Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-11-01

lue MUSIC stopped II Sn' think nluSl-
cians'd be dead!" he said as he wiped
his brow. And, thea discovering that
May Parcher stood at his elbow, he
spoke hastily to her. MAY the next
'thyou?'
But Miss Parchcr had begun to ap.
plaud the musicians for al encore.
She shook her head. "Next's the third
extra" she said. "And, anyhow, this
one going to be encored now. You can
have the twenty-second if there is
any"
William threw a wild glance about
him, looking for other girls, but the
tireless orchestra began to play the en-
core, and Miss Boke, who had been APP
plauding, instantly cast herself upon
his bosom. Come ont" she cried.
Don't lets miss a second Of it. It's
just %glorious!"
When the encore was finished she
seized Williams arm and, mentioning
that she'd left her fan upon the chair
under the El@nle tree, added: Come
OF! Let's go get it quick!'
Under the t..,lple tree she famed
herself and talked of her love for
dancing until the music sounded again.
Come en- she cried then. Don't
lets miss d second of it, It's just
glorious!'
And, grasp;ng his arm, she propelled
him toward the platform with a merry
little rush.
SO passed five danres-long. long
dances.
Likewise five no. es-lone cnaores
After each dance Miss Rohe conduct
ed him back to the maple tree. aloof
from the general t,lrong, and William
found the intermisSions almost equal
to lis n%lartyrdom upon the platform.
But. as there was Il barely ~perceptiblc
balance in their favor, he collected
some fragments of his broken spirit
when Miss B0ke 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-
bility's sake, gaZed at the platform
with an expression which Gustave
,Dore would gratefully have found sug-
sestive. Upon the many colored plat
form the ineffable One drifted to and
fro, back and forth, her little blond
head, in a golden net, glinting here
and there like a bit of tinsel blowing
across a flower garden.
And when that dance and it's encore
were over she went to lean against a
tree, while Wallace Banks famed her,
but she was so busy with Wallace that
she did not notice William, though she
passed neal enough to watt a breath
of violet scent to his wan nose. A
fragment Of her silver speech tinkled
in his ear:
ooh, Wallie Banks, bid pid SAINT
have Bruvva Josie-Joe's dance less
Joe say so! Lola mus be fair. Wal
lie MUSTN'T
"That's that Miss Pratt" observed
Miss Boke, following Williams gaze
L SOh1C llLClCSl. 1Ou ul0L LGI
yet?"
"Yeh," said William.
"She's been visiting here all sum-
mer," Miss Boke Informed him. 81
was at a little tea this afternoon, and
some Of the girls said this Miss Pratt
said she'd never dream Of getting en-
gagged to any man that didn't have
Q7S0 0l0 r 1nr1t 1-,ouy 80 ;+'c k,,,o ~
not, but I expect so. Anyway. they
said they heard her say So"
William lifted his right hand from
his ankle and passed it time after time
across his damp forehead. He did not
believe that Miss Pratt could have ex-
pressed herself in so mercenary a man
ner, but if she had-well, one fact in
: British history had so impressed him
that he remembered it even after ex-
animation: William Pitt, the younger.
had been prime minister of England at
twenty-one. Undoubtedly Miss Boxes
bit of gossip added somewhat to the
already sufficient anxieties of Williams
evening.
"Up at the lake." Miss Boke chat
tered on, 1--WE got to use the hotel
dining room for the hops. It's a floor
a good deal like this floor is tonight
just about oily enough and as nice a
floor as / ever danced on. We have
awf'ly good times up at the lake.
Course there aren't so many Men up
there like there are here tonight, and
! must say ! am glad to get Il chance
to dance with a Man again! / told
you you'd dance all right once we got
started, and look at the way It's turned
out! Our steps just suit exactly! IL
must say 1t, / could scarcely think
OF anybody ] w met I'd rather dance
with. When anybody's step suits In
with mine. that way, why. ! love TO