Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-18


of ballroom dancing, Delamater suggested a
course in the deeper intricacies cf fancy
dancing.
you're getting on" he told her, one day
'That last was splendid-top hole-abso-
lutely'
1t was on that afternoon that Delamater
had told the clerk of discovering Ma Briskow
alone in the woods. There was an open golf
tournament~at the Notch, prominent anna
teurs and professionals were competing, and
! the hotel was crowded to It's capacity with
| players, fashionable followers of the game
! and a small army Of society reporters and
| sports writer's
more than Usually f1attering. Not for some
| time did his scholar Become conscious of the
subtle change in his demeanor.
| They had become well acquainted by now
and were on a basis Of easy familiarity, new
ertheless it came as a shock to Allie to be
called by her first name-such a shock that
she missed a step and trod on Delamater's
foot. They came to pause
The dancing master was tall and slim, his
face was on a level with hers, and now he
smiled into it, saying, my mistake, my
DEAR
CT reckon 1t was" The girls eyes were
glowing queerly, and the man was amused
at her evident agitation. Her first word had
| thrown, the poor thing into furry.
They began to dance again, and, after a
moment with a gently rising infection, Del
amater murmured: "You heard what l
| called you?" He approved of the sachet
THAI Allie used, and he became acutely con-
scious Of the jewels resting in the palm of
his left hand "You don't carer" he said
with his lips close to her ear.
"Humph! I'm not caring for anything or
anybody today
1t is the lot of any man in the heat of his
desire to make Mistakes and Delamater
| II
Allie. Without warning he kissed her full
and fair upon her red half-open lips.
For the briefest instant of amazement the
two stood motionIess in the middle of the
polished floor while the photograph brayed
on; then Allie shook herself free of her part
ner, and in the same movement she smote
him mighty slap that sent him reeling.
With cry he scrambled to his feet. what
the hell-?" he growled, savagely,
Allies face was chalky. BreathleSsly
| curiously she inquired, 'Wha'd you do that
for?"
What did I do it for? Say! You ought
to be compIimented-tickled to DEATH" De-
lamater rubbed his cheek and glared at her.
"By Cod I wish you were man. Oh, don't
worry, [ won't touch you again!" Who the
! hell would after that?" Allie opened her
lips to speak, but he ran on more angrily as
the pain bit into him. Thought I meant
it, eh?"'
Dclamater Surprised
\ Delamater was surprised when his pupil
turned her back upon him, strobe to the
nearest window, and flung it open as if for
air; his surprise deepened when she faced
him again and moved in his direction. Her
expression caused him to utter a profane
warning, but she continued to bear down
upon him, and when she reached out to
seize him he struck at her as he would have
struck at a man.
To those who are familiar with Burlington
Notch, it will be remembered that the hote,
is pitched upon slope, and that the rooms
| on the first floor of the east wing are raised
considerable distance above the lawn. The
windows of these east rooms overlook the
eighteenth green and during tournaments
they are faVorite vantage points of golf vic
oWs and enthusiasts who too old to fol-
low the competitors around the course. To
day'they were filled, for an international title
was at issue and Herring, prince of amateurs
was playing off the final round of his match
with the dour Scotch professional Mcleod.
A highly enthusiastic gallery accompa-
MED the pair, a crowd composed not only OF
spectators but ALSO of officials, defeated
players, newspaper writer's, camera men. cad
dies, and the like
Out OF the air overhead came the sound
of disturbance, and every face turned. A
most amazing thing was in the way of hap
pening, a phenomenon unique in the history
of tournaments, for a man was being thrust
forth from one of the hotel windows, per-
haps twenty-five feet above the ground-a
writing, struggling, kicking man with rawn-
colored spats. He was being elected pain
lessly but firmly and by girl-a grim
faced young woman of splendid proportions.
For moment she allowed him to dangle;
then she dropped him into handsome Dor
othy Perkins rosebush., He landed with a
shrek. Briefly the amazon remained framed
In the easement; staring with dark defiance
down into the upturned faces, her deep
bosom heaving, her smoky hair was
slightly dsarranged; she allowed her eyes
to rest upon the figure entangled among the
thorns beneath her, then she closed the
window
Mrs. Ring was waiting the yeranda for
Gus Briskow when he returned to the hotel
about dark. He had learned to dread the
sight of her on the veranda, for it was her
favorite resigning pIace-what Gus called
her "quitting spot" and 1T was evident to-
night that she was in a quitting mood,
mood more hysterical than ever before. 1t
some time before he could get at the
facts, and even then he could not fully ap.
preciate the enormity of the disgrace that had
overwhelmed Allies instructress
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