Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-02

You look SO worried" commented the young woman on whom he was calling, somewhat anxiolsly. Whats the trouble?''
 The good looking young man sighed a triffe. That's it." he said. T mean, I've found out the trouble it is eith- CT that life is too fast or I'm too slow. and whichever way it Is, the result is tqually fatal. I'm always behind the game and lose out so terriblyl"
 'rMercyi'' she cried. It sounds horribly dismall hadn't noticed that you were doing tagging of any sort, either plain or fancy! What are your ] hours for laggtng?"
 Regular" persisted the young man mournfully. Didn't I lag in the dance craze? And didn't I sacrifice myself and take foolish lessons about two years after every one else was pro- ficient in hopping and castleing and foxing around, just because there vas not an earthly show of getting with | in hailing distance of you unless did dance? Whenever I felt a, yearning to whisper into your ear that 1t was a pleasant evening or that it looked like rain I'd find you surrounded six feet deep with agile youths waiting for the next dance! A blind man could have seen his way and I saw mine I learned with great agony of soul to dance!"
 'Yes, encouraged the young woman, you did! You dance very nicely!" "Huhi" said the young man dis gustedly. Maybe I do! What good did it do me? The minute I felt my self able to go out on a ballroom floor without causing them to send in a 1 hurry call for the ambulance in which to bear away the maimed and nangled everybody quit dancing and began to skate! I was so pleased with my dancing self that I never noticed at first that I was entirely deserted.
 Finally it dawned upon me that, when spoke to you, you weren't there. Nobody was there! was en- l tirely alone, in my nice black suit and l dancing pumps, in the midst of the glittering expanse of floor, with noth- 1 ing to be heard but the merry ring o1 ice skates in the distance. The whole population was cutting figure eights | and doing the Dutch roll just as cas- fly as though they were but 10 years old. My heart sank-I hadn't skat- pretty nose and my mother gave away my skates. Skating didn't appeal tc me, anyhow. The farther away from glaciers and icebergs I can keep the happier am l. But, there you were
 "Hm!" snifred the young woman why mix me up in this sad affair."
 There you were,' persisted tho young man firmly. with four mer fastening on your skates, two more asking you to try the ice waltz witl 'em next and a lowering crowd formed a yearning background. There wal nothing for it but another sacrifice. bought a sweater and a nifty cap some 6shoes and S10 skates, ne glected my bushes and practiced dil- igently on back corners of the lagoon
 T was going to burst upon you { finished product and make those othel 7an nfz hR16 yicin nF1a
 of seeing them stumble and slip ava!
 in disnay when I sailed up to you il
 a beautiful curve and bore you away skating like the wind, fever and ever
 Huh"
 Well, why didn't you?' demandet the young woman interestedly. 'Pt have liked that! I've always wantet to walk down between a double Ian
 of people, all topping over like nine } pins because of the glory of my ap proach! What happened?'
 'The ice melted,'' said the youni l