The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
sa fContinued.1
 CHAPTER xxiIl.
Over the Fence.

~ mo mood to approve of anything
 introduced by Fanchon shd had
 scornfuIly refused from the first
 to dance the new ..step'' and be cause of it's bonfire popularity found herself neglected in a society where she had areighed as beauty and belle. Ea1thless Penrod. dazed by the sweep ing Fanchon. had utterly forgotten the amber curis. He had notgonce asked Marjorie to dance All afternoon the light of indignation had been growing brighter in her eyes, though Maurice Levy detection t0 the lady from New York had not tanned this flame From the moment Fanchon had whispered failiarly in Penrodis ear and Penrod had blushed Marjorie had been oceu- pfeH exclusively with resentment : against that gAilty pair. It seemed to X her that Penrod had no right to allow a Strange girl to whisper in his ear, that his blushing when the strange girl did 1t was atrocious and that the strange girl herself ought to be ar rested
 Fo1gotten by the merrymakers, Mar 5or1e stood alone upon the la wns cline h. ing her small fists, watching the new dance at it's high tide and hating it win hatred that made every inch of ne&zelEeIQ 1anOs P<-k11eA k'Se skSee1tt1se Jealousy is a great awakener of the virtues, She had a perception of some thing in it worse than lack of dignity something vaguely but outrageously fepzelensibIe. Finally wAen PenrOd srashed by her, touched her with his eTobw and did not even see her. Mario rie state of mind znOt uHEn1ngled with esnution) became dangerous In fact, 2 trained nurse chancing to observe her at this junctnre would probably have aszxlscd that she be taken home and pu % bed. Mar5orze Has on fhe verge of Histories. she saw Fanchon and Penrod assume the double embrace required by the tlnnce The tS1iugo Sligo Slide burst from the orchestra like the lunatic snriels of gin maddened negro, and aiIkthe little couples began to bob and Gip i'd isSvass
 Marjorie made scene. She sprang upon taes platform and stamped her foot
 enrod scnofeldt'' she shouted. sasou Ell AYE gourself.,s The remarkable girl took Penrod by the ear By his ear she swung him away from Fanehon andsfaced him to- wasu the lawn.
 xou march straight out heret' ecommanded.
 Fenrod marched.
 He was stunned; obeyed automatieal- ly without question and had very little rea7Izatidn Of what was happening to hin Altogether and without reason he was in precisely the condition of an elderly spouse detected in dagrant inis- Tior Marjorie similarly was in pre- isely the condition of the party whe detects such rnisbehavior It may be added that she had acted with a promptness. decision and 2 disregard of z6eial consequences all to be com znaalded to fhe attention of ladies in like predi canent-
 Eou ought to be ashamed of your self she ragged when they reached the lawn Aren't you ashamed of your self7p
 ou be- quiet,
 .sfSut what1d do. Marjorie7 haven't done anything to you. he pleaded. T haven't even seen you all aftern'-
 You be 1uiet.' she cried. tears fill s fng her eyes, Keep still. you ugly bov Shut upy'
 she slapped him.
 He should have understood from this how much she cared for him. but he rubbed his cheek and declared rue -sI'H never speak to you again!''
 You win foo!' she sobbed passion ately.
 "I will notis'
 He turned to leave her, but paused.
 His mother, his sister Margaret and their grownlp friends had finished their tea and were approaching from the hoHse Other parents and guar dians were with them. coming for their children, and there were carriages and automobiles waiting in the street But the '-Slingo Slide went on regard less.
 The group of grown up people hest tated and came to a halt, gazing at the pavilion.
 What are they doingg gasped Mrs. Williams, bIusLiHg deeply. What is * 1ts What is ft7"
 what is ft2' Mrs. Gelbraith echoed in frightened whisper. What
 They.re tangoingt'' cried Margaret schofeId. Or bunny hugging or grizzly beartng or
 .sEhey're only turkey trotting," said Robert Williams
 With fearful outcries the mothers. au1ts and sisters rushed upon the pa vilion.
 .s0f course it was dreadfuI.s said MrH Schodeld an hour later. rendering her lord an account Of the day. "but 1t wns every bit the fault of that one extraordinary child. And of all the quiet, demure little things-that is, I mem waen she hrst came. We all