Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1900-11-22

and at the bird-like. joyful note dozen
persons turned around with sympa-
thetic smile upon their faces.
The next night there was a dancing
party nj the house OF friend OF Marie.
She went to it as eagerly as II IL had
been her first ball. aud she was lovely
sight in her white gown with its sill
yer lilies OF the valley woven in the
mesh and her necklace OF turquoises.
She carried lilies OF the valley and for
get-me-nots. A daintier maid or n
more joyful one it would have been
hard 10 have imagined.
Her programme was filled ten min
utes after she had entered the ball
room, and as she danced IL seemed TO
her that life was never so nearly per-
feet as when the music throbbed. and
everyone was gay-hearted. and the
lights burned and the flowers perfumed
the air, and she, Marie, could lend her
self to the rhythm and the joy and
dance.
miss vanderpool," said one gentle
man, as he led her to her seat. 81 have
danced with great many good dane.
ers in my life, but have neyercnjoyed
waltz so much ms the last one. II Is
the perfection OF motion which you
have, and it is a ehaming gift. Really.
can call 1t nothing less than gift"
He had expected careless acknowledg.
ment OF this compliment. and was
1 amazed when she said, gravely:
"And a gfi is something which ought
TO be used, suppose. That is what my
sisters would say"
''Then they would approve Of you,
surely, for have you not been putting
II to the best use possible?"
IL mean that 1t ought to be used for
others"
ut has been-for as many others as
could avail themselves Of IL. regret
that IL has not been used more for me.
One dance is a short allowance, IL seems
to me-"
The beautiful head was shaken with
yet greater gravity.
Some time soon am going to show
you what l mean, Mr., IIadley," and
then, smiling and dlmpling, she went
away with her next partner.
IL was n month later when Kenneth
Hadley received letter from Miss Van
derpool, asking him to be at the Brown
street settlement on n certain night.
Mr.. Hadley was not interested in set.
Elements, but he was In Miss Wander
pool, and he accepted the invitation.
His cab took him along throngcd
street, past tenement houses and sa-
looms and shops and stores till he came
to the brightly lighted tenement house
standing tidy and serene-loolng, in
the midst OF block. lie asked for Miss
Vanderpool, and was shown past the
crowded classrooms and lecture halls
and music rooms to a room on the up
per floor. The sound Of piano, violin
and harp came out TO salute his ears
with n familiar tune, and he opened
the door and stood within large room
filed with young men and women
But IL was not party which he be-
held. lie saw that at once II was n
dancing class. The pupils stood in line,
awaiting the directions OF their
teacher.
He looked about him for Miss Van.
derpool, but the chairs by the wall
were vacant Probably he had arrived
too soon. However, he decided to in
quire OF the teacher. Atthat moment he
beheld her-Marie Nanderpool--in her
pretty pink frock with its short dane.
ing skirt, standing before the class. II
was she who was the teacher. Her eyes
had never seemed brighter. The smiles
which were never willing to leave
her lips played about them be.
witchingly. Her golden head looked
more adorable and unkempt than ever.
She seemed the incarnated spirit OF the
joy OF life. She came running toward
him.
"Come, comel" she cried. ~ in
weighed you over here with purpose.
wanted you 10 show us the mazurka.
You dance II so beautifully" She
called to the musicians to play ma
zurka, gave the class permission to be
seated, and poised herself delicately.
Come, come!" she cried again 81 in
sist on your dancing the best you know
how"
Kenneth Hadley, the dignlhed and
reserved, the man who had thought
himself little better than others and
had held himself somewhat haughtily
nloof. bowed to his destiny and entered
heart and soul upon his task,
Nearly the whole evening was spent
upon this dance,
1--WE must get IL just right" Miss Van
derpool insisted. "You see, we are not
learning in quite the usual way ON ac-
count OF lack OF the knowledge OF the
rudiments on the part OF the teacher"
And she laughed. "But we propose TO
dance as well as those who have learned
In the regular, old-fashioned way"
Hadley looked about him and saw in
every face, whether it. was that Of
young man or young woman, OF jew
or Christian, OF German, bohemian,
Scandinavian, or Italian, OF factory
hand or worker in the stock yards,
look OF admiration and respect for Miss
Nanderpool. Moreover, her infectious
happiness had brought uyacity and
something akin to delight even into
the heaviest face,
81 never liked your dancing SO much
as do at this hour" he said to her
earnestly. 81 wish might help you
now and then"
30 you could, you couldl But for
you perhaps should not have realized |
that | had one talent. 1t never oc-
CURED 20 me that being happy and !
having light feet could be a talent"
There was Virginia reel--just by .
way Of diversiou--und Marie Wander .
pool fitted through Il like a spirit Of
oy,-Chicago Tribune.