The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-20

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down pat they began the two-step"
"A two-step is just as easy" sal
J the girl with hSown eyes. Il coul
teach you in ten minutes, Mr.. Satte
| field"
And IL she can't, cam added tn
| girl with the blue eyes.
Don't trust them. Try me instead.
broke in the young woman with tn
yellow hair from the porch railing
where she was perched. you simpl
have got to go to that club cotillo
| with the rest OF us. =
Satterfield regarded the tire
would-be teachers with interest. III
did more-he beamed.
4 never before thought shout,
like to learn" he confessed, blu
somehow | have yearning to do s.
now"
"oh, go ahead" said Mrs. Satteg
field. Don't mind me"
She thinks | can't do it, said Sat
terrified to the girl with brown eyer
as they swept the rugs off in on
corner of the porch, He carried him
self with the air of man used t,
accomplishing great things in feF
minutes.
ITS like this said the girl witt
brown eyes as Mrs. Satterfeld at tht
piano indoors struck up a two-step
She skinned over the floor light,
while Saterfield studied her feet.
"Oh, yes" he said. Il see 1t looks
very easy. Like this"
Well. not quite" said his teacher
You were doing galop then, Mr. Sat
terrified. Come, try it with me and SEE
II you can catch the rhythm"
WAS that a galop?" asked Safer
field In a surprised disbelief Yes
/ will catch on all right just as soor
as | dance it with some one. As you
say, l must get the rhythm"
They started and Satterfeld walked
on his teachers feet and ended by
tripping her over chair.
Il was looking at the dog in the
front yard he explained. Il nearly
had 1t then, didn't ~
well. nearly" gasped the girl with
brown eyes.
let me try" said the girl with
blue eyes. She didn't explain the
step to you at the beginning
NO." said Satterfield. Il knew
that was the trouble, but | hated to
say So
This way" said the new teacher.
slowly outlining the step, You un.
derstand? It's terribly easy"
Perfectly" said satterfeld "As
you say, it is very simple. should
have learned to two-step ages ago, only
] never thought I'd care about it. and
then after a mans married he sort Of
thinks the girls would rather dance
with the chaps of their own age
The girl with blue eyes yanked Mr..
Satterfield around by main force. He
betrayed a tendency to continue the
two-step in one straight line, varying
II by attempting hurdles over the
porch railing and assaults on the win
dow boxes. When they stopped the
young woman was hopping her fore
head, totally out of breath.
Satterfeld was flushed but triumph.
ant. "Oh, it's easy," he said. "Of
course. | make mistakes now and
then, but"
Try with me now" said the girl
with the yellow hair. They have
been taking it too slowly. You don't
get the rhythm"
That's it," said satterheld. irrt
tably. They forgot all about show
ing me the rhythm"
you mustn't be discouraged, said
the girl with the yellow hair
"Oh, I'm not discouraged" said Sat
terheld in surprise.
The music from indoors continued
with machinelike regularity and the
three teachers worked heroically in
relays At the end of an hour Mrs.
came to the porch TO find
The girl with brown eyes lying ex-
lausted in the hammock with dam
aged foot and two yards Of ruf1ing
.orn from her skirts The young WON
an with yellow hair was gathering up
hack combs and pins from the floor.
Her friend with blue eyes was re-
pairing her skirt. which was torn
rom the belt Sstterfeld was beam
ng.
I'm ready to GO on he announced
,heerfully.
You'd better rest said his wife.
hastily.
Yes. you must rest. Afr Batter !
ield.' chorused his teachers. also has 4
ily.
All right. said Satterfield. re-
uctsnily ~But it's a pity. was
INST beginning 10 catch tho rhythm"
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