclusion It seemed a n crime crimo to spread such Buch n a splendid skating surface before the tho 3 youthful eye eo and thou then forbid for hl Its Ils use uto A thaw followed by a n hard bard frost had left the Ute Kelcey artificial pond ono one glare of or ice that hono I like a mirror l In n the tho January sun and Ralphs I skates dangled as he shivered with an On anticipatory f J i ti delight at nl the very ory thought I J br bC r skatIng on that thal glittering surface Skating on the tho river had hM been for forbidden forbidden bidden bf His mother insisted that ho hoI should go lo to the canal whore where the tho wa water I ter tor had been bean drained off orr at tho the cl lO I 1 of oC navigation until only a n foot or 01 so remained It was surely safo safe but hUl hUlI I tho the snow laud hurl drifted Into the tho cut rut and not Dot oven ovon Iho the thaw could melt It ell all 1111 so 80 that a fl hit bit of cleared surface co horn lloro I and there wa was wag tho the only thing Was nB available to small boys bog and Ind girls on n t the canal while tho tits ornamental lakes I in the grounds broad blond and inviting j t There Thero had boon been a tI time tilDe When hen the grounds wore were open op n to the tho public and andall nil all might enjoy the beauties of or tho the handsome park parle That had boon before Marlon had hall run off elf with liar hor music leaving her father alone alon amid the splendors of o Kelcey hall hull Sinco Since that fitly day the gt grounds had bad boon beon closed to lo the public Just as the Iho owners heart had boon heon closed to all companionship with his fellow follow men Ho Hu now spent spout hits his days in ill lonely brooding and yearly ho grew prow worse nail and more bitter Vow Few le ever saw Haw him lout now but ninny many and antl weird were the stories told lold of his paroxysms of rago rage by b servants who had boon been een discharged and the tales grow gloW In III tho telling as ns they the were passed along until Kelcey lelce had hn be lIe become come COlne a Veritable ei ogro ogre to lo the tho children n nr Of r the tho th I town tow It Still Ralph looked through the grill with growth eagerness ai at d at ut last lu lastly l he be climbed d the o fence Presently ly the stool of or his slates I was ringing musi musically musically cally against the Iho hard Ice Ico as ns Ralph spoil over 00 this Iho surface Id Ili a n few fow minutes Ralph forgot that he hc sins ft it i forgot everything thill at nt lout last ho was wae 19 having a n really good genii and at first he lie did riot not hear the tho from shore nor 1101 see soo thu on ou the bank wild ly waving a heavy honY cano Cane When at nl atI I last st ho h turned to head down the tho lake lako I his Ills heart sank within him but bill ho ha h I I skated boldly toward ward t the man Who ho lie he knew kne must be bo 1 Dont you ou know linow that is IsI I nut not allowed here herd thundered d the j old man mm as Ralph glided up to the tho thoI I i bank bani banki i life Tho boy 01 nodded I I I know knott It ho admitted but hut say In InI sayI J I that skate was worth the Im ImI I going to get Tho canals no good I whirs o the tho big storm and mother wont let me skate on tho the river causo cause j I afraid that Ill be he b drowned but lucre horo youve ouo got gol to lo crawl under the Iho Ice Ico if I IrOl you rOl want to lo fall Call In n 0 It In Junt Justl bully bull If r I Was leas as you ou Id be bo skating all thin tho time I j I So you 01 knew Ime that you r II Would be bei i thrashed If you ou wore Were found on II tho the thoI I ice Ico demanded In spite B of or I 1 that you ou alone and 1 Sure Sine assented Ralph I 1 aint Int hail had n a really good goot skate before this I Winter will tOI and Id Ill lather bo ho 0 thrashed hed than lose that Ho pointed with rt t generous gesture toward tho the gy surface Kelcey lc y smiled as us the tho boys bO 3 gaze garo was averted a Why you Oll run ran away whon you hoard heard me mo cull call 1 the man de do demanded demanded limn dell curiously You Yott could have havo skated down to the thc part nearest n tho the and hao have been over before 1 I could got get you 01 Dill Did you evor run iun IU n away awn h you yeti OU was wn caught demanded ed l I r know Id bo he seen ltd I knew know Id get licked but bul it was waa worth It sUch and now you can call go ho o ahead Real Iteal men lout dont run cv even oen n If Ir they tho thy are aro toys boys bosHe He spoke simply and without brava bravado raa do lie lIo hind had been heen brought Up lip to lo taco faco aco the music It was a part tart of his boy boyish bo boyish ish religion and It seemed scorned se to him per perfectly ler c right that having had hail his hla fun fUD ho should pay pa for ter It u Ho tin stood quietly Ocl lp Octant tant looking up at nt tho the old ohl nun mart but Ul Y was looking over o l his hie hi head across Iho ho glare of Ice Ic with eyes r l nothing of the ilc They saw only Illy a it l slender I girl looking defiantly Into InLo hot hor fathers face and lcuy could rould hoar again tho the quiet et eVoh e sit h tones Ive I married Robert and antl I dont donl expect you to forsivo mo me I when whon I married nim Phu that you ou u Would not foi feu 11 give but his lovo wan watt Worth WurtH the tho t and since I hull hind to give up UI ono one of you ouI I Robert Hobort Somehow tIle tho boys lJ quint of ot the tho situation him hint of or Mar Marlon Marion Ion lon lIe He liked the Iho Independent nt spirit sill Ill of the boy and 1111 the clean look Dolt of In the tho blue oyos oyes o ea Ho Ira I wondered if It s two fife sons had the h l l c eyes o es and if they thoy tM took teak t k at atall fill all Idler after the Kelcey side I Ho Flo was recalled by br a movement of the Iho bo boy I dont It nt think Its fair to us liB kids kills ho Ito said With ith bravery ba r You dont skate and you aln t got sol any nn lit lil littie tie boys bO 1 of o your own to ha 0 fun on oil leo Ico Of or course Its your loo Ic but you OU might lot let us fellers use IIse It It I wont hurt hunt none non nonI your demanded I Kelcey K mill and hits Tarn fare toll foil as os the HIP l boy hoy ny responded d Somehow he ho hind had hoped I 1 t I r L it d DONT YOU KNOW KOW SKATING ALLOWED LOWED AJ HERE THUNDERED OLD MR KELCEY the ho Iho answer would w uhl tell toll him hint that this manly little fellow wae his bin It iR own grandson but tho ilia Of r Boyer S Snot not known to him PO so f blue brief t little was wila over VO Tho Iho seed had bud been planted how ot or null and n 1 rH o yea es grew glew softer s Cler as ashe ho he eyed d tile Will you ou promise not lI l to trespass If 1 lot let you yon Ol off oIT this time he lie de demanded demanded Ralph Ral pondered Td hd rather lick Ilek me and let leI me mo t try r It again he Ire and this time lIm Kelcey laughed the first Olst st laugh that thaI had hoel sprung Stirling to his hs lips In hi tea tell j years ears I guess I wont ont exact that prom promise ise ho said with a chuckle but you youcan youcan can enn como come CO again I it t jou yon went want to and ami pretty soon therell therel be a l couple c of or orm mj my m little boys to lo share sharo the fun un with you ou If I hoy II only all I knew about ahoi t this they the would bo hI very CI grateful ul to 10 you von Sun Sine rl Ralph Any All kid kill kidd d r bP uro for thin loo lre Its ts tho skating atil In iii ton ten tittles mile Then you go o ahead and skate and i as the tho boy bo shot off ott the f ho Ice In response to lo the tho th permission the lie old mans hoots eyes oyes turned nud dim with tears mar Ho lie lI hild not how much ho hail had the tho l I grandchildren that never neo had known a n grandfather until ho lie had hiltl soon icon tho the study Mil Ill little figure lt the Uio Ito ice but now ho h knew w that thai he lunged longed for tOI As Ralph sped o Nl Joyously JOYO I oVer the glassy glass surface su tinned toward lowald tho the to write lilt INtel that should call C his grandchildren Into their own |