El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-06

ring popular air, and the different
couples made a dash for the inside
dining room where the dancing was
] arranged.
An her tired feeling gone at the
prospect Of a dance, helen looked in
Z quiringly at Warren.
DO you feel like dancing?" he said
| sarcastically. Thought you were too
tired"
Helen flushed.
Helen Not Too Tired.
We'll, I am, If you're not" he went
! on ruthlessly, guess you'll have TO
do without partners tonight. unless
you happen to know one of the Off
GERS"
DO you mind if I sit at your ia
ble2' said a voice near them at that
moment, and Helen turned TO confront
one OF the passengers on the steamer
coming down who had been very kind
10 her, and who expected 10 be IN
/ Colon on business for some years.
Don't you dance, Mrs Curtis."
Yes, but Mr.. Curtis has had q tir-
ing day and doesn't feel like dams
ing
II wish could ask you. but don't
dance myself"
Helen smiled brightly.
Don't bother about IL. Mr. Ward. I
suppose I really ought to be too tired
( TO dance myself but / am afraiG 1 am
a slave to it
Mr.. Ward, his kindly eyes troubled
for the moment, was scanning the
room anXiOusly. Helen slipped her
iced tea, and Warren dived into his
guinea hen as though he hadn't eaten
since noon.
viii you excuse me for a moment"
Mr. Ward said after a few moments,
and as he walked across the room,
Helen watched him with troubled
eyes What was ne going to dog She
saw him stop before one OF the Of
Ulcers, slim boy, tall and straight
and very good looking. Helen had
noticed him at the beginning OF the
evening. He had danced a great deal
with a brown little girl
None Of the women looked particu-
larly nice, she thought 10 herself as
she looked a little cOmplacently at
her own soft drRperies, and then
little startled look came into her
eyes as she saw the tall young officer
look over in her direction and then
follow Mr.. Ward across the room
toward the table.
Introduces Lieut.. Roberts.
Lieutenant Roberts. I want you to
meet Mrs. Curtis Mr.. Ward was
saying, and a second LATER the nice
looking boy was asking her 10 dance.
Helen was conscious Of a very great
many eyes as she walked out on the
floor and looked Up a moment at the
boy who was looking down at her
own eyes full of interest The next
minute they were whirling away over
AlAE AADUAs Lieutenant IAONELAH was one
Of the best edancers she had ever
known.
You look corking in that black
thing" he said, boyishly, as they
walked back to the table after the
dance. VIII you give me another
dance, the second from noW7T
Helen nodded laughingly. and hard
" had she seated herself when Lieu
tenant Roberts was back with three
other officers, each begging for a
dance Helen hardly remembered
anything after that. she danced every
dance on the programme in spite OF
the fact that Warren scOWled and
Ar. Ward leased her about her many
conquests. Some one had told her
that she was q sumner, and every one
had asked her how long she was go
ing to be down there, and the nice
boy had asked her to a chatting dish
party the next evening on one Of the
battleships. She hadn't promised to
come, because she hardly knew wheth-
er Warren would be nice about il or
not
suppose YOU think you are a reg
ular heart smasher.' said Warren,
sneerlngly. as they left the room.
Not half so much q one as YOU
are,' she had retOrted with unex-
pected meaning, and he had looked at
her in amazement as they stepped
into the elevatOr.-Copyrigh 1915.
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