Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-13
SECOND SECTION
Evening Star S
Daily Story
TANGO AND THE LAW
by CATHERINE CooPE.
Copyright, 1914, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.

If you are so blind as not to see
that Trina Vale is marrying you for
your money, my son." growled Har-
wood sr.. then you may tell the
young lady that not one penny of my
hard-earned money is going to deck
her Frame"
Father" Gavin was little more
than a boy, and his fathers words
had given him a shock.
Il mean just what / say. II you
persist in marrying that fortune
hunting, empty-headed girl, you work
for every penny you support her
with"
IT can't work and go through my
college law course-you know that,
dad
And you know you had no right
to ask any girl to marry under the
circumstances" The elder Harwood
softened Think it over, my boy and
'fell me whether you would rather be
a millionaire's son taking his law
course in college or the moneyless
husband of an imperious society
girl
He left the library lest he become
even more soft-hearted and listen to
the impetuous speech that he felt to
be in Gavin's mind.
Il will not give up Irma, father.
n You can rest assured of that" were
the words his son flung at him as he
closed the door.
have no money" thought the father,
but he kept his knowledge to him
self.
Gavin glowered at the door through.
which his father had gone. He felt
resentful against his parent because
he had planted a germ of doubt that
would not be thrown out of Gavin's
mind. The suggestion that Irma
would not marry him if he were a
mere nobody rather than the son of
Millionaire HARDWOOD grew to a very
definite fear.
81 won't tell her. Gavin told him
self. until next spring, when l will
have finished my law course. / will
find some way of getting through
college If I have to teach the tango
to do it and dad can keep his money
He little thought in that moment of
opposed desires that his prediction
for dancing was going to be the
means by which he could gain funds
to see him through his course.
Gavin's father remained obdurate
and the boy refused to give up Irma
Vale. In the end Gavin returned to
Columbia deprived of his allowance
but still engaged to the girl of his
choice. That the girl did not know
of the change in his fortunes was
due to Gavin's desire to maintain Sc
crecy and the fact that Irma had left
New York for prolonged visit in the
South.
When Gavin pondered on ways and
means by which he might augment
his limited cash there seemed moth
ing to do but teach tango, Maxixe
and still later dances that were all
+ but a religion to the average young
college boys. Many men with no
more ability than he had worked
their way through college and had
lost nothingsin the effort. Gavin was
not afraid OF work nor was his pride
so exalted as to rebel at honest en-
deavor.
His class in dancing proved most
successful. Gavin had a most in
fectuous good humor, combined with
easy grace, that went far to aid him
in his work His feminine pupils
( promptly considered themselves in
love with him, and the young society
boys admired his pluck. In the mean
time splendid course in law was be-
ing mastered and Gavin felt proud
of himself He realized that Trina
would be his by his own merit and
not because he was the son of mill
lionaire.
Il say, Harwood," young Edward
+, Ellis began, with rather hesitating
manner, its nervy thing to ask,
but do you think you could use my
sister as dancing partner in this
school of yours? She's cracker
jack dancer, and is in the same boat
as yourself-needs the money She's
going through Barnard, and when I
told her about you she wondered II
she could help"
Ellis felt more or less nervy over
the suggestion, but Harwood's ready
smile put him at his ease.
LAS 2 matter of fact" HARDWOOD
lied glibly, II was wondering whom
could get to helm me out a little"
When he met Elliss sister he was
glad that the fabrication had come
to his lips so readily. Jane Ellis was
pleasure to the eye and a constant
Joy to the mind Harwood realized
that with her as a partner the dane
ing class would augment in numbers
difficult to handle. Between them
they would make pin money sufficient
ito put them through two colleges If
necessary.
When he told her so Jane blushed
beautifully.
Don't believe anything he tells
you. Sis warned Ellis with laugh;
engaged men never tell the truth.
and Harwoods already nipped, you
now"
Perhaps it is only to the one girl
they fabricate." There was a touch
of banter in James eyes, but some
how HARDWOOD was made uncomfort-
able. He wished suddenly that he
had confided his parents displeasure
to Irma- He knew also that had
Irrna been a girl such as Jane Ellis
he never would have left her In ig-
norance for fear of her jilting him.
Dancing classes and law progressed
with commemorate success. Also
friendship between the instructors
, fipened into startling proportions.
Harwood, to his own amacement,
found that nothing seemed worth
while unless he first discussed 1t with
Jane Ellis. He wondered. how he had
ever eked out an existence bare of
woman's friendship such as James.
Harwood. ST.. upon learning of the
manner in which his son was maxi
ing college expenses admired Gavin
more than he had ever done before.
THE boy has more pluck than we
gave him credit for" confided his
wife. "It's a pity he is throwing
his heart away on an arrogant, for
tune hunter like Trina Vale. It's a
:, pity he didn't meet that little Ellis
girl sooner-there's a girl for any
man."
And II his father thought so we'll
of Jane Ellis the feelings of Gavin
were even more strenuous regarding
her. He realized now that it was too
late. that he loved her thousand