The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-26

an engaging smile. and-as Mrs. Mac.
Adam afterward told a friend: Il
wa 70 nabbcrEnstcd BY his check.
That smiled 4 Kind OF slckly smile
and went az I supposed 70 tha slaush-
ter. lie made me dance better than
over danced before. AZ nrst I kept
wondering u my diamonds were safe
tof courae keep the originals In safe
deposits, haven't Eecn them for eight
ycnrr) and II ne had a gun IN his
hip pocket. Then l began to wonder
Why u was that ! had never before
really understood what II means TO
Keep time. Why It's thgillingi Hut
OF courfe you know. You always keep
ruch beautiful time. And be made mo
dance all sorts OF new steps. And,
my dear, he tiattered me SO, ard
Hero Mrs. MacAdam blushed and
laughed at the sam9 time. Once !
bunSlcd something frightfully and
nearly went down, and what do you
think he said7 You're all right. kid.
Cling 70 popper!' Kid what do you
think OF that. az my time OF life9
! couldn't get angry. ! tried n little,
but q was no use. J liked Il. And
when we'd finished, I was struggling
to think OF something 20 say. and
what DO you think did say" Here
Mrs. MacAdam onc more blushed
and laughed. Il said. The nights
young. 1 hope youTn ask me to spell
again He said, You'se on And
SURF enough he hunted me out for the
very next fox-trot. But by that time
all the real kids wanted TO dance with
him. and we old fogles had to stand
aside. Can't you see the modern
debutante? For years she had been
dressing and painting herself more
and more like n dear little street
walker. and at least she gets n chance
to dance with a real gunman. No,
he's never really shot anybody OF
worn stripes. ! wish you could have
been theral Some OF the men got him
In the smoking roo and since then
everybody talks his language. Mrs.
Selden admits that she tried TO make
him fall In love with her; but she
failed. He's head over ears In love
with this wonderful Celestial person,
and small blame to him. she IS too
lovely. I've never seen a girl stay
so long at n dance herself, not dance,
aad not look awkward. or course she
was surrounded by men. But she
wouldn't talk shop. And do you know
she isn't so d~readfully serious. She
can make people laugh IL she want
10. She wore conventional clothes,
and proved once and for all that she
can wear anything that she likes. and
get away with It."
The account which Celestia gave OF
the ball had less TO do with dancing.
THE dancing isn't wicked at all.
she told the Douglases. ITS innocent.
aud graceful and good-natured. And
the people? They aren't wicked
either. They are just like other peo-
pie, only they've got more money. It's
a great blessing. Some day every
body will have money. And all the
people j talked 20 were kind people,
who want 20 do good. and make other
people happy, and don't quite know
how 10 set about II. But we are going
to show them. aren't we? Freddie
was so good! They said he was the
best dancer there. lie dances a little
differently. but better They all said
that. And n only you could have
seen the flowers See, Mrs. MRc.
Adam gave me these roses 10 bring
to you. Tho house didn't have walls
and wallpaper. II was all mirrors
and flowers. and palm trees"
Celestial sighed and then laughed
at herself for signing.
Where's Freddie?" she asked. rs
he still sleeping? I'm going TO talk
to the typesettcrs' union, and then !
am 20 meet and talk with some OF
the Independent Workers OF the
World. And then I am to have lunch
with the Bishop OF New York. And
then. my dcars, | am going TO leave
you for a while. I'm TO so out 20
Pennsylvania where there's a terrible
strike, and nobody will listen TO any.
body. But I'll be back before you
know H."
She kissed Mrs. Douglas and hurried
cut. Celestia was almost always In
a hurry now.
Nellie a waiting FOR her in tho
hall.
Arc o really going to Bltumen,
Celestia?"
Eyes, really"
Il thought you might like 10 know
that Mr.. Barclay Is already there"
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