Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-16

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over their sundaes. both were lost In
the fascination of the scene.
The music changed, The tremulous,
curving throb Of classic waltz gave
place to 'jazz with all the wool on"
as jim exclaimed. mostly to himself.
From settee just in front of Jim and
Gladys q man and girl arose, swung
lightly INFO each others arms and
flontcd away into the crowd.
To speak Of iazzers floating" may
he. ordinarily. fantastic use of Ian
gunge-but not when applied TO JAZZ.
zerS such rs these. A leaf. caught In
the current of rippling. gurgling.
Jolly little rapid never swan more
lightly with all its tremors and rock.
ingS and quverings.
And it was as single leaf, thI IT,
ing with the joy of lis adventure. that
they danced lin found himself sud-
denly very wide.awGke as he watched
Them. aInosr hrcalhless IN his udmira
ton Of The superb performance.
lie turned suddenly to Gladys. "Did
you notice that couple who were sit
ting in from, of us? Did you ever see
anything like their dancing?"
"YOu mean that creature in black
with the h0hbed blond hair?" Gladys
inauired in turn That's the trouble
with an such public places as this.
They never seem 10 he able. somehow.
to keep them cut. A really nice sir!
can't" Gladys let her sentence trail
OFF into nothing
Jim had reply on his lips when
there Suddenly descended upon Gladys
three extraordinarily gushing young
buds !: led Burton. who had arrived
Il! their place III the Vale only that
day. Tie Burtons shared with the
Kimballs the distinction of being the
'very incest" of the Vale coIonlsts.
jim thought the girls rather rude In
the manner of their carrying Gladys
off to see their mother, who was out
side in the limousine. you know" II
he had been less easy tempered he
might have resented the Offhand way
in which Gladys, hinging him COM
mand 10 stay here. Jimsie," diSap-
peared in the direction Of the big door
way. But he didn't appear to mind.
Twenty minutes later Gladys, return.
Ing, found another party at the table
and Jim nowhere in sight. The slight
Indignation she felt at her ilance'S fall
ure to stay put" ha:ed into wrath
when. searching the pavilion with her
eyes she beheld Jimmy, her own espe-
cial property, jazzing, actually jazzing,
and with no one in the world but the
JnuouS, bCb-hared girl with the as
tonishing black gown that showed
glimpses of half hose and the girls
own white legs as she danced. Gladys
stared angrily for an instant, then
turned and hurried to the door in time
10 get Il lift home in the BurtonS' car.
"But knew the girl" insisted
Jinmy next morning, land she's really
quite q superior young woman. She's
Il professional dancer, and the man
with her is her partner. They are en-
ployGd by the pavilion management.
Tie PARTNER is married and his wife
and their kids are here with him. The
girl Has an interesting history. Let me
tell you about her"
II shall do nothing of the kind. No
decent woman would be in such busi-
ness nor dress as she does. You have
mortified me beyond forgiveness pub
liCly asSOciating in place like this
with such an impossible creature. I'm
afraid you do not appreciate the obli-
cations of the class to which / belong.
Perhaps we have made mistake in
becoming engaged"
This was a sheer bluff on Gladys
part, but she felt sure of her ground
with Jimmy. She was tremendously
surprised, therefore, when Carruthers,
with an unwOnted seriousness in his
countcnancc, answered, after mo-
mcnts silence.
81 rather think you are right,
Gladys. I'll be getting my things and
going"
An hour later Jim and the jazz girl
were sitting together on shaded rock
at the edge of the cove. But" pro-
tested the girl, 81 hadn't the faintest
idea, when | told you all about myself
in town last winter that you ever knew
Gladys.
"You don't suppose, do you, that II
I'd known how things stood between
you and her ia have told you all that