The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-30
POMPADOUR SISTERS

you shall climb into my pocket and
stay snug Till they go. We can't
spare YOU
She was indeed wistfully childish.
withal fun OF woman longing for life
and love. Her m~uth set hard when-
ever she thought OF going back to tha
dran home life at the end of this
marvellous fortnight She would not
do tt--she could not There must be
way out. At first she dared moo
| think OF Georgy as the way out. but
OF late he haunted her awake or
sIeeping-~her king, her hero, her de-
/ iiserer.
This Peggy read as in a lightning
flash, when she felt the tremor OF
| Ellse's slim fingers as Georgy. com-
Ing behind them, spoke, pretending
10 rebuke them for keeping the stage
waiting.
Elise was humming over the dances
musie--a plantation air she had
caught from her nurse and twisted
| into something rather wonderful
Mias Ball had Il fine ear-~-shs cauEht
1 II Qatckiy--still that took a minute
or So Moreover. Elise did not mean
TO dance I'm view until the music was
In full swing.
Singing. her voice high and sweet
| and thin. she swayed out on the stage.
| bowed right aud left, then lifting
| their joined hands higher than their
| heads she guided Peggy through =
! performance truly marvellous. Up.
| down, hack, forth. with intricate
swings and side steps. and wonderful
small shutties. the two OF than swept
the stage. tha audience applaudtng
madiy.
Decidedly the Pompa dour sisters
/ We're the nit OF the evening. PeEgr
| smiled happily. thinking In what res
| quest Elsie WIS likely to find hers
| self. She looked half angel. halr'
nymph, her face deeply flushed, her
silky hair beautifully esisordered-
| Peggy knew she herself Was showing
/ scarlet through the yelling makeup
she had subdued her color with
grease paint but IT was no longer
effective. sun she footed IT lightly.
consciously making Of herself MAIN
/ ly a support for Elise--Ellse wlfpso
secret she had surprised. and thereby
| surprised herself even more.
/ She was mot Indifferent to Georgy.
! Rather in him lay the root OF her
indifference to the others. Duly She
| wondered II hs-~with catching
breath she stole q glance at him.
where he stood watching the dance.
and particularly the chief dancer.
AS the curtain rang down after tho
! third encore he caught Elise under
the arms and tossed her up. as ona
might toss child, saying:
Il must To find out II You are
| mortal or fairy, Ne" as the applause
| rose madden than ever. "you mustn't
| 20 back could look at you all night
hut you have done enough. Hum
outside and sit down noE -tust AZ
you are~~but don't drink more than
seven lemonadss~-nor let more tnAn
nine fellows propose at once"
Eatse oheyed without wcrd~
G~orgy busted himself getting xeadys
for the next turn. Peggy was steal
ing away~~he had not SPOKEN to her
whcn he wheeled and caught both
her hands, saying
H. ''pexgy~--sny love didn't hat an eye
over seeing you I'm pink~-and you
were fright sure enough. 50 r
think yen ought 20 reward II. Let's
sat the day tomorrow"
ssnut Erse'" Pc sned. though
her head swam with h@priness
Gseorgy ooked carefully over har
head "I'iI attend III that" he said
In her eat "Sha think of me a~---
Opportunity We viii see ~ II, sh0
has many and better opportunities"
Impossible Peggy said turning
away her face, Hut we will see that
| she ~ happy~alrnost as happy 40
ourselves"