Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-05

! gheny mastered with crafty
ling ease was dancing. It came ma
turally to her, for both she and
Buddy were full of music.
Having schooled her in the
simpler forms of ballroom dane
| ing, DeIamater suggested a course
/ in the deeper intucaclcs OF fancy
dancing.
You're getting on" he told her
one day. That last was splendid
top Enthusiastically"
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 amateurs and profess
SIGNALS were competing, and the
hotel was crowded to its capacity
with players, fashionable follow
ers of the game and small army
Of society reporters and sport
writer's.
Delamater was especially agree
able today, more than usually flat
tering. Not for some time did his
scholar become conscious of the
subtle change in his demeanor.
They had become well acquaint-
ed by now and were on a basis of
easy familiarity nevertheless it
came as a shock to Allie to be
her first name-such a shock that
she missed step and trod on Del
amater's foot. They came to a
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"
Il reckon-it was" The girls
eyes We're glowing queerIy, and
the man was amused at her evil
dent agitation. Her first word had
thrown the poor thing into
furry.
They began to dance again, and
after a moment, with a gently ris-
infection, Delmater murmured,
you heard what l called your"
He approved Of the sachet that AL
lie used, and he became acutely
conscious of the jewels resting in
the palm of his left hand "You
don't care?" 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 mistak-
es, and Delamater erred gravely
at this moment. He kissed Allie.
Without warning he kissed her full
and fair upon her red half7pp-
en- lips. s A..
For the briefest instant of
amazement the two stood motion
less in the middle of the polished
floor while the monograph bray
ed on; then Allie shook herself
4 free of her partner and in the
same movement she smotc him
! might slap that sent him reeling.
With cry he scrambled to his
feet. What the hell - ?" he
growled, savagely.
Allies face was chalky. Breath
lessly, curiousIy, she inquired,
/ What did you do that for?"
What did do it for? Sayl You
ought to be complimented-tickled
to death. Delamater rubbed his
cheek and glared at her. "By God
| wish you were a man. Oh. don't
worry, | won't touch you again!
Allie opened her lips TO speak, but
he ran on more angrily as the pain
bit into him. Thought | meant it,
Ell? Why you numbering OK"
Then you amt - III I've with
me or-or anything?"
Lover" The speaker uttered an
unpleasant sound indicative of
sceorn. Wake up, sister! What
d'you take me for? Why, your
mother talks bird talk, and vour
dad lives in a box stall and eats
oats with his knife! Here Kid
you along little bit-slip YOU a
KISS, as | would any girl, and YOU
YOU" Delamater suffered i'm
Poteently. Love? | guess I'm the
hrst regular fellow that ever gave
you a chance"
| Delamater was surprised when
ms pupil turned her back upon him
strobe to the nearest window and
flung it open as if for air; his sur
prise decpenod when she faced him
again and moved in his direction
Her expression caused him to utter
ana when she reached out to seize
profane warning, but she con-
! unued to bear down upon him,
nm he struck at her as he would
have struck at a man.
To those who are familiar with
! Burlington Notch, it will be re-
membcred that the hotel is pitched
| upon a slope and that the rooms
on the first floor of the east wing
| are raised a considerable distance
above the lawn. The windows of
! these east rooms overlook the
eighteenth green, and during tour
naments they are favorite van
; tage points of golf widows and en-
J thusiasts who are too old to fol-
! low the competitors around the
course. Today they were filed, for
an international title was a%issue
and Herring, prince of amateurs,