Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-04

Doubtfully Mr.. Delamater shook
his handsome auburn head. t'Peo-
pie with good sense don't ack like
that. She was doing an lsadora
Dun when l saw her. Dancing
if you care to call it that! Anyhow,
her hair was hanging, she was
Tapping her arms and juggling up
and down" Delamater laughed at
the memory. There's a big awk-
ward bird-sort of a crane or buzz
card of some kind-that dances
| never saw one, but she remind
ed me of it. And she sang! Gee!
it was fierce"
did she see your"
Scarcely. I don't mind being
alone with Allie"-Delamater's
teeth shone in smile, then, see
ing his reflection in a convenient
mirror, he studied it with complac-
ent favor. He tried to smile again,
and, getting it to his better sat
isfacti6n, oncluded-"d mind
it a bit, but a bosky dell with a,
mad woman is my idea of no place
to be-"
"Allie?" The clerk lifted his
brows. 'So-'AlheW Has it gone
as far as that, DELI"
"Oh, you know how it is! A les
son every day, soft music, arm
around the waist, kind word. The
girl is human. I'm probably diff
ferent to anything that ever came
into her young life. Look at my
wardrobe! She's not so bad to take
either, and vet" The immaculate
speaker frowned. Father smells
like a horse, and mothers a nut!
Gee! 1t would take some coin to
square that"
Allie Briskow was in training
both physical and mental, and the
application, the energy she dis
played had surprised not only her
parents, who could but dimly I'M
derstand the necessity OF self-cul
ture, but also Mrs. Ring, the in
structress. Mrs. Ring hand
some ,middle-aged woman whose
speciality was the finishing Of
wealthy young "ladies," had been
induced to accept this position
partly by reason of the attractive
salary mentioned in Calvin Gray's
telegram, and partly by reason of
the fact that she needed a rest.
Allie possessed character and
character and will power. For
will power. For some time she
had accepted Mrs Rings tutorship
without comment or question
Calvin Gray had recommended it,
therefore she obeyed blindly-but
day, after they had become set
tied in the mountains, she came
out with a forceful declaration.
She knew full we'll her own
short comings, so she declared,
and she was not content to learn a
few things day by day. She de-
manded intensified training; edu-
cation under force draught.
Very well. Riding is a smart
accomplishment. Can you ride a
horse?"
''Pshaw! can carry a horse. !"
You'd look well in a habit, and
with baths, massage, dancing, and
little diet l dare say you can re-
duce."
"Tll starve," Allie asserted.
fiercely. "But that amt half
enough. You gotta give me more
studyin'. l got callouses on my
hands and I'm used to work. Well
get up at day Light"
Good heavens~ Mrs. Ring ex-
claimed, family.
take?"
Years, perhaps"
"Years?"
"Real culture, social accomplish
ments, are the results of genera
lions of careful training. I'm not
miracle worker. But why this
impatienceR"
Il got"
+ Il hace."
1 have reason. l can't take a
generation; I'd be too late"
Too late for what?"
But Allie refused to answer.
Wen start in today and wen
work double tower till one displays
out. What d'you say?
At first Mrs. Ring took this en-
ergetic declaration with some re-
serve, but before long she realiz-
ed with CONSERVATION that Allie
Briskow was in deep earnest and
that this was not soft berth. In,
stead of obtaining rest she was
being worked as never before.
Allie was thing or iron; she in
defatigable; and her thirst for
knowledge was insatiate; it grew
daily as she gained fuller under
standing Of her ignorance. Most
things she apprehended readily
enough, but when she failed to
learn, when mental or physical
awkwardness halted progress ap-
palled Mrs, Ring.
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