New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-27
WHEN SKEET HAD HIS DAY
By SEWELL FORD

He's bein bowed in dgnifed by the same butler and
IS passed on to-we it's funny world, amt il? The
maid on duty just inside the door happens be Sister
Maggie She has the respectful bow all ready when she
gets full-face view.
"Aloysus!" saws she scared and husky.
got to hand it to Skeet though, that he bears Up
noble All he does is try TO swallow his throat apple
couple Of times and then he saes at her stern and dis
tant. Also Maggie makes quick recovery.
"Genlemen this way, Sir, says She and waves Skeet
into the dressin room
wanted to follow him up and tip him Of that there,
one or two other reasons why this the wrong house
10 put over any sporty bluff in but as it I'm over.
due in another quarter. You see, Marjorie has been
stn out the side lines as usual and Wee has limited
how would be nice and charitable Of me 10 brace her
for spiel I'd sort Of been workin myself Up 70 the
sacrifice for you know Marories some hc'y partner
for ANYBODY not in trainin 10 steer around ballroom
floor but I'd figured that the longer put II Of the
worse it would be- So of trails with my heel draggin
little heavy.
"Why. thanks ever 80 much, Torchy,' says She blu.
think have partner for the first four or five Aiter
that, though
"Don't mention it, says l. a mean, much o,'tgei,'
and | backs off hasty before she can chang her
mind.
had to kill time while Wee was diy1in' .rple
dances between two young shrimps 50 | side, INTO
corner where Fcrdic sits behind his shell-rimmcd Sae
lookin' bored and lonesome.
Nov don't you wish you'd gone and had your 'ec.
educatcd, says |.
Fcr,lic y;twns. Al think it quite sufficient h.
that one Of US intends making an exhibition. Marjorie
has been taking lessons you know
so hear says I. And is all right d .o a.at
tackle the maxixe Hello! There it goo. ~" roa
will see some stunts
YEP, we did! And among the frs couples 70 sail ...
on the floor if you'll believe it, none ohcr than
Marjorie and lop-cared young hero Skcc' Key
Oh Gosh" groans. Don't look, Fcrac.
I meant well too. 1t goin' 70 be bad cnpH-a -
see a cornfcd young matron the size Of Marjorie. "9
can spin the arrow well up TO the hundred aa .-'E
mark monkey with them twISty cvOluonS; BIO 'r.aFe
her get let in for it with roughncck ringer Ike >ae'
we'll that was goin' to be a real tragcly. H.w he'd
worked it, or what his was Tor bcin a.r. a. a
was useless questions TO ask then. VIVA, vas c'"..
next was the thing 10 watch for
rs for Ferdc, he just sits there and bnks, follows.
EN- through his spare panes Course could guc-
want hep to any facts about Skcct He was a'
strange Young gent to him, and il want up p" ..e
70 add any details so settles back and watcacs -l
too.
And say, you know how surprised you'd be to see any
fat friend Of yours buckle pair Of ice skates an| 10
the double grapevine up and down the rink: ID,
that's the identical kind Of jar got when Maror' be-
gin, chat wilowy bcndy figure. It amt any wa--.E
carl, allure of it either It's the real thing. H.u,s,
She, as light on her feet as if her middle name was
Pavlowa.
At the same time its lucky Skeet has arms long
enough to reach way round when he's stcerin her Il
they'd been an inch or 50 shorter, he'd have had 70
break his cnch in some Of them whrs and then acrei
been big dent in the floor. He seems just built '"r The
iob though In and out, round and round, thr.H- Tie
Par,icnnc the Irritation, and all the other irS, be
pilots her safe, bcndin' and swayn to the mU-'. his
number cn feet glidn easy, and kind Of a snrky, a,-
fed look on that sappy mug Of his while Maron. -he
l., IL H. r.-s-