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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1929)
II.I.l S T K A T K I) K K A TU RK S E C T IO N — D ece m b er 14 . 1929 MAMBAS PAPGHT e RS £££> A Story o f Sacrifice, /{ornarne, Humor and Tragedy porcv l u l l tel a » 4 * 4 #g»a >ul »h it»* 4 a i l rwlar iU ||fil>tf a ,, a • I . h « . I N »It • i I» • Iter _ ite b r i » N . r« ......................... , , - ?*«»ppn ln la » . voice ta m e bark rtr aiM | . iui | i U im ml , , Ite* « tell* at i all« ...... 49 * iilatii I te , l a Mll9 , ,. , i I O a id „ i,. » I,.. . » * Why did they have t slop Jus' y' r . , f old Jazz tune*, launching (roin III! t llM H o m il 9 944II 4 I an* 1.1» al Maini «Ir I I»« tign) N tn lru lb t *Ma ,,t , / 1 **5 ’Vl11 * l *‘* till I» their Ulld, .S VUi Of>at«*d improvisation.» M«uu»iib and Mi* 44 « u i « a« • it item »iéaa*4 Mail»«» I»** u « i i ; la m a»* ah ii*fiaik .lib ili roiipir i>«‘hiiici I k t i j|rr partner led her on t u 1 door*. hito tflAt parly ragtimi* eia.,'tic oi the • *• • ****** te f 1 h* 'h il l '.-ili .» a I. t < 1 * » 11 11 !• 11 j ) 111 m< i )ii ;i 11 n 1 ! n 1111 Or » i h * • r "U nder 11 w B im ■ M 41 M S I I I 9 4 uwl ter • w u u r i i m a lm a* lb * »trtriaarlte kau u k u iu aba ***** think thin U a funeral? W h at’s the guided her toward the automobile boo T re e ." In Lt»*»a the mu*»r ceased • •lit l i r a l a i **»«*»* ) r a r * m atter with you. Hhm. you don’t hold ciard in la and Charlie were there al- to be a thing external, apart It be- '• « a lia te* *•• a m * i i i . l l * .!• »*« u n d * i •» • « » d i n g a l I te * talln g ateil* *l*a * am i aim 1 ** i tfiiat . gal in . don t . you know i h f a in ’t ready, and when the f’ four of them cam e a fire in her body, taking her A • t e W t l * * H a l m a l l * 4 n * a n d MMttate. 11* « « te « • • » I t a l i a « a i r * w«;re together. O ardinia handed L ls . su ft'ddenly like slieeting flam e about a I l i a 14 » n l a a i Ite* • * * a n a M r l a * « i M a m b a t eal M a m b a ia a«. I r . a l O l a Ite* l a M i l l * ***** riO lf) t » t ea t ate« I* a a l t « f l * d a l l t e t ert -<«ai<l a n d Ite* a | ^ a i l a « l l * ml M l l H | a * a»ai<l l a P a l l * a T h u * e | | e UIUK« *<1, H lllll allowed a flask "H it her up. Sister, ahe in - sapling, cu t'in g her off from th e oth - .'*«» •* » ‘ » i W m » i liliiisrlf Ui l»r bounced ovrr to L iskas vlted « rs, p'lMiessing her, ftT7mving her ir- rail) a a a » * » ) a pi laa *• t e a a l teul tea im I - « » a d i a a |.|mi .»I m * Ml l a * « • « » • • • Ite Ite* . f . # h| hesitated * W hat b it — ' resintlbly forward toward the players. » . a t l a a i i t e ( • « » ! » * a« * |M M a m t e a a teaa* t e a * « i t e a l g b l I t e l a h m m m m M a l a r * « n a M O .«#« l a h " f th e (H T BtlU PU* **i» an il 1» I * AH .S h e did not realise th a t 5th was >ing- a a a l a l a o i a b l l l t * r * r « I t e a u g l t te* d i d t eal i a . * m » l •• » 4 .1 a tel« l a i te* m t e a a I a > a l » a t M a w tea a r O U I I i l l i e f i n O U l a f T r U T it l l i o n i e t l t J w h t > k y ? ” •bn* H H i i n a i * « 4 M a . n i .th e g irl’s body rem ained rigid T hen . “S u re — ito ;.tw«d ain't « fin do you 11“ * ,unt." reM n l on th r I k . M 4«.4»t M a m b a « | l9t el Mt et eat eUl •»*<«• a . l l r a « a « | f e l ( f *»a 4 * • l a a f i l t e a l * llteltef o i l another b o t l l H T . t h e II IUI I ft H U r , |jU M , of th e leader and over hia fiddle th e la * a l l * H | l i m l m u . to la M .a b a « d ia t i *•* la a | « « l < l l r t ate* b a il Ite a a m ia w n a l b fell lower anu ci « «i firmly about j The girl lifted I m flMk and teok 11 ,fl" \ hi «r*" * M aaatea i u m I i . a ten* «•••»••ila *a»a# . a l » i* «g * b .«d • li.a li* b a d *•»«• H a g a i a a a her waist A trem or shook the g lil f _ swallow', with tlw result th _ at _ she invitation and called. Come u p . i s - ‘ te a m |uf (ra a te l* ** teuddenly she relmpsid i n t o 1 c he i d and ¿a ig h e d ..........• tuh Up here's whar yo‘ b'long " T h en L i t e * » - 11*4*1 a 4 a u g M * i «a Ite« ate)« » I « » th «* i i a a «r* tt«* a n a •!»» i m m al T hen M aaatea « r a n t l a n l » r a » n » l i a t e « r a a g a i n a l H » g * r a te a b il S lim s arm s and cloned her eyes. j T h e y -II burst Into la u slu rr |*J>‘ » » s amom? the iw aytag bodirs, M a m b a I r a » * « It e* W r M l t e a i l t e a l a « Ite* 9 l k i u » « a a a H a a i » tela«* a r a t i l i ) tarid »u lall) MDon't you worry." he said tn u i • My O u » d ." O ard inia moclcrd, ! Il,,> '.to a 'h in * harm onies ol the band M a i * a » a ll te * I t e a n telialte« i a l l a — Ite a * d n I t ea l ater m a * « . » l a t a m « i r |»«» low husky voice Ah a in 't goUi’ to "ca n i you even take a drink o ’ Her muscle!* twitched to the rhvtlim . I n Ite* m r a n l i i a a ( l a m i atei *»»»* a II»» d a l l a « a a n i tate a » a l a i r t e r r p * . a i i ter a r i m i moving her feet and leg» in the in lei y. u get thrown out " h o ;.ch ?” t e » 4 t ergi a » a b u t t a r * * « a r a i H a * a l M a g « l a * * « i|» 4 4 * a 1 * * 4 * t eri ‘ a l a a b i a a l a l l t e a S » g t * a h u m «ter t e « l a t e* i » tel il i fV r half an hour the car drove i Llssa snatched the bottle back tricacies of the new dance, her arm» * a a l a r l i a r t r i t i ) | h * l ah « la • rr « « | r d a n d i t e a i g » d a l l t e a g g i a i a l r d «• •«all tendi!) notUiwurU, then innit tlie from Slim Can t, eh? I ’ll show lJir mn with Angers nap- » M " I li 1 M a g a i «a g l « » a • l a * * * * « > a » a * a d i d a a a l r a « * M a m b * m m | i t e n I * Sali-I l a i a Ja b • I Ite» M l n r t H a g a i a > l » n i . b r i i ter a . a r i a te* | M ' l » t m i . . | a m a n « a w i t e teli# l a i « « te»i M f M t e M teVtef l a M a a . b a a l . a « t « r » • b . m l a . | . » . A tei a l a n k i n i l i M t e . b a i . li a r i t i « * i .d " I n i I m i M a g a i • a t e a* * a i * naia»« la g « i l a « , t e* f> 1 « n d » M l a l a n a *•«» a a « b 4i»|M iid a m l a l l a te) i a n » » n g b l m I * a * 1 1 ) h a » p . l a l • f i #« ter Il a« t e r r a » r « l a H*l| ‘ a l a » t e * 4 ' te) < i* at iha fruit«bri» i ndr« ii* <«« • •aig«'>Mti • a n i m i r »te* a a * f a i t e l d d « a l a r a m * ••Ite is* *iif limn» •••« *ii* teatri) «««if*« bn»*« t efa lt e Iter t r a m a » M i l a t« la » l*» ta ris i •«•■! am an g ter a t e . l r t a l li la Iter Hal l »» tei. l a « I II* a a * l r | * f ter 4 l b . i » » a a » a * « « l « a l i r * d d u • • . r * t « I teri Ite* t e m » i l a n * » I t a l i a n l a a l t l a m n d a u n » -.* • » D«a«if ni**# Vaiati*, t * * i i r u d «• i s m gar»i « • « M g a r n l l . Ite ») i n u l a M i. Vitellai t e l amt ea l a t e r * | . » » a alia a na « t e a u l i r a y ’* • * • f it »• ite» ' « • ( • « l i b t eam * !• aaa C a l i ) • a i r a l n g g > a a 49 h .lr ite#.a U au I» i " u . . , i i . b* «i*«riu|MHg m i * , *•«! teaaal'lu ì giti g a tti.n l I t a » a n b r r a w • g n » • • • i n a g r a i a Ite Ila* t a M i m a a l l » llaar*. tea a a * « r a « l » la aalablOtelu | a I t a l i a l r . t a d « t e i p a l l * n * a l a » a n d ! • • » * • tei» S a * Va rt e a d d i r . » a l i l i b a r • a l n i t e a * t e a m a * a » « r t a a a f t e l t e a t i n a » * Marte, a b l l a 4 a l a i »a t ea» b a r n a k r a a d a n d * « * a H l r d b a i »r|| i i r g l i a t e i) I n Ite* a a * * l c a a i te* • « u n i i » d a i l u g Ite# 49 a i Id 49 ai I !*» • »»a »av an larn Ila» k l r » t i a r • I n l a a a a a . d a n a f r « » l l r k r a a l ) Ster t ea « tea a n a* teJllldoW te ol lllA V d 'd M live SbSS k reiisr* - a a|M*d out jerked the m achine hard ovrr C f W hat i n ig h t' I.ifr with a r.-d Un- ^ . 5 5 * Ì ! Ì L i 5 VV 2 : left the concrete f> r a rough s i d e __ ___ ______ i»aid executed a series oi jack rab b lt j'jm t new dance Lissa must m aster 1 word» and m usic th a t cam e in a bouiids. uiui brought uj> short before ^ kickca the fltx»r boards rush cu t of an old forgotten m em - >ry. beating out from lung» and tile door of a dance luill A rush j(> >f twlk la u g h ter Ming, and m stru interm ission, when they lhroal in a tnrrent of song .................... ................. , 7 . . . i During n i T i i i g a an n m ie m iu sio n w nen m e> iiH'iit t u n i n g g r e e t e d t h e m sh atter- in-wded to U i t door f o i a i r a w u k e d - If you ilka tne Uka I Ilka you. tug t h e p e a c e o f t h e n i g h t a n d ’ i » a l - toogg»d »trippi*-! F o r d . M i n t e d s c a r l e t . An’ »>■ lika both Ihe aame, longing t h e new a rriv ali w i i i i a m < k ! j . - r ^ r d i t s e l f i n U t l i e l i g h t a n d » t o p - I d hka sav this very day of wild gaiety Slim waited with ciard im a grabbl'd Ltvsa by the I'd lika change your nam e . the girls while C harlie parked the arm -H ere s P rin ce." »he cried ~Ycu ‘ *r got to meet h ir. Hello. P rince, h e re ’slj On the floor couples were still dancing whirling more wildly under T lie wide doorway was sw aiming ■% lady frie n J I want you to know ” the added ent * of the song. ........ like a hive; couples cam e and went ih,- new arrival was evidently a -V -i ~ Z Z T excitem idruliterd a ite *M oil r ilr * I«* I (lauf Uteri* h»t *•!«* Iter drr* rar«lr*lla h *n j-t dau n tawdrV blllll.llice of 111»* f«»l ourlt*» * • ••H'i'tllv Willi women for 1 drlVe °* l l *e mU»lC tillDUgil Ule . .............................. - * »•«• I» t e a * a * u t r tetter « ml ( t e * r l « » l a t e a i n i « U*| e n I «t * a t e n r »ter m r » l « I r t e t e b • ) au n 4 S r | t a p * l n l r r a n d «••lini*l M* i * • * « ) l a l « n l * 4 a u d • a r l l l u t e l l a . a n d I * * r » « r 4 In I !»• * I I » a * 1 « r a n » t d * r * t e l f 4 i « | w » l « d u t i l i t e f f l a t i » • • • • » l a i * « O n r d a « ate* 1 * 1 1 » I t e a l i n *|MI* a f It e* f a * « I t e a l »te* la l a b i l a te* f r a u d a l t e n S » g « a t e n H a i * • • • • a i * ! * » a r a i r t l n g It evi « ‘ d a n n d « * t ' l a te* « t e l i * « a ld in i* 49 teli m a r r a m n l a l l a te ra w l» a n d a l « u * H i f f i r I ) f * a r r i « I •»»* f«n iu n »te if i a m II* «* k r r * a » r a l tea« « » f i n d n a i a « » , la f a l l i » « a l« * * d m i » « • r d lM l a !•«** N arlb I* in VCaintea a l l t e* t » « am a • • «« issrsth^* pu«?r,K ^ ot i"'::;:, «« •unlit uiulcr Ute live oak.» A croup «bout ili<- .-»r He net lanifuidly o u t ,,t t r i r i H t Ls ” u of youn* bucks lounged near the and » 1th rasual (i"O T, M lU lklflg ftlld |Mi.NSlng ll..sk .n d left c»m e" forward - d e n i e d frO M l in oliti» tO inoliti» .* u n i) u i r ,ru i r u e r «H m u ist. si. ° o ’ i on*> Z g S T S t i S t t *5 th e g irls T h e y m et w here th e s h - f t , ,„ 0 . . „ „ „ . . . ,. <’h u rlie re jo in e d tlie pwrty Ju st a» of ligh t fro m th e op en door »U b b ed j j U “ th r o u g h N tV w d e doorw ay0 ?.) th e m tu lc flung Its u iiily u ig rliyU im th e d ark u ecs ulld splayed ou t on th e b lu n d erin g In co n seau en tlv ab ou t m to th e d b r o rd a n t b a ttle T h e» el gravel, LU aa. th is Ls th e P rin c e I ' among ^ T c h the T ^ soft f »1 summ er r.Urs bowed U ie.r way through the press been tellln' you ab ut,’ O ard inia tn- part of her was concerned only with and T h e ® room was _ entered .. ... the hall _ . __ | traduced __ . . beauty—with far. tlirtlling things— u flutter with tissue-paper stream ers "G lad to know vo u .' he said, and Mamba s love— the harbour a t dawn of every shade that depended from teak h e r hand, while he slid hta I—B a ttery gardens under summer k li ito the two IN 8TA I.I.M K N T XI i i.ai . . . „eiu .er sin a rsti lh r r* ,,p r" * ,ll) responded with a n , g La ore over her in deliberate and moons—a ll of these things it must A tear tear that ww.s n eltlirr su iiersli- Hl(,la t r il waving to the sound and [rm„g a'H»ratsal T hen he raised Ills capture and prison in the*mu»tc th a t lion nor lellgm n Imt a little of both motion brnea h T h ere were eight ,.yPS m per tare, and the erip on q )e Ua-s making T he ouest seemed *T m(MKk*r.‘ xlir v4liL>iwrt'»l assailed her making her .suddenly ‘»•'n 111 l,|r orchestra and Ids a noted her Angers tightened He gave a low suddenly m ere holy than her prayers. "O h, I >«*!!, t i t i l l i w o n d rr Ii ng to l»r safely at home with Mam- Im mediately with tlie colour snob- i whistle and. still gripping Liaaa's 1 n lifted her to the point of exalU tlori along Nothin ain't gom to lia|>prli j ba What If slie ro t O ard inia and her» of the Hruwdrn art th at tl»ey tmiid. uddrested O ardinia - "Some ,hat trem bles on the brink of tears Uial vou ra n t get over. Meet us on her rrawd no» and ran hom e? They were all lull-blooded Ntutr.es m e re . lass, baby: where d ycu find h e r?" Then there was tlie other part of tier the corner by the i«»st office at h alf- were late, anyway, and that would « w >wu guitars, two banjos, w tld- A shudder oi repulsion started u n - that followed her gaze here end there least eight, und w ell be ready to pick give her a good excuse idle, a cornet and trom bone, ulld a ! der tlie m an's hot moist clasp, flash - across the dance floor cool uehberute T h ru abruptly the mom ent ol m an with drum and (rapa. T h e ed up the girl's arm and eom tuunl- detached arresting first one rouule ymi up a n d httfhbuil up U h * ruatl " All i tulli 1 gu «"* I il go W littH l quiet was broken and with it i t * | ^ V ‘ y* ! «•* «* ItaeU to her whole being T h e then another holding them tranced 1 a^a» ’ • r" !* “ »»*’«» the f, i i , . ’•‘I t . r .L itrt , 1 , ;h e l.n., , n ?rU'V,‘d “ WlU' '‘v,d' ' " 1 a n t gaping where they stood T h is - I I I - b r ì i you g o l. kk l an d your girl Several automobiles ap p riaclied { " '“i " !,o,’ ,,<m ',u ,ou^ - »»iL'Uou» Upa pwrted. LL« a ‘ w*» egotistical, supremely se lf-" *»< * n nw and he gave a low. ccnfldent laugh confident " I will m ake them all stun da tiriti telinrv And m a> iir you l>rl- the Cftnirr, .viundtiuc Ih elr c lix o tv IU,M , llr» nril. and L i « . ROt an SSd ltaSen." U lK»iSted J T tr r n o i vay a n y th tir rm m d a l t!w* Down the ratU from U.e north a “ » orrh estra In a strict In terp rela- the term , but merely a col- impression of s light muddy com plex- lS t ^s t|„.m a p before I lei them go B r o id H H 1 lo -m o r r ò « ntutii l i a m i g rrat double-truck trallrv liummed ,lon U u'lr »tu ff U n i. I»elir 4 *r m e i l ’a gol and rattled then p a v ^ l a ,« ., a series ^ ^ • ¡¡J ‘->n beavy-Udded’' eyes and a long , T c a n i wui ' U « 7 t h e ^ ^ m i f i c * - cHiVi n ( Ita o « n ’’ of dealening ja rs over the sw itch 1 t ^ T v l m .m \Z T- f ? r •Tro“ 0 ,6 forehead close under , lon of thvs second self th at stood At thè nrxt corner < lardi»»la linde I wo w hile men cam e out of the “ „ "* „ J ! . “ w 'r U»e h»ir T h e air was heavy with Us , hprr on thp daLS c i ^ Ul clo w -fit- Her w arning of danger: »lie felt her skin tin* red silk her sinuous b^dv a I.iv.a a bree/y (arearell aial irti ber po*t office and pa.v»«*d clone to her. nwmy «round it a» Uicy pluvrd. One im m ediate sensation • •* cheep under it. And yet. in spite | fluid medium through which the lo continue un Iter wav with a rhao» suit dung »nd talking together <»f contendine cfnoU om * * m ar- glanced at her curiously In th e halt shock at the crude and alm ost d eaf- o( t )ir repoLsto-. th a t she felt a t hL» m addening reiteration of the ihvthni haht They sauntered on and she «wing u p ro ar T hen as she M o d tourh { h ‘ n . w , rompt. „ mK ,K,wrr ^ a t oHi lo ^hc Usiencn. .nd fo r!-^ c< in|Nih!iiienl of her thoughta h e at« laughter and. very distinctly listening a strange excitem ent torn- (b at drew lier to war 1 him and made tlim i to respond her voice with it-, i , I a-uids ........ "h i .i ig .i h . yelloa . . . ii . . . ■■ in r iim l to Music had 1 } n 111 co n tralto r. 'ir a io , ner the > nee very who us m enerò to iswisess jawsess her ner m u m . nau , t)rr .....__ ^ , 1^ ., _____ ra<r s h e ..................... summoned -n all deep beautv spirit i. night found I.»".» pio-mu i the ilow .m i forth s 1. h »I l) v back bu. k and forth before before 11» the «* pod \ I a mom ent later a dilapidated Ford { ^ m ^ h e r w y ‘ m d ^ t ha'd'shaken h rr * tr* n « th nnd *n* ,rh fd hpr hand of tr u th , vet shadmg the edeet ol ..m e- All day S h e had vacillated cam e an abrupt an<l noisy stop away. l a u l u e r with a shadow of w sob between an overwhelming desire to before her. and she heard O ar l>er b rask ln g llKw inethlng<l* loose*'"deep j 1>rtnce l*ughed again and tu rn ed , W hen the song ended Uie leader I * and a deep prem onitory fear t h a t ] d in la s husky, voluptuous voice her . Manet lung that seethed he^salii^’ " o '.f.e ^ v n l ! " T l “;1U'™ t . » nI »bprec table prompted her to stav with M amba I lim e s 111 ladv tu riv i nil d ies rd within ...L hot through her vrtns and set her ® t u s '„ „n o - ° ° I » « t 0 'Y fp i aWy I a i I at. T h e W hen Ihe lale .lark finally g atlicied ,,p aud twlLs on eh. I.lss«-» (hsid m uscles immune 11 a " lot * hav« a drink on it ; choice was an inspiration I.issa had site had dressed with n des|>erale ................ glr| Meet mv ......... friends T .................. ills here ... s | — . ..... .. . His glance included L L sa's jiarty them all now O at under tlie flu tter- s|H-e.| and without telling her grand-1 C harlie and th a t's Nhui In the back T h e crowd cam e jam m ing Into the u ie invitation, and th e four of ling paper stream ers the crowd sto .1 m other where she was going had M . * t Bovs, tlius Ls U ssa No M t s s I f ° " m - . “lack girls w ith sh ort knappy , tlie-m followed him a. rose the hall m otionless except for those who. kissed her passionately. tJien rushed and M ister In this gong Hop in hair. tall, long-lim bed Negroes from j | q (|le gaily decorated booth tn the while ‘ hey held their eves fixed upon out. leaving th e old woman'« ques- . there with Hlun l i e s going to Ire '|,p , * ‘¡a r ''•'*• sailors from uie Navy oorner where so ft drinks were be- the singer, swayed their ¿.'dies un- ttons unanswered your feller for to-nig ht. Urok him ' ‘•rd “ a rk and heavy, with here and lng served. consciously in unison with her cwn A fler all die lia.l arrived at the ,,Ver and see If hr ain't got c l a s s " , ' ,,f rr ,,,p i i a **or and l»-sslvlty of a "W h at'll you ta k e ?" he v-ked Sh e had made good her boast She rendezvous ahead ot tim e. lor she j C h arlie railed "Hello, I.issa," from Filipino. T h ere were m any couples largely. bad captured the last one T h e new- liad been • lauding several m inute the driver's seat Shin jum|>ed out ? l*t from town who. like them selves They made It "d o t»'.." and when song with it* d evil-m av-care note of when St M ichael s rhlm ed Ih r hall m d shook hands "O lad to know )**d *“ p m ark of the city i n them ib r glasses stood before them their trium ph lifted ever the weaving a r bour About her tlie streets wer* | vou." lie said nnd he held Uie d .m r, ,n , p , tdrmithteiicd hal. and well- host produced a silver flask und p o u r-1 (-omnaniment of the band and beat quiet and high over her head m r l - j, |K.n for her to g rt In. T h en they m ade clothes. ed a genera is drmk in each tum bler against Ihe flimsv walls like a living l„w tones ol the old lielK ran (heir were -rated T he m achine seemed to ! Slttn caught Llssa closely to him C h arlie exclaim ed. "H ot dam n! thing It said "You are all m i n e - double trill aud left the air singing crouch for a m om ent, took n an*«- Hut shines.- hud vanished, but to None of dat m oonshine rotgut for m in e " It flung It at them arro -an tlv I.issa caught tlie faintly throbbing I modtc leap, then settled down Into a the gtrl that did not m atter, for she Prince. N uttln' b. t de bes'." with a trace of Indulgent contem n! note und held It until the vast vlbru- brisk, steady gait ¡was no longer afraid. T h e music Lissa noticed th at S lim s bashfu l- iben It wavered, softened and said tlons fluttered oul and died T he i T h e couple on the front seat paid | snatched them up. and they were oil ness had descended upon him again p asaiti in •< torrent of nassionrte corner on wlilrh the girl was w alling ¡n o fu ilh e r a lle n llin to Ih elr rum - into the thick of It. It Is unlikely and th at he accepted the drink from »ratttude and love Her very own__ was one of Ihe m ost beautiful and I pankm s but sat rim e together talk - that anywhere else In A merica ut P rince with relu ctance. ber first audience significant In the old town. Op|K>* ; mg in low voices that were u h -o rb c.l1 th at mom ent there were m ere and T h e music crashed out. sm iting tlie "S in g of joy, sing of bliss site her Ihe ch urch lilted Its straight : m the rattle of the vehicle different step« being trod on a d a n c e ! a ir with the fla t Impact of a blew, Home was never like this. w hile spire out of the yellow «tow At first Llssa could think of n o th - floor. ITte old fundam ental rhythm causing the fluid in the tum blers to Y ip I aidy I ai. . . ." of the street lam p- Into Ihe cool. I mg to say. nnd Slim seemed to e x - ¡ o f the turkey trot prevailed, but th e quiver. T hey em ptied their glasses j fa in t glimmer of Hie early stars j perlcneo the sam e difficulty for he .m ore sophisticated were dancing a in gulps W ith an intoxicating thunder of Diagonally a ero . Ihe way the cilia- ' sal well over on Ids side of th e c a r j one-step or fox fret In a corner out | P rince drew his hand across hi.- applause sounding In her ears Llssa ters of lamps were aglow on the City W hen they drove under the arc light j of th e Jam a group of country Ne- mouth and -aid, "A ll right girlte. step p ’d down from the platform Hall steps, with Ihe building d ark- I,Isa* took advantage of Ihe tra n sien t gross were dancing singly. T h e dance le's go." Charlie was w aiting there for her ling above them like frowning brows | lUuinlliatinn to appraise her partn er, was a strange, fascinating, and wild- Slim seemed tc have suffered a sort and before P rince could reach her over w atchful ey e. Behind th e City lie was dark, a full bio, «led Negro, ly individual affair T hey stood two c f paralysis. W hen Llssa looked t o - 1 side he .-Upped a n arm about her and Hall lav the dim quietude of tlie with a receding forehead, a broad, and two, facing each other, os though ward him , he ¡a id nothing, but stood elbowed a way for her through tlie park, with its stained m arble bu ds flat nose, and a very large m oulli dancing In rom|ictlUon rath e r than looking at her with wide, m ournful I stam ping shouting crowd W hen they and ‘ hafts g h o -l-lik e under flic O nce he looked up. met her scrutiny, together, and the ba-ie step con-L-t - , . eves Prince put ere finally out were of il.xir- they were . .__ Ills __ arm ___ around _______ her. ___ 'w ___ _____ they spreading trees and broke Into a broad, friendly grin ed of rising on altern ate feet while I a..d she looked into his face with a ¡Joined by O ard inia, who flung her Under the -|>cl! o f the fam iliar Sh e saw Ih e whiteness of ItLs teeth the free leg wax hurled outward and shaken, reckless little laugh. "I'm on," arm s about Llssa in a hug th a t left hcuiity the reckless mood th at had spring out against th e black, and Ills backw ard, knees tourhlng. and toes she said, and was snatched from the her breathless. "W here did vou get it. finally derided L issa to rotue com eves laughing shyly Into her face turned In. parrot fashion. |corn«T into the m alrstrom of the ¡k id ?” sh e asked in wonder. m enced to pass Her gaze followed s h e was reassured and began to feel L lssa made 8llm stop with her to dance floor, "H eaven knows! I guess I was as Ihe pointing finger of tlie steeple in th a t they would gel along together. watch, and imm ediately the desire | T hey danced three dances together, surprised as you." to the vast serenity o f the summer T here was nothing nbout. him to to dance It possessed her. Slim > P rince looked older than the boys O ard inia gave h e r a second em T hen Ihe lights laughed. "Come along." he u rg ed .! with whom they had come, but ite brace, then turning to C harlie dis n ig h t, and ih* gave an Involuntary m ake a gtrl afraid atari. S h e was standing out at tlie were behind them , and ahead Ihe 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 road, a broad gray band o f concrete, but a ole country nigger dunce." Llssa was delighted to find th a t he som ething to say to sister.” ot Ihe two broad thoroughfares, and plunged straight out between dense S h e would noi listen Presently was an expert In the step th a t she W hen he had passed out of e a r now. as she gazed up, she realized patches of w iodland and nebulous she had the step and started In at had Just discovered, and she made shot she said to th e g irl: “Look here, that they marked Ihe sky off above d istances of open field the edge of Ihe circle. W hen the ¡him go to a rorn er near the band bright eves, you w ant to watch your T h e ear. like a wild creatu re th at music stopped she was angry. " O h .! and teach It t<. tier. her Into a gigantic cress. Its bend step with th a t feller they rail Prince. and foot iMilnllng north and south has broken long captivity, filing the I alm ost had it. Slim ." she exclaim ed 1 It was while they were there th at and Its arm s dlpplivt east and west city behind It and leu inai for the "O ne more try nnd I'll get It pat. Ihe m usicians broke Into a medley (rontinuM oa t » t t 4 i «•ardlnla te*« a »t e#d I l a * a la •*#••»?*** now »•*« a ' ulld ‘ f a r i» . • » o s n in e 'i n 'lo w »