The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-02-01
Looking at 1t
Legally
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By c. B. Lewis
By c. B. Lewis

>H>N OoiSt SiShtCCh yVNi oi'i, was NhN
first girl that ever fell in love with
dancing master because he was dam
cling master, then you are mistaken.
They have been doing it ever since
there was dancing master to fall in
love with.
Miss Florence was the daughter of a
merchant, and ranked well up In the
social circles of her town. There had
been a private dancing class made up
of half dozen girls and young men,
and Professor Paul Revillion had been
engaged as director at high honor
arium.
Mind you, he had not been hired, but
Engaged" He was not teacher, but
"director." He wasn't on salary,
like bookkeeper, but on a honorar-
ium, If you please. His name was not
Jim Scott nor Joe Saunders, but Paul
RevillIOn.
And the professor was nice very
nice. He was nice all over, like rare,
ripe peach. 1t was noticed even before
the first dance was held that he had
white teeth and long eyelashes.
The six young men who were to pay
their good money for learning the art
of dancing looked the professor over,
and each and every one determined to
kill him as soon as the term of lessons
was finished.
The six young women cast sleeps
eyes at him and mentally vowed to fall
In love almost at once. 1t is to the
credit of the sex that they kept their
word. Yes, within fortnight it was
apparent to themselves and others that
they were learning to love as well as
to dance. The young men read the
signs Alright and gritted their teeth
They could and did "spat" with the
foolish damsels, but they couldn't kill
the professor until they had had the
worth of their money.
SO far as having very serious
Irritation every girl won out. Eacf
one had reasons to believe that she
was the chosen one. Each one under
the impulse Of romance and girlhoot
Stiffness, wrote little pink or viole
notes, and they were replied to will
an outpourng of the heart. The little
alike, but 1t happened that Miss Gall
was more industrious than the others
She wrote two notes to their one.
It therefore logically followed tina
when the end of the term drew nea
and Professor Revillion was ready TO
business. he possessed a package O
pink notes signed 'Florence" tina
oh ho ho1 F-oa
fury mark. 1t did his heart good as H.
counted them. 1t did his heart goo
as he counted the number written t.
him by the other maidens.
One day Miss Florence Gale receives
note from the professor that set he
heart to humping as it hadn't thumT
ed yet. Some fiend in human forr
had broken open his trunk at hi
clearinghouse, and among othe
things stolen was the package of he
love notes. The thief had had the at
dacity to write that he had them, an
that he would return them for $2O(
and not cent less. If the professo
refused to pay the money the letter
were to be. offered to Mr.. Gale at tn
same price. Mr.. Gale was a ster
parent.
It was most unfortunate that the Pre-
fessor didn't happen to have 5000 in hi
vest pocket. He could never fOrgiv
himself for his careessness. Wha
would "Dear Florence" do about IT
Would she raise the cash or take tn
consequences? She would be granite
three days grace, and then she was
meet the dancing master at a certai
spot at certain hour and let hi
know her decision.
believe me. my dear one" he woun
up with, 81 am thinking of suicide as
pen this. If l was not almost SUI
that you could get the money Of yol
father l should say farewell to you an
send a bullet crashing through N
BRAIN"
Miss Florence promptly fainte
away, or was going to when her mot
er asked her who the letter was fror
She therefore decided to lie instead
faint Her first feeling after masterir
the contents OF the letter was one
pity for the professor. He was thin
ing Of blowing his head off! Her ne,
feeling was Of herself. She could I
more raise $500 than she could raj
$2,OOO,0OO. Had she asked her faith
for rs cents he would have wanted f
explanation rod long.
Poor Miss Florence cried all Oh
night and got up in the morning to
again. She said it was the toothach
She had gone back to bed to cry aga
when she didn't cry. A sudd
thought made her sit up. What SO
of man was Professor Revillion
leave girl to face such a Situate
alone? He must have .clew to Z
thief, as he said he had received Il
ter. but he had not added that he HI
set the law at work. He had a di
mond ring and diamond pin wor
together far more than the $500, b
he had not said anything of sellil
them to get her letters back.
"He can't be what / thought hin
unused the girl; and five minutes lat