Evening star., 1922-12-03

Come at $3.50. and tell all the curious
that I'm making sketches Of you.
And get that letter OF first thing In
the morning." He rose to go.
THAT letter." said Lucy. as they
shook hands. 'is going tonight"
At the door Andrew paused for a
moment. Il say" he exclaimed. II
forgot to ask you II you could dance"
II think shall do we'll enough"
returned Lucy demurely.
WITH nothing Of misgiving. Andrew
w made overtures to Johnny Lowell
for a place on the program.
Call it," he commanded. 'In Crino-
lines" by Andrew Campbell and part
ner. No. by Jove-they'll think I
mean to wear a hoop skirt. Call 1t
Petit Divertisment'-I'll write 1t out
for doubt that any printer that lives
could spell it." He had meant to say
that he doubted that Johnny could
spell it-but why speak peevishly to
a chap who wants to be a good sport
no matter how hopelessly.
Having placed himself and his un-
known partner" on the program, An
drew applied himself to the very nec-
essary duty of getting the dance into
definite existence. Mrs. Lowell. mere.
was pleased and excited at the pros
pect Of participating in the prepara
tion of the greatest sensation in local
society in years. and she became a
smiling, interested chaperon. The
little gooseberry appeared promptly
every morning at $3.50 o'clock-osten-
sibly to be sketched-nearly driving
Caroline into a frenzy-and all went
merrily.
OF course. there were difnculties.
1t was soon seen that the Invitation
to the Dance was far. far beyond the
ability of the Greenfield orchestra
Hence, after some moments of acute
despair. Andrew substituted 'Loin Gu
Bal" with its crisp and sprightly
melody. With this as a background.
he arranged frolicking little dance.
utilizing the long-forgotten polka
mazurka and some spirited steps that
he had learned in France among the
peasants. He chalked the positions
on the floor and commanded the little
gooseberry as sternly and uncompro-
m!singly as any ballet master. To be
sure, she was an apt pupil. And the
delightful prospect Of being beauty
and a sensation all at once before the
very people who had 80 carelessly
overlooked her lent zeal to her steps
and gave her an unfaltering patience.
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tice, old Mrs. Lowell sat at one side.
a mass Of admiration and wonder
ment And as the last rehearsals ar
rived her enthusiasm mounted to ex-
cessive heights.
How I wish were young and slim
again." she sighed You TWO have
made me discontented."
I'll make you SLIM" said Andrew.
IF you'll dance for an hour every
morning"
"Ah, no." she retorted. there's no
to II I got my figure back. Quit it.
you rascal"
For Andrew had seized her and bore
her of willy -nilly into an Irresistible
waltz She stopped. breathless. and.
clutching at her heart, her gray POM
padour awry. but a light In her eye
that had not been there before.
We'll, II Miss Alloway fails you"
she declared, here's a partner that's
ready for you"
And Andrew felt a stir of shame in
his heart that he had ever inwardly
Knocked at her purple satin and dia-
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promise himself that he would paint
into her portrait less OF her fieshi-
ness and more OF her spirit than was
visible to the onlooker.
r IKE magic fruit, golden and glow
l. ing, tho yellow lanterns hung
from the surrounding trees and
among the vines of the porches. The
night was warm and still. and through
the velvet blue darkness the August
stars shone distantly. But the won
derful brooding "hush-sh" of the
summer night was lost in the confu-
sion Of motor horns and putting en-
gines, of gay greetings. of little femi-
nine shrieks and deeper masculine
voices. For this was the annual sum-
mer fete night Of the country club.
and Greenfields and all her sister
towns had sent their eager crowds.
The big assembly room Of the club
was filled with chairs-frail gilt
chairs, that most people looked at
doubtfully before they ventured to
sit-and on the little stage there was
nothing to be seen but a huge white
screen. This was for the moving
pictures of all the latest country club
events. There was a movie OF the
local horse show: another Aim of the
tennis matches. and another of the
first of the golf matches-for the last
were not yet played. There was a
film Of the club lawn party. where
fairy golf had been played. with
closed umbrellas for sticks and toy
balloons for balls, and with the
most outrageous hilarity throughout.
Greenfields looked forward to the
fete and to seeing themselves and
their fun on the screen with the same
delight that baby looks at himself In
the mirror. They settled themselves
on the gold chairs for a beautiful
time.
After tho movies would como the
exhibition dances-local talent most
ly, though a pair Of small-town pro-
fessionals had been dug UP from
some boarding house. where they
were spending the summer. And
Johnny Lowell had gone around hint
ing so, strenuouay about a sensation!
There was really a great deal to ex-