The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-11

4 rather pretty girl E,liiried into the
center Of the his ,lini,:g.i Dom and-witi,
cut waiting fer the faint ti.,tinur ri
applause that grve5e,! her ;aIf.earanea'
to subsifae. Eecan to dance Lucille. 40
t.ced that L0uieGue mad SO FL given
hirnScif oyUr-so tie spirit of reyeIIe
t:Sat his dishes went untouched As ne
Watched. tllr indi ferent t,an}ifre.. La
st.ii.a ton. came to .I.uciIle- she 81; ",
the weak spot iii Hugo Lottbeuues
we'll nigh perfect arfnCr. thought she
saw maahod Of reaching It Quietly
she excused herself and left the room
Once at the end tof the room her
manner changed. Swiftly she turned.
taking the direction she had seen the
dancer leave and coming into small
room where the entertainers sat.s She
approached the girl. drawing her to
one side.
"If / pay you WELL" she whispered
eagerly, would you let me dance in
your place the next time--pay, you
pay you $1OO-$5OO?'' she added as the
girl regarded her suspiciously.
Five hundred dollars"' Wonderment
glinted in the eyes upon her what
Go you want-tO get chance at caba-
ret work?"
''No-no, can dance. but / merely
wish to do it once. There is Il reason
I cannot explain now. But 1T means
everything to me. Please-please''-
Tears glistened in eyes filled to over.
flowing with such Honest pleading that
the girl quickly nodded.
Let's see your work." she demand
ell. What line, miss?''
Lucille slowly recalled an old Span.
fsh dance she had learned years before.
one she had danced in private, theatri.
calls. The cabaret dancer whispered
to a young man in the corner who
took Ills guitar from; it's case and
thrnmmed lightly until Lucille nodded
you'll do the girl said five minutes
later. then. with a tinge< Of. envy IN
her voice and eyes. dead sure you
amt after me job?'' =.
Lucille pressed the money upon her
warmly assuring her over and over
again that such was not her intention.
"All right then. You're due In halt
an hour. Ill FIX it with the manager
and put the orchestra Leader. wise to
the game. ~ .aFess, aia::t. auaas> the
stun fer...s.- aAap.s~a. &> :,.s~ =
Lucille nodded gayly. Hufrictlly
she scrubbed q note. to LoubeGue, re
assuring him as to her delay and beg
ging him to wait short time Until she
came, Then she darted to- her suit.
fairly tearing her gown from her in
odd Whimsy had induced her 10 ptlI-.
chase the little coqupttish ts,i!f of u
dancing gown tilat~dtted the part she
intended playing so perfectly
A bit GREATNESS she returned to the
cabaret The giri gave her I; shove
forward and she found herself staEd
ing IN the big room. heard, us from
q long way off, the stringed orc hestra
brilliantly playing Ia I'aioma
"G'Wan: Beat it, 1t vas the voice
Of the cabaret dancer.
Lucille Knew then that size must go
through. with what she had starteli
Taking long breath. her body swavt:d
to the strains. Slowly. gracefully sire
gilded into the room, her face par
TALLY concealed by the uanti!.a a
gasp Of surprise followed her appear
ance, men and women teamed forward
forgetful OF their dinner. iureti by her
Infectious grace and charm But she
had eyes for but one man. the inter
national spy, who. surprised. puZ-
Zlad expression ON his face leaned
far forward in his chair, v;ltc.liug this
woman who danced SO Wonderfully
Then suddenly the music changed
Lucille flashed Il glance ut Loubeuue
and from that moment danced to him
and him alone. 1t was perfectly DO
spy sank back in his chair. Il bit I'm
barrassed but quite agiow with de-
light The music was growing slower,
slower. and. with Il tricklins laugh OF
1mpish merriment. Lucille dung wide
her mantilla and bowed mockingly to
the arch-spy.
For just a second his splendid mouth
CAPPED. then. with eyes that shot
strange fires at her, his palms cracked
vigorously together as he led off the
whirlwtnd of applause Tint set the
glasses and cutlery dancing: The OF.
chestraf leader waved his baton toward
Lucille for an encore. and from her
chair opposite I1oubeque, into which
she had sunk. she half rose to re-
spond with bow.
"My Godv'