The daily sentinel., 1913-06-24


ss5,s nrty children padded in street muck
Ia y while their elders gossped and quarreled
t5S$ 4 on the doorsteps. Under the street lights,
4 tho ayenue swan in a silvery dust that
h2--| tbiekeped the air to the taste and smell.
M Nance stopped at the foot of the long
eight OF stairs that led to the Dancing
,.,,,,v m the second floor. She was thinking
". q, the familiar night view OF Tenth Avenue
a., n, the suspicion that was growing in her
r,s that she never was going to throw off the
,y,ck Of grippe that had throttled her in March.
!, ,-irbtensd her to acknowledge to herself
A. svsrv night the Academy steps looked longer
to hsr
She hesitated until strain of music sounded from
,hoye Then she quickened like a hound to the horn
As she paid her ten cents for a greasy admission
tck,, she could see that the violin and piano were
b tull swing and the aoor was crowded with figures
,lready swaying in a breathless rhythm. The girl,
as she stood quietly by the door recovering her
breath. was good to look on She was broad
houldsred and narrow-hipped, square of chin and
ag Of eyes with clear black brows and heavy brown
ar weathiug splendid head. That her hands
s.re Big and red. her Princess dress cheap. and
Ter feet crowded into an impossible pair of white
slippers with three-inch Cuban" heels. was imma-
sraL
The seieler spied Nance and started toward her.
But TALL redheaded man with mouth full of
Aeving gum who had been eyeing the girl with in.
sf.st intercepted him. Without word of intro
;Geiion apology. he seized Nance about the waist
md they were OF in the wild swing of the twostep.
an Instant Nance was transfgured her lips
'i'Asd crimson, and her eyes shone. She was
"0ehsd to fire and translated from the sordidness
life to passion Of beauty. She was rhythm mad,
lance and music mad
"nen the dance was finished. the red-headed man
walked with Nance to the opea window. She leaned,
'@huns' against the easement The light was re-
e0ns 'ron her eyes leaving them wistful and tired
ih' room was hot and lurid with dust Most of the
-n'e's were struggling to the gallery where cheap
S-O' was for sale. The red-headed mans light blue
"" slanced from Nance's paling lips to her throb
'ht throat and heavlng chest
=" nan's Jim Mccartney" he said "Glve us
yuurn"
n.. 0snausnessy." replied the girl, smiling a
'snces smile was very much worth while
- ne redheaded man watched # a ,itt,e v,s,,,,,,,
'NI II faded Then be looked at her rod ,.ns.
,,.' "-1' you do laundry for? Why don't you get
"a' Job like saleslady?"
eyes swept the red-headed man coo,lv
A., IS ansnic face to his thin, white hands "wbv
gel a Job like real man before Won trv 70
'On'ers to lady?"
eo.., .4aen sensitive color of the red.headed man
n. 'Oar'ney's face. He was scarlet behind
,,,,-.s clerk in a drug store down on Tenth
Ma, Ant that good enough for Won p"
:, 'usged her shoulders. "I work ot ,.s,
s.,,.s plys best Let's have beer"
.pS,.s little table in the gallery N.ro.
t.c3,., V Mr. Mccartney looked at her rs-
Hau ,...,. nov long have you been goin. the Dance
-, ''esF' he asked at last '-''e
t,s earned to dance about mont, ,..,
,,,. '' would let me. But altar ~ .,.s 80 Wy
sa. =, vas crazy lonesome and started j. v,,,s
sl,,. - girls It's the only place a civ, n.n s,,a -.
49, e'ehlngs''
'sas,l +. suck on you. amt he? He's a
he'd. N m.n n1s to have speler stuck on snv cir,
But N,.s.. .''a'y'' tone was sneerins, Nl' Si''
a.a. 81. s',. honest eyes did not kIndls to the
Sal su.x. He amt no worse than mos,
s~ aar. ali. '''' shows more in his line o. bust
'slasd tA., n. :. intuition of the celt. Mccartney
%svidsat in y, .r' was found of the spieler. It
aas spO.. -. careful Indifference Of her vo,.a
ra .A. ,u,as. s IN the sudden eagerness of her
us heart wa, an. 70 look after him. Mccartney.s
let ne ,.n -iied with horror.
.s''' On tn. won, son''hins' Miss o'shaugnessy
'.'i'r quicll" carl You wan, to transfer ID
slr h.a.,'. 'espened with the word,... ,.,.
'''''' mother who had sloaenss