Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-15

her Jennie told her story and received
sympathy. A day or two later while
Jennie was plying her needle Mrs. IRE
horne said to her:
"Jennie, how would you like to go
TO the ball that your sweetheart is to
attend?'
Jennie looked up at her questioner
with radiance that was more
peaking 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 done for Sam.
She told Jennie to drop her work, go
home and prepare for removal to
another locality.
Mrs. Trehorne sent Jennie to her
daughter in the city with letter I'M
folding her plan and asking her to pre-
pare the girl for an appearance in
society. Miss Sophie Trehorne, girl
Of twenty, at once fell In with her
mothers plan to give Jennie the ad-
| 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.
Iddleton, leader in society and an
acquaintance of the Trehornes.
It was a 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 we'll prepared
to attend ball in high life as he could
be, except by long period of coach
ing, and even then he would smack
of the country. The result was that
Mrs Iddleton issued invitations for
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 Trehcrne family were invit-
ed, including their guest, Jennie Will
liams.
The 1ddleton ball was one Of the very
largest of the season. 1t was not given
ut the town residence Of the 1ddletons
but at Swinton's, fashionable restau-
rant with entertaining rooms on the
higher floors. Miss Trehorne left Jen-
ME in care Of her brother and 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. 1ddleton had arranged to open
her ball with an old square dance, the
lancers. Miss Trehorne led Sam from
one end of the ballroom toward set
forming in the center, and her brother
conducted Jennie in the same direc-
ton. The music started up as soon
as this set was formed, and Sam, be-
ing out of his natural element, was so
f1ustered that he saw no individual
present but medley of men and wom-
Ell 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-
fore Il lady when
Was he dreaming? Had he gone
daft? Had he died and been born into
, another world?
IdcIe De1O1O Alui, loOCu III q SAouo
of silk and lace, smiling at him, was
Jennie Williams
He was brought to himself by his
. partner Juggling at him to turn bis
back on Jennie and bow to the oppo-
site couple
Sam did not recover from his sur
prise during the dance. He blundered
at every turn; but, fortunately for him
others blundered as well, for the Ian
, GERS had not been danced before il
years, and nearly all the dancers were
unfamiliar with it. It was not till thu
! last figure in the dance, the grant
chain, that Sam recovered his senses
! Then, while passing round, graspn'
n the hand Of one lady after another, b.
came to Jennie. The hand pressure
. the loving look, she gave him not onl.
- sobered him, but warmed his heart t
her as never before. He had seen he
4 dressed in the plain costume of coun
- try girl; now she appeared with al
:, the advantage Of an artistic costume.
!, When the dance was ended Miss Ire
horne took her brothers arm an
walked away, leaving Sam and Jenni
:. - standing together. Jennie, who ha
= acquired the manners of lady eve
to greater degree than Sam had az
- quired those of gentleman, reste
], her fingers lightly on SANS arm, an
- together they went to seats line
~ against the wall There Jennie tol
- her story.
" Sam was later called away to be il
g troduced as the lion of the evenin!
= but, despite the fattering words TIL;
e. were said to him, he was bored. The
~ was a hollowness in everything abo1
u him that repealed him. Nothing seer
ed sincere.
~ ~ Sam remained there week, an
III it was the most miserable week of b