The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

sion Of astonishment
You play the piano for dancin
don't your she said. Il told Mr.. hnls
lev that wanted a man TO wait
| table and play dance music on Z
piano after dinner. He spift be MAN,
send one.
.nls satisfied the lady. and Ned wa
much pleased that be could fill the bill
He had played for boys and girls /,
dance at home and. though he fearet
ne would be a trifle rusty, had ne
doubt that he could acquit himself
fairly well. When the table was clear
: ed ana the dishes turned over TO :
scullion Ned went to the drawing room
where a crash had been laid and some
OF the furniture removed. He was re
ceived by the hostess and led to tbe
piano.
At this time modern dancing Ind
Just been introduced. and some of the
men had not learned the dances. Con.
sequently there were more girl than
men dancers Ned not only knew all
the dances In vogue, but had learned
one that had just been brought ont
Having played the music for the fur.
Key trot and the fox trot. he began to
play for the hesitation waltz.
What's that?" asked the girl who
mad cast glances at Ned during the
dinner.
Ned told her that 1t was a new dance
just out. She asked him If he couId
dance 1t. and he said he could She
told him to show the step, which he
did. and nothing would do but she
must try it with him. One of the
guests had caught the air for the dance
and essayed to take Ned's place at the
plano.
A number of years ago the bare sug.
gestion that lady should dance with
walter would have excited disgust
Nowadays. when men are hired for
partners In cabarets, woman may
dance with chimpanzee provided tho
chlmpanzee knows the step. Ned and
the girl sailed away. Ned was a beau.
uful dancer and the girl natural one
so she caught the step ar once and
with so admirable partner danced
well. Meanwhile the 9th.
ers stood looking on, and when Ned
ana MS partner had finished several
other girls insisted on having a turn
with him. While this was going on
the hostess was called out and when
she returned brought man with her
carrying violin case.
There has been mistake" she said
4 inquired at Kniseley's restaurant IF
they could send me man to wait on
table and to play dance music besides
Ihey said they could. Giovanni came |
ana has filled both positions. Now |
comes another man, who says that he
was engaged to play dance music. II (
Ill comes very handy. for now Giovan. |
II can teach us the new dance while /
MS man gives us the music"
Where there is "A similarity ms 70 re.
inement barriers In social standing are
'aslly got over. Ned's services were
allied into reluisition by every cir,
quest, and 1t was not long before he
orgot the role he was playing. And,
or that matter, the others forgot that
lie was an Italian waiter When about
Midnight Mrs. Vincent stepped up to
Tim and told him that he was wanted
to bring In refreshments il
vas like box ON the ear.
Nevertheless. he arose from besid,.
Hiss Merriwether-the girl who had
'een the first to ask him to dance with
er-and In another minute was pass.
hg napkins and plates among the
uests. When all We're served he coollv
elped himself and resumed his seat
eside Miss Merriwether
The fact that he had Just been serv
lg the viands caused this act to rutIIe
ne equanimity of the company. The
yes or every one were fixed upon him
was one thing for him to teach them
&c, another to assume right to
1t Mlth them. though why this is so is
for when n man hands n
dy dish he doesn't touch her; when
dances with her he holds here I'm his
ms. Mrs. Vincent. who was APPALLED,
the walters familiarity. confronted
IN. L
Giovanni she said sternly. "go into :
le Kitchen The butler will paw YOU :
II your work" :
This was too much for Ned. 1t drew
nth confession. He told the hostess :
I'd the company of his lonely Christ. =
as eve and that to keep off the blues
mad spent the day at work in his n
ice. lie gave an account of his be n
Z mistaken for waiter at Knise y
Us and the man that was to serve at
rs. Nincent's dinner; how he had pre-. n
rred to wait on those who were 4,
ippy to dining alone in an empty res I,
urant. 7
The moment he had finished every |
lie present clustered about him sym. s
lthetically, both men aud women Vic q