The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24

stepped on. ell the negroes together
emitted a friEhtful yell. 7 took Il rs
my welcome But aa began 90
dance. a. We went round the room.
as couples passed Ms very close. as
more coolly perceived my COM
panlonr. an excitement rose in me
l was liking Il, The people interested
me. the highly Froomed youths, the
rather british lat men who showed
a crumpled edge 81 linen round their
hnlging shirt fronts. and especially
the women. little, fair hohhcd.
stripped women. excessive women
with erected hair. and wet eyes In
white mask.
"Do you like that music7" said Juli-
an. smiling. his lips close 20 mine.
-lIow do you know haven't heard
II before
Because you're little white
goose" he shouted
Goose yourself" screamed
against the hand.
"A II giving mo the measure OF tho
place. he touched my cheek With his
lips, while a girl who was passing ~
turned away from her man 10 say
Don't bite herr rouli spoii your
appetite"
laughed, didn't mind. Yet what
thing 10 happen In public ball
room 20 Ursula Trent. OF Cher Court.
Burleigh Ahbasl
discovered with some satisfaction
that Julian did not dance very well.
To begin with. h. knew very fow
steps, ono Of which. variation o.
the jazz roll. was pretty fair, except
that he hoped. but whenever no saw
vacant space he precipiiated him
self into swirlink two-step that
made me giddy. I didn't tell him
Just then. but. later IN tho evening.
when had made friends. when had
drunk n large glass OF singer ale
which tasted much stronger than the
ginger ale ~ my past. ] haid;
Julian. I'm going 10 take you In
hand. Giide-there. that's Il. Keep
your feet on the ground there's n
darling" a. he attempted TO break
into that awful scenic railway two
step. kept him down and made him
walk me quietly, he took Il very
well: indeed. al many other dances
became bis leader. ! was proud 10
make him DO what liked.
Evidently Julian knew a good
many people here. for number were
introduced In turn. Ida Quin. his
sister. whose name l knew from the
alter programs. and yho accepted the
now Mrs. Quin with supreme ease.
with such case that for ono horrible
moment wondered whether she was
used TO her brothers Mira GUMS
4 short. siocky man with close
cropped hair was introduced to me as
Bin Gordon. the Durham middle
weight. who was la tho running for
tho English boxing championship.
Moro women. Somebody who was
nero Sadie. tall. pretty woman.
rather worn about tho chin. Then
an amazing little fellow. staGo
decorator known r. ART n Nc. In
evitably, no doubt. because his name
was Arthur Moy. ART NO danced
with an exqnlai,nnars j shall no,
meot again: 1, was like moving with
pillar OF cloud: ono Just moved;
but no irrftated mo because he would
break into this ideL. impersonai
movement with rapid. yelpinE con-
versation. He was q littls pink. thin
man. incredibly active. with eyes IKE
gray beads that started forward. He
knew everybody.
We've got crowd here tonight. {"
he sald. II don't know why. somc-
times this place II rs empty as a
church. Tonight evcrybodys here
II don't know many people" I
murmursd.
MOI Why. they're all oelchri-
ties. peers. or gnolbirds." He nodded
toward delicious rcd-haircd girl.
There's ciirlstine--christine WAL
dron. the cine player. She's going
TO give the knock 10 Mary Pickford
before she's done"
"who il she dancing With"
"oh. anybody but siiltladea"
"Miltiades7"
"Of course you don't know. He
runs her. He's tho. little Greek chap
in the corner--f'll show you--moping
behind cigar. while Christine dances
with Tom and Dick. and yet doesn't
make Harry Jealous. That's Lord Ar
with her. Lord Alfred Lydbrook.
He's card. All Good chap. II a
girls broke. she can always get n
FLYER out OF Ar. and for nothing"
He pointed out others. Mr.. Paw
lett, who wns Just Pawlett, and Bob
Frecland, OF whom all one could say
was that there was no vice In him.
got awfulIy muddled. Everybody
seemed to be BIllys and Tootoos. ]
was shown the real Tootoo. a pretty.
fair girl. who, Arr a Mo- said. at
present had no past. Also an amaz-
ing fat person. very Jewish. with n
pearl-and- gold watch chain across an
extensive white waistcoat, Mr.. Mont
morency satterthwaite.
"Heavonsl what namei" I said.
Yes" said Arr Mo-. Ills old
namo OF Moses Samuel was handler.
But ! like old Moscs---beg pardon.
Montmorency lie runs HIS cincmas
for the elevation OF public morals.
Goes TO them himself. I've seen him
weep over his own film. Poor Little
Dollie.'"
When he took me back to the table
whore had left Julian. was intro
duced TO more people. to Bob Free
land. very neat and trying to look
very fast. Ida Quln. thought, did
look very fast; with unashamed pow
der and public lip salve she proceed
ed to make herself neat Sadie Joined
us. BIZ Gordon following, with them
n big. heavy. dark dancer who was
introduced simply as The Woman.
They stared nj me. But there was
no time for talking. danced with
BIZ Gordon. who was even worse
than Julian. but knew II and pains
takingly explained TO mo that n box
er's balance and dancers balance
were not the Same thing. Ho scemed
out OF place here. this sturdy. blunt
featured fellow, slow OF speech and
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