The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-02-16

welcome he was. Men, particularly
dancing men. are so scarce in SIMMER
hotels Why, you met him. too. Name
Yes, / met him, and that was about
all lmogene was very busy driving
Frank Danton wild with jealousy lust
then, so she took possession Of the new
conner. and no one else had a chance "
''Story-teller!" cried Imugene, max
ing ball of her paper and hinging IL
at Name. mo such thing, Cousin
Jane. And, besides / was well pun
ished for il. And Name. you migrate,
didn't / give you the first dance with
him?"
Yes, to feel the way and report TO
you about his hand. Let me tell you,
Cousin Jane"
mo, let me. You see. old Mrs
Iownsel'" presented him TO me with
such flourish of wanting me 10 toe
cordial that l shook hands with him
winch / seldom 90 on an introduction
He pulled his ught-hand glove off To do
h-i hate man who wears gloves in
summer, don't you?-and he had the
most bcautifully-shaped hand ! ever
saw, as white and soft as my own. He
didn't take off the other glove Ry and
10y, when he went into the dining
was too far from the Townsends for.
one to see whether he took it OFF 10 eat
or not Well, afterward | dressed for
the hop rather early. As / came
downstairs ] heard the notes of n
piano. Who's that playing?' / asked
little Bella Atkins. That odious child
was always hanging about the parlors
watching everything that went on and
always repeating il TO the last one She
ought Why, once She told Frank that
well I'll tell you about that some
other time. So she said that il was the
new man that sat at the TowusendS'
table. NO one was playing when I
entered the room. There were seveual
people there The new man was neur.
est 70 the piano, but it seemed TO me
very strange that he should play il
with one hand gloved. However. il
would be still queerer if he should play
it with one hand artificial"
Il have known OF such things Did
you ever see Courtenay Thorpe in "A
Pantomime Rehearsal?
Yes; but you don't tell me that hc-
why, how queer! Well, anyhow. this
man asked me if he might not take a
little turn on the plaza with me.
Frank was there, looking black as a
thundcrcloud, So, of course. ! said ves.
We'll, we walked TO and fro, and fro
and 70. He gave me one arm, Of course.
and with the other he kept putting
aside the vine branches that grow So
thick and get in your way The moon
light came through them, and he talked
beautifully, and several times | saw
fran'. S head at the door looking after
me. was having a lovely time
Cousin Jane, put in Name Dancing
was beginning, and / thought il was
time this was stopped. They looked a.
ii they We're having lovely lime. and
was rather relieved to hear lmogcnc
say: Not the first; | have promised
that to Mr.. Dalton. But I shall be
pleased 10 introduce you 10 my sister,
and, if do say it, she is the best dancer
in the place
You see" put in Imogene, u was
uneasy about that hand. A"
1t was lucky he had no time to re-
ply. ! was right there, you know, and
she introduced him and he just had 10
ask me 20 dance. Cousin Jane, his
worst enemies couldn't criticise his
dancing.
"He was an inspiration. When we
get TO Heaven l hope the angels will
dance like that"
''Oh, Name. Sunday, too "
We'll, don't care-but, oh. Cousin
Jane! His hand! his handi the one
that went round your waist, was all
right. But the one that held yours
could have screamed when / touched
it-stiff and cold! Wood. you know.
just rs we thought or comnosition. or
whatever they make them %. And ne
had some fendish way of working H.
with IA spring. Click! il went and shut
up on you like a trap Oh, it was aw-
full! | was frightened II death. but
couldn't pull mine out till he chose TO
open the horrid thing ] didn't like to
say anything, so we danced and danced
till the music stopped. Then he worked
his mechanism TO let 20 Of me, and
complimented me on my step and
asked for another dance. / said / was
engaged for all but the nineteenth
So then he went for Imogene. made
up my mind not TO warn her"
But / had been watching them.
Cousin Jane, and guessed something
from Names face. said 10 myself.
that Is an artificial hand. He can't feel
whether he is holding anything or not.
So just put mine down on the back of
his, talking all the while And, YOU
know, he never looked. He just cliclod
his trap apd went sailing about the
room with me perfectly satisfied lie
was a splendid dancer, but ! slust say
liked better being with Frank lie
can't keep step with anyone, but hc
does hold your hand nicely"
You have given him plenty Of prac-
tice, dear"
Girls, are any Of you ready for
church," some one shouted from the
next room. Here's Dalton come 20
take lmogene. The chimes are eringing.
"Ohl mercy me yes, Frank, I'm
nll ready. / have only 20 change my
dress and my shoes and put my things
on"-and Imogene's voice died away in
the distance. Chicago Times.