The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-27

lou Play the piano for a.,c,n.
- you she said. Il told Mr. Knisa
es that ! wanted a man - 80.
1aoie and play dance music m ~ -
send one" iu ne ""uld
les ma'am." replied Nod ,,,,,;,
IN iseil together. Il play the piano
- Iis SATISFIED the lady. and Ned was
IIueh pleased that he could 6u ,ha h,n
da AZ nAd Played for boys and girls 70
saHee az home and. though he feared
a., AZ Would be a trihe rusty. had no
eouot e that he could acquit himself
iaIly well. When the table was cloa-
81 ana the dishes turned over 70 y
seu'iion Ned went TO the drawing room
mHese crash had been laid and some
Vi tue furniture removed. He wss ro
Se''ed 10y the hostess and led 10 tho
plano " '"e
NJ thls line modern dancing had
Just been introduced. and some Of tho
men had not learned the dances Con
seluehtly there We're moro Girl tho,
men dancers. Ned not only knew nli
'i'e daliees In vogue. but had learned
one that Had just been brought our
iiaElh; Played the music for the tur
Aey tr'' and tie fox trot. he began t.
Play for the hesitation waltz
What's that:" asked the girl who
nad cast glances at Ned during the
dinner
Ned told her that il was a new dance
Just out. She asked him If he could
dance Il. ana lie said he could. She
told him TO show the srep. which he
did. and nothing would do hut 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
piano
\ number Of years ago the bare SUI
gestion that a lady should dance with
waiter would have excited disgust
Nowadays, when men are hired for
partners in cabarets. a woman may
dance with chimpanzee provided the
f chlmpanzee knows the step. Ned and
the girl sailed away Ned was a beau
tfui dancer and the girl natural one
SO she caught The step at once and
with SO admirable a partner danced
remarkably well. Meanwhile the 9th
ers stood looking on. and when Ned
and lis partner had finished several
other girls Insisted on having turn
with him While this was going on
the hostess was called out aud when
she returned brought a man with her
carrying violin ease.
There has been mistake" she said
Il inquired ~ kniSeley's restaurant If
they could send ME man 10 wait an
table and to Play dance music besides.
They said they could. Giovanni came
and has filled both positions. Now
comes another man. who says that hc
was engaged To play dance music. II
all comes very handy. for now Gloym-
nj can teach us the new dance. while
this man gives rs the music"
+ Where there Is similarity as to re
finement barriers IN social standing arc
easily got over Ncds services were
called into rcquisition by every girl
guest, and II was not long before he
/ forgot the role he was playing. And,
/ for that matter. the others forgot that
/ he was an Italian waiter. When about
midnight Mrs. Vincent stepped up Il
him and told him that he was wanted
without to hrin. in refreshments il
was like a box on the ear.
Nevertheless he arose from besid,
Miss Mrrriwcther-th girl who hal
been the first TO ask him to dance with
her-and in another minute was pass
ing napkins and plates among the
guests. When all were served he coolly
helped himself and resumed his seat
beside Miss Merriwether
The fact that he had just been sery
ing the vianls caused this act to ruflle
the equanimity of the company The
eyes of every one were fixed upon him
IL was one thing for him to teach them
TO dance. another TO assume right e
eat with them. though why this IS SO Is
uniutelieible for when man hands
lady a dish he doesn't touch her. whef
he dances with her he holds here in his
arms. Mrs. Vincent. who was appalled,
at the walters familiarity. confronted
him
Giovanni" she said sternly, go int
the kitchen The butler Will pay yol
for your work
This was too much for Ned. 1t dre"
forth confession. He told the hostess
and tie company Of his lonely christ
mas eve and that to keep of the blue
he had spent the day at work IN h.-
Office. Tie save an account Of bis he
inr mistaken fer a waiter at knise
ler's and the man that was to serve al
Mrs Viucent's dinner; how he had pre-
ferred 10 wait on those who were
bappv 10 dining alone in an empty res
taurant.
The moment he had finished every
one preSent clustered about him sym
o,ha,icoI1v both men and women vie