Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
MAGAZINE SECTION for November 10, 1916

girls that can lead WELL They III give you
try-out, you know, and then you'll have
to have reference They're strict here;
girls got to be straight, all right. Will
your husband like it?"
Louise's face set, but she said brightly:
II guess he won't mind. I'll give 'em
d. & Ms for reference. Will you in
troduce me to the Manager
That night she did not tell Shirley that
she had been tentatively accepted as a
"lady instructor" She told herself that
she would wait and see if she made sue
cess of it. Next afternoon she put on her
navy blue taffeta with the full skirt that
came to the tops of her trim boots, pow
dered her nose carefully, and set forth
with good deal of trepidation.
But from the first she was a success.
She had danced all her life and had
naturally good sense of rhythm: Besides
that she had patience and intelligence
and good nature. The first day she earned
dollar, and could have raised it by half
if she had not refused tip from suit
buyer from Columbus, whom she had
taught to fox-trot in the New York way
in fifteen minutes. Besides her middle
aged suit buyer, she was engaged for half
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who confded to her that he was invited
to swell dance next week and was afraid
he would muff it. Not so pleasant We're
three dances with fat man who paid her
compliments until his breath grew short.
But he was only behaving according to
his light, and the austere rules of the place
protected her and satisfied her implacable
sense of what was ladylike and right
Therefore, to her way of thinking, that
dollar was as clean as if she had earned it
taking dictation in an Office
But, all the same, she could not seem to
find the right mood or moment to tell
Shirley. Every evening she said "Now
I'll tell him. And every evening she put
it off until some evening when they We're
not quite so coy and happy. So she went
on dancing afternoons from two to FIVE
and, in spite of all the accepted rules for
wives, she did not feel single twinge of
conscience. And, also against all the rules.
she did not neglect Shirley or the apart
ment. In fact, having something different
to look forward to in the afternoon had
made her better housewife. Her pretty
color, her lightness of step, came back to
her. and the old restlessness left her.
THE inevitable catastrophe held off for
almost month. Then, one afternoon.
Louise, fox-trotting with college youth,
brushed past Shirley dancing with tall
blonde in a pink crepe waist. They
looked squarey into each others eyes
Shirley gave sort of grimace of astonish-
ment; and Louise grew suddenly heavy
on her partners arm.
Louise slipped out, and they did not
see each other again until Shirley came
home to dinner. Louise was bending over
the tomato soup in the kitchenette when
she heard his step outside the door, She
looked up at him and smiled waveringly
Hello Shirley" she said in half
voice.
He walked close up to her. "How long
have you been going there?" hedemanded
At his tone defiance and fright came
into her eyes. "Three or four weeks.
What of it?"
He stepped back. $50 you're Just like
all the rest of them-not to be trusted,
Do you think that's decent thing for
married woman to do? On the sly, tool"
She quivered and threw up her head.
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