The Washington herald., 1907-09-07
AT THE SUMMER SCHOOL
By MPLE BAILEY.

This is Miss Norton's third year OF
training in the physical course at the
summer school, he reminded her. "She
ought to do it beautifully"
And then they struggled on. as the
teacher counted, interminably:
one, two, three; one, two, three"
Every day Mary and the Awkward
Young Man had a few minutes together.
But Tie minutes Were few, for Margaret
Morton had taken upon herself the in
struetion of the Awkward Young Man.
and more than once Msry was left to do
the steps in her lonely corner.
Everybody seems to know how but
me. she said despsiringly, in the third
week, 10 the Awkward Young Man.
I don't he assured her.
But Miss Morton takes such an in
terest in YOU"
4 wish she wouldn't" he said. mood
ily
a light leaped into Mary's eyes.
/ would rather be with YOU" he
added. with look that changed the
world for little Mary.
one. two, three; one. two. three. -
counted the teacher, and Mary flew
round the room on feet that seemed
winged.
How well you did that" said the
Awkward Young Man as she danced IN
o him. her cheeks red. eyes Ike stars.
/ her little figure swaying to the rhythm.
1 don't know how 1t happened" she
laughed. ''Oh. let's do # together"
Margaret Morton watched them from
the other end of the room, and when in
the intricate windinSs Of the folk dance.
she passed the awkward Young Man.
she whispered, Dent you want 70 go
with me. to the lighthouse in the morn
iag?"
I'm sorry." he fbbed, "but I have
other plans"
And when he passed Mary he asked:
VIII you let me take you to the beach
after the class tomorrow We can carry
our notebooks and study"
"Oh. it will be lovely" she said. and
all the happiness In her heart seemed
expressed IN her tripping feet. so that
the teacher patted her on the shoulder
as she came up at the end Of the lesson.
You are getting on, Miss Cobb" she
said.
The day at the beach, with the waves
lapping the sands Iazily and the gulls
dipping and rising against a sky of san
phire, gave an opportunity for an inter
change of aspirations and ideals Mary
told Of her plans to teach in the Normal
ana the Awkward Young Man confessed
10 an ambition to instruct physically the
youths Of the Y. NJ. c. a of his town
As the afternoon waned they talked, as
| young people viii, of other things. The
Awkward Young man contended that il
Is not good for man to live alone; and
Mary admitted tremulously that ambition
| does not ill a woman's life
But it was not until the next day that
| the final word was said.
/ "One, two, three; one, two. three d
counted the teacher. and Mary and the
Awkward Young Man wound in and out
| and In and out, and came carefully aia
correctly through the first difficult figure
How We'll we did that Mary said. as
they stopped at the end Of the room.
Her hands were still in his. He drew
her slightly toward him. IF we might
be together always, he whispered.
| Margaret Morton was watching then
as she stood alone at the other side OF
the room.
Let me CO." Mary protested. blushine
beautifully, but leaving her hands in his
| Il shall never let you 60" he declared
with a smile Of triumph, as the music be
gan again, and he swung her with hir
into the last inspiring figure OF the foil
dance.
! Copyrighted. 1907, by Mag McKeOn.l