The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-08-15

INV Nuh " Nlhht me lttl NJ lonesome
that was more gracious to the Judge
than was exactly safe. He dances just
as magnihcently as he exists ia life
and Il Is q kind OF ceremonial ~ do II
with him The boys all wore white
1annels aud most Of the meu. but the
Judge was As formally dressed ~ he
would have been In midwipter. aud I
wondered II Alfred could be half Ms
distinguished To look at suppose my
eyes must have been telling on the
about how grand | thought be vas
looking because he well. was rather
relieved when one " the boys took the
out NJ his arms for n good, long, swing
ing twostep.
And bow | did enjoy IL all. every
single minute OF IL! My heart beat
time to the music AS N Il would never
tire Of doing 81 Miss Chester and
eX anged little laughs and scraps "
conversation tn between times, and I
fell deeper and deeper In love with
her Every pound | have melted and
frozen aud starved OF me has brought
me nearer to her aud lust cant
think about how am going 10 hurt
her In a few days now put the
thought from me and so let myself
swing out into thoughtlessuess with
one Of the boys And after that !
dancing. began TO get So intoxicated
with IL all
I never heard musicians play better
or get more ~ the spirit 81 dance IN
their music than those did tonight
They had lust given rs the most lovely
swinging things. one after another
when suddenly they all stopped. and
the leader drew his bow across his
violin. Never In 81, my life have !
ever heard anything ike the call II
that waltz from that gypsys strings
IL laughed you q signal. and YOU felt
yourself follow the hrSt strain
Just then somebody happened Ia
AXE me from whomever vas with
and ! caught step and glidcd pr the
universe The strongest arms that ,
had felt that e~venlng-or ~ever-ha.d
ulf anu I NlNu p IhNf ~ 'l'h wy W
see who It was dom know shy /
knew. hut did | wasn't clasped So
very close 10 him or ie:t "a float by
myself an inch was Jus. a part OF
him like the arms themselves % IA,
hand that minc nodded into And
while that wonder music teHsed and
caJoled aud Knocked and rocked and
sobbed and throbbed laid my cheek
against his coat sleeve and gave my
self away. ! didn't care 20 whom
Again that TRANCE sense o; SONS,
wonderful eternal good came 70 me
and found myself humming Billy's
little soul 10 keep" prayer against
the doctors sleev. ~ the tune ~ that
magic waltz had never danced with
hin h"rpre ~ course mt felt ~ II
I had ,c"u doing II always and J
melted ~ his arms ~ that baby had
~tlted To his mother ont 10 the cabin
n few hours earlier. and don't So,
how such happiness a. that cou'd stop
But with Il soft, entrenting wall tho
music cam" 10 IN end aud there the
doctor was. smiling down into my
face with his whimsical friendly
smile that woke me up all over
Somebody has stolen a rose from
the Carter garden and brought n O.
the dance he said with n laugh thu
was for me alone
No" | flashed back, "a string bean
And with that | danced on agnin witt
the Judge. While the doctor disa ppeaT
I'd through the door and ! heard N,
chuR 81 his car as II whirled away
He had Just stopped In for a second h.
see the fun and God bad given rue thai
gypsy waltz with him because he knew
! needed something ike hat In my
life to keep for always
This has been 4 happy night. Ia
which ! betrothed myself to Alfred
though he doesn't know II vet am
going 10 take II as a sign TINT NE foi
ns Is going 20 be brilliant and gay ana
full " laughter and love
! haven't had Billy In my arms 10
day, and I don't know how shall
ever get myself 20 sleep II | let myself
think about n Ills sleep place on my
breast aches II Is II comfort 70 think
that the great big God understands the
woneufOlk that he makes even n they
don't understand themselves
Most pnrti"S are Just punches ~ self
ish p'upl" Who 20 IN In the u and
have good times all Dy themselves, hut
~ Hili-hplu Tenn, n II . that way
Every tod! TINT II not invited helps
the hostess get ready aud hHvc nice
tuings Tor the others. and sometimes !
thlnk they r.uliy have the best time ~
all
This morning Aunt Bette came up
my 'front.' steps before breakfast with d
large baskrtfuI Of things FOR my din.
nrr and wondered what would
nave Collected to toe served 10 those
people by the time all my neighhurs
had made their prize contributions II
took Aunt Kettle and Judy n half hnul
Ia unpa"k their things aud set them In
the refrigerator and on the pantry
shelves One was "A plump fruit cake
that mad been Keeping company iu a
tight box with u sponge SOAKED in
sherry for ever since New Year, II