Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-12-19

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Marion began to have her doubts as to
the German. She knew that her lover
was peculiar, and he would be sure to
find fault with that voluptuous dance. -
She was i'll at case, and was really re-
lieved when Charley Merrill came and
took her out for the next quadrille.
Before she came back her card was
full, even to the Objectionable polka and
waltzes which Wallace had erased She
showed him the card, laughingly.
He looked vexed, and intimated that
he should expect her not to dance those
he had marked out She did not care
for them as long as the German was un-
touched.
AS he gave her back the card, her
partner came for the German. He was
a man whom Wallace could not bring
himself to like--a dark, corsair-looking
fellow, whom nobody knew, and who
might be barber for all they could say
to the contrary. However, he had man
aged to get the entrec of good society,
and was received at the best houses The
girls voted him Splendid but Wallace
had his doubts. Somehow it had seemed
to him he had seen that dark face before
He could not place it exactly, but for all
that he was quite sure of his man.
The stranger cast look of lofty con-
descension as he led her away,
"Maior Glenville, let me make you
acquainted with Mr.. Thornton F"
Happy to know you. Mr.. Thornton
Let us make haste, Miss Marion, or we
shall lose the German"
They cannot do without u.s." replied
Marion. "But GOMEZ am as impatient
as you"
They hurried away.
Wallace looked after them with low
ering brow
"Umph | wonder what she can find
to like in that fellow 2" he muttered II
must look at this wonderful dance"
| The grand swell of the music began,
and the couples swung out into the Ger
man. Wallace looked on, getting hotter
every moment as he thought of the wo-
man he loved being partaker in such a
scene as this.
He saw that she had forgotten him ut
terly, in the inspiration of the music, her
partner, and that voluptuous dance.
And she knew it," he thought. She
knew-none so well as she-that should
not allow her to dance anything of the
kind. However, it is the last time"
He was ready to meet her the moment
IT.
for promenade. She had already refu-
sed to polka with the major, and he was
off after another partner.
Nov | know by your face that you
are going to scold,' she said, taking the
offensive at once with womanly vim. II
am sure it is too bad that woman can
not have little pleasure without making
everybody angry. | am sure | have
done nothing wrong"
Marion, if you could have known
how | felt when | saw you in that dance.
you would have left the floor. But
shall not reproach you. | see that this
dance is down again. You must not
join it,"
He said this firmly.
But they expect me. | have promised.
and they have no other couple who can
dance it,"
ut makes no difference. II is not a
fit dance for you to indulge in, and | for
bid it ("
Forbid it, STRIP Her checks began
to glow.
" Yes, ! faJid i'll No woman whom
love as ! love you can join in such u
dance as that without shaking my faith
in her. Do not think me harsh, Mari n.
| must be firm in this"
If he had not taken the tone Of speak
ing to refractory child, perhaps she
might have listened to him But she
was now vcxed and her color came and
went like fame.
"You heard me say that my word was
passed to dance this time, to fill up the
set" she said.
II heard it. That was before you
knew that | was opposed to it. My feel
ings ought to be considered in the mat
ter"
"And should not mine 2"
81 am considering your interest II
is out of pure consideration for you that
[ do this"
II see nothing improper in this dance.
Those who make up the two sets are our
leading families If they find no fault
with it, how can you ?"
"Flighty young girls, whose parents
are not present, are not good judges in
matters of this kind"
"The dance is accepted everywhere in
good society"
Nevertheless, it would be disgrace
to the Jardin Mabile or the can-can p
said he, getting angry. You have
heard my wishes on the subject | have
an engagement which will keep me until
nearly supper time. shall be back in
time for that. | hope you may have
pleasant evening"
He went away, leaving her terribly
annoyed and in a fit state Of mind for
anything.
As she stood there alone, Maj Glen
vile came up and asked her TO join him
in the polka. In her angry mood she
joined bin, and with deliberate malice
danced everything Wallace had prohib-
tied.
The last dance before supper was the
German. She was in the middle Of a
figure, when, looking up. she saw him
standing in the old place, leaning against
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