The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-09

90 H. Maxim's. but the noise and hi
lAFity were unlike anything they had
seen.
The diners were throwing confetti.
singing, cheering and the air was
thick with smoke and heavy with the
odor Of champagne. There seemed not
& vacant place. but q fat. red-faced
ErenchmAn, i'd tight-ftting evening
ciSthes. evidently the proprietor.
found them two seats near the Or
chsstrl.
will we have to order cham
pSgns" demurred Helen. who strong
" objected to paying q high price for
wine that she really disliked.
That Is all right here. They are
giving you something for your money.
Pretty gay. eh?" as a girl in red
spangled skirt frisked by. her skirts
SO stiH and short that they brushed a
match safe from their table.
The man who was sitting next to
Helen had his arm around the pretty
French girl with him. Another girl
had tied her pink chiffon hat with its
velvet streamers on the head OF her
bla escort.
Helen was not sure that she wanted
to STAG. She felt just little nervous.
the gaiety was a bit too loud and too
hilarious. But Warren was enjoying
it hugely.
At a high desk in the corner sat
stout Frenchwoman, probably the wife
OF the proprietor. 1t was she who
checked of the bottles of champagne
as they were carried out, made change
for the walters, and kept general
shrewd surveillance over everything.
Plainly 1t was her policy to keep up
the gaiety, for the greater the saiety,
the more frequent the orders for
wine. And now, when for a moment
the merriment tagged, she beckoned
one of the dancing girls and gave her
large paper filed with eolored balls.
With a shout, the girl tossed the
lowed fast volley of fire back and
forth. The gay little balls, about the
size of a walnut, were light enough to
be thrown freely without harm.
why, believe that girls trying to
swat me-" grinned Warren, as he
dodxed a well-directed ball thrown
directly at him by pretty girl sitting
with a French officer across the room.
Watch me give her one," but he only
succeeded in hitting the bald head of
passing waiter.
The girl threw another which War
rem caught and tossed back with better
aim. For the next few moments they
pelted each other until the balls were
all broken Helen could not help
thinking it rather undignified. Warren
did not often unbend like this, but
perhaps it was the spirit of the place.
(, When this diversion had died out,
/ the ingenius madam produced a bag
of toy balloons and later another of
confetti.
They know how to make the thing
pay here" declared Warren. "Bu1
that is all right, they are working
hard to give the people what they
think they want"
! In the next lull the orchestra rose
and marched gaily, in single file
around the room. The 'cellist held his
! instrument over his head, and twang
ed on it like banjo, while violinist
carried the bass violin, beating 1t as
a drum.
After them pranced the dancing
girls, the first one clutcbing the coat
tail of the last musician, and the Other
girls swing on to each others short
fluffy skirts.
The girls stamped and kicked ant
switched their saucy spangled skirt!
against the tables as they passed
This frisky procession was greeted
with wild clapping and shrieks o
daughter.
Dear. I don't think l like this,