South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-06
The C0njMg-Out OF Maggie

Every Saturday night THE Glover
Leaf Social club save hop Ir fho
han of the Give and Take Athletic
association on the cost SIDE. lu ore
der 90 attend ono OF these dances
Won must he member ~ the GIVE
and Takc-or BE- 500 belong to the
division that starts of with The right
foot in Waiting. YOU must work in
RhineCold's paper-hoZ factory Still.
any Glover Leaf was privileged 20 es-
cort or hc escorted hy cars outsider 30
"a single dance. But mostly each
Give and Take brought the paper
box girl that DE affected. and few
strangers could boast Of having
shaken a foot at the regular hops.
Maggie Toole. ou account of her
dali eyes. broad mouth and left
handed style Of footworz in the two
step. went 20 the dances with Anna
McCarty and her fellow" Anna
and Maggie worked side by side in
tho factory. and were the greatest
chums ever. So Anna always made
Jimmy Burns take her by Maggie's
house every Saturday night so that
her friend could go 20 the dance
with them.
The Give and Take Athletic as
ISOLATION lived up 10 its name. The
hall Of the association I'm Orchard 81.
was fitted out with muscle-making
inventions With the hbers thus
builded up the members were wont
to engage the police and rival social
and athletic organizations IN Joyous
combat. Between these more seri-
Gus occupations the Saturday night
hops with the paper-boX factory
girls came as a refining influence
and as an efficient screen. For
sometimes the tip went round and
n you were among the elect that
tiptoed up the dark back stairway
you might see as neat and satisfy
ing a little welter-weight affair 10 a
fHish as ever happened inside the
ropes
On Saturdays Rhinegold's paper
box factory closed at 2. m. on one
such afternoon Anna md Maggie
walked homeward together. At Mag
gie's door Anna said. as usual: BE
ready at Z, sharp. Mag; and Jimmy
and nell come by for you"
But what was this? Instead Of
the customary humble and grateful
thanks from the on-escOrted one
there was 10 70 perceived a we'll
poised head, a prideful dimpling at
the corners OF a broad mouth, and
almost a sparkle in a broad mouth
and almost a sparkle in a dull brown
eye.
Thanks. Anna" ;said Maggie
''but you and Jimmy needn't bother
tonight. I've a gentleman friend
that's coming round to escort me to
the hop"
The comely Anna bounced upon
her friend. shook her. chided and
beseeched her. Maggie Toole catch
fellow; Plain. dear loyal, unattrac-
tive Maggie. so sweet as a chum. so
unsought for two-step or a moon
light bench in the little park. How
was it, When did IL happen? Who
was it2
You'll see tonight" said Maggie
flushed with the wine Of the first
grapes she had gathered I'm Cupid's
vineyard. He's swell all right.
He's two inches taller than Jimmy.
and an up-to-date dresser. III in
troduce him, Anna, just as soon as
- set TO the hall"
Anna and Jimmy were among the
frst Glover Leafs 10 arrive the eve
ming. Anna's eyes We're brightly
fxed upon the door of the hall 10
catch tho first glimpse OF her
friends catch"
At $3.50 Miss Toolc swept into the
hall with her escort. Quickly her
triumphant eve discovered her chum
under the wing OF her faithful Jim
my.
"Oh. gee!" cried Anna. mag
amt made a hit-oh. no, Swell fell
low? well, guessl style? Look at
'um."
Go as far as you like" said Jim
my. with sandpaper in his voice.
''Cop him out If you want him. These
new guys always win out with the
push. Don't mind me. lie don't
squeeze all the lines. I guess. Huh,'
"Shut M. Jimmy. You know what
mean. I'm glad for Mag. First
fellow she ever had. Oh. here they
come"
"a friend Of mine. Mr.. Terry o.
Sullivan" was NaEgie's formula of
Introduction. She led him around
the room. presenting him to each
new-arriving Glover Leaf. Almost
was she p7Aty now, with the unique
lumtnousitSFi her eyes that comes
10 a girl with her first sutton and a
kitten with her first mouse.
Maggie Toole's got a fellow al
last, was the word that went round
among the paper-box girls "Pipe
Mays floor-walker'' thus the Give
and Takes expressed their Indifferent
contempt.
Usually at the weekly hops Mag
sic kept a spot on the wall warm
with her back. she felt and showed
90 much gratitude whenever a self
sacrificing partner invited her %
dance that his pleasure was cheap
ened and diminished She had even
grown used 20 noticing Anna ioggIs
the reluctant Jimmy with her elbow
as "a signal for him TO invite her
chum 20 walk over his feet through
= two-step.
But tonight the pumpkin had
turned TO a coach and six. Terry o..
Sullivan was victorious Prince
Charming. and Maggie Toole winged
her first butterfly right. And thouEh
eur tropes of faiuland be mixed
With those OF entomology they shall
not spill one drop Of ambrosia from
the rose-crowned melody of Mag
Eie's one perfect night
TIC ----- $1,000 L. - ----