South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-22
Stocks and Bonds
Looking At 1t Legally
By {. B. Lewis

should YOU imagine that Miss
Florence Gale. IS years old. was the
first girl that ever fell IN love with
dancing master because ne was a
dancing master. then you are mis-
taken. They nave been doing b.
ever since there was "a dancing mas
ter total 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 Prof Paul
Revillion had been engaged as di-
rector at high honorarium.
Mind you. he had not been hired,
hut engaged" He was not
teacher. hut director" re
wasn't on n salary. like bookkeep-
er, but on a honorarium. 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. II was noticed
even before the first dance was held
that he had white teeth and long
cyeIashes.
The six young men who were 20
pay their good money for learning
the art OF dancing looked the pro-
lessor over. and each AMI every one
determined 10 kill him as soon as
the term OF lessons was finished.
The six young women cast Sleeps
eyes him and mentally vowed 20
fall in love almost at once. II is TO
the credit OF the sex that they kept
their word. Yes. within a fortnight
IL was apparent TO themselves and
others that they we're learning 20
love as well as 20 dance. The young
men read the signs Alright and grit
ted their teeth. They could and
did "spat" with the foolish damsels.
but they could't kill the professor
until they had had the worth Of
their money.
SO far as having a very serious
filtration every girl won out Each
one had reasons to believe that she
was the chosen one. Each one un-
der the impulse OF romance and
girlhoOd Stiffness, wrote little pink
or violet notes, and they were re-
piled to with an OutpOuring Of the
heart. The little notes and replies
were pretty much alike, but it hap
pened that Miss Gale was more in
dustrious than the others She
wrote two notes 70 their one.
1t therefore logically followed that
when the end OF the term drew near
and Prof. Revillion was ready for
business, he possessed a package Of
pink notes signed Florence" that
numbered way up above the half
century mark II aid his heart good
as he counted them. It did his heart
good as he counted the number
written 20 him by the other maidens.
one day Miss Florence Gale re-
ceived a note from the professor
that set her heart 10 humping as il
hadn't thumped yet. Some fiend in
human form had broken open his
trunk, at his boarding house. and
among other things stolen was the
package OF her love notes. The thief
had had the audacity TO write that
he had them, and that he would re-
turn them for 5000, and not cent
less. II the professor refused to pay
the money the letters were 20 be Of
fered 10 Mr.. Gale at the same price
Mr.. Gale was a stern parent.
IL was most fortunate that the
professor didn't happen 10 have $500
in his vest pocket. He could never
forgive himself for his Carlessness.
What would Dear Florence" do
about it Would she raise the cash
or take the consequences? She would
be granted three days grace. and
then she was TO meet the dancing
master at a certain spot at a certain
hour and let him know her decision
Believe me. my dear one" ne
wound I'D with, Il am thinking Of
suicide as 7 pen this. II I was not
almost sure that YOU could get the
money OF your father I should say
farewell 10 you and send a bullet
crashing through my braint"
Miss Florence promptly tainted
away, or was going TO when her
mother asked her who the letter was
from. she therefore decided TO lie
instead Of faint. Her first feeling
after mastering the contents OF the
letter was one OF pity for the profess
sor. lie was thinking OF blowing