Americus times-recorder., 1919-08-04
SANDRA RESPECTS HER HUS-
BANDS WISHES
CHAPTER XXXVII

was delightful and l scarcely coulc
keep my feet still. Some people com.
menced to dance. AS | never bad
seen dancing in the daytime. I was
SO interested in watching them that
almost forgot to eat, or that I was
supposed to talk to the Others.
We will have turn as soon as
we finish" Barrett Edmonds said. as
he noticed my interest. Then he
turned to Mrs. Sloane: "Mrs. Gra-
ham is wonderful dancer, as light
as thistledown.
blushed at his praise. but said
regretfully:
! won't dance today, thank you. !"
"Why not?" it was Alice Sloane
who asked the question. EVERY
body dances at Rappelye's."
Barrett looked keenly at me.
Really do you mean that you will
not dance?p
Really 1 mean it," then l explain
ed, stammering a little; "Mr. Gra-
ham does not like me to dance in
public places"
What's the matter-afraid he'll
lose you?" Alice inquired but Bar.
rett made no remark.
"PerhapsY' | tried to say it bright
ly, but failed. 1t seemed that I
never wanted to do anything SO badly
IN my life as l wanted to dance
with Barrett Edmonds.
"You won't mind if Barry. and !
do?"
mo indeed l shall love to watch
you" which was quite true. I loved
to watch people dance. That is if
they were graceful, And l knew
that both Alice Sloane and Barrett
were.
When we had finished they rose
and, with a laughing apology, left
me alone.
"Not dancing, Mrs. Graham?" /
looked around at the voice and it was
that fat Mr.. Leveredge. / hoped
he wouldn't sit down, but he did,
saying; 'It's too bad to leave you
alone. Shall wetake turn?"
No thank you, Pm not dancing"
I replied, glad that / could say so
honestly, as | recalled Everett's de-
sire that | treat this man nicely be-
cause of their business relations
and almost reconciled to not being
able to dance with Barrett, when |
remembered how Mr.. Everett trod on
my toes and how miserable he made
me when / danced with him at Mrs.
Norton's.
mot dancing!" in surprise. Then
81 thought you were devotee of
that particular indoor sport"
81 do love to dance. But Mr.. Gra-
ham does not approve of my dancing
in public places"
'And like a good wife you refrain !!
Graham is getting mighty particular,
but l dent know that blame him.
You are too attractive. too noticeable
with that wonderful hair to let you
alone. / am surprised he allows you
to lunch without him."
l was on the point OF telling him
that Everett was away, ana that it
was my first luncheon without lrm
in a public place. But his tone was
rather nasty, and l just kept it to
myself. He could think what ne
pleased.
He chatted a moment with Alice
and Barrett, said something he
thought facetious about my being
such a demure little wife, then re-
turned to his own table, just a little
ways from us. My back had been
toward him which accounted for the
fact that | had not seen him until he
spoke to me.
We had coffee and then Barrett
and Alice danced again. was afraid
Mr.. Leveridge would come over again,
but he didn't. When the music was
soft l distinctly heard him say 20
his companion, a man of about his
own age:
eyes, Graham's second wife.
Looks enough like the first one to
be her sister. That one led him a
pretty dance. 1 can't quite max e
this second one out. She's awfully
young and unsophisticated, and he's
pretty strict with her / imagine. She
wouldn't dance because he didn't
want her to. Therff one would
have danced all the oftener. But
she was a peach. There wasn't a
man in our crowd that woaidn't ha; Q
crawled on his hands, aud knees for
Leola G.snam. She was the most
fascinating creature / ever have
seen. No wonder he loved her and
was insanely jealous of her I never
thought that he would marry again y
wasn't there some gossip about
him and Irene Alston?"
eyes. Everyone thought that if
he ever married she would be the
second Mrs. Graham. But-well
she's not young, and l guess Graham
is ready to settle down with family
1t looks like it to me marrying that
child. He is"- lust then the music