The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-11-26

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voice hearty. Then
Oh, well, there's no use going into
that. I didn't leave the cabin till I
got Gu the tender at st. Georges, and
even then I didn't feel so hot. Jack
had been out of sight most Of the time,
but, considering my physical and men
tai condition at the time, he could have
gotten himself engaged to the captain
and five stewardesses, for all I cared.
"See you on the tender" he had
said as shrugged to dress at the last
possible moment. finally caught sight
Of him standing with the girl and her
dancing partner at the rail Of the boat.
"Swen pair of dancers, those two"
said the man next to me, following my
gaze.
Eyes, very good" I wasn't inter
ested
"Too bad the first fellow got sick,
but we sure had some rough weather"
This was not news to me and I didn't
answer. 'My wife thought the red
headed boy who danced with her next
night was better-signed up for some
lessons with him while we're at the
hotel. You know how women arel I
guess every female on the boat made
date with him."
For the first time in "a hours I for
got my stomach.
1.-THE red-headed boyT Perhaps I
didn't mention that Jack has the same
flaming hair as J. G. "You mean the
one over there in the brown suitY'
Just at that moment the boy caught
sight Of me.
"Hey, Uncle George! Il have al
ways disliked this form of address as
it seems to me that a man Of thirty
eight still has few good years ahead
of him before he window-shops for
wheel-chairs.) Feeling better?" (That
didn't help either-I would have pre-
ferred the whole affair to be forgot
ten.) "Say, what swell trip! I didn't
want to bother you with all of it while
you were so sick -
slightly indisposed," I murmured.
but, gosh, Nancy's dane
ing partner got sick as the devil and
pinch hit for him now, Mr.. Townsend
hes the fellow that arranges for the
dancers to come down to the hotel and
do their stuff on the boat and all-has
hired me, too"
He stopped to take breath.
You mean," I said quietly, "that you
have undertaken to dance with this
Nancy :"
"Only part Of the time" Jack said
sadly. "You see, Jerry won't be sick
at the hotel, I'm afraid"
ITO continue: You are one of her
dancing partners and you have been
engaged to teach dancing at the hotel
while we are thereY'
"First job I ever had!" he exulted
"All have to do is dance with all the
women who want lessons-you know,
one, two, three, hop or something
and get money for 1t. "In fact" he
added modestly, "if they like me well
enough, I can stay down here for the
whole season and then, perhaps, con-
tinue the job in the New York studio
Wait till dad hears about it.!
My two weeks in Bermuda can be
passed over quickly. There is no point
here in discussing my golf scores (al-
though must say they were pretty
good) or in describing in detail the ca
Diagrams I had received from New
York. Jack came to the boat to see
me of. He couldn't wait for the final
farewells as he had to give two dane
ing lessons to some girls who had ar
rived the day before. He did, how
ever, have time to shout Cat the top
Of pair Of disgustingly healthy young
lungs) that he hoped I wouldn't be
so sick in the return trip.
haven't seen J. G. since 1 got back.
GKay Kennedy.-wNU Service.