The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-09-21
HOW SHE LISTENED.

IlNto CIIII IIltN IN IH.
Society people might have thought
that IT was not exactly up To tho high
est notch OF elegance, but since the par
ucipants were wholly unconscious OF
its shortcomings what did it matter.
There Is moro read weight in thu OK
preston of Ignorance being the greatest
bliss where social matters are concern
I'd than III any other condition of life.
The ordinary little girl who slips into
n thin gown and dances all night with
the boys. whom she has known since
childhood, III the simple ballroom of q
family club finds more unalloyed en-
JOY meut III the entire procedure than
does the veriest braeade elad jewel
weighted belle who glides in stately
elegance through the gorgeous cotillul
IN the most sparkling ballroom of one
Of soeiety's real leaders. When the lit
tie girl has rnmpcd her checks rcd
through gay, easy german or, more
frequently. through II hackneYed waltz,
she would open her big, blue eyes ii
u ~ ~ lElAl AfuuAhilAt III lllN
real thing stared at her rs decidedly
unconventional. But the little CIR
doesn't EVEN dream that there Is any
difference between her dance and III,
one Whnse details are 81 exploited II
the society columns, So she isa thou
sand times happier than is her blu,
hlooded sister. breathing tile atmus
al = al Il Ia,
envies rivalries and disappointment
pertaining thereunto.
Peggy WIS very pink after tho las
dance, Richard always went into tina
particular waltz with especial tcrvor
Afterward hG explained To her that i
WAS because his first dance with hc
Ind been that particular one, and sh,
was tease enough to act rs though sh,
WASH ut all conscious of the partiGu
| lar significance of the thing Su To
night, When he reluctantly let her slil
| from his arms, She hadn't quito tin
necessary courage to refuse his plea tina
they "go somewhere To rest. -"
She knew what that meant Iladn'
lac carried her oil 10 that particular
somewhere" every night since the lit
tie club had begun its informal fort
nightly dancest Still, she knew that
she had better not 20 tonight she
had known for weeks that it was com
ing, and this last waltz had COM inceC
her that 1t MAS coming very soon. Ant
Peggy didn't want it To come, at least
not just now, for this was peRgy's first
winter and it seemed shame for CIR
To tie herself her first season. Then,
too, Richard wanted so much that il
should come. and there WASH t anything
III the world that Peggy loved 50 much
as to make Mr. Richard wait 1t didn't
matter whether she delayed him 10y tax
ing an unusually long time To adjust
her veil when ho had called to take hen
some place III the evening, or whether
he had to toast his toes before the fir,
while she dallied over making his CUP
of ten or even III the telling OF his great
secret, which poor Richard eungratu
lated himself no one, not even Peggy,
knew. To be- frank. everybody III tho
little club had discovered it before hl
had confessed IT to himself. Still Peggy
yielded and was led Off to the big chair
III the corner Of tho library, where
Richard could perch himself On the
window seat beside her and where the
other young people were good enough
never to intrude.
Peggy leaned back and let her white
lids fiutter in happy content over her
deep blue eyes, whereat Richard felt hi
last bit Of common SENSE leave him.
Peggy he asked, leaning danger
ousiy near her.