The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1915-03-04
DANCING COMPLICATIONS.
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DANCERS STORY.

Well" began the father of the fam.
lily as he shook. out 'hissdinner napkin,
show is the dancing. class going? Are
you learning all the new steps?"
Il 'guess So" Caroline admitted gin.
gerly. TITS SWELL" i
"Geew said her brother. i just hate
the old %class!"
Whats the trouble?" their father
inquired.
"Oh," Caroline piped up happily,
''he's mad because Bunny danced with
his girl ali last time, and
mo such thing, tattletale!" protest.
ed that young a 81 guess ! don't
care anything about that stuck:up HaE
lie Bliss! guess | wouldn't notice
her il there wasn't hardly any other
girl on earth! And she can dance with
Bunny a million times for all care!
You needn't be so SMART"
Tut, tutt!" reproved his father.
IF she isn't your girl how did you
know which one Caroline meant? APP
pearances are against you, Edward!
Though I would say that at your ten.
der age | should regret knowing that
your affections were becoming entan'
gled-"
'Aw." his son burst out. red faced.
Caroline needn't talk! She has an
awful case on Larry Jones, and he
don't give two cents for her!"
,sJJ1 1o,o.1 ,y3tl. "a ,,nrnsp with
anyone else" Caroline came back
calmly. "If he'll. dance with me
don't care whether he gives two cents
for me or not, do II"
"There!" cried her father to the
abashed Edward. 81 trust this glimpse
Of feminine reasoning will teach you
something, my son! 1t may keep you
from big-headedness when some fair
lady smiles on you!."
II don't know whachu talking
about" protested Edward huthly.
Anyhow, l don't see what Caroline
likes about Larry, for he's a punk
dancer!!"
"He isn't!" Caroline defended. "Not
when you get used to him, as-1 have!
It's just his legs are queer! They
wabble below the knees and lag be
hind the upper part of HIM. You
can't help dancing a little queer II
your feet are two OF three steps be.
hind you!" e.
HUH" jeered her brother. I'D pick
out someone else to have a case on
then if l was a girl! Why don't you
take Pinhead Marble? All the girls
are crazy about him, because he looks
like a picture In a magazine-but. any.
how. he wouldn't look at you!"
"Pinhead!" Missed Caroline. Hint.
He doesn't dance a bit better than
Larry! His legs wabhle. too. only
they a v in at the knees something
awful. and he's so tall you're afraid
he's going to shut up like a jackkntfe!
l know, because Susy told me it made
her SO nervous she v could have
stuck 1t out, only: she knew the new
girl was jealous of her and she
couldn't let her get a chance at Pin
head!".
These social complications are dis
tracting!" their father mourned. Il
can't seem to get them straight. Aren't
there any young gentlemen in the
class with full command Of their
limbs?"
Gee! You oughta see Bill do the
high Jump" cried his son. He's ath.
letic, all right! We piled up all the
girls cloaks on a chair in the dressing
room when they we're dancing the Ia
Tao and Bill he jumped clear over the
whole lott"
Then that's where my vanity box
got smashed!" shrieked his sister in q
fury. And Susie's white fur was all
mussed up and grimy! I'll tell the
teacher on you!"
She'd take your powder box away
from you!". reminded her brother.
You don't dare. You're just mad be.
cause l told YOU you were stuck on
Larry"
II have got a dreadful case on him."
said Caroline, surprisingly c%omplacent.
She preened herself. "He asked me
for four dances at the ext party-so
there. smarty!"
'"Aw-w.w-w!" Edward was momen.
tarily breathless. Then he rallied.
"Betcha Pinhead won't ask you or
anyone else!"
HALLE Bliss told me something"
his sister said absently to the atmos'
phere. Edward wriggled in his chair.
Say" he offered beguilingly. Hon
est, didn't mean anything-what I
said about Larry. His legs don't wab'
BILE so awful had. Wh-what did Halle
say?"
"Said she was saving three dances
for YOU" Caroline told him between
%spoonfuls.