The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-01-31
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/ Danclng 1
Published by Special Arrangements with The
Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate.
INCORPORATED
(Copyright: 1885: By Margaret e. Sangster)
CPART TWO1
The Precipitation continued to drip
from T0dd's chin. But he didn't mind
it, for he was basking in the sunshine
Of feminine praiSe-warmer sunshine
than Bella knew In Florida. It was
a long while since he had been praised
for anything except his sObriety and
goodness.
"You make me sound like Vernon
| Castle" he grinned.
The instructress shuddered. Don't
mention Vernon Castle" she said, "he'S
ANCIENT history: You mustn't put your
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$50 you do" answered Todd. IT won
der what Bella would say If she could
see me now!"
A voice spoke from the doorway. It
was the receptionist, stopping by.
Shed say Alta boy!'" LAUGHED the
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said brightly, crime out" and switched
off the record that had supplied their
music. Todd answered:
Eyes, Bella is my wife. She's a mar
velous dancer and as pretty" he
paused, searching for 9 comparison,
"-as you two," he finished. But
somehow her prettiness and her dane
They've made me sulky and grabbed: I
feel like a fifth wheel whenever I'm
supposed to take Bella any place. Fur
thermore, I am a fifth WHEEL"
The instructress was going through
a pile Of records.
Heres a nice .rhumba," she said.
Not that nice is the word to describe
ter with you, Mr.. Pearson, is a social
inferiority complex. We've cured a good
many of 'em, haven't we, Madge?"
The girl in the doorway nodded
brightly. I'll say we have" she agreed.
"But-" all at once she was very seri-
our, don't think that this dancing
in a room with no audience is enough.
with people watching. It's the only
thing that will give you confidence"
Todd said, But I've nowhere to go
and nobody to dance with"
The instructress turned on the pas
sionate Spanish record that she had Sc
lected.
every Saturday while your wife's away.
You won't be scared if she's not
Todd gasped, II couldn't" He be-
gan to perspire again.
The i%nstructress said to Madge, you
can beat it now, darling. This is bust
ness"
When the door had closed softly upon
q slender, %retreating back, she said,
"Il go to some dance place with you
this Friday. Maybe a restaurant at tea
time or after dinner. Well do Dur
practicing in public and you can step
out on Saturday in the home town. o"
she giggled, I'm not dating you up.
You can pay the studio for my time
you'll darn right have to! Now, don't
back. And move from the hip. If you're
going to make a personal appearance
The country club dance was in prog
ress-very much in progress-when
Todd stepped into the midst of it. He
nodded to the c%haperones and slithered
past them. He ignored the invitation
boldly along the edge Of the floor to-
ward the stag line. Nobody, seeing his
boldness, would have realized that he
was quaking spiritually. When he cut
IN, however, the social inferiOrity COM
plex asserted itself. for he chose a
dumpy girl in spectacles who was dane
ing with her brother. She had prob
Todd's attention put her into a other.
It covered up from the spectators the
fact that he, himself, was in a other!
MY .wife's away" he explained to
the girl, "and I thought I'd look in on
you you youngsters , 9ss1 4z;c I thought perhaps I'd
The dumpy girl was not q bad dan
and She had the gift Of gratitude.
Maybe this gratitude was responsible
for her burble of:
"You learn from us, MI. Pearson?
Now you're having fun!"
It was right. Todd-suddenly king
Of men-was having fun, and for the
first time In 9 .coon's age. He gave
and when the club beauty Went float.
ing by-and accused him, over a dim
pied shoulder, Of stepping out In Bella's
absence-he asked her for q dance, too.
Curiously enough she gave it to him.
7 didn't know you were this way,
Todd" she said when he claimed her,
this Is a rhumba-can you manage it,"
for next week"
But though he had his clumsy, pant
ing moment, he got by.
Thus 1t went through the whole of
the evening; up to the time when
Todd, in the locker room, changed his
third melting collar. And then one of
the sleek young men Of Bella's choice
accosted him.
"Well, Todd" he accused, 80 you've
been going places and doing things?"
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