Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20

DRINcE HEIDER laughed "Wfl you believe
me when ! say that have danced with
girl less than dozen times in my life, and
never with any one who can waltz like your
self?"s
NO, will not believe you. But like apple
sauce just the same"
Dick Dead-eye was waiting for them as they
game CT the floor
/" IS all right" he said, scowling just little.
Il said you could dance with my girl once,
and see you cid it. ut-that's all. Go and
ind one for yourself now
Prince Heider YnurTnured o conventional
thanks for the pleasure, and was about TO turn
away when three men In evening clothes but
with ofaciai ribbons OF red across their chests
came huTrytng up.
sWait a minute, young teller. Don't 90 any
where until we get your number pinned on
you"
MY number" The prince was mystined.
yeah. You and your lady are couple Is
from now on, and don't mind tellin' you that
you got darn swell chance to win the con-
test
'"The contest?" The prince was stin be-
wildered. But Fame was not.
The waltz contest" she explained. There's
. prize for the best dancers. How many
rounds2"
mot more than three" the ofacial answered,
'unless there Is . tie. For the last dance, the
public VIII be the judges
But listen, Mr.. Pix" protested Dead-eye,
"this guy amt got any girl"
Yes he has," Mr.. Pix pointed out whats
the matter with the dame he Just won his num-
Der with in the preliminary"
That's my girl"
1T makes no difference to us. ofaciaIly she's
this birds partner until the contest is over.
There goes the music Step out, folks, and
strut your stuff"
Slightly dazed, Prince Heider found himself
with his arm around~t this girl who was known
as Fame. with music again setting the tempo
for his heartbeats, and Dick Dead-eye fading
into the background.
You can't dance four waltzes In row with
girl you've begun to like already, without end
ing up murmuring her name in pleasant mad
house of your own devising With each dance
Fame and the Prince came closer to one an
other. No one knew that but themselves. All
that the on-lookers saw. including Dead-eye,
that Couple Is, without using any fancy
steps, were music, grace, movement romance
and beauty
For the last dance they and one other cou-
pie only were the floor; all the others had
been relegated to the circle of spectators the
rival team was pretty good, too, but in more
spectacular way. They were out to win that
cup and were working at it. Fame and her
partner were not aware that contest on.
They were thinking only that heaven was,
after all, merely path of melody.
At first, during the final heat the spectators
pie passed. But little by little the audible
signs of approval died away. Rhythm laid its
spell even on those who were standing still.
The music went on and on, every one watching
spellbound.
Then strange thing happened. The other
couple stopped dancing. They too, joined the
ranks Of spectators. Fame and the Prince had
the floor all to themselves.
The music grew fainter. 1t died away COM
pletely. They danced on for few turns more :
No one knew that the orchestra had stopped
Then finally the Prince stepped back and
gazed at the dream he had been having
The other couple, their only rivals were the
first to applaud. Every one joined in; the
rafters rang in approved style.
There was naturally, no question as to who .
had won the cup. The judges handed it to
Prince Heider, who in turn gave it to Fame
from whom it was snatched by Dick Dead-eye
and hurled to far corner of the room.
That seemed tribe rude, and the Prince
looked inQuiringly at the girl. She shook her
head He smiled, not with relief, because the
Prince was not afraid of anything, but with
appreciation OF the fact that the whole affair
was to Fame huge joke
But 1t was no laughing matter to Dead-eye.
He was advancing toward the Prince when his
and every one else's attention was distracted
n1ornentarily by disturbance at the doors The
policeman on duty there was arguing with an
irate gentleman who seemed to wish to gain
entrance.
The newcomer was snail who was
beginning to be elderly, but not in spirit. He
had more vigor vitality and voice than any
body in the ballroom. This was evidenced by
the fact that what he was saying could be !
heard above everything else,
envy daughter is here" he remarked, appar-
emily TO some one on nefghboting Alp, and