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THE GALLEON
THE RAINBOW'S END.
The breaking asunder of the
Cardigan-Mallory Alliance came
about simultaneously with the
advent of the captivating Celia
McAllister into the charmed
of Grandview's younger set.
Prior to this time the aforemen-
tioned young men, namely, Wil-
bur Hornbeck Cardigan, alias
"Tubby," and Leroy Pemberton
Mallory, better known as
"Pinkey," had been fast friends.
Together they had guided the
destinies of "The Secret Order
of the Skull and Cross-bone,"
which had come off victorious
in several pitched battles,
(rocks, clods, and bricks being
pitched) with the notorious
East Side "Blackhanders". Also
they had been partners in the
Cardigan-Mallory Junk Collect-
ing Co., which ha4d carried on a
thriving business in scrap iron,
tow sacks, etc. with the firm of
Cohen and Stein. But Love and
Fate conspired to rend these
two asunder and chose as their
special agent the fascinating
Celia.
By rights of discovery, Celia
belonged to Pinkey. He was the
first male member of the class
to comment favorably in "stag"
circles upon the appearance of
the "new girl." Other boys, fol-
lowing Pinkey's example, looked
upon her with interest; and she
found favor in their eyes.
Whereupon she became the
"keen looker" of the class, the
most desirable of them all,
much to the chagrin of the oth-
er young ladies, who because of
their previous status, looked
upon her as an intruder.
All of the boys, however, re-
spected the rightful claims of
Pinky Mallory except his best
friend, Tubby Cardigan. Tub-
by's heart,likewise became en-tangled in the black curls of
(elia, and! all pledges of eternal
friendship were forgotten.
Pinkey's first move was to
exchange seats with Skinney
Anderson. A bonus of twenty
pecans and five marbles being
paid, Pinkey assumed the strat-,
egic position just across the
aisle from his heart's desire.
She seemed at least to consider
him eligible, and the courtship
began in earnest. Thenceforth
Pinkey's nickels were carefully
saved for the purchase of gum
drops, licorice sticks, and num-
erous other dainties with which
to tempt the palate of his lady
love. This was done in an off-
hand manner at first, as if he
were accustomed to divide can-
dly with his neighbor regardless
of whom she happened to be.
But his ulterior motives became
apparent ere long. Notes began
to be exchanged with alarming
frequency. Meanwhile the jeal-
ous Tubby nursed his resent-
ment in silence.
The first act of open hostility
occurred when Tubby boldly ac-
costed Celia after school one ev-
ening and offered to carry her
books home. Celia's vanity
proved stronger than her con-
stancy. She consented, and
turned to smile archly at Pinkey
who was rushing up from be-
hind". Tubby did not turn; he
dared not face his friend under
such circumstances. He walked)
home with a guilty feeling that
day but in the end love conquer-
ed. "All's fair in love and war,"
he muttered philsophically, and
began to experience a feeling of
grown-up importance as he con-
sidered the hazards of his posi-
tion. He was entering upon his
first conquest; consequences
could take care of themselves.
Pinkey was so taken aback at
the suddenness of his friend's15
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