The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-16
AT THE PARTY
Chapter "a
towards Gloria.

George started towards Gloria.
Pan was sure Gloria saw him com
ing, and knew that he was going to
ask for a dance again. She stood by
the door, watching. Gloria half
turned away her head and looked up
at the college professor. taking his
arm as she spoke. Pan saw the M
say something in answer to her.
Then when George reached her. Pan
heard her voice,
George, I'm so sorry. But this is
promised"
And George came back to Pan, with
whom he danced, and who was so
grateful he should ask that it never
occurred to her to resent being a sec
ond choice.
George danced beautifully. Pan
found she could go along with him
more easily han anyone she knew.
I'm such a poor dancer, l don't
know any of these steps," she apollo
gized, az she always a~pologized to any
partner.
You're very light on your feet and
very easily led" George said. Learn
ing the steps is easy, anyone can do
that. But the other is a virtue one
must be born with"
Again the girl was filled with self
confidence. She did no know she
had any ability of this sort at all.
A young woman came in very late,
accompanied by a pink checked
young mar with a moustache like two
tiny black dots on each side of his up,
per- lip. She was exuuisitely blonde,
she wor a Greek gown of pale blue
silk that made a lovely evening frock
and gold sandals on silk s~tockingeG
feet. She was introduced as Miss
Zaghileff; she was a Russian profes
sional dancer and the pink checked
young man was her English accom-
panist-and as it happened, her hus'
band. However, as his lame was
professional title.
You dance Beautifully" the woman
said to Pan, with the ~faintest softest
trace of a foreign accent in her voice
George has been telling me you are
afraid of yourself on the floor. But
you have the gift of being in motion
with the music-dear, what do | want
to say?
"Mademoiselle has the gift of con
tinuous motion" said Timothy Higgs
with a much more Russian manner
than his really Russian wife. There
is no break-one line melts into an
other as she dances-she is awkward
at it a little, she is so young yet-bui
the awkwardness has a charm
You must come to one of my class
rs, | will show you" the woman gave
Pan a sweet. vague smile from the
bluest of eyes, and went off to dance
with Bobby.
h Russian was easy to get alons
With But there was Aunt Harrier
who motioned her to a chair nea~ hers
There aren't enough men to gC
around. sit here and talk to me-" she
said. Tell me, are you interested il
women's clubs?"
This vas getting awful again! How
her hostess would lose interest as soor
as she confessed she knew nothing o.
them. She felt cold and nervou!
again, she could feel something con
tract inside her. all the warmth be
ginning to go-Just as it done in tn
days when she went to Gladys parties
She confessed her ignorance.
I'm getting up a matinee Wednes
day for the benefit of a woman's hos
pital, and l want some pretty youn'
girls to act as aides, sell flowers an
programmes. that sort of thing-dress
ed as nurses. Will you help me?"
Would she! Pans heart jumped!
Then come here for me at 1:3
Wednesday-no, come at 1870, an
have luncheon with me first. Georg
has pupils here then, but a knoc,
off for lunch with us"
So Aunt Harriet vas no terror to tai
to. In four more minutes she ha