The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-12-27
CHAPTER XIX.


cians'd be dead" he said ms he wiped
his brow. And. then discovering that
May PARE her stood ut his elbow, he
spoke hastily to her. MAY the next
'thyoui'
But Miss Parcher had begun to ap-
plaud the musicians for an encore.
She shook her head "Next's the third
extra" she said. And. anyhow, this
ones going to he encored now. You can
have the twenty second II there ID
any"
William threw a wild glance about
Tim. looking for other girls. but the
tireless orchestra began TO play the en-
ore. and Miss Boke. who had been ap.
plauding, instantly cast herself upon
his bosom Come on she cried.
Don't let's miss Z second Of it. It's
Just glorious
When the encore was finished she
seized Williams arm and. mentioning
that shed left her fan upon the chair
under the maple tree. added: Come
on! Let's go get It luick"
Under the maple tree she famed
herself and talked OF her love for
dancing until the music sounded again.
Come on she cried then. Don't
let's miss second Of It. It's just
glorious"'
And. grasping his arm. she propelled
him toward the platform with a merry
little rush.
SO passed five dances-long. long
dances
Likewise i've encores long encores
After each dance Miss Boke conduct
ed him back to the maple tree alOof
from the general throng, and william
found the intermissions almost equal
to his martyrdom upon the platform
But as there was a barely perceptible
balance In their favor. he collected
some fragments OF his broken spirit
when Miss Boke would have borne
him To the platform for the sixth time
and begged to sit this one out" al
leging that he had kind OF turned his
ankle or something" he believed.
The cordial girl at once placed him
upon the chair and calamity procured
another for herself In her solicitude
she sat close To him, looking fondly at
his face. while William. though now
and then rubbing his ankle for plausi.
bilitys sake. gazed at the platform
with an expression which Gustave
bore would gratefully have found sug.
gestive Upon the many colOred plat.
form the inefrable One drifted to and
fro. back and forth, her little blond
head In a golden net, clinting here
and there like bit Of tinsel blowing
across flower garden,
And when that dance and its encore
were over she went 10 lean against
tree while Wallace Banks famed her
but she was so busy with Wallace that
she did not notice william. though she
passed near enough to watt breath
fragment OF her silver speech tinkled
In his ear:
"Oh. Wallie Banks. bid pid SAINT
have Bruvva Josie-Joe's dance less
Joe say so! Lola mus he fair. Wal.
lie mustn't
Miss Boke following Williams gaze
with some interest. you met her
yetT
"Yeh." said william.
shes been visiting here all sum.
mer," Miss Boke informed him Il
some Of the girls said this Miss Pratt
said she'd never dream ~ getting en-.
gagged TO any man that didn't have
ST5o,Om I don't know IL it's true or
not, hut | expect so. Anyway, they
said they heard her say so"
William lifted his right hand from
his ankle and passed il time iter time
across his damp forehead lie did not
believe that Miss Pratt could have OK.
pressed herself in 50 mercenary Il man.
ner, hut If she had well. one fact IN
British history had 81 impressed him
animation: William Pitt. the younger
had been prime miniStcr of England AT
twenty-one. Undoubtedly Miss Boxes
bit Of gossip added somewhat a. the
already sufficient rhX.ctir~ of Williams
evening
up at the lake" Miss Poke chat
tered on. 1--WE got 10 use the h tel
dining room for the hops lt> n huo
"A good deal like this floor Is tonight
just about oily enough aud ~ uire
floor as | ever danced on We have
awfly good times ~ al the bake
Course there aren't So many Men an
there like there are here ton'pht and
must say ! am glad Ia get n rhanr
to dance with Man again! | toll
YOU you'd dance all right once we got
started. and hook AZ the way Ms turned
out. our steps just SUI eNa NY II
must say il. | couh' arrpl' rh'nl
~ any body ! ever met IA IA h. in
with When an hnhy' s'"' SUES g.