Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-01
saeIen and Warren Take a Lesson In
She New Dances and surprise Them-
selves.


,-touu oome to see IL you like 1t
ANYWAY. won't your" Mrs. Dalton had
urged and Helen had reluctantly ac-
quiesced. She was rather ANXIOUS 10
what Warren would say she had held
of giving their names to the commlI-
tee of which Mrs. Dalton was the head.
were to accept any Invitations for the
winter 1t would be absolutely neces-
sary to learn to dance; Last year she, ,
dance craze as a fad of the moment,
but this year she had been forced 10
admit that all the new dances We're
holding their own and were more pop
Mrs. Dalton, who was the president
of the Current Events Club TO whlch
Helen belonged had engaged dane
ing teacher and Helen had been asked
to belong to the class that was form
ing. At first she refused absolutely
but on second thought she had resolV-
Mrs. Dalton had suggested her COM
ing. with Warren to look on ena theh
that they would not care TO come, anu
Helen, acting upon the impulse OF the
become interested after he had seen
the others make fools OF themselves as
he said.
ing to-" growled Warren as he and
Helen turned into a door with the num-
ber over the doorway and went up a
mind to turn around and go home; this
doesn't look like the kind of place
I'd like to have any one see me COM
Helen, anxious to smooth matters,
hastened to reassure him.
You see, dear. Mrs. Dalton had to
dancing teacher had no quarters of his
own, and none of us had house
large enough for the class, Mrs. Dalton
thought this would do. And 1t isn't
very exDenSiVp. either
shouldn't think it would be; looks
like the quarters behind a barroom:
Cheerful
"Oh, Warren. you know that isn't
true. | wish you would try to make the
"Yes, after you've dragged me over
here, l suppose there's nothing else to
do. Come on: 1 guess this is the way"
one of the rooms at the side, and a
moment later they were stepping into
the ROOM and Mrs. Dalton was hurry
ing across the floor to meet them.
How do you do. Mr.. Curtis; I'm
awfully glad you decided to come. Just
sit down anywhere and I'll bring Mr..
dear, he's fine" turning to Helen; he's
been doing some fancy dancing for us
with his cousin, who has promised to
Mrs. Dalton hurried back across the
room to the crowd gathered around
Mr.. Fleming, and Helen and Warren
placed along the wall. A victrola
which had been stopped as they en-
tered was now started again. and Mrs.
Dalton began dancing with tall, very
"That must be Mr. Fleming" whis-
pered Helen, and then, II didn't know
Mrs. Dalton could dance as well as
that"
Warren growled out something un-
ineligible and Helen began to be
afraid that they would have to give it
UP after all. Secretly she longed to
be able to dance some of the fascinat-
ing steps that Mr.. Fleming was teach
ing Mrs. Dalton. If Warren would only
get interested, they might both learn.
After a minute or two Mrs. Dalton stop
ped before them, flushed and rather
breathless.
Il want you to meet Mrs. Curtis,
Mr.. Fleming, and Mr.. Curtis; they are
both planning to join our dancing
class = at least ] hope so. Oh, excuse
me a moment, here are Mr.. and Mrs.
Stevens, well surely didn't expect you
people here tonight"
Nor l." said Mrs Stevens coming
over to Helen and slipping her hand
inside her arm. But here We are. 1