Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-10-07

- ''fI 80 10 1850
Ram departed, hrapinE blessing upon
head.
1T seems to me you're looking an
usually well this evening remarked
Sihband, as We were seated at the
dinn"r-tabic.
'Oh. my dear Old boy, how can {.
In this old jusi?' | protested. i do
need some new ball-gUwns sadly, but
| thought would get one more wear
cut Of this and save my money To in
vest In japanese crcpcS and gaIZos.
| am 50 glad that I'm no, looking like
a fright in IT, though"
| had been asked, as n OF th" sober
mairons of the army set, to give out
tavors "A, the bachelors cOtliliOn that
evening Tom drove with me to
the @roicnciana Building, then went to
the club, promising to return for mo
when the dance was over.
There was a larger gathering than
usual that evening. The cotilIiun club
had increased In SITE, and several dis
iinguish"d people hOnOrcd us with
their presence. We had "A major-gen-
cral an admiral, and n hiph official
Of the civil government there that
night.
A ! seated myself at the favor
table. little Tom Macon. of ia" artil-
l,rr. rushed mp. "My' Mrs Crane,
yuu do look stunning ro-nieht' You
simply have rot to com" and dance.
Don't sit here, come and Join our
piddy circle. I'm awfully sorry |
ENGAGED my partner 20 Ion. before
hand''
Tommy was a nice boy and n ! had
been married only five years earlier,
might have been my son. such ont
spoken admiration ON hi. par was
rather n surprise.
But. Tommy" | aaii. "In dance. OF
courso If III needed but I have no
partner. besides ! cam" 10 civ" out ia
yora."
There ar" plenty Of dn~aerrs here
10 do that" h" said
III" hiph official va approaching |
knew linn slightly. iio was a very pom
puus person, and ! had al"a,a found
him rather hard 10 talk TO
Il hny" been told by these young
people," he said. with "A wave Of his
hand toward n group of cU'illiOn mana
gers. that / am expected to renew my
youth tonight. | have not danced the
german for many years. May | have
the pleasure of dancing II with the
belle Of the BALI"
III by hat sounding title you meal
myself" ! answered. immensely Nat
tered, Il shall be most happy" and
we took our seats in two empty chairs
In the cotillion circle, jusi "a the music
BEGAN for the first figure.
The high Oliicini glanced abOmiuahIF
but did not find him hard to
talk to that evening. He wa not AT
all The KIND Of man | had supposed
him 10 be. He was Jucnsc indeed
ilirrariOus, and he whispered atil'cd
compliments in my ear all thu time We
at together
must confess that lh,a time vas
rather limited for / was constantly ON
the llopr This was n surprise had
always enjoyed "A good dance, ana was
rather a iavOritc Chnp"rOn with Tia"
young people, but such attention as |
received This evening had been unpr"-
FIRST youth, ana there were many young
and pretty girls present; bat | noted il
with establishment, vas the belle OF
the ball
Before the evening was hail over |
was Laden down with ia,urS. Young
naval cnsirnH, whom | scarcely knew
by sight, gavc me paper hats and Jap
an'Ar toys, and then bore mo on in the
waltz with an unmis'nLablc air Of iri-
uinph i%iaI"hty officer OF ID" diyis-
ION stan, who always wore such "A pre-
occupied air when | mel them on the
Lunria, that | almost hrallatcd to bow
and disturb their "cirhiy c~oEiiatipns.
came to me with offerings of ans m
Wooden shoes. The general and the
the high official became quite grumpy.
when Tom am in later IN the even
Ing, he stood watching III" win "A sur
prise which ! could not help but feel
vas unilatlcrin%
At the conclusion OF the coriilipn, my
partner escorted mo TO the dressing
% door where h" expressed the
wish To wait upon me Don the never
mad" calls) He bndc me pOOd-by with
an almost iatuOlg smile as he pressed
nay. squeezed my hand
well, old lady you've dom" pretty
we'll" said Tom M he edged into
the victoria with me and my favOr8.
THE children viii think that Santa
Claus IL abroad In The land. Thcrr'H