Show AUF WIEDER by EARL REED SILVERS they sat in the swinging couch of the country club veranda mildred terrill terr ill spoke first we avent li been together at a dance for five weeks SILO she said no lie answered tin not since you cut the last waltz at the assembly ball are you still angry about that yes cliff hillmann hillmans Hill mans lips were compressed tightly v 1 I 1 do it purposely sho she looked at jilin him alth with big appealing eyes no it was worse than that you just forgot me wilt will yu ou let me explain 1 I dont see that theres anything you can say to better it but there Is what 1 he 0 looked gloomily over the rolling golf links 1 I know that the last dance had started I 1 was walking with arthur between dances and we went we nt just a little too far we hear tho the music where we were do you ou know what the waltz was that you vou forgot it was auf Wieder selin yes our dance ile he turned to her directly do you remember how when lien we first heard hear that piece you sou said that we should always dance it 0 together o ether yes I 1 remember 1 I was crazy about you vou that night and auf Wieder selin was the most wonderful dan dance cc I 1 had ever heard care you seemed to care a lot then 1 I did if lie he had seen the light in lier ier eyes ees lie ho would have thrilled at the message it conveyed but lie he was looking into the distance and still just a week later you sou cut it to go walking with arthur hale past Is past slie she continued dont you want to be good friends again of course but it much uso use now why because of something I 1 heard what was it lit 1 I heard t this its morning lie he spoke slowly that you are engaged to arthur hale it true im not engaged to any one she looked fairly into his brooding eyes im glad lie he smiled for the first time during the conversation maybe mabe we might have auf together tonight lie he suggested she glanced at the he order in her hep hand its the tenth dance she said best ta tingly and I 1 am to have that with arthur ile he scowled 1 I know knew it and that was always going to be our dance y im sorry i J j piti im sorry soi ry too ile he rose ioe as tile the orchestra struck up a lively fox trot here comes arthur now lie he said this Is probably his dance too yes it Is she hesitated maybe slie she began but before she could speak further arthur hale haie appeared on the scene the girl threw a glance over lier her shoulder as she walked away but cliff lid did not see her lie ile was thinking of aur auf Wieder and all that it had meant to him while the others were dancing lie he walked to the end of the porch and seated hini himself self in the shadows the music died aw away ay but lie he lid did not stir suddenly lie he heard a girls voice it was mildreds do you ou mind she was saying savins if ilive I 1 give the tenth dance away of course I 1 do arthur spoke with the self assurance which was his most notable characteristic auf and its mine no the girl gill said not yours vours im sorry but ill have to give it away what the mans voice rang out angrily you have ten others and 1 I think you can very easily give buo ouo on away at any rate im going to take it well of course you can do what you want vant to and you wont be angry yes I 1 shall be well have to be then she spoke us its if she care im going to give it to clifford who to clifford hillman Hlll man oil oh so youre going back to him there was a sneer in Ms his voice 1 I think youve said enough kr ar thur she spoke quietly 1 I beg your 5 our pardon hale accepted his defeat like a man ill see if I 1 can find him tor for you thank youl ill wait here after he had gone cliff emerged from the shadows mildredl mildred lie he said ohl she blushed deeply did you hear bear what hat I 1 said yee yes lie he answered when hale came back to tell mildred that his search earcle was in vain he could not find her for she was hidden in the shadows which bordered the golf links the ninth daneda was just starting when she and cliff returned to the veranda she glanced at her card this with arthur she said 1 I must tell him and the next Is au yes she answered the next 11 Is our dance she laid her hand on oa his irm rood by dear she whispered till we meet again he ret returned urne d copyright 1916 by the mcclure per syndicate |