El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-17

Helen smiled as very Stout WoI l;.L
pranced by with puffed oVers Isl Oh wnlo o
taffeta splashed with req. y nuse IN aoM u
red tulle was fastened butterfly Lashl9h 70
her bac1z the ends trailing over her broad
hips With this fetching costume sis wore
sboy- nm haefv red silk stickinged calves
''Vhv: oh. why, do stout dloIlu women
always dress so conspleuously
want to make sure they 17yI re not not over Int5
ogf 10 +b5+ man for waddling her around.
lingo that girl in pink can dance. Not bad
, Iooi,inr ei+6er saw what's coming here?
Looks like she'd yanked down the curtains
and grabbed off the lamp shade.
Chats supposed to be very effective"
glancing after the loosely draped gown with
a green silk hip flOunce stIIIy WlTeu
"Has anybody a pin?" Mrs. Dalton came
up flushed and painting nolulnk IN place
a friII of torn lace. Harry clutches me
So Grossly. ''he just ruins my clothes. He
doesn't know the Maxixe at all! have to
fairly drag him around
you don't get it right either, Marie
You put your toe in front instead OF your
Il do notr' emphaticary. IT'S you that
- Oh. thank you" as warren found a pin
under his coat lapel. you're going to dance
this with me. I'm sure you can get it better
GO ahead, Curtis" urged Mr.. Dalton. ''Id
like to see some one else raked over the
SOh. dear. 7 wouldn't" whispered Helen.
you don't know these steps,
Warren Tries New Dance
But Warren with gallant bow had al
ready placed his arm around Mrs Dalton's
waist. The next moment they were lost in
the maze Of dancer.
Refusing Mr.. Dalton insistent invitation
to dance, Helen tried anXiously to locate
Warren in that Kaleidoscope mass.
Then she saw them across the room. War
rem, much flushed, was making diligent ef-
forts to conform the old fashioned waltz
to this new step. They were mincing along
patnstakingly awkward and Helen saw sew
cr1nr oft ,.
ing smile.
It was so rarely that she ever saw War
Zen az a ulsaoVanIage init she watched
him with with varied emotions. Oh. why
did he not stOp2 Why did he persist in making
spectacle Of himself? Every moment his
steps grew more conflicting. Mrs Dalton
was plainly embarrassed.
They were coming nearer. Surely he
would stop when he reached their chairs!
But obsunately determined. he would have
again circied the room had not Mrs Dalton
broken away with an apologize laugh.
IT'S the orchestra-they'r all out Of
time It's so hard to dance to some of this
Warren caught at the excuse. Thought
something was wrong They're way Off No
Should think they'd have a decent orches-
ira at a dance like this"
As soon as Mrs. Dalton got her breath
she Whlried OF again with her husband.
Warren sank into the chair beside Helen
There was an awkward silence. She purpose
~ reIralned from any comments on his
dancing.
well. this is dead slow. I'm going down
stairs and have game of pool with the
marker You'll be all right here-plenty to
With Warren beside her, she had enjoyed
looking on. but now left alone Helen felt
very conspicuous. It recalled her wall
LloWer days as young girl. Not having
the dash and assurance to make her popular
she had sat out many dances, trying to hide
nef emoarrassment and aching heart with
a poorly feigned air Of unconcern.
Helen Makes Her Escape.
And now as several men glanced apprais-
ngly at her, Helen grew more self con-
eious. If only she could escape to the Ioung-
floor alone, but by keeping close to the wall
and lodging many couples she finally made
her way out.
Feeling much less conspicuous out here
Helen sank on one of the red velvet couch