The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-05
GETTING HIM STARTED
BY GRACE HoeE.

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Skelly emitted a sound like that of
an unmuffied motor. Then he slammed
down his glass and gasped like a fish
out of water.
I'll be dodgasted If / Wilt" said
he.
Mrs. Skelly did not move an eye
lash. The class meets at the
Finches," she proceeded, "and your
| Tuxedo will be all right"
Dancing class at my age" Skelly
roared. why not marbles? Me tie
myself up in bowknots doing the
tango when ought to be dandling my
grandchildren on my knee telling
them stories Of the war"
"You haven't any grandchildren, and
as your son is only fourteen, you
don't have to worry about that for a
WHILE" remarked Mrs. Skelly. And
there Is no sense in our being back
numbers when every one else is do
ing such things. And want to learn
the one-step tonight. It is great fun.
Besides, promised that I'd join"
why did l ever get married?" Skel-
ly demanded hotly of the chiffonier,
as he incased himself In the Tuxedo.
why doesn't man ever appreciate
his freedom when he has it, I'd like
to know? Why didn't | stay down
town with Powett when he asked me,
instead of coming home to pass a
happy evening in the bosom of my
family? Dragged out Of my comfort
able chair to make an idiot of N.Y.
self"
THE electric has come" said Mrs.
Skelly, peering from the window.
Come along, Arthur"
What chance has a man got, any
how?' Skelly demanded furiously of
five other men in the dressing room
at the Finches. mo chance at alf"
The other five agreed tumultuously
and gloomily.
''I feel like a fool" Skelly said, as
they surged in before the teacher
with their wives. Il think age should
be dignified Any pictures of the
tango that I've seen show the people
climbing chandeliers or sliding on
their shoulder blades. | put 1t to
you. Emily, would look we'll sliding
on my shoulder blades? Would you
like to have our son see me doing
it?"
Miss Grippy," interposed Mrs. Skcl-
ly sweetly at this point in the mono
logue, my husband, Mr. Skelly."
Some locker" commented Skelly,
with show of interest. rs she to
teach us? Why didn't you intimate
something to that effect sooner? |
Cracking good ankles. hasn't She"
Arthur" said Mrs. Skelly severely,
you're supposed to be listening to /
what she's saying!"
"All speech is not verbal" insisted
Skelly. Whats that she is saying
about grapevine? 1t sounds compli-
cated.v
The rest OF the class managed to
master the grapevine step shortly, but
Skelly had a terrible time. 1t was
necessary for Miss Grippy to give him
a special. personal lesson twice be-
fore he permitted the class 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 shoulder, and do l see my
nurse waiting for me in the hall with
my tippet and overshoes? Look at
Finch grabbing the teacher for a SIM
pie ne-two-three-four-I won't stand
for such monopoEl Teachers pet!
| want her to show me the drag
stepi"
Anybody with sense could do the
dsag step without being shown"
growled Finch. IF you think this one
step is so hard whatchu going to
do when it comes to the tango? There
are ga steps and bet you never learn
'em!"
bet l dol" said Skelly warmly II
don't know that you and the others
have anything on me when 1t comes
to simple matter of memory! Why,
was the best dancer in the crowd
when l was boy! Took up every
new dance the minute 1t came out,
and | guess these new tangled things
aren't SO very different from the old!
Learn EN-? Pooh! Bet get the tan
go down before you and the other
fellows have had time to cross your
feet oncel And at that I'll bet you'll
cross 'em the wrong way!"
"Oh. stow your bragg" said Finch.
watch me! Light on my feet
what?'
cant learn It! Pooh!" Skelly said
to Mrs. Skelly on the way home. why,
did you hear what Miss Grippy said
to me? Said was getting the one
step better than any one Else in the