Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-17
Sicily Leans the
One-Step

KELLY emitted sound like that
Of an unmuffled motor. Then he
- slammed down his glass and
gasped like a fish out of water.
TIL be dodgasted if Wilt" said he.
Mrs. SkelIy did not move an eyelash.
esrhe class meets at the Finches," she
rroceeded, and your Tuxedo will be
al right"
Dancing class at my age!" Skelly
-,sred why not marbles? Me tie
myself up in bowknots doing the tango
7,ren ought to be dandling my grand
children on my knee. telling them sto-
RES Of the war"
You haven't any grandchildren and
&c your son is only fourteen you don't
have to worry about that for a while
ramarked Mrs. Skelly. And there is
M sense In our being back numbers
u,hen every one else Is doing such
things. And I want to learn the one
step tonight. 1t is great fun. Besides
promised that we'd Join"
esYhy did ever get married%' Skelly
commanded holly of the chiffonier, as ne
tncased himself in the Tuxedo. Why
doesn't a man ever appreciate his free
dom when he has it. I'd like to know?
W-hv didn't I stay downtown with Pow
EFT when he asked me, instead Of COM
ing home to pass a happy evening in
the bosom Of my family? Dragged out
NJ nv comfortable chair to make an
idiot Of myself"
THE electric has come" said Mrs.
Skelly. peering from the window.
Come along, Arthur
What chance has a man got, any
now?" Skelly demanded furiously of
five other men in the dressing room at
the Fnches NO chance at ALL"
The other five agreed unanimously
and goomily.
'T feel like a fool" Skelly said, as
they surged in before the teacher with
their wives Il think age should be
dignihed. Any pictures of the tango
that I've seen show the people climbing
chandeliers or sliding on their shoulder
blades. ! put it to you, Emily; would
look well sliding on my shoulder
blades? Would you like to have our
son see me doing it?"
Miss Grippy," interposed Mrs. Skelly
sweetly at this point in the monologue,
my husband, Mr. Skelly.'
Some locker" commented Skelly,
with show Of interest. rs she to
teach us? why don't you intimate
something to that effect sooner? Crack
ing good ankles. hasn't she"
Arthur" said Mrs. Skelly severely,
you're supposed to be listening to
what she's saying"
The Grapevine. " 1
All speech is not verbal" insisted
Skelly Whats that she is saying
about a grapevine? 1t sounds compli-
Gated"
The rest Of the class managed to
master the grapevine step shortly, but
Skelly had d terrible time. II was nee
cssary for Miss Grippy to give him a
special personal lesson twice before he
permitted the GLASS to go on to the
second movement Of the one-step.
"One-two- three four" he gasped to
Mrs Skelly Are there curls flowing
over my shoulders and do I see my
nurse waiting for me in the hall with
my bPpNA anu ONtiSllOCS l~pOh OF
Finch grabbing the teacher for a sim
pie one-two- three four won't stand
for such monopoly! Teachers pet! I !
want her to show me the drag step!"
Anybody with sense could do the
drag step without being shown"
growled Finch. IF you think this one
step is so hard what-chu going to do
when It comes to the tango? There
are siXty-four steps and bet you never
learn emf
Bet 1 do" said Skelly warmly. Il
cont know that you and the others
have anything on me when it comes to |
simple matter of memory! Why, !
was the best dancer In the crowd !
when / was a boy! Took up every new
dance the minute it came out, and
guess these new tangled things aren't |
so very different from the old Learn |
EN-? Pooh! Bet I get the tango down |
before you and the other fellows have
mad time to cross your feet once! And |
al that I'll bet you'll cross 'em the |
wrong wayl"
On, stow your bragg" said Finch |
Watch me! Light on my feet-what?"
can't learn it! Pooh!" Sicily said |
10 Mrs. Sicily on the way home. 'Why. |
ola you hear what Miss Grippy said to |
me! Said I was getting the one step !
oeIter than any one else in the class! |
ISM there another lesson for a week? |
mink that's too long a time to wait |
Don you? Say, Emily, what are you |
laughing at?"