American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-05-23

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clear eyes and too-well-formed lips,
and the Wilderness Of the collar
sharply %contrasted with the black hair
which persisted in curling about the
ears and along the nape Of the neck.
"Good morning, Duncan" was the
smiling greeting OF his mother, a very
maternal sort OF woman; what do
you see TO smile at In that letter.
Enough for two TO smile att"
He handed 1t TO her and she rend
aloud
prof. Duncan Parminter, City.
"Recognlzlng your knowledge and
ability along The lines of this commit
tees activities, you have been selected
to conduct It's Investigations with par
ticular reference to the public dance
hall evil. Mail the result Of your
findings to the morals investigating
committee.
"Respectfully,
CECILIA DOANE."
Cecilia Doane." Mrs. Parmlnter re-
peated, II met her some time & and
she Is a wonder. She Is the type Of
girl / should like to see you marry"
The professor raised his hands In
silent protest. The kind Of girl his
mother approved was not an infre-
quent topic of discussion between
them. When he gave the matter any
thought privately he felt that he leaned
toward celibacy.
swell, you must marry some time,
Duncan" she reiterated, "nnd this In
%vestigntion business may help you to
appreciate n girl like Celia Doane.
Go this very evening TO the Palace
hall and see conditions there"
The professor acknowledged accept
nnce of the commission, and accord
ingly that evening, It had scarcely
turned 8 o'clock, when he approached
the entrance to the Palace hall, far
ingly resplendent In u maze of multi
colored electric lights.
He entered theNhall. He was alone.
Was not this the right place? Down
the nisle he noticed nm attendant, her
Jaws working rhythmlcnlly on gum
which to sustain the truth of Its adj
vertlsing that the flavor was permnf
nent, still east forth It's scented sweet
ness. The professor wished he hnd
the temerlty TO spenk. He would In
qulre If this perhaps were a dun
night.
Sure you don't mean to stand there
and tell me you've never been TO this
here place before, do yuh3 Nav, the
crowd don't get together till nearly
10"
The professor felt himself properly
rebufred for his ignorance of so we'll
known n custom and passed hurrledly
on in n direct line for a chair he had
espled In a fur corner. He did not
know how long he had remained IN
this s-eml-consclous seclusiOn when the
music, with n tremendous bang from
the drummer, suddenly set into mo-
tlon lnnumerable couples on the floors
ceneer. II was a good crowd.
The professor felt her coming to-
ward him and arose to escape. But
she interpreted his nov as an ad'
vance, and thSustlng her arm through
his with good-nntured comaraderie,
snuggled up close TO him.
"Hello, Cutey; music's swell to
night amt ltT'
AZ he tried to determine how hi
could most automatically correct hei
imperfect English, he found himself
on the other side OF the ropes with
the girl. To him a roped-ln place nj
ways suggested prize lighting, The
professor did not know very much
about dancing. ana within n few mo
ments the girl knew he didn't. She
had no hesitancy In telling him 80,
~ guess you ain't had so mucl
practice In dancln', Let's sit out
And with a sure step she guided hin
safely through the maze of dancers
and deposited him In his corner, "Ior
look better'n you can dance and will
the parting thrust she was gone, The
professor regretted her husty depar
ture. He wanted TO learn the nan
of the soporlnc perfume she exude,
and he did want to tell her that her pet
ticoat showed.
The professor suddenly remembered
In all such reports mention must b
made Of the attitude Of the girls an,
men toward each other, and he woulj
investigate one particular indlvidua
as n specimen. There was n girl VIII
did not seem so-er- rhrazen. IL
would Investigate her, and summone
courage TO approach,
md, | don't care to dance"
The professor a very sorr!
Would she cnre to sit outf And MS h
led her TO his corner, he secretly con
plImented himself on his nre judi
ment In SO neatly managing his n
y~estlgation and In selecting so intel
estlng and attractive a specimen.
He would Imagine her as u bug read
for dissection, as In his ~biologic,
studies But Il would have to be
very pretty bug, SO he chose ii
lady hug.
Perhaps because the girl was pre-
ty, or perhaps because investigation
were so Interesting, but somehow 4
the hoars sped by the professor n
longer noticed the blatant raucol
notas az tho saxonhonlst nor no