Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-09-14
"when shall 1 see you agaInY" he


watched her vanish through the swift
ly opened door. Then he stepped back
into the taxicab. Sophy retreated into
the corner to make room for him.
"You are going to take me home, are
you not?" she asked.
"Of course" he replied, his eyes still
fixed with a shade of regret upon the
mo. 10 Southampton street." he told
/ the driver.
/ They turned round and spun once
more into the network of moving We
hicles and streaming pedestrians. John
was silent, and his companion, for
little while, humored him. Soon, how.
ever, she touched him on the arm. A
! little face.
Are you really In love with Lou
ise?" she inquired, with something of
his own directness.
He answered her with perfect serl-
BUSINESS.
~ believe So" he admitted, "but /
should not like to say that 1 am abso-
Q
| find out"
Sophy suddenly rocked with laugh
ter.
! you are the dearest queerest mad
man have ever met ~ she exclaimed,
holding tightly to his arm. "You sit
there with face as long as n fiddle,
wondering whether you are In love
with girl or not Well, am not go
ing to ask you anything more. Tell me,
are you tired?"
"Not bit" he declared. 81 never
had such ripping evening in my life"
She held his arm little tighter. She
was the old Sophy again, full of life
and gayety.
Lets go to the Aldwych," she sug-
gested land see the dancing. We can
just have something to drink. We
needn't have any more supper"
| The cab stopped IL few minutes later
outside what seemed to be private
house. The door was opened at once.
Sophy wrote Johns name In book,
and they were ushered by the manager,
who had come forward to greet them.
Il
| filled, except in the center, with sup
per tables. John looked around him
wonderingly. The popping Of cham
payne cOrks was almost incessant. A
slightly vOluptuous atmosphere of
cigarette smoke mingled with the per-
fumes shaken from the clothes and
hair of the women, several more of
whom were now dancing, hung about
the place. A girl In fancy dress was
passing great basket Of flowers from
table to table.
Sophy sat with her head resting upon
her hands and her face very close TO
her companions, keeping time with her
feet to the music.
isn't this rather nicer" she whis-
pered. "Do you like being here with
me, Mr.. John Strangewey?"
"Of course do" he answered heart
lily. SIS this restaurants"
She shook her head.
"No, it's club. We can sit here all
night IL you like"
"Can I joln?' he asked.
She laughed as she sent for form
and made him fiji 1t in.
"Tell me-" he begged, as he looked
around him, 'who are these girls? They
look so pretty and well-dressed, and
yet so amazingly young to be out at
this time of night"
/ "Mostly actresses" she replied, "and
muslcal-comedy girls. / was in must
cal comedy myself before Louise res
cued me-"
"Dld you like it?'
Il liked 1t all right" she admitted,
"but | left II because ! wasn't doing
any good. / can dance pretty well, but
have no voice, so there didn't seem
I to be any chance of my getting out Of
the chorus; and one can't even pretend
to live on the salary they pay you, UNI
less one has a part"
'But these girls who are here to-
night?"
"They are with their friends, OF
course" she told him. 81 suppose, if
/ It hadn't been for Louise, l should have
been here too-with friend"
81 should like to see you dance" he
remarked, in hurry to change the
conversation.
'rll dance To you some day in your
rooms, If you like" she promised. cor
would you like me to dance here?
There is man opposite who wants me
/ to. Would you rather | didn't? | want
/ to do just which would please you
most"
"Dance, by all means he insisted.
81 should like 10 watch YOU"
She nodded, and minute or two
later she had joined the small crowd in
the center of the room, clasped in the
! arms of Il very immaculate young man
who had risen and bowed to her from Il
! table opposite, John leaned back IN
his place and watched her admlrlndly.
/ Her feet scarcely touched the ground.
She never once glanced ut or spoke 10
her partner, but every time she passed
. the corner where John was sitting,
/ she looked at him and smiled
His eyes grew brighter, ana he
smiled back at her, She suddenly re-
lenscd her hold upon her partner and