Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-09

at looks easy when you do It." Mary
sighed. "but am so stupid"
But Margaret held out her hands to
the Awkward Young Man. "Let me
show you," she offered. Now" and
they danced away together.
For the next fifteen minutes Marga-
ret held the Awkward Young Man at
her side, and Mary, practicing forlorn-
ly by herself In the corner, watched
them and envied the ease with which
Margaret talked and laughed and
ptrouetted in a shine Of black satin
and Of copper colored hair.
When the music started. the Awk-
ward Young Man came back to Mary.
How are you getting alongT' he
asked, with smile that lighted his
face and made 1t very attractive.
'T shall never learn" Mary said.
never" and her lip quivered.
"Oh. yes, you WILL" he said. II don't
believe you are the kind to give up"
"But-Miss Morton does 1t so beauti-
fully" Mary told him tremulously.
This is Miss Morton's third year Of
training In the physical course at the
summer school" he reminded her. "She
ought to do II beautifully"
And then they struggled on as the
teacher counted, interminably:
zone, two, three; one, two, three"
Every day Mary and the Awkward
Young Man had few minutes to-
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for Margaret Morton had taken upon
herself the instruction OF the Awkward
Young Man, and more than once Mary
was left to do the steps in her lonely
corner.
Everybody seems to know how but
me-" she said despairingly, in the third
week, to the Awkward Young Man.
'T don't" he assured her.
But Miss Morton takes such an In
terest In you"
II wish she wouldn't" he said
moodlly.
A light leaped into Mary's eyes.
'T 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 few
around the room on feet that seemed
winged
How well you did that!" said the
Awkward Young Man as she danced
up 10 him, her cheeks red, eyes like
stnrs, her little figure swaying to the
rhythm.
'T don't know how It happened" she
laughed. "Oh. let's do It together
Margaret Morton watched them from
the other end OF the room, and when
in the intricate windings Of the folk
dance. she passed the Awkward Young
Man she whispered, Don't you want
to go win me to the lighthouse in the
morningT'
'"r'm sorry" he fibbed, ~but l have
other plans" '''
And when he passed Mary he asked
"Will you let me take you to the beach
after the class tomorrow We car
carry our notebooks and study"
'Oh. II will be lovely" she said, and
all the happiness In her heart seemed
expressed In her tripping feet, 30 that
the teacher patted her on the shoulder
as she came up at the end of the les
son. "You are getting on, Miss Cobb. y
she said
The day at the beach, with the
waves tapping the sands lazily and
the gulls dipping and rising against q
I sky Of sapphire, gave an opportunity
for an interchange Of aspirations and
ideals. Mary teld OF her plans TO teach
in the normal. and the Awkward
Young Man confessed to 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 will, of other things
The Awkward Young Man contended
that It is not good for man TO live
alone, and Mary admitted TREMENDOUSLY
that ambition does not fill woman's
life.
But It was not until the next day
that the final word was said.
zone, two, three; one, two. three .
counted the teacher, and Mary and the
Awkward Young Man wound in and
out and In and out and came carefully
and correctly through the first difficult
! figure.
How well we did that" Mary said
AS they stopped at the other end OF
the room