Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-03-23

nsrEa.r exalted her. Also the back
wash brought profit to Hero-capri-
cious though she was, and self-in-
dulgent she yet had a real fiber that
forbade her to be q milestone about the
family neck.
She might have married out of hand,
but for her reluctance to play the
game ON the neck or-nOthing principle.
IL was tough teaching dancing TO
younglings with no music In their
souls, or music TO those whose idea
Of harmony was jazz on the ukuiele,
but then divorce from those things
was so safe and easy-neither scandal
nor expense. nor even hard thoughts.
LOSING knew all about that-knew
further that right now Hero's soul
yearned for extra and easy money.
I'D commit murder-almost matri-
mony-for an even hundred dollars
right in hand she had c0ntided to
him yesterday. Hence his reappear-
ance today, which she had immediate
ly postponed till next week. He drew
her TO her feet, saying Importantly
Get up Can't talk business to
anything SO distracting as you look
there Then. as he established her
upon a stone-and-turf seat: you can
make that hundred dolIars--if you're
dead game"
Lead me TO 1t AT once! y Hero
cried, sprlnging up and stamping her
foot Losing grinned Not till l
| phone somebody; running away as he
| spoke, to reappear shortly grinning
| harder than before. Struck a bull
market" he explained, $50 raised the
| prices, two hundred fiat If the thing
| Is doable in three lessons"
Whatever are you up tor Hero
| interrupted. Something steep" he
answered boy Ellis is six foot three
| In stockings"
"And thirty at least" Hero inter
| jected angrily. ut can't be that he
wants TO dance"
Hes got to, or lose deal" Losing
| explained: Hes TO lead the grand
| march at the 'bang-xwet' fair week
| with Mrs Governor, and open the
| ball afterward. You know how he's
| been raised. his folks thinking dancing
| was all the deadly sins made into Il
| pie. Even now he's 'frald to let them
know what's doing. He'll be supposed
to come here counting which will be
nearly as upsetting TO the old folks.
| but you can give him a property re-
| lection and so save his face"
Ought to have an extra hundred
| for that" Hero commented. Losing
| nodded A motor was purring down
| the lane. In half minute il had dis
| gorged Boy Ellis and a fat travelling
| bag, which his later appearance ex-
| planned From it had come silk socks,
| pumps, swallowtail, and all that
| goes with it, when Tossing had duly
| indicted him into the garments. Hero
| rose nobly to the task She had
good phonograph-Lossing worked II
| nobly--for the space of full hour
| she worked with might and main.
Hopeless il seemed-then rang the
dinner bell. The sound of IL electri-
fed Boy Ellis. He took two steps and
four twirls without stepping upon
Hero's toes. Then May Blossom flung
| open the door, crying: Come out,
you bad children, unless you'd rather
dance than eatl"
"Thanky, marin; ! sholy hadn't"
from the boy, blushing furiously as
he caught sight of himself in the
mantel-mirror. Il know | better go
home" he ran on, "but il / can keep
af fhiC tiIl Hx-n nj I tbInk
| | can make the rifle"
Not a doubt of it !" quoth Losing,
| slapping him on the back. May Bios
SONS cooking ought TO make wood
en- Indian dance"
Maybe ii did At any rate before
shutdown the boy went joyously away,
I saying naively as he shook hands all
round: "Tll be here bright and early
| tomorrow, but you won't get rid of
me before dinner time" AS Hero's
I eyes followed his car away she sank
down crying: AT last my name 10
/ justified. Fetch on your medals and
things, After this I'm entitled to all
| there are--and then some"
/ Three P's-patience, practice, per-
severance-most commonly spell sue
cess. They did for the Boy. Next
noon he danced without counting. He
passed to Losing for Hero ten TWEEN
ty-dollar gold pieces, smiling like a
cherub. incidentally next week he
proposed to May Blossom. They were
married New Years and the Boy ac-
tually danced with Hero, to the scan
dial and delight of his happy parents.