Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-19
WHEN REENY kEENY TALKED.

Il il had h@en one of The other dolls,
Lucy would NOT have been much sur.
lrised For instance, had it been
Alexandra. TIE large doll in blue silk.
hoUeht in London and who already
could say 'paaa and mamma, and
he doubtless could speak otheT
Words did she feel inclined for cor
Fersation,# or Marie Louise. who va
Very stylish. With a trunk full of every
h1nd Of tinery hat an aristocratic doll
could desire. il would not have been
sc astonishing But Reeny.keeny.
Their Were CHESTS down stairs. and
loud laugh had vakened Lucy after
he had been=RH to bed she felt lone.
/. all by herseEf. and. climbing To tn
toor. she searched about for a doll to
hlls mp IN he1 arms for company. Ma
lie Louise with her stunning ward
robe. va IN another ROOM so thara
vas nothing fa DO bat to take up
Reeny-keta4F. 4ho Was on the floor
nndea lho sounge
fh$s= =d953< lead and shoulders were
Of china. and Her hair instead Of be-
ing real. ~as painted on. a yellow
ron apdo9s. aad 1he only style. OF head
Gear thai would stay oa Was cap like
faby's. which did not at all suit the
style of h.. hair. Al This moment she
vas wearing her cap and pink sata
opera cloafz which belonged TO Marie
Louise
Lucy taot ReeaY.KeQny i'll her arms.
and was a5aat 10 drift into a com
PORTABLE sleea whom fhe doll spoke. 1T
i apleasfse 10 h. wearing some kind
OF clothes. sT9a faon2h il is nothing
tn1 a bfr6W Wed opera cloak.
Lucy opsned hr1. eyes and held UP
HeeazzI1 aqas in olate1 to get a cool
View of her. Yes==it WAS lie doll VIII
vas talking. fol her LITTLE red ljps
Wer, moving ami her brown eyes
We're rolling about.
Put NE da5sH,,aa. she ordered snanz
fishIy e.rhef@ ;lfe some things tha
! want Ia talk about and | prefer to
lie on ny bacl&aHd rest myself When
am speaking l4uey obeyed: she
vas anxious To hzar What Reeny=
Keeny had to say fol herself.
Il have been treated shameitlllN,
W eli ON the doll and cant keep
qlist any lonser. was pol1ed under
HE df4Asin2-case, where lay for
three days without a stitch on my
bed, Then Was dragged out by one
foot. and this nonsensieal cap put on
my heaa with an o'ara cloak 0Xar HE
and not another garment OF any hlne.
Whv=I should ba=teated i'll this ia h
ion don't Gnow. am as good as
either OF the others. There's that Al
tNandla. who is SO fine you are not al
IeWed .play.Wilh= har one in
month oil Sundays | shouldn't call hei
neauliful in the least: her checks are
so fat they stick ont. and She shows
],er 10Th al! the Time, night and day,
Marie Louise. whom You seem to es.
reciallv adore. has no claims 10
beauty, and when she shuts her eyes,
which she is We. proud of doin"s
there is a ,chu2 inside OF her fhaa
noeitiyely makes NE shiver. Little
did expect to fall so low when |
started out in life. Do YOU want 70
hear my his,ory:''
Il should like it of all things re.
piled Lucy
The first thing remember was H.
inc in the company of large lot OF
either dolls who must have been my
SISTERS. for w" all looked very mnch
alike. We were lying on the counter
ot a hi. department store, and there
=eas= card over us which Sald:
.Choice for 10 cents. suppose we
were offered SO cheap because
were not dressed. for We We're 2rtalnlN y
very handsom@. good hlahN NoiliV"
rickcd us up and examined us, ana
soInc of IT'S were boH@ht. as a rule. hN
very communicating people. and |
was atraid that some OF them WouI
tka he and clathe NE in calico. 51H
e,se ,4ay=tWo well.drtsse4l Young Ia
dies stopped al our corner. and one o.
ibem said 10 The other. / am asked t.
dress a doll for that fair and NAY
s5 little noney LETT this month that
Il want 10 ecouomize. so think VIII
ifakc one of these dolls and make i
j do
THAT is good idea, said TIL
other. Dress It as a ballet girl. TINS
one has lust the right kind of