The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-06-11
| DANCING COMPLICATIONS /
a DANCERS STORY
Observation-Disclosures

WELL" began the father OF the
family as he shook out his dinner
napkin, how il the dancing class go
ing? Are you learning al the new
steps?"
iii guess Co." Caroline admitted gin
gerly It's SWELL"
"GeeI" said her brother. just hate
the old classI'
What's the trouble?" their father
inquired
"Oh," Caroline piped up happily,
hes mad because Bunny danced with
his girl all last time, and"
mo such thing, tattletalel' protest
ed that young man. II guess ! don't
care anything about that stuck-up
Halle Bliss I guess I wouldn't no
tice her II there wasn't hardly any
other girl on earth, And she can
dance with Bunny a million times for
all + careI You needn't be 10 SMART"
Tut, tuttI" reproved his father.
tiff she isn't your girl how did you
know which one Caroline meant? Ap-
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-''
"Ah,r' 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 herl"
He danced with me more'n 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 IT,"
"There!" cried her father to the
ahashed Edward III 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 youl"
II don't know whachu talking
about" protested Edward hutfily.
Anyhow, I don't see what Caroline
likes about Larry, for he's a punk
dancerl'
He isntl" Caroline defended. Not
when you get used to him, as I have!
It's Just his legs are queerl They
wabble below the knees and lag be
hind the upper part OF himl You
can't help dancing q little queer If
your feet are two or three steps be
hind youi"
'-Huh!" jeered her brother It'd
pick out someone else to have a case
on then III I were girl! Why don't
you take Pinhead Marble? All the
girls are crazy about him, because be
looks like picture in a magazine
but, anyhow. he wouldn't look at
you!"
"Pinhead," Kissed Caroline Him
He doesn't dance a bit better thar
Larry, His legs wabble, too, only
they cave In at the knees something
awful, and he's 20 tall you're afrait
fnbc cnSpc RI hnt mn lilo q ioaEbruifo
know. because Susy told me it made
her so nervous she never could have
stuck 1t out, only she knew the new
girl was jealous of her and sht
couldn't let her get a chance at Pin
head"
These social complications are dis
tracting" their father mourned NJ
can't seem to get them straight Aren'
there any young gentlemen In The
class with full command of theil
Iimbs?"
'Geel You oughta see Bill do thu
high jump" cried his son. He's ath
letic, all right. We piled up all the
girls cloaks on a chair in the dress
Ing room when they were dancing TIL,
Ta-Tao and Bill he jumped clear Owe
the whole lott"
Then that's where my vanity DO,
got smashed" shrieked his sister il
a fury. And Susie's white fur wa.
all mussed up and grimy, I'll tell tht
teacher on you!"
Shed take your powder box away
from youl" reminded her brother
You don't dare You're Just mad be
cause l told you you were stuck OF
Larry"
81 have got dreadful case on him,
said Caroline, surprisingly compla
cent She preeEed herself He ask
ed me for four dances at the next
party-so there, smartyI"
-Aw-w-w-w," Edward was momen.
tarily breathless Then he rallied
"Betcha Pinhead won't ask yop Oh
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
ct, didn't mean anything-what
said about Larry. His legs don't wab
Bile 30 awful bad. Wh-what did Halle
say?"
Said she was saving three dance.
for you. Caroline told him between
spoonfuls.
'Geeln Edward gasped ecstatically
Did she, honest?"
'I take It," their father remarked
that the dancing class, as a dancing
class. leaves nothing whatever to b
desired in the way of progressI''
IT pupSS - said Enralirn AMI hci