The Press., 1895-12-12
A GOOD DANGER.

good dancer myse1S Wn1cn may or may not be the case. ,,... ~"..:.. ..-
 This, however. I. will own mp to, whether it is boasting or nOt--1 do know whether a man is a good dancer or whether he is not from the very first moment my finger tips drop upon his arm. ~.+
 That man about whom was let in for so much unmerciful chaR at our: last ball is very good case in point. Whatever were his other draw backs, he was undoubtedly 8 good wa1tzer-one of the best I ever danced with
 Certainly, as it turned out, he did not dance with any other girls, but l don't see that that weakens my statement. ,You cannot judge much of the way man dances, by merely looking at his heels or watching the way he handles his partner. .> know most of them would give their ears now to say that they had danced with him. They don't say so, of course. lTheyAay they'd never have danced with ia man to whom they had never been in- trodnced- -a... ., .. .. My fascinating partner and I never were formally introduced. The thing was quite simple, and daresay the trick has been played. thousands of times before. Ask you, own brother, on his honor, if he is innocent of it.
 The assembly ball was gathering of no particular cliqne or set. It was a room full of people who were in great measure strangers to one another.
 { With this last assembly I was feeling at first more than usually out of tune, because, although I had been standing ! ibyamamma good ten minutes. Il hadup till then only ten names scrawled down on my programme, and l had no others in view.
 So when a man came up from behind, bowed, addressed me by name and asked for a dance I felt distinctly glad to see him. He was rather tall, dark, with black eyes, black muStache and good teeth, and, for anything I knew, his name might have been Adam.
 I couldn't do less than bow slightly and conclude that I had been introddced to him one of the previous years. I also saw fit to give him waltz "No, 2, :" whichrhe asked for.
 "Aud would ym take compassion On me and give me, anotherr said, he. know SO few people here this yeaz-at least so few that care to dance with. Awfplly- obliged. '' ....+~ ::
 I suppose the compliment was a tRihe broad, but it tickled me at the time, and gave him the dance next after supper.
 By the way ' said he, "are you en- gagged for the first extraF I suppose they h$ $.sn e.,nh n- -thinn?'' x +S-zzl From that very first moment t6Id myself I was in luck's way. At the first sweep of the waltz I knew it, By the time we made the first round oE the floor felt that could have danced on with that partner forever.
 We danced the dance through to its very last lingering bar, and I said to my fascinating partner-a thing which very rarely allow myself to say te any man after @ waltz, lest it should make him unduly conceited-I said. "Thank you"
 "Thank you very much, replied he. "I don'b think ever had such a de- licious dance before. Could you give me another?' ..-|z
 .i "You have two others already" I suggested.
 So gave him the supper dance when Be asked for it, and the extras after. and the polka before. =
 He left me then. and for the most ! part he, stood with his back against 6 pillar, his hands in his pockets and a l very bored expression on his dark, hand. some face.
 must confess that we had the fourth together-another waltz. Those tire some men either wouldn't darco or | didn't know me, and saw visiops of sitting it out in single blessedness, when my fascinating partner came up; and saved the situation.
 "WouldI again take colnpassiap on him7 Might he? Thanks, so much..''
 <. Soon afterward he took me mp stairs and laughed and. showedaue snug lit tie sitting room. which sven I had not known of before. He said it be pnged to the manager or some one and dWassn not supposed to be used. l.r : *
 "You seem to know the place .I1retty we'll, |" said. with the idea of trying to find out who he was, because still couldn t remember having ever met him before. E
 "1think I may say know every inch of it." s, H..
 "Do you live somewhere near, here then? I-er-Tforget. !" s@tk ,
 "NOt so fortunate, I'm afraid. The fact is, I'm cockney.. ran down here oDpprposs for the dance. D'you know, i" he continued, j laughing, .'fit's an awful jaT to my feelings to, discover such. 8 thing, but l can see you don't recollect me one little bit" .a- <,..sS =. "It's awfully rude of me, ! know, bpts you see, come across so many new faces that 1ts
 ,"Insignidcant items are forgotten. Precisely. Well, I shall keep up the in- epgnito, q little longer: and then, if goa cannot flatter me by remembering l shall humble myself and own 11p to Waea ! am.s'1j zI-1s%+s5stsl -see l-t *. F. r:
 My fascinating partner got mp and shut the iloor, zE : .3,s. z, Miss Conyers, does it strike you that with. this dance and the next, which you had given me already, and the sup, per and the Fsuppes extras you bave giV. ien yourself into my charge for at least three -quarters of an hour9 Let ms i'm: press tnpohl you that no one is likely to disturb us, |.t.l ms 5s - = s ! didp t like his mannes pnelittle bit, l am not nervous, but I got up. and said I thought it would be better to go down eealESsfyf .5TE@ ffttef
 Miss Conyers, but I must ask yop to stay" .ig sst n
 Be turned the key in the lock and put 1t in lis pocket. "
 -ss 1efeass down agai St Sit sloSEuyE ny, Miss Conyers, and dont make . noise I don t think any one conld hear. you, evep if yon did sore esa.oas. but if you try to make itlle ezperiment shall be forced to resort to unp pleasanE meas. ursa.s In fact, | 1IssEhss1l be compelled to tsIaIil IlaSla sf sas =.