Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-17

got some gin in her car. I am her next customer: But
Gee! | shouldn't have told you that, Miss Volstead!'
Il have never tasted gin!'' said Betty.
Then how do you know you would not like it," de-
manded Pete. There are a lot of interesting things /
suspect you have never done because you took some ones
word for it that they were naughty But life is like that I"
He sighed. Some drink, some dance and some just car
ny out %enpties!'
Where are you putting me?'
Il don't think | ever tried to place you!' laughed
Pete. She WINGED, but he went on. Il guess you just
sort of sit around and disapprove."
Why do you say that, Pete? | don't remember hav-
ing disapproved Of you
'Oh, mebbe not!' he agreed, carelessly. "but what's
the difference? know you are a serlous-mlnded girl.
You have even got me in a serious conversation. but there
is the end of the dancei Listen to the orchestra keeping
quiet! am going to get the gin princess and shake off
this sorrow you have instilled into me- He scuddcd for
the dance floor.
Why didn't boys get her into a corner and make love
to her? What was wrong with her? Was she unattrac-
tive? Had she stuck too close TO George? Did she real
Iy seem SO superior?
For some unknown reason she felt if some boy did
not make love to her she would cry She would not per-
NIT it. Of course. but she wanted just one to try!
Was she physically unattractive? Was modesty a
mistake, and did men like women better IL they were
lbraZen in speech and dress? The fluffy. made-up girls
of her class always had dates with boys. Was it because
they permitted liberties?
name she could not remember asked her TO dance. He
held her very close, and for the first time in her lief she did
not pull away. He did not talk, so she watched the other
couples over his shoulder.
The most popular girl in school, a tiny thing with
sleek. black hair, wore a circular skirt. Her partners
arm pulled it shorter than it was intended to be, and that
made it more abbreviated than any dress in the room.
Her stockings were girdIe-f aSteneu and the tll swirl
ing skirt showed their sheen far above her shapely knees.
The eyes Of the stag line followed her around the room.
Betty watched another popular girl dancing with
Andy Adair, not a word or an inch between them. Their
eyes were closed; Andys lips were parted. As she watch
ed. Andy opened his eyes, looked at his partner, then
whirled her out one of the French windows into the dark.
Neither of these girl was clever. IL must be physical
appeal which made men like one. Did she have it? She
knew she was brighter than these girls. She could more
than meet them in small talk and the wise cracking chatter.
of the young folk. She determined to give this problem
the same systematic study she had used in her school
work.
The dance over, she asked George to take her home.
They had come out on the street car. but Andy Adair ask.
ed them to ride home in the rumble seat of his roadster.
He was the only boy in high school who had always had
his own car. He drove with one hand. his other arm slip
ping along the the seat behind his girl. She pilowed her
head on his shoulder and sang jazz songs all the way in
Ito the city.
No boy had ever asked Betty to ride with him. Rid
ing beside the dignified George, she determined that some
day some man should take her for a drive in the moon
light. She would not think what she would do il he tried
to make love TO her; sufficient unto that time was the evil
of il. She Joined in the other girls song. feigning a light
heartedness she did not feel.
After she and George were set down at their doors
and had thanked Andy. she said good night to her escort.
George only lifted his hat and walked away.
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