The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-13
The Euenine Story


Tango and the Law.
(By Catherine. Coope.)
When Gavin HarWOod'S millionaire
parents failed to agree with him ON
| the choice Of girl the situation be-
IF you are so blind as not to see
| that 1rma Vale is marrying you for
your money, my son., grOwled Har-
| wood, ST., then you may tell the young
lady that not one penny of my hard
| earned money is going to deck her
Frame
Father" Gavin was little more
than boy and his fathers words had
given him a shock.
Il mean just what I say. If you
persist in marrying that fortune hunt
ing. empty headed girl you work for
every penny you support her with"
Il can't work and go through my
college law course-you know that.
dad"
And you know you had no right to
| ask any girl to marry under the cir
Icumstances." The elder HARDWOOD soft
ened. Think it over. my boy, and tell
/ me whether you would rather be
| millionaire's son taking his law course
In college or the moneyless husband OF
an imperfous society GIRL
He left the library lest he become
| even more soft hearted and listen to
the impetuouS speech that he felt to
IT will not give up Irma, father. You
can rest assured Of that" were the
| words his son flung at him as he closed
the door.
have no money" thought the father,
but he kept the knowledge to himself
| Gavin glowered at the door through
which his fathershad gone. He felt
Fresentful againseS his parent 1ecatse
he had planted a germ OF doubt tlaat
L xUn I,n in a
mind. The suggestion that Irma would
| not marry him If he were a mere no.
body rather than the son of Millionaire
IT we" won't tell her Gavin told him
self. until next spring when 1 will
have finished my law course. I will
find some way of getting through
| college II have to teach the tango
/, to do it and dad can keep his money"
l He little thought in that moment Of
opposed desires that his prediction
for dancing was going to be the means
by which he could gain funds to see
him through his course.
Gavin's father remained obdurate
and the boy refused to give up Irma
Vale. In the end Gavin returned to
! Columbia deprived of his allowance
but still engaged to the girl Of his
choice That the girl did not know
| OF the change in his fortune was due
to Gavin's desire to maintain secrecy
and the fact that 1rma had left New
York for a prolonged visit in the
| south.
J. When Gavin pondered on ways and
| means by which he might augment
| his limited cash there seemed moth
! ing to do but teach tango, Maxixe and
| still later dances that were all but a
| religion to the average young college
boys. Many men with no more abil-
ity than he had worked their way
through college and had lost nothing
in the effort. Gavin was not afraid
of work nor was his pride so exalted
as to rebel at honest endeavor.
His class in dancing proved most
successful. Gavin had most infec--
tious good humor, combined with
easy grace, that went far to aid him
in his work. His feminine pupils
promptly considered themselves in
love with him. and the young society
boys admired his pluck. In the mean
time a splendid course in law was be-
ing mastered. and Gavin felt proud
of himself He realized that Irma
! would be his by his own merit and not
| because he was the son Of a million
/ aire.
81 say, Harwood.'' young Edward
Ellis began. with rather hesitating
manner, "it's a nervy thing to ask.
but do you think you could use my
sister as q dancing partner in this
school of yours? She's a crackarjack
dancer. and is in the same boat az
yourself-needs the money. She's going
through Barnard, and when I told her
about you she wondered IL she could
help.'
; Ellis felt more or less nervy over
the suggestion, but Harwood's ready
smile put him at his ease.
LAS a matter Of fact" HARDWOOD lied
glibly. "I was wondering whom could
get to help me out a little"
When he met Ellis's sister he was
glad that the fabrication had come to
his lips so readily. Jane Ellis was a
pleasure to the eye and constant JOY
to the mind. Harwood realixed that
with her as q partner the, dancing
class would augment In numbers diff
ficult to handle. Between them they
put them through two colleges II nec-
eSsary.
4 when he told her 50. Jane blushed
beautifully.
Don't believe anything he tells you,
Sis" warned Ellis. with laugh; "en-
gagged men never tell the truth. and
Harwood's already nipped. you know"
Perhaps 1t 10 only to the one girl
i they fabricate" There was a touch Of
4 banter in James eyes. but somehow
Norwood was made uncomfortable. He
wished suddenly that he had connded
j his parents disp1easure to 1rmA- He
4 knew also that had Irma BEEN a girl
such AZ Jane Ellis he never would
have left her in ignorance for fear Of
4 her 61tjug him.
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