Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-11

funny place" said as We
threaded our way through
The maze OF tables. The AR was thick
with tobacco smoke. and there wAs
quite an air OF bohemianlsm about
averythius
Peggy" ssru uieG. IaughtngIy
when they were seated at one NJ the
little round tables. "tae mos, refresh
ms part Of knowing you - 70 be sbIs
10 feel that YOU are absolutely truth.
rul about everything YOU say And
hen you have way Of opening your
cges
"Oh. 1o YOU think + ought 20 sP-
pear more worldly I querisd.
i should SAy not. Ill take care Of
that part OF IT, Here walter" ana
Dick gave the order, while I looked
around 7 was really very curious
about the place. II isn't really bit
~ fun TO eat At staid, prosy old
places. where things are psrfectl,
proper, and you are almost positive
that your next door neighbor IL all
laat is to be desired ln the way Of
propristy
Oh Dick. DO they have cabaret
aereg' Dick was still busy with the
waiter. but almost Immediately out
aame a man and girl who began TO
ing and dance, The song was all
about some new dance called the
s-swhsh Crawl and at the end OF the
-aorus they began to dance down
s-7onR the tables or course ! was
aa4te absorbed in the dance I'd Ike
rs Introduce something new in the
way OF dance at the club this year.
bat as they passed our table the man
actually winked at me. or course
pick saw him DO It, but for once he
gave the benefit OF the doubt and
said.
Peggy. don't forget what told
goa about those eyes
jealousy" said, Wickedly, and
,sr oh DiClL they're coming back.
think the girl IS swfully pretty
This time tho girl was facing us,
and suddenly / saw Dick get red. and
hen d fash ~ recognition pass be
-veeu them
nrCK EMBARRASsEO.
oh. you know her, do introduce me
10 your friend.
But pic1, answered quickly, Don't
ice foolish. Peggy. man has TO know
many people that 1t would be i'm
possible for him to Introduce to a
girl like you"
Yes. che was rather wrech,'
arreed such lot Of paint and no
ha9r TO -peal, or and that awful
gown"
ii was just because I was begin
ming 10 tire Of Dick that ! spoke m
that ofFhaud wsy. Two weeks ago I
cared too much about him to attempt
such a thing. Isn't life fuuny2
Dick looked cross, but / was laugh
ing. and Just then our order came.
and the waiter was putting a thin
stemmed glass iu front of me,
looked over at Dick. and he smiled
encouraging but ] shook my head.
why not. Peggy he insisted,
aren't YOU going to be a good fellow?
why that's the mildest thing in the
world; couldn't possibly hurt you
II know, Dick. but ia rather not.
really, what made you ufneF lt up
without consulting mef'
WHY, / thought, OF course that
son We're game for good time.
Aren't you ever going to be anything
out a little prudc%'
II don't think the two things nat
urslly follow" ! said decidedly, and.
anyway, You know very well that !
shouldn't have allowed you to order
me q cocktail; it's simply another ex-
ample of your inordiuats couceit II
have allowed you TO decide for mo
IN the past things are going to DO
different iu the future"
DICK looked at me in Amusement
and indeed. l WAS surprised that ]
had dared to assert myself But ]
demurely dissected my terrapin and
waited for him to say something. 1t
wasn't very Ions in coming. for be-
fore l knew what was happening the
waiter had nlled nv glass from a tall
bottle that he took out OF a pail nIled
with ice.
Dick leaned forward authoritative
~ Peggy / want YOU to drink some
If this, Don't make me think you've
never been out anywhere before.