Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23

her. Jennie told her story and received
sympathy. n day or two later while
Jennie way plying her needle Mrs. Ire
horne said to her:
Jennie. how would you like to go
to the bail that your sweetheart is to
attend?"
Jennie looked up at her questioner
with a radiance that was a more
speaking reply than words. Then her
employer said that she had been think
ing of the matter and resolved to do
for her what was to be lone for Sam.
She told Jennie to drop her woIk, go
home and prepare for a removal to
another locality.
Mrs. Frehorne sent Jennie to her
daughter in tie city with a letter un-
folding her plan and asking her to pre-
pare the girl for an appearance in
society. Miss Sophie Treborne, a girl
of twenty. at once fell in with her
mothers plan to give Jennie the adj
vantage that was afforded her lover.
Miss Trehorne made inquiries among
her friends and learned that the lady
whose life Sam had saved was a Mrs.
Iddleten, a leader In society and an
acquaintance Of the Trehornes.
1t was q month after Jennie and Sam
entered upon preparation for an en-
try into fashionable life that the dane
ing master reported to Mrs. Iddleton
that Sam Atkins was as well prepared
to attend a ball in high life as he could
be, except by a long period of coach
ing, and even then he would smack
Of the country. The result was that
Mrs. Iddleton issued invitations for a
ball at her city residence. Sam was
to be the guest of honor as an acknowl-
edgment of Mrs. Iddleton's gratitude
for having saved her life when her
automobile was running away with
her. The Trehorne family were 1nvit-
%, including their guest, Jennie VIII
liams.
The Iddleton ball was n Of the very
largest of the season. 1t was not given
at the town residence of the Iddletons,
but at SWinton's, a fashionable restau-
rant with entertaining rooms on the
higher floors. Miss Trehorne left Jen-
ME in care of her brother II sought
the hostess. who was receiving with
the guest of honor beside her. An in
PRODUCTION between Sam and Miss Ire
horne resulted, and the girl remained
with him till the dancing began, and
he was obliged to ask her to be his
partner.
Mrs. IddIeton had arranged to open
her ball with an old square dance, the
lancers. Miss Trehorne led Sam from
one end of the ballroom toward a set
forming in the center. and her brother
conducted Jennie in the same direc-
ton. The music started up as 500
as this set was formed, and Sam, be-
ing out OF his natural element, was so
fustered that he saw no individual
present but a medley of men and wom-
en- moving about. The first he saw Of
Jennie was in the figure where one
couple confronts another and all bow.
: Sam was about to bend his body be-
5 fore a lady when
' Was he dreaming? Had he gon'
daft? Had he died and beeQ~born II
Z another world?
7 There before him, robed in a cloud
of silk and lace, smiling at him, was
Jennie Williams.
He was brought to himself by his
: partner Juggling at him to turn his
: back on Jennie and bow to the oppo-
site couple.
Sam did not recover from his sur
| prise during the dance. He Numbered
at every turn; but, fortunately for him,
others blundered as well, for the Ian
GERS had not been danced before in
years, and nearly all the dancers were
unfamiliar with it. 1t was not till the
last figure In the dance, the grand
chain, that Sam recovered his senses.
Then, while passing round, grasping
the hand of one lady after another, he
came to Jennie. The hand pressure,
the Toying look, she gave him not only
sobered him, but warmed his heart to
her as never before. He had seen her
dressed in the plain costume OF a oun
try girl; now she appeared with all
the advantage of an artistic costume.
When the dance was ended Miss Ire
horne took her brothers arm and
walked away, leaving Sam and Jennie
standing together. Jennie, who had
acquired the manners of a lady even
to a greater degree than Sam had ac-
Quired those of a gentleman, rested
her fingers lightly on Sans arm, and
together they went to seats lined
against the wall. There Jennie told
her story.
Sam was later called away to be In
troduced as the lion of the evening;
but, despite the fattering words that
were said to him, he was bored. There
was a hollowness in everything about
him that repealed him. Nothing seem
ed sincere.
Sam remained there a week, and
it was the most miserable week OF his
life. 1t seemed that all his time was
taken up trying to avoid breaking In