Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
THE sUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON D. c. MAY g. lsoe-pARr /

you. Dorothy, I'm going to have the FIRST
dance with him. Tn the eldest. He's big
enough to divide between Two small girls
like US. yon know
Il don't intend to dance" said Dorothy
Nonsense. you're not gning to Sit here
oil night with nobody to speak to. Ill
ask the lieutenant to bring you man.
He'll take two or three blue Jackets and
capture anybody you want"
Katharine" said Dorothy. almost as
severely as If IL were the elder sister who
spoke. IF you say anything like that, I'll
go back to the house.
You can't get back. I'll appeal to the
guard. I'll have you locked up IL you don't
behave yourself
You should behave yourself. Really.
katherine, you must be careful what you
say. or you'll make me feel very unhappy
Katherine caught her by the elbow, ana
gave it an affectionate little squeeze
Don't be frightened. Miss Propriety,
wouldn't make you unhappy for the world
But surely you're going to dance?
Dorothy shock her head.
Some other time. Not tonight There
rife too many people here. shouidnt ENJOY
IT. and-there are other reasons This is all
new and strange to me; these brilliant
men and beautiful women-the lights, the
music. everything--it Is as If l had stepped
into another world; something | had read
about, or perhaps dreamed about, and never
expected to see.
Why, you dear girl, I'm not going 10
dance eitheI, then
..oh. yes, you will, Katherine; you must"
Il couldn't be SO selfish to leave you
here all alone
TT isn't selfish at all. Katherine. 1 shall
enjoy myself completely here. don't
really wish to talk to any one, but simply
to enjoy my dream. with just little fear
at the bottom of my heart that | shall sud
denly wake up, rubbing my eyes, In the
sewing room"
katherine pinched her.
Now are you awake?
Dorothy smiled, still dreaming.
stIaInf's priad Katherine with renewed
animation, they've got the Secretary safe
aboard the lugger, and they seem TO De
clearing the decks for action. Here Is my
dear lieutenant returning; tall even among
tall men. Look at him. He's in a great
hurry, yet so polite, and doesn't want TO
bump against anybody. And now, Dorothy,
don't you be afraid. l shall prove perfect
model of diftidence. You Will be proud Oh
me when you learn with what timidity |
pronounce prunes and prism. thlnk
must languish little at him. L Don
know quite how it's done, but in old Eng
lish novels the girls always languiSheu'
and perhaps Englishman expects a
little languishment in his. | wonder II
he comes of a noble family. If he doesn't |,
don't think ii languish very much. Sun,
what matters the pomp of pageantry ana
pride of Tace-isn't that the way the poem
runs? l love our dear little lieutenant Tor
himself alone, and think | will have Just
one dance with him, at least"
Drummoud had captured a camp stool
somewhere, and this he placed at right
angles to the settee, so that he might face
the two girls and yet not interrupt their
view. The sailor on guard once more faded
away, and the band now struck up the
music of the dance.
Well" cried Drummond cheerfully, I've
got everything settled. I've received the
secretary of the navy; our captain Is to
dance with his wife, and the secretary Is
Lady Angela's partner. There they co.
For p few minutes the young people
Watched the dance then the lieutenant
said:
Ladies, I am disappointed that you have
not complimented our electrical display
Il am sure it's very nice, indeed, and
most ingenious" declared Dorothy. speak
ing for the first time that evening to the
officer but Katherine, whose little foot WAS
her head and declared nonchalantly that if
was all very well as a British effort at
illumination, but she begged the young man
to remember that America was the home
of electricity.
Where would you have been if it were
not for Edison?'
II suppose" said the lieutenant cheer
fully that we should have been where
Moses was when the candle went out-in
the dark"
"You might have had torches" said Doro-
thy. MY friend forgets she was wishing
the sailors held torches on that suspended
stairway up the ships side
81 meant electric torches-Edlson torches,
of course"
Katherine was displeased at the outlook
She was extremely fond of dancing. and here
this complacent young man had planted him.
self down on a camp stool to talk of cleo
tricity.
'AIss Kempt, I sorry that you are dis