The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14

I
 Burns was soon presented to Jane, and to her embarrassment he began to monopolize her attention and conversation, while Holladay. her host, looked on with amusement
 lie ordered drink after drink, Holladay refusing, at last, and Jane nervously pleading to be excused
 1 Some champagne, them" asked Burns with smile. Anything you want, Miss Brown. This is Bohemia. you know, and you must have a little wine just to | Feel in the atmosphere of the pace" But lanes resolution was adamantine and Holladay at last came to the res cue.
 We came here to eat, dear boy and not to have a party with Bacchus Now you stop and join us in our spaghetti" he said.
 | Burns yielded the point, but his atten- tions to Jane continued, as he leaned over the table, addressing his remarks | almost entirely to her. As his drinks be- gan to take effect his giances became | increasingly ardent. and lane helplessly | tried to pass them by unobserved. By the end of the dinner she miserably wished that she had never come to the place, as | even the other two girls-used to the | camaraderie of the village" were begin l ming to notice the attentions of the man. ] "f do believe you've been reading too many love stories. Billy" said Holaday. as the other man finished an exaggerated compliment to Jane. Don't pick on my guest this way. She may believe you" l "l wish she would answered Burns. | a trifle thiekly. as he finished another drink. 'Dlckie I think I'm in love. Let's 1 all go over to the Purple Cat and have a dance or two. Whats say?" | "I'd rather go home" beean Jane. Tt Is getting so late. Mir. Holladay." l But Burns was determined, and plead ! ed with the two girls
 | Its only down a couple of blocks and I've got my car outside,' he said. Let S run over there. They've got a great jazz band, and it's livelier than this place. Come on Holladay and help me kidnap this fair, strange lady, You say she has never been in Greenwich village before | well, she will want to see that" i And so, with HolladaY good naturedly acduiesing, as he said; 'We'll only stay a few minutes, Miss Brown, and then go ' l Jane followed the others. | Outside the restaurant Burns big tour ing car was waiting and in jiffy they had spun through the quaint crooked streets which characterize this ancient ! part of New York, drawing up before a l glittering electric sign which represented a great purple cat, with arched back | ana req eyes.
 Well. we'll see some life in here, sung out Burns, as he sprang to the side | walk. holding his hand to Jane. l He gave her fingers perceptiblv ardent squeeze and she shrank back to place her hand on Holladav's arm. Burns laughed
 as he led the way to the doorway. where they passed a small coterie of uniformed hatboys.
 Within the place they found bedlam of bango, piano, drum and other blatant music of the iazzest variety Jane had ever heard. Men were singing with the 1 tune; girls were again smoking and tink- ling the glasses with their companions,
 while in the large space in the center of
 the room many couples were dancing.
 Here's table," exclaimed Burns. hur- rying to one from which some people were just arising. leaving partly finished their
 drinks and wine bottles "Sit right down
 here, Miss Brown
 Jane looked appealing up at Hola
 day, but he did not catch her expression,
 As she walked toward the table every bit
 of her woman's intuition and better feel ing rehelled against joining the noisy throng.
 "Oh, please take me home MT. Holladay.
 I don't like it here she pleaded
 "Why. my dear Miss Brown, this Is perfectly fine here,' interrupted Burns,