New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

can take you in, bat I'm not sure sbat r
bring yoY out again. count myself ds.a ~
man already 'sa
Pug laughed
They crossed the street ard went for . d..
distance along narrow alley. liott F,,." r"o's
above a doorway t'H@a
Upstairs Gonelli whispered breav
The cafe was crowded. bar -
one whole side Of the long, narrow roon.
hind it were shelves full of Qlitteripo d..
and bottles, and two or three enormous -.
rors. On raised platform at the fsr.S W..
end of the room two boys were playing o,ts4
crowd of men stood about a clearsd
watching the daneers-tal plainsnen in -
ponchos, Neapolitans, the dregs Of tho -
population, Chinese, specialized Germans -.
ing pongee coats and dingy stvaw hats u
inevitable noZo, Indians, vaoueros
rancheros whose enormous hats lowered e rs
the crowd, one or two soldiers, and the roo1,,
remnants Of Gonell's hired Naeionalists
Pug elbowed his way through the c,o.,
He had forgotten Gonelli lie stood a., '.
rim of the dancing floor, looking for ca~
m&rillo. He was not surprised at the crS@a
ness of his feelings.
The music stopped; the dancers. nar.i..
and laughing, swept back against the wataL
ing crowd, and Pug saw girl standing aIo1.
IN the center of the cleared space ~.
smooth hair was held in place by gilt con5
she wore a shawl over her shoulders and
tight calico skirt. She stood motionless h..
eyes on the crowd, smiling slight. d;sdsir
full smile that was provoking and audacjou.
"Querta," some one called in thick vo;..
"dance for us.'
The girl shrugged and looked over bo,
shoulder at the guitar players. Then. sloyylr
with her hands on her hips, her ewes closeS
and her lips parted, she began to dance Soms
one climbed up on the platform at the end
of the room and smote the piano with crash
Querita was dancing the tango-not the TANGO
of the boulevards, nor of Broadway, nor Of
Michigan Avenue-the tango of the Sontb
American dance hall. She was seductive. ma.
lcious, implacable. Slowly circling the crowd
of eager men, she searched for partner
Gonelli whispered, touching Pug's arm.
"Cammarillo is sitting over there with thres
other men-the table in the center. The little
fellow in the straw hat. Now that you have
seen him, let's get out of this'-
Pug shook his head Querita had paused
before Cammarillo. She said something to
him in an ingratiating voice Cammarillo,
without paying the slightest attention to her
went on drinking and talking. The dancer,
lips trembled. She stamped her foot, threw
back her head, and said in loud voice: Cam.
marillo! Have you forgotten Querta?"
The Spaniard, after a slight pause, turned
his head and let his eyes rest on the girl with
an uncomprehending stare. The crowd was
silent while Cammarillo and the dancer faced
each other. Some one in the background Z
laughed, there was a loud, sibilant hiss from
The rest, and the amused onlookers held their 4
breath before the little tragedy of Querita's
failure. Cammarillos eyes Travelled from her
head to her feet appraisingly; then he
shrugged frowned, and turned his back
For moment the girl hesitated. She saw
the look that flashed into the eyes Of the
crowd. she heard a murmur of laughter AMI
mockery Backing away from Cammarilo
step or two, on tiptoe, she stood rigid and
furious. Then swapping her fingers and
stamping her foot, she began dancing again
But tears were running down her cheeks and
her breath came fast.
May I cut in?"
Pug caught Querita as she passed and put
his arm around her. He heard a shout of sur q
prise, and the pushing, excited mob of Nation.
alists surrounded him. Then space was /
cleared again, and he found himself dancing
with Cammarillo's girl.
And Cammarllo's girl could dance! She was
as light feather fan. She was seductive /
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