The herald., 1914-11-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GETTING HIM STARTED
BY GRACE HoGE.

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Sicily emitted a sound like that of
an unmufIled motor Then he slammed
down his glass and gasped like fish
out of water.
/ I'll be dodgasted if l will" said
he.
Mrs. Shelly 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!" Sicily
roared. Why not marbles? Me tie
myself up in bowknOts doing the
tango when l 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
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 II is great fun.
Besides, promised that I'd join"
why did ever get married." Skel-
~ demanded hotiy Of the chiffonier.
as he incased himself In the Tuxedo.
Why doesn't a man ever appreciate
his freedom when he has It. Id like
to know? Why didn't l 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 my
self"
THE electric has come" said Mrs.
Sicily, peering from the window.
Come along. Arthur"
, What chance has a man got, any,
, how?' Shelly demanded furiously OF
FIVE other men in the dressing room
at the Finches. mo chance at all"
The other five agreed unanimously
and gloomily.
ct feel like a fool" Sicily said. as
they surged in before the teacher
with their wives. Il think age should
be dignifed. 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 well sliding
on my shoulder blades? Would you
like to have our son see me doing
| it?"
Miss Grippy." interposed Mrs. Skel-
ly sweetly at this point in the mono
logue, my husband, Mr.. Sicily"
Some locker" commented Sicily,
with a 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. Shelly severely,
, you're supposed to be listening to
, what she's saying!"
All speech is not verbal" insisted
Sicily. What's that she is saying
about grapevine? 1t sounds compli
Gated"
=, The rest Of the class managed to
: master the grapevine step shortly, but
Sicily had a terrible time. 1t was
: necessary for Miss Grippy to give him
q special, personal lesson twice be
fore he permitted the class to go or
to the second movement of the one
step.
"One-two-three-four," he gasped Il
Mrs. Sicily. Are there curls flowing
over my shoulder, and do / see my
nurse waiting for ME in the hall will
my tippet and overshoes? Look a
! Finch grabbing the teacher for a sim
pie one-two-three-four-I won't stan(
for such monopoly! Teachers pet
o I want her to show me the drat
step!"
y Anybody with sense could do tn
y drag step without being shown,
Erowled Finch. IF you think this one
step is so hard whatchu going t
do when 1t comes to the tango? Their
are "a steps and bet you never lear
y 'em!"
70 BET I dol" said Sicily warmly.
D. don't know that you and the other
N have anything on me when It come
q, to a simple matter of memory! WHY
of I was the best dancer In the crow
ID when I was a boy! Took mp ever
rs new dance the minute 1t came ou
r. and guess these new tangled thing
s. aren't SO very different from the old
ID Learn EN-? Pooh! Bet get the tar
o. , 70 down before you and the othe
fellows have had time to cross you
feet once! And at that I'll bet you
cross 'em the wrong way!"
"Oh, stow your bragg" said Fincl
lg Watch me! Light on my feet
n what?"
ne Cant learn It! Pooh!" Sicily sal
n to Mrs. Sicily on the way home. "Wh,
IT. did you hear what Miss Grippy sal
e- to me? Said l was getting the on
ca step better than any one else in th
class! Isn't there another lesson II
a week? I think that's too long
time to wait. Don't you? Say, Emil
what are you laughing at?'