Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-30


of the fifty or more couples on the floor
ten of the best would be selected for
the final competition for the prize.
This was done. Those who had de-
pended upon their appearance rather
than on their nimbleness of toe were
promptly dropped out Of the running.
Then commenced the chassezing Of
the ten. Jasper's pride threatened to
escape the confines Of his high white
collar and burst the button thereof
when among, these favored ones he
discerned, the rapturous parasol Of
Maggie Malone. Again she came tip
toeilg slowly around the curve, this
time very elegant in a movement some
what resembling that of the minuet.
Bowling low In the elaborate courtesy
of danes of long ago. she, challenged
the gallery.
1t shouted itself hoarse.
Shrieks of applause assembled roof
Frog Eyed Pete turned himself wrong
side out and all but stood on his head
with his feet in the atmosphere.
Gazing gloomily upon this excess of
effort, Jasper Jefferson Jones' black
lips compressed themselves into grim
line of disapproval, which happily for
Frog Eyed Pete was all lost on him.
His glance left the offender and rest
ed on Maggie Malone, who just then
skirted the curve nearest him, her
cream colored countenance turned
gravely upward. He leaned breathless-
ly forward, hoping for look of recog.
milton. but none came. Accompanied
By ringing echo of cheers, she danced
on and on. willowlike and supple as
nymph, and disappeared.
Her disappearance made room for
Pickaninny. who. spinning blithely in
to the arena. went into contortions of
cake walking bordering upon extrava-
ganza.
1t would be easier to describe what
Pickaninny didn't do than what she
did
The crowd went mad. 1t shrieked.
1t stamped. 1t yelled. Calls of NO.
81 her number. reverberated. split the
air. broke upon the din like hailstones
on roof, and Pickaninny passed.
Though the evolutions of the eight
other couples were well worth watch
Ing, Jasper failed to watch them. Elk
cept for the alert policemen. formida.
BILE in brass buttoned uniforms, sta
toned here, there and everywhere. he
would have left his place in the gallery
and Jagged hungrily along in the shin
ing wake of Maggie Malone.>
The music halting for the third time
the manager stood before the foot
lights. facing the cake and the au-
dience.
mo. ST. was hurled at him from all
points of the compass, mingled with
some cries Of mo. Arr but not many.
Jasper came nearer than he had ever
dane before to turning white. enc 81
FIckanInny's number. And the crowd.
dazed by the glitter of her spangles
determined to set aside
whatever decision the judges might at
tempt to make and decide for itself.
A lump rising In his throat at the
thought of Pickananny' triumph and
his Maggie's defeat threatened to choke
him. ssS I'D ~ %aA e
The clarion voice of the Manager
broke Ia on his distxesss
''The judges so far have been unable
to arrive ut any decision. Il said
"Now. five win b gtcked from the ten.
md these will wax directly in front o:
Them upon the stz "a"
The judges sa' &sped ten minutes or
20 in moving ID A 10 make room for
those who wsGs' . walk. and Jasper
rontrived sorsesI or other to live
through this .ni 81 and on into that
IF the apnearsnG3 The first three cou