Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-01
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raphers and clerks and beauty par
lor experts, all jolly and young.
Il made India give me her costume
for the lessons she'd had" said Pat
urrolling the paper bundle she had
brought with her.
The Costume" consisted Of black
silk boomers and a silk slip with
gored skirt.
"Golly. I'm getting cold feet" said
Byrd peeking into the hall where
the girls were doing preliminary
steps 1--WE never had q dancing les
son IN my life"
"Iou should worry" said Pat
slangily. This II only ! beginners
class
Two garish chandeliers in bright
gilt, threw an artificial glsmor over
/ the little hall and the mirrors that
ran around the entire four sides Of
the room, she knew would make her
feel more self-conscious than ever.
She chung L Pats side.
Mrs. ~Semenoff. a large motherly-
looking person with slender ankles
that had probably once been the
toast of Russian music halls, helped
the girls with their clothes and kept
books for her husband.
Mr.. Semenoff looked moro foreign.
with n graceful figure that didn't
look out Of place in the satin breech-
es in spite Of his receding forehead
inadcquately covered with sparse
grey hair.
He was really q cultured gentle
man reduced BY age to the necessity
of teaching.
About two dozen girls stood in
single file along the wall. holding 10
a brass rail with one hand while they
did various steps. intricate and diff
ficult. Then they seized the rail
with two hands doing more steps.
Finally they stood in the middle of
the room and put all the steps they
had just been taught together, form
ing a complicated pattern.
About q half dozen girls couldn't
do them.
Mr.. Semcnoff motioned Byrd TO
step out Of line and come to his side.
Il like you to do this step with
me to show how il is right 10 do"
Hand in hand. she followed him
and did the steps perfectly.
"Bravo!" he said smiling encour-
agingly at her scared face.
Now 7 show theml" he said.
Now give him mel" he directed
pointing to her right foot and held
out his hand. Byrd looked bewil-
dered and then laughed.
She placed her right foot in the
hollow of his hand while he swung
her around dizEily.
Nov the same with him," point
ing to her left foot.
Again he swung her.
As they finished the demonstra-
ton he patted her arm approvingly.
As tcey filed past into the dress
ing room, Mrs. Semenoff whispered
to Byrd.
THE master thinks you will make
a very good dancer. IL delights him
when somebody learns 20 quickly"
You sure made n home run with
the old boy" said Pat giggling de-
lightedly. rs they walked down the
three flights Of stairs.
Il enjoyed every bit Of IT," said
Byrd. HE is a funny old thing.
isn't he? Rather pathetic too TO
think that he has to end his DAYS
doing this. I believe he once stood
at the top of his profession in Rus
sia."
Byrd slept heavily and dreamiess-
ly. thanks to the dancing lesson.
The next morning she woke I'D
after seven and hurried through her
breakfast. She was walking rapidly
toward Euclid Avenue to the Euclid
Avenue street car line, when she
heard the persistent honking OF an
automobile horn.
Il 20 right past the bank" Martin
Kelly called, "let me drive you down.
Ito be continued.1