The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-04-03

I'D rather saw wood myself" de-
clared the former one evening.
'There'd be about as much work in it,
and considerably more fun
But, Brad, 1 do like dancing, and
there are dances here once in awhile,
such as they are, and-well, 1 wish
you danced"
Il suppose l could manage to navi-
gate through quadrille without
wrecking more than half the set, but
waltz would have me out of sound
ings in no time"
will you try to learn if I teach
your
Think twill pay for the wear and
tear on your nerves-and the furni-
| tureT'
9TH risk the nerves, and we need
some new furniture anyway. Come
We'll begin now. I'll hum the tune
three piece orchestra is playing Annie
Rooney with their own variations,
and that you're waltzing-well, with
Georgiana Bailey"
Great Scott! Let's imagine some
! thing pleasant to begin on. All right
here goes. Get out of the channel,
Winfield"
One evening toward the end of the
month Gus said to him: Brad, if you
were would you go to the ball on the
evening of Decoration day at the
town ball? I've had two invitations"
"Humphr' The answer was some
what hesitating.
81 supposed you didn't know. Other
wise. of course
Il should have invited my dancing
teacher to go with me. Gus, would
you have liked it if / had invited
you?"
II should"
"Well, then, Miss Baker may have
the pleasure of escorting you to the
grand fandango to be held in the Or
ham Crystal palace, under the super
vision Of his royal swelledness, Mr..
Solomon Bangs?''
you may, sir. Oh, Brad! OF course
I'd rather go with you, because
Because what?'
Because l want to see how my pu-
pill looks dancing with somebody else"
Gus was prettier than ever the night
of the ball. She was dressed simply in
white, but when she came out of the
dressing room at the hall and took his
arm Bradley noticed that the eyes of
half dozen young men followed her
and that they whispered to each other
Gus order was filled in few min
utes after the first number was over;
there We're more applicants than
dances. Bradley danced a quadrille
with Clara Hopkins, who was pretty
and jolly, and he enjoyed it thorough
ly. He labored through a contra dance
with Georgiana Bailey and didn't en-
JOY it as much, although that effer-
vescent young lady purred that she
had had a perfectly lovely time,' and
he was "lookin' so well'' and why
didn't he call at the house
Miss Bailey's blue silk gown had an
imposing and very troublesome train,
and she smelt like perfumer's shop.
Captain Titcomb came up the stairs
He had a dripping umbrella in his
hand.
why, hello!' exclaimed Bradley. 81
didn't know you were coming
Hello yourself!' retorted the cap
tain. II didn't know you was comm
either, so we're square on that hitch.
It's BLOWN up a regular shorter out
side,' he added.
"Georgiana's gayer'n a tin peddler's
cart, amt sheY' continued Titcomb
"Cap'n Jabes the only moulin pullet
in that COOP
He broke off suddenly and was silent
for minute or more. Bradley asked
him what the matter was.
ooh, nothin'. was the hasty reply
"Quite a crowd here tonight Who's
the little clipper in the white with blue
pennants in her fore riggin'-the one
dancin' with Jonadab Wixon's sisters
boy?"
That's Clara Hopkins"
"Humph! You don't say! Jim Hop
kins' girl. I wouldn't have known
her." And the captain subsidized once
more
A little while after that, as Bradley
was dancing his Virginia reel with
Gus, he noticed a disturbance among
the crowd of watchers at the door,
He was in the middle of the line at
the time, and "Snuppy" Black stood
next to him.
"Hellor' exclaimed "Snuppy." "Why.
it can't be! BY thunder, it is! Sam
Hammond's come. / didn't know he
was expected
Hammond it was, and in all the glo-
ry of city clothes and unlimited self
confidence When the reel was over, he
came across the floor to where Gus
and Bradley were standing
How dye do, Gus?' he said, extend
ing his hand I'm down for few
days. Got a vacation that / wasn't
looking for. Came on tonight'S train