Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-30
THE CAKE
WALK
BY
ZOE ANDERSON NORRIS
DOWNRIGHT. 1903, by Zoe Anderson Norris
DOWNRIGHT. 1908, by Zoe Anderson Norris

THE programme a%ya at an end nd the the
footlights, announced the CAKE
walk. There was a husheo
.,,oment Then those who had stood
tirelessly throughout on chairs made g
mad rush for the seats giving upon the
o,ses down which the participants
were to pass.
On the platform the judges had
-anped themselves in formidable row
jmportantly solemn. The cake stooG
before them, square Of flaky pink, up
IN which rose a giant pyramid, pris-
matte in the snowy brilliancy Of Its
icing
The music commencing, the great
curtain at the left swung aside, aud
the drum major appeared. Dancing
daintily forth, he flung his baton to
the ROTOR nearly-caught it again
and received the attendant burst OF
applause after the fashion of one to
the manner born and accustomed.
Close on his heels followed the first
/ couple.
Jasper Jefferson Jones occupied d
& seat above the row Of boxes at the ex-
IRENE right, where an excellent view
was to be had of the walkers as they
rounded the curve and pranced down
the broad aisle facing the entrance, bur
from which, because Of the dense
Ecrowd intervening, only a parasol OF
1.-TWO could be seen as they passed from
Ebeneath the curtain to this aisle. In
border to see, therefore, he rose, the
Ewhites of his eyes cleaning in the eX
Hcited dusk of his countenance.
The effort proving fruitless, he forced
himself to sit again with the rest, oc-
Icupying himself with consulting his
programme. running a dark and trem-
bling forefnger restlessly down
throughout the list of names and final
w stopping at "47-Maggie Malone
Frog Eyed Pete accompanying"
He raised his head in time to see the
#irst couple come mincing around the
&urve, the girl looking seriously into
The face Of the man as she bowed, pir
Duetted once or twice and passed Sc
Henely on.
h Other couples, trusting to the splen
Dor of their attire and appearance rath-
~ than to their nimbleness of toe
walked sedately by. The dignity of
heir walk verged upon stateliness, but
hey failed to interest him.
Again he looked, across toward the
Hlrtain through which others thronged
He caught sight of bobbing white
Narasol. His heart bobbed with 1t. 1t
approached the bend of the aisle. and
Pc girl holding 1t faced him. On the
#eeve Of the man with her shonp n
broad white placard. upon which was
IS number
47-Frog Eyed Pete and Maggie"
The couple ahead Of her, hurrying on
pd left some considerable space il.
Rhich to cavort. Maggie leaped to the
Rcaslon. Jasper's head whirled witt
pe turns she made. his glowing eye:
thinking in the coquetry of her ,filmy
Klrts of delicate white. CONTRASTING:
Veil with the olive of her skin. the
Render mold of her ankles. the droop
her picture hat heavy with pink
PseS. the roundness of her cheek and
innocent look Of her narrow eyes
Eed not upon him, but upon her part.
fr, Frog Eyed Pete, whose costume
obtaining her colors. matched hers il
way very pleasing to behold. In like
fanner the wonderful variety of his
rations conceded with the grace OF
rpirouettings.
Maggie had paused effectively in the
Inter OF the aisle With a whirl sh