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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1929)
Il.l.l STKATKI » I K ATU UK SEC TIO N — D ecem ber I I . 1929 MAMBÁS pAUGHTfcRS « ä J l S to ry o f Sacrifice, fípmance, H um or and Tragedy M 4 «tit 4 N«• I • lull M« 4 r 4 > » | m umi «h u i« tin t n .lai i u | | # i l >4 a n a 4 ra liln fl ^ - . N* !. p o r c v OiàrdinUft A vuirt* carne buek > 1 • "i ' I. ' ' . 1 • 1// »unc* launching from (tic uhlMllllK Wllld u> thè th e n ?" their wild, syncopated Improvisations ■ ( m O l p i p lr l r I beinoti X'lltltC l IH I ; Her partner led tier out oI door». Into <*>*t <*arly runtime clasaic ol the 11 • (liere you two a hitt do y< u then sh|)|*«*<l tits arm around tier and Joh nson brother* “Under the B a m - MUM M i l l «••«)»« «n ab li »i ib« ll'aiau ilh anunhuid «li« '« a bare ttunk tlu* ih » fuiicral? What'.n ttu* ku ided tier toward the automobile boo T ree In Llssa the musir ceased • III* I h r m fat M i l ) )«••« nm ttcr wlth you. Hlini, yoii don't hotel (iard ln la and Ctiarlle were there al- to be a thing external, ajyarl It he M « a l>* Ita in m i« a i i u l l y .1. « r i u n d »# l U a l i M i al Ib r « « lin g a h i l i l i a n and «la « k * 1 In don t vou know «he aln i (h ai re ad y. and when the four of them cam e a fire in her b dv. taking her 4 - i . V H M a u a i u i a l l « 4 *m p a n d a u a a a . II» r « h « a n n a l i « l a i n . ti*«* io country rldin ?" wiye together, (*a id in la tianded Llssa * odenly like sheeting flame about a I Ha U a a l a a i i * a « l a « n a b l a l « p a » M a m b a b u l M a m b a »a « « 4 a i a l * 4 I n I b a l a i u i l » « b a i ab* la a « | t a l ) « 4 « a l i l i ha# > « a r d a a « l i h # « ( p a i l n n i l « a f a# l t « g aa m a l d I n l * « l l y a Hit her up. S iste r,“ she in - sapling cut*ing her ofT from the oth - T h u ’» cnc uiuk '*<1. Hllm allowcd a flask » •« ■•« l a d y mi l n b r t l l r « l a « « l a l la m inan#« irs. {x a irisin g her, tr/mving her ir- lim iseli lo tic boum cd over lo Lia&a .s vited. l* »H» « a a « a » y a p i In n k a a l b«*l b a l n i « a » a d l a a p p n t n l m a u l l a « » r i * « * « i h I h « .< !• • ol thè cai md put hi aim l . l s u IirM U l.tl "W h at's u _ rr LMibly forward toward th e player*. t l a w i l b l a m i l y a a i a p i M an illa a h a «« b ra u inalgbl I n i » h u m a n M ainar « n a b l r d .ri I« . Sh e did not realise th at sh was § in f- ara l a l r u i a b llll y c « r n Ih u u g h h r did « a l ir « p » n d r i r d i l a b l « la Ih» »«baut * ) » l r m M airba ttfOUIld llC| .«IlOUldcr t ' l f H U ì O f l l C l l t w t l i ' k v ? • lu n r um i# 1 * |»»d « a m t the girl's body retitallied rigid T hen, Hur.- 80 alu'ad. ain 't «U n' do vou ' “ *« 1u n l' 1 r e 'lr à on the it e r H IM II M am ba 1 giant, m u t. u u i «!>•*» mu o ig b u i bad •« tuurdinair iibu*g on another bounce. the m an’s arm no harm ‘ ^ leader and over hi* fiddle she I l l a liwng d i in b *uu«b 1 « M .aba * d u l l « « « t u . i u i m i m « b r b a d in — mmmm u i i h tf,|| i0 » r r m u Cl ?ed firmly about T ill Kiri lifted the fla*k and took th r » » " If ^ »»í1 Í ‘ h li * r “ L m Mamba n a m il« a D n # c u n l i a l l a *•».«» « n . l « M l g r M a r n i « « b * d « «I I * I l a g « I . tier waist A trem or shook the glil a swallow, will, t in ir.M.11 tliat In 'b u m I j i Iruublr “ tuh Up her#'* whar yo' b lung T h en ' T hen suddenly she relapsed Into | .| n s V H a ga i • < la u gM »i aa lb# « « > . «1 mi M a m b a • «• n i l « • rln Ltd and ruuchrd ill - was amoni; ttie xwaylriK bodies, M a m b a • r «M »t«M l i f M « n » l i a H ' * t againai U t g a i a b a b ii Klim's arm s and dosed her eye*. T in y all burst inlo lauKlitrr M a m b a *««•«• I b r M r n l w u i l b a I • 1 lb # A t k i n » * # «« « 1 » » a i r «•*» u r a l l b » m# td r u lu li ) "D o n 't you worry." tie said in a "Mv Oawd." Ciardinla morlcrd, (he sm ashln« harm onies of the hand M u i r u r a l l h ) I b a n • M a i n e 1 a l l * — - I n u i d n I b a l a t # tna * u b l a l « m » i r p a* low husky voice "A ll ain 't goin to 'can t you rv rn take a drink o' Her muscles twitched to the rhythm , I n I b r M i a n l t m i I t l a l ubla lna a A » r dn lla i a * » r k H#b aa a l u t r b r r p r i « 1 i b# m m « a let y tu get thrown out “ movant her feet and legs in the In • u d b e g i n » a b u a l n « aa t u r n ho ch?'" tricacies of the new dance, her arm s IH «# ml l l a g t r • r a c a p a d r r I ra d a b a r *niu a b i a u l » » I b a S r g i w « b u r n ab> b « l a b u i a « i l l » For half an hour the car drove • « m u # h a r t r r i l ) | h « l ah# la a r r r a l r d a n d « l a a i g r d a i l l b a g g i a t a l r d « » • « « ! < C M H - Ml nói «""• thr an wide w,th ftnge.s snap- .'tcadlly mu t n w aid . then ir<*m the H a g a i aa g l « r n • I * « • ) « • ( » « a p r n d r d M a l i a i i . Mamba t m d i b n 1 » s a li.l l» t a >»« dense shadow . of massed live oaks r Shó Usnlgöiut tó b.- la u in *»«**»£ ‘í*» ,s »>: *«««»» • I I b r m<i»#» H a g a » a » l » n i » k i * I b r nt a n t « » p n l n t m i n g a m a t » • t a n k b h r l « » n * b r r a row of lights ica|M*d out. Ctiarlle a bv (..m h n ia £ d wa 1 ato " ould h ■ :: cl : i t ' a m a . r i f f 1 « M a m b a , b b « a a « r a i b « m f « i 11 » a a. jerked ttie m achine hard over It W hat •» n ig h t1 Life with a red Nn- row and th a t her voire needed saving. *1 a ( « m b l M a l l u n ( b a n It a m i d ud " lu t e graal H a g a i t « hwar • « « n a m r ta R n left tlie concrete I< i a rougli *.lde tnc i r l 1 b r I » t r u d a l i l « i » u a any • » . b #4# **•»■•#« m u l t i l u b i | g f| | | M bin» 1 » • < U * b « » v » i l4 l T he orchestra was at It aKatn Sh e remembered nothing except the words and mualc th at cam e In a » f l r y b r k a t brrm a rrM ttvIy « l a » h r 4 b* mum ml I b r ( r r l l « k n a In d n l l a g a l a » « a p r n d r d l<»l i«l e X C C IltC il U M T I C S O l J a c k l d U h l t T liat new dance Llaaa must n a rn im tr aba • aa f a i b l d d m 1 « rm m m • • I k m I b r i l l ) l l m l l a a n d a b r b a i r l y r a c a p r t p M » « n b o u n d s , U lU i kiro llg llt t||> s h o r t b e f o r e that If she kicked the ftixir board! rush cut of an old forgotten m em ory. beating out from lungs and ^ (lie door of a dance hall A rush l-i Ib r « r a m n a m » a i » » . l a a l r r a » . 1*1 r r r a l a m » n g b r « b * i r l « l b ta I b r b a l l a* I b r I « . . . , OI ,u ... instru- During an interm ission, when they l*'r<,al m a torrrn t v>nK S I. 4 » t i l l « a a r lr l* Ib r k i k i n a w n a a n r l a l r d « a n I b r l i i n t i l a I M n 1« a l l r n d I b t a - » m l . » h atter - M a t r y a i N lI t Ib r » ln » ilr M r. klklnaan p trlly n lrrr l a l r i l r . 1« a l l r n d « a I b r l r g u r a i m c l l ’ M illin g greeted 'h C Ill crowded to Uic door foi air. a wicked If you Ilka me hka I Ilka you. M a m b a l a b r a l . i a aa aka a »»• tb a u l ir n yrara I ag 1» I b r * r n l « » i l b b « m r 1« l l l g t i l e ¡ n*; i #' C o f l l i e I llg t lt .H ill ' h l l l - looked stripped Ford, pair.ted scarlet An' we hka both tlie same. • r r f a l l ) • p * *- n tn g g •« n W b l l r l b » r b l .i aa a la f » u n r i 1 « br d r » r l« p in g M l« r * r r ) I r l l g l l U ' t t i e I W W M CI M ill*. W t i l l U ll\ i n i Jerked itself tnU the light and slo p I d hka sav th u very day Ctrl ol wild gaiety Slim waited with ped (iard tm a grabta-d Llssa by the I d lika cliange your name . a ..,.,.# . . . . . . k ^ . K . #•••••• -• « . . . » . 1 . 1 » . '• * * * :• "'* • I h r K ill - » l l l l r C ll.l Hr | ...rk «l 111.- arm "H ere’s l,rinre.' .die cried "Yc u I * r a l a b l l k b l u g a l a a l l i t . I n r n d « b < p «11* H * a l r r a n d l a v r a b l » *»• • V » r b a d d r r a a a i l b b r r On ttie florr couples were still b a l n l b a > b r r w m r « » ( « « r a a l u l b u a l n r a a m # n . t a b i l r k a l r r *» b a a b r r n a b r w a d a n d « « « « i l l r d got ta meet h lr Hello P rince, here s dancing, whirling more wildly under k r i ' M I r y r d l l a b l ) I n I b r a r f v l r * an k< r » « n l r y during Ih r W «rld War T ile aide doorway aws swarming a lady friend I want you to know." the added excitem ent of the song. I lat a i « « » « « r n l r r n . ba a b l » * a » m r . I n i « a m a l d r n « f r » « | l r b r a u l v « b r baa br »«n r like u hive, couples cam e and went Idle new arrival was evidently a • d r « 1 I N . <1 ru b a n l i t l r l l r r I w a l g i » u p w b r r r h r « » * l r » ~ I b r d r r p r a n i r a l l » . b a n d r d d « » n between tlie tawdry brilliance of the favourite, especially i m , w m m -m V r ^ Ä l ^ lr»m Mamba lb r««g b K a tlrr baa llra c trd m u rb a lln »lt»n room and th e piled blackness of * l a t a la n a » « a m r m b » « ml f b a t l r a l a t n a i n l r l l l g m l a i a n b r r r abr inert» I ra n k N « r i b r i He i r ' g g ' i t 1 languidly lallg u id lT o out m L 'h which night iindct tin- live oaks A group ib"|l| i b , ut 1|",th the 1 ri ,-ar s '" ^ g|„ m of iraculous on,y U)f duality ar(lst • y »»M g S r g r » p a in lr r a*d n a l i n M H r ia a r y y l a l r n l r d a n d « « r l b n b l lr . and ta I n of young bucks lounged near the and with casual grt-ettngs to right .. • r v r a l r d i n l . l » « a . mvslerlmislw in divide her I l » » a la r « n a l d r r a b l y d l a g u a l r d « l i b b g r l « f l v a t a g r U I r a O n r d a y a b r |rll> M a m b a d -or. smoking and passing a flask and left cam e forward and Joined ' „ f 1” m ^ ^ U u ^ y ^ d l v de her f b a l I n » p t t r ml I b r f s r l I b a l » b r 1« l a i d 1 « b r p r « u d « 1 b r r N r g r « b n i l a g r a » " front mouth to mouth. the girls Thev met where the sh aft „h?e h f p » i ^ h -* U. . “ ’f « »aaru i r a atr ir t ln g I b r ir d a a n d r .1 1 « br a k llr C harlie rejoined the parly Just as of light from the open door .tabbed • a i d i n i a W b t t m a r r a m u la ll« b ra «lv >nd a t r u e f l a p p e r l y p r t r e k » l l a a a • i mm tlie music flung Its undying rtiytJim ttie darkiie.M and s p la y i^ iu t on the blundering mconsequently about p a nt«n«bip N u t l l aaa S r # a « » r « 1 b r r r r l i n - d n a l u r r . la r a l b r r a f r a i d ml 4 » a r d l n i a a « t r y N i i i . thu* l> th r P rin cf I among , the K.. soft summer . . . ___ _ stars T h is into the discordant battle. Tliey e l xm vel l«yra « • a i d i n i a baa a a b r d l i m a 1« a r r a m p a n * b r r • « a ' « l i d ' p a r t* . bowed tin-.: wav through the press brrn tollin' you ab ut. O a rd in u m* ; part of her was concerned only witli and entered the hall T lie room was troduerd . beauty—with far. thrilling things— sow 1 o os w in . *111 - 1 0 a» a -flu tter with Lv-iic-paper stream ers "(>lad to know you he said, and Mam ba's love—the harbour a t dawn of evrry shade that deprnd'-d from look -ier hand, while he slid Ins | _ flattery gardens under summer .In to the two i nei s IN 8TA IX M K N T XI til- raftoiN and responded with an glance over her In deliberate and m(X)ns ^ jj „f tJjese tilings it must A fear that wits neither ftU|irrsti- agitated waving to the sound and frank a-ipraisal T hen he raised hls capture and prison in the music tluit tIon nor religion but a little of both m otion benea h T here were eight eyes to her fare, and the grip on , he was m aking T h e quest seemed " I woutlet .«hr whispered assailed her making her .suddenly ,nr|* hi the orchestra and LU»a noted lier finger» tightened He gave a low suddenly mere holy than her prayers "O h. hell don't wonder come |. nK (o be .«afely at home with Mam- imm ediately with the colour anub- I whistle and still gripping Ltaia ■ | j , llfu . j h fr w the „„m , of fXa lU tlo n aUmg Nothin am t goUi to h a p p rii! ba Wliat if *i»e cut lla rd in ia and ^ r> , ^ 5 ^ n tol tliat Ukry hand addreved Ciardinla — “w..mr thHt trPmbles on the brink of tears th at \i»u t au t get over. Meet us on her crowd nov and ran hotue? Tliey were all full-blotMled Negr- ea class, baby where d you llnd her? j Then tl.ere was tlie oUier part of tier tlie corner bv the in*»! »»ffit'e at h a lf- ***re late, anywav. and that would j w lww «u lU r*. two banjoe. a fid- | A shudder of repulsion started un- u ,a t followed her gaze here and there ii* 11 ¡die. a cornet and trombone, and a der tlie m a n s hot moist clasp flash- across the dance floor, cool, deliberate, im.«t eiRtit, and vtr'll be ready to pick gl\e tier a gout! excuar T h en abruptly tike m om ent of »>•*» with drum and tra|>*. T h e ed up the girl s arm and eom m unl- je t ,c hed. arresting first one couple you ut» and htirhbuil up U h * road.“ “ Alt f K ilt I gurk* I II go W hat'll quiet was broken and with it the Ieound was unlike anytlilng tliat Uie rated itself to tier whole beuig T h e „ , , n ano, j ^ r holding ihem tranced sjirll that it had woven u|*>n (lie «‘ rl had e\er heard Strive as *h e I man aensed it with evident satis f a r - ; aI1 i kapi„g where they stood T ills I meni ' -III*» br«t you got. kkl and your girl. Sekeral automobiles appr» arlied m ight, she could not recognise the lion. Ills loose, sensuous Ups parted. Llssa was egotistical, supremely self - the corner, sounding their claxons f'*»1 ' As a m atter of fact, it was not and he gave a low ccnfldent laugh contldent " I will make them all stop d aiirlu stior* And maybe you b et ter not «ay an y th in ' tmitid at tlie Down tlie rails from the north a ‘,l1 orchestra m a strict lnterp rcta- He bent forward, and Llssa got an and listen." U boasted. "I shall p s- merely ia col- unpresslon of h light muddy r o m p k x - , ^ , tln-m all before I let them go HrnudriiV to-morrow nlgtit It ain 't greal double-trtick trullrv liunimed f*°n. I>f Uielr sttifT Hut. believe me. I t * got aiul rattletl then p a w l with a series lection of eight Individuals who had Ion. heavy-lidded eyes, and a long ; f Clin I Will " I t was tlie personiflea- of deafening J a r . over the sw itch I 1 * k«-" »'«»I»1 «' melotly as a tlu-me sear arrows Uie forehead close under llon o( Uus second self th at stood thkM of It* own Tw o w hile men cam e <ul of the a '« l »•'re creating rhythm and lia r- Uie hair T h e air was heavy with its , here on the dais, clad In d o se -fit- At the next corner (laid u m i bade »round it as tliev played Her warning of danger: she felt her skin ting red silk, her sinuous b x ly I.iv.a a bree/y farewell and left tier post office and passed ckwe to hei a <*nc im m ediate sensation was one of cheep under ll And yet In spit.- fi„i<j medium through to continue on lier wav with a chao*» smoking and talking together which the of contending eniotloitk a.' an a r- glanced al her curiously In llie half »•»**»"« »1 'h e rn id e and almost d cal- of the repulsion th at she felt at his maddening reiteration of live rhvtlun llght T liey sau nteird on and she <■'>"« > 'P « *r Then as she shwxl touch, there was a compelling: power beat out to the listener* and forced ootnpanim cnt of Iter thought* heaid Isughier ami very dtsllnctlv » *«»•«« •* »‘ ran i........ xcltem enl co#n- that drew tier low at I him and made them to respond, her voice with Its j me need to |»w.,sevs her. Music had Halurdav night found fossa imi-lng the wonts "high yellow i >wr race Sh e summoned all d,-cp contralto beauty the verv spirit slow l v I>.|. k and forth before tlie post I \ m om ent later a dilupHlate«! Ford '» n V u 'h a H O w k rn | her stren gth and snatched lier hand 0f ,-ruth. vet shading ttie edges of Office All d.v - he had vacillated I r . „ lf abrupt and v atop ^ away. lam-liter with a shadow of a sob between all overwhelming desire to before her. and she heard O ar- her with delight, but this seemed to j P rince laughed again and turned W hen the song ended the leader lie breaking something loose drrp go and a deep prem onitory tear that dliila's huskv. voluptuous voice ! toward the hall. "M e an you s gotti merged it without an appreciable nrom ptrd her to stay with Mamba | Here a th lady filend -a ll dressed w ithin her .something that seethed to be buddies." he said "Come on break into "Y ip I aidy I al I a t." T h e W hen the late dark finally gutlicrrd up and bells on eh I.lssa? Ocxid hot through ........ .. her veins and set her I In an let s have a drink on It.” choice was an inspiration Llssa had site had dressed with a deaperatr K{,| M,.Pt mv Irlends T in s here . . , J>»'U‘*“ lt Hls glance included L ls s a * party them all now Out under tlie flu tter- s|x-ed and with n t telling her grand-1 d ia r lle and th at's slim In the back o ,e rrowd cam e Jamm ing Into the m tlie Inv itation, and the tour of i ing paper stream ers the crowd »to:d niiitiier where she was going had scat ftov this Is I.lssa No Miss room, black girls w ith short knappy them followed him across the hall motionless cx-i-pt for those who kissed her ptcsslonalely, Oien rushed „pd M ister In this gang Hop in hair. tall, loiig-limlied Negroes from i h> the gaily decorated booth tn the while -hev held tlieir eves fixed upon out. leaving th e old woman's ques- ! there with Slim l i e s going to lx- 11 ,p wharves, sailors from the Navy corner where soft drinks were be- the singer, swayed their b-d ies lin tlons unanswered I vour feller for to-nig ht, laxvk him 1 ard dark and heavy, with here and ing served. consciously in unison with her cwn A lter all. she had arrived a t the „ver and see If he ain 't got class " i ,h ''r'' <*u' P»Hor and (iwsslvity ol a "W h at'll you ta k e ?" he asked S h e had made good her boast Sh e rendezvous ahead of tim e lor she j C harlie railed "H ello. I.lssa." from Filipino T h ere were many couples 1 . | had captured the last one T lie new had been standing several m inutes ||)P driver’s seat Slim Jumtied out <ult from town who. like themselves, Tliey made It "dope..." and when song with its devil-m av-care note of when 8 t. M lehael’s chim ed the hall : and shook liands "Cllad to know , !»#»** th e mark of the city cn them the glasses sto.-d before them their trium ph lifted over the weaving ac- Jiour About her the streets were i you," he said and he held the door ( t hei r straightened hat. and wcll- host produced a silver flask and pour- rom oantm rnt of the band and beat qulct and high ovrr her head m el-| ,.|x.n for her to grt In T tien they n»»d« clothes. ed a g en cro is dr.nk in each tum bler yeainst the ffimsv walls like a living low tones of the old bells ran their ■ were seated T lie m achine seemed to ! Slim railght Llssa clusely to him C harlie exclaimed. "Hot dam n! thing It said "You are all m ine— double trill and left the air singing crouch for a moment, took a spas- Ills shyness had vanished, but to None of dat moonshine rotgut for m ine." It flung It at them arrogantly Llssa cau ght the funitIv throbbing J m.idlc leap, then settled down Into a the girl that did not m atter, for she Prince Nutttn b. t dc bes " with a trace of Indulgent oon*emnt note and held ft until the vast vlbra- brisk, steady gait j was no longer afraid. T h e music Lissa n tired that S lim s bashful- rjit-n it wavered, softened, and said tlons fluttered out uml died T h e T he couple on the front seat paid | snatched them up. and they were oft ness had descended upon him again it n,-ai,, |n « torrent of nassionate corner on which the girl was waiting no fm tlier a lte n tlin to th eir c o m --in to the thick of It. It Is unlikely and that he accepted the drink from -latitu de and love Her very own— was one of the m ost beautiful and ! minions but sat close together talk - th at anywhere else In A merica at Prince with reluctance. her first audience. slgnlhriini In the old town O pfK)-, nig In low voices that were absorbed j I hut mom ent there were m ere and T he m usic crashed out, sm iting the " S u n of Joy. sing of bliss site her the ch u rch lifted Its straight |m the rattle of the vehicle |different steps being trod on a dance air with th e flat impact of a blow, Home was never like this w hite spire nut of th r vellow glow j At first Llssa could think of n o t h - ! floor. Ttie old lundam cntal rhytluu causing (lie fluid In the tum blers to Yip I aidy I al. . o f Ih r street lamps Into the cool. I mg to say. and 811m seemed to e x - ¡ o f th e turkey frof prevailed, but the quiver T liey emptied th eir glasses faint i-lonmci ol the i-.uh slum jp eiie n ce the game difficulty for he more loph lsilcated were dam-tug u m gulps W ith an intoxicating thunder ot Diagonally across the wav the rlus- sat well over on his side of th e car i on e-step or fox tret In a corner out Prince drew his hand across his applause sounding in tier ears. Llssa ters of lamps were aglow on the c i t y When — they “ — drove -*------------ 1— the ---- under a rc I light I of the Jam ii group of country Nc- mouth and said, "AH right, girlie, stopped down from the platform , Hall steps, u llli llie building d a rk t.lssa took advantage of th e transient groes were darning singly T h e d aiirr le's go." Charlie was waiting there for her. ling ___ above them like frowning brows Illum ination to appraise her partner was a strange, lascinating. and wild- Slim seemed tr have suffered a sort and before Prince could reach her over w atchful eves llclitnd the City He was dark, a full hlo ded Negro. I Iv individual affair They stood two of paralysis W hen LKsa looked to- side he slipjied an arm about her and Hail lay the dim quietude o l the with a receding forehead, a broad.|and two, facing each other, m th ogh ward him. he said nothing, but sto o d , elbowed a wav for her through the jiark, with Its stained m arble hu ts flat nose and a very large m outh dancing In com petition rath e r than looking a t her with wide, m ournful stam ping, shouting crowd W hen they and sh a fts g h o st-llk r under the Once he looked Hi), met her scrutiny together, and the basic step consist eyes. P rince put his arm around her, | were finally- out of doors they were spreading trees and broke Into a broad, friendly grin ed of rising on alternate feet w hile j a..d she looked into hls face with a j Joined bv O ardinia. who flung her Under the six’ ll of tl e fam iliar 8 h r saw th e w hiteness of hls teeth the free leg was hurled outward and | shaken, reckless little laugh. "I'm on." f arm s about Llssa In a hug th at left hrauty tlie reckless m oo I th at had silting out against the black, and Ills backward, knees touching, and toes she said and was snatched fre-m the her breathless W here did you get it, finally derided I.lssa to 'o m c rom - eves laughing shvly Into her face turned In. p.um t l.i. Inoli corner Into the m alestrom of the kid?" she asked tn wonder. m cnced to pass Her g a .c followed Sh e was reassured and begnn to feel Llssa made Slim stop with her to dance floor, "Heaven knows! I guess I was as th e pointing finger of tlie steeple In th at they would get along together. w atch, and Immediately the destre They danced three dances together. surprised as you," to tlie vast, serenity of the summer T here was nothing about him to to dance It possessed her. Slim Prince looked older than the boys O ardinia gave her a second e m nigh t, and she gave an Involuntary make a girl afraid T h en the lights laughed. "Com e along," he urged, with whom they had come, but he brace, then turning to Charlie d is sta rt. S h e was stand ing out nt th r were behind them, and ahead the pulling at her arm "T h a t's nothin' could dance circles around them. missed him w ith: "R u n along. I got pavem ent's edge, a t the Intersection mad. a broad -:i.n b.uul or concrete, but a ole country nigger d ance." Llssa was delighted to find th a t he som ething to say to sister." of the two broad Ihorouglifnres and plunged straight out between dense S h e would noi listen Presently was an expert in the step tlia t she W hen he had passed out of e a r now. as she gazed up. she realized patehes of wcodland and nebulous she had the step and started tn at. lind Just discovered, and she made shot she said to the g irl: "Look here, that they m arked the sky off above d istances of open field the edge of the circle W hen the Mm go to a corner near the band bright eves, you w ant to watch vour her Into a gigantic c v o h s . Its head T h e car, like a wild ereatlire that music stopped she was angry. “Oh, and teach It t< her. step with th at feller they call Prince. and foot iHiInllng north and south has broken long captivity, flung the I almost had It, Slim ." she exclaim ed I t was while they were there that and Its arm s dlppiii't east and w e st'rlty behind it and leaped for the "O ne more try and l i t get It pat (he musicians broke Into a medley (Couttuued oo p«rt 4) lM »r»«a i 1 * 4 m •• i»>. •*>•■•1» i.« i » .. 4 f | i t y » i *| it«« »dH « i f l t l c r t i l k i n i M » M d O D T N CAM II t I ........ I i t i Na I Ua M ru l«««lh ana I b tu r r a l i h » M ia M »i»l«#«#lh Ikm »i# l««ed m u ll tc f lb * fam ily W ia lw n ilfe (««tiiy 4k< , . r . la m o i e •ilila cillk ' Wlth