The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-10-24
CHAPTER iv-contlnued.

"GIve me The next and the one after
that" he said hurriedly, recovering
some presence of mind. Just as the
nearest applicant reached them. sand
give me every third one the rest of
the evening"
She laughed. "Are you askingi"
''What do you mean. 'asking?"
ut sounded as though you were just
telling me to give you all those
dances"
"Well. I want 'em |" George insisted.
"Are you going to give me-"
Good graciousw she laughed.
"Yesw
The applicants flocked round her,
urging contracts for what remained,
but they did not dislodge George from
her side, though he made 1t evident
that they succeeded In annoying him !;
and presently he extricated her from
an accommodating siege-she must have
connived In the extrication-and bore
Ter off to sit beside him upon the
stairway that led to the musicians
gallery, where they were sufficiently
retired, yet had view Of the room.
''ITow'd all those ducks get to know
you so qulckT" George inquired, with
little enthusiasm.
"Oh, I've been here q week."
Looks as IL you'd been pretty
busy!" he said. "Most of those ducks,
] don't know what my mother wanted
to invite 'em here for"
perhaps 1t was on account of their
parents" Miss Morgan suggested
mildly. Maybe she didn't want to
offend their fathers and mothers"
ooh, hardly I don't think my
mother need worry much about Offend
ing anybody in this old town."
1T must be wonderful" said Miss
Morgan. ut must be wonderful. Mr..
Amberson-Mr. Minafer, mean"
"What must be wonderfulT
"To be SO important as that!"
"That isn't important George as
sured her. anybody that really is
anybody ought to be able to do about
as they like In their own town,
should think ~
She looked ut him critically from
under her shading lashes--but her
eyes grew gentler almost at once. IN
truth, they became more appreciative
than critical. Georges imperious good
looks were altogether manly, yet ap-
preached actual beauty us closely as
boys good looks should dare; and
dance music and flowers have some
effect upon nlneteen-year-old girls as
we'll as upon eighteen-year-old boys.
The stairway was drafty: the steps
were narrow and uncomfortable; no
older person would have remained In
such place. Moreover, these two
young people were strangers to each
other; neither had said anything In
which the other had discovered the
slightest intrinsic interest; there had
not arisen between them the begin
ninGs OF congenlality. or even Of
friendliness--but stairways near ball
rooms have more to answer for than
have moonllt lakes and mountain sun
sets.
Age, confused by its own long &C
emulation Of follles, is everlastingly
inquiring, "what does she see in him?'
as If young love came about through
thinkiDg--oy through conduct. At
eighteen ons goes to O dance, sits with
stranger on q stairway, feels pc
culInr, thinks nothing. and becomes
Incapable OF any plan whatever. Miss
Morgan and George stayed where they
were
They bad agreed to this In silence
and without knowing IL; certainly
without exchanging glances Of intelll-
gence-they had exchanged no glances
at all. Both sat staring vaguely out
into the ballroom. and, for time,
they did not speak. Here and there
were to be seen couples so carried
away that, ceasing to move at the
decorous. even glide. considered most
knowing, thy pranced and whirled
through FL throng. from wall to wall,
gaIloplng bounteously In abandon.
George suffered a shock Of vague sur
prise when he perceived that his aunt,
Fanny Minafer. was the Iady-half Of
one of those wild couples. She few
over the floor In the capable arms Of
the queer-looking duck; for this per-
son was her partner. f Bt&
The queer-iooking duck had been a
real dancer IN his day, It appeared;
land evidently his day WINS not yet
over. In spite Of the hendlong. gay
lrspidity with which he bore Miss
Fanny about the big room he danced
suthoritatively. avoiding without eff.
III the liehteGt collision Will other