The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-08

right Of II: and other towns IT'S Just the
same way; they do that way there just
the same as here: they do that way
East md everywhere. because nobody
has got right TO push in and get more
dances than the one the girl goes with.
when she goes to a place with that one.
Julia. don't you see that's the regular
WAY II is, and the only fair way II ought
TO be-"
What"
weren't you even listening ne SFi'u.
Yes, indeed, but
Julia" he said desperately, Tets go
ont on the porch. l want to explain JUST
the way feel. Let's go out on the
norch. Julia. II we stayAn here, some
hody's Just bound to interrupt US any
minute before can explain the way
, L"
|, But the prophecy was fulfilled even
. before It was concluded. A group OF
loudly chattering girls and their escorts
of the moment bore down upon IuEd'
, and broke the tete-a-tcte TO flnders.
DislodCed from Julia's side by large
and eager girl, whom he had hated ever
since she was six years old and he i've
Noble found himself staggering IN a
kind If a suburb; for the large girls
disregard Of him, as she shouldered in.
was actually physical. and proved too
nowcrful for him to resist. She wished
RI mt her coarse arm round Julia's
waist II appeared. and this whole
group burhled and clamored: the party
was perfectly glorious; so was the waxed
floor; so was Julia, my dear: so was the
music, the weather. and the din they
made!
Mobiles condition became frantic: his
rights were outraged. Until the next
dance began, every moment OF her time
was legally his--yct all he could even
see Of her was a part OF the top of her
head And the minutes were flying.
He stood on tiptoe. thrust his head
forward over the large girls odious
shoulder. and shouted: Julia" Lots
90 out on the porch"
No one seemed TO hear him.
Julia"
boom! Rackcty-Boom. The drummer
walloped his drum: a saxophonc beloved
horns blarcd. and fiddlcs sQuealrd. Here
upon blandly appeared tall. authoritative
man at least thirty-two years old, and
all swelled up with himself. as inter-
prctcd by Noble and several other
friends Of Julia's though this according
10 quite Il number OF people "a fem
that he was n man OF commanding pres
cnce He wore a fully developed mus
tache. an easy smile. clotncs oncnsi-
vcly knowing: and his hair began TO
show that diplomatic scarcity on top
which Julia felt gave him distinction
II curious theory, but natural TO her
age What really did give this old
Clairdyoc some air OF distinction, how
ever. was tho ca,mncss with which he
walked through the group that had dis
lodged Noble Dill. and the assurance
with which he put his arm about Julia
and swept her away In tho dance.
Noble was left alone in the middle OF
the foor--but not for long. Couples
banged into him, and he betook him
self to the wall This party for him.
was already ruined.
Sometimes, as he stood against the
wall, there would be wh!rlcd to him,
out OF all the comm!nglem"uts OF other
! scents. n faint quick breathe OF hello
tropN, swirlinE on the air. and then
Julia would be borne masterfully by.
, her flying skirts just touching him. And
sometimes out OF the motley OF all other
sounds. there would reach his car lit
tic laugh like a run OF lightly plucked
hairy strings. and he would sec her shin
. lnK dark nalr aDoNe ner partner ShouI-
der AS they swept again near him for
an instant. And at all times, though
she might be concealed from him, he
could only too painfully mark where
she danced: the overlapping head Of the
tall Clairdyce was never lost to view.
! The face on the front part OF that dis
/ liked head wore continuously conf
dent smile which had bad erfect on
Noble. II seemed to him Dissertation
that a man with SO gross smile should
be allowed TO dance with Julia. And
that she should amile back ~ he'd part
ner. and with such terrible kindness as
Noble twice saw ner smile. unmistak-
ably--thIs was like o. calamity happen
/ InE 10 her white soul. without her know
ing IT, II she should ever marry that
maxwell. Il would be the Old story:
May and December! Noble shuddered,