The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-04-11

fashion. inside his falnting collar M
took Miss Fink in an antiquated en-
brace of the waltz
''Whewl-
II For the new grand master you ain
doing bad. ProtseY-you've take
every mans wife Of 'em around. ain
your
Mr.. Proxies morped NJ his face Wit
a fourth handkerchief and writhed 4
his esenIng clothes as II he would n
their broadrloth.
Ii Yes. but it's almost over. Tn
eleven o'clock song and the passing
Of the loving cup. and then I'm ready
sister. for what been waitin' for al
evening -guessl'
~Cantl" ia
The pretfIest and sweetest.-llttit
girl In the crowd and a little gray col
ored canoe III don't like ia a tit. your
dancin' around here with all those
other feliows-you just wait till I'm
of duty"
What think Of these guys"
Il aln't much on dancing myself,
; little sister. but lin game-but watch
me after the eleven o'clock song puts
me or duty aud I've started the lovin'
cup around, You and me. sister. and
the little gray shell. Ready now. one
e-ready-now-go
Miss Fink pirouetied skilfuny
around Mr.. Proxies heavy.footed am
Bile, a wood nymph matching her
dainty pace 10 her fayorite Bruin Of
the forest.
Good. Proksey--fhat was a swell
reverse. Say. there's a fortune for a
dancing teacher out this way"
.'One-two--fhreer T.
"opehl Lemme try 10 guide. No,
now start over again; Just try 20
kinda keep your feet where mine amt
and you'll come out all right"
''One-two--"
-good--now you're all right.
No. that was my fault Reverse again
--Ouchi'
III give II up. sister"
"Whewr'
1T Just amt right to ask little
fairy like you to steer me around.
How'd you like to go out In a quiet
corner of the yeTanda and cool of its
ten minutes before the shou,in' and we
can wait out where it's quiet"
Yep. II is hot In here. amt itT'
Mr. Proxies breathed as IL for a lang
capacity test. inserted fourth hand
kerchief into the limp rag OF collar and
held wide the screen door, A rush OF
air lifted his hair and dried the beads
on his brow.
Light dresses and light voices drift
ed from black corners of the yeranda
and from the recesses Of rocking
chairs. A chain Of japanese lanterns
stretched between two pillars. swung
and fiickered. and out above the
cedars. standing darkly with their
crowns against the sky. a lopslded
moon with a swollen and inflamed
face. invited them.
"wbew. this is more like IL Here's
two chairs. There amt no use talk
ing. I'm more at home on an ice Geld
than dance floor. just amt got
the knack. Ny, but you do look pret-
ty tonight. Miss Fink"
"Aw."
Here. fasten this buttonhole rose
of mine in your hair: IL just matches
your cheeks. Pretty as a picture you
look. you do"
Miss Fink receded into the impress
sIonistic mood OF night. her pink chIf- |
fon scarf dropped from her shoulders
like wings.
''Oh. dearf" she sighed twice. leaned \
backward and let her hands fall limp
along the arms Of her chair. Her sighs
trembled for moment and died.
"what's the matter. little sisterr'
"NothIn'."
swell. girlie-it--it's all over but the i
shoufin'. amt it;'
"All over. I'm leaving on the s:45
and YOU on the noon. amt your"
The twelve thirty"
''lt's been a swell ten days. Gee,
and thought wasn't going to like IL
out here"
IL just don't know what the place
would have been without you, Miss
Birdie. Just the life OF things. you
were"
"A swell ten days it's been and
you've been fine and dandy to me. too.
But say. won't little old Moo York look
good sin't heard hcnk-honk and
watch your step and step lively for