The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-10-24

Georges mother to help her with this
horseIess-carriage widowerl
well, / will be shot :" he muttered
aloud 81 well-I certainly will be
shot" And he began to laugh.
Lord lmightyl''
But presently, at the thought of the
| horseless-carriage widower's daugh-
ter, his grimness returned, and he re-
solved upon a line of conduct for the
evening He would nod to her care
lessly when he first saw her; and
after that he would notice her no
more: he would not dance with her !;
he would not favor her in the cotil-
lion-he would not go near her
.. He descended to dinner upon
the third urgent summons of the col
ored butler, having spent two hours
dressing-and rehearsing.
The Hon. George Anderson was a
congressman who led cotillions-the
sort of congressman an Anderson
would be. He did it negligently to-
night, yet with infallibIe dexterity,
now and then glancing humorously at
the spectators, people of his own age.
George had carried out his re-
hearsed projects with precision. He
had given Miss Morgan a nod studied
into perfection during his lengthy toi-
let before dinner. "Oh, yes, / do
seem to remember that curious little
outsider,' this nod seemed to say.
Thereafter all cOgnizance of her evap-
Grated: the curious little outsider was
permitted no further existence worth
the struggle. Nevertheless she flashed
in the corner of his eyes too often.
She seemed to be having a wonder
full time -
An unbearable soreness accumulat-
ed in his chest: his dislike of the girl
and her conduct increased until he
thought of leaving this sickening AS
sembly and going home to bed. That
would show her, But just then he
heard her laughing and decided that
1t wouldn't show her. So he remained.
When the young couples seated
themselves in chairs against the walls
round three sides of the room for the
cotillion George joined a brazen-faced
group clustering about the doorway
youths with no partners, yet eligible
marked that his uncle placed the In
fernal Kinney and Miss Morgan, as
the leading couple, in the first chairs
at the head Of the line upon the lead
er's right; and this disloyalty on the
part of Uncle George was inexcrIsable,
for In the family circle the nephew
had often expressed his opinion of
Fred Kinney. In his bitterness George
uttered significant monoSyllable.
The music tiourished, whereupon
Mr.. Kinney, Miss Morgan and six of
their neighbors rose and waltzed
knowingly. Mr.. Amberson's whistle
blew; then the eight young people
went to the favor table and were
delight the new partners 1t was now
their privilege to select.
George strolled with bored air TO
the tropical grove, where sat his eld-
ers, and seated himself beside his
Uncle Sydney. His mother leaned
across Miss Fanny. raising her voice |
over the music to speak to him.
George, nobody will be able to see |
you here. You'll not be favored You
ought 10 be where you can dance"
Don't care TO-" he returned. |
Bore"
But you ought" She stopped |
and laughed, waving her fan to direct |
his attention behind him. Look
Over your shoulder -
He turned and discovered Miss
Lucy Morgan in the act of Offering |
him a purple toy balloon.
Il found your - she laughed.
George was startled. "Well-" he
said.
would you rather sit 1t outY"
Lucy asked quickly as he did not
move. II don't care 10 dance if
you"
NO" he said, rising. 1T would be
better TO dance" His tone was SOL
smn. and solemnly he departed with
her from the grove. Solemnly he
lanced with her.
Four times. with not the slightest
she brvS,1ht him a
'avor: four times In succession.
yfca the fourth came. Look here r"
aid George huskily. "You going to
zeep this up all night? What do you
mean by it?"
For an instant she seemed con-
used. That's what cotillions are
or. aren't they?" she murmured.
what do you mean: what they're
orr"
$50 that a girl can dance with a
,erson she wants to?"
Georges huskfness increased. "Well,
10 you mean you-you want to dance
Nth me all the time-all EVENING"" I,
"Well. this much of it-evidently I"
he laughed
rs 1t because you want to even
hings up for making me angry-I
mean for hurting my feelings on the
ray homer"
With her eyes averted for girls Of