Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-18

further exalted her. Also The back
wash brought priit 10 Hero capri
cious though she Was. and self.in.
dulgent, She set Lad a real fiber that
forbade her 10 be milestone about the
family neck
She might have married ont Of hand
bur for her reluctance To play the
game on the ueck-or.uothIng principle.
1t was tough teaching dancing TO
younglings with 10 music IN their
souls. or music TO those whose idea
OF harmony Was jazz on the ukulele,
but then divorce from those things
was 81 safe and easy--neither scandal
nor expense, nor even hard thoughts.
Tossing knew all about that-knew
further that right now lleros soul
yearned for extra and easy money.
I'D commit murder-almost matri-
m0ny-for an even hundred dollars
right In hand" she had confided to
him yesterday. Hence his reappear-
ance today, which she had Immediate
~ postponed Till next week. lie 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 dollars--if you're
dead game"
Lead me to It At oncc." Hero
cried, springing up and stamping her
foot. LOSING grinned. Not till /
phone somebody; running away rs he
spoke, To reappear shortly grlnning
harder than before. "Struck a bull
market he explained. so raised the
prices. two hundred flat IL the thing
Is doabIe In three lessons"
"Whatever are you up tor Hero
interrupted. Something steep" he
answered boy Ellis is six foot three
in stockings"
and thirty, ut least" Hero inter-
jected angrily 1T can't be that he
wants to dance"
He's got 10, or lose deal" Losing
explained: Hes to lead the grand
march at the bang-Kwet' fair week
ball afterward. You know how he's
been raised his folks thinking dancing
was all the deadly sins made into II
pie. Even now he's 'fraid To- let them
know what's doing. He'll be supposed
To come here counting. which will be
nearly as upse,ting to the old folks.
but you can give him property re.
lection and So save his face"
Ought to have an extra hundred
for that" Hero commented. Tossing
nodded. \ motor was purring down
the lane. In half a minute ii had dis
gorged Boy Ellis and fat travelling
bag. which his later appearance cx-
planned. From Il had come silk socks.
pumps. swalow-tail, and all that
goes with It. when Tossing had duly
indicted him into the garments. Hero
rose nobly 10 the task. She had a
good phonograph-Losslng worked il
nobly-for the space of a full hour
She worked with might and main.
Hopeless it seemed-then rang the
dinner bell. The sound of ii electrl-
fed Boy Ellis. He took two steps and
four twirls without stepping upon
Heros toes. Then May Blossom flung
open the door, crying: Come out.
You bad children, unless you'd rather
dance than eat I"
"Thanky. marin; | sho'ly hadn't"
from the boy, blushing furiously as
he caught sight of himself in the
mantel-mirror Il know better 90
home" he ran on. but II can keep
at this till round five o'clock think
| can make the rifle"
Not doubt of it," quofh Losing.
shaping him on the back. May Bios
sons cooking ought to make a wood
en- Indian dance"
shutdown the boy went joyously away.
saying naively as he shook hands all
round: I'm be here bright and early
tomorrow. but you won't get rid Of
me before dinner time" As Hero's
eyes followed his ear away she sank
down crying: AT last my name is
justified. Fetch on your medals and
things. After this I'm entitled TO all
there are-and then some"
Three P's-patirnce, practice, per-
Seyerance-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 ana the Boy ac-
tually danced with Hero. to the sean
dial and delight II his happy pnrents.