Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-25
COPYRIGHT 1915 BY THE bOBe eS- MERRILL co.

ana she studied Miss TriDp with more sober calculation than she had yet Le slowed upon that young woman 'There's one thin" in MelisSa'S favor 'he ain't croSS eyed"'
 I'm not old. retorted Melissa, wtth sniff L.5.
 T should like to remain until vo, save seen Meliss:, dance.' hastily said he professor. his heart sinking against the tiiiie when hc should leave these two women together with no diplomat 9etwecn ihetl Perhaps Violet Bon ,ie will he good enough, Eiss;,. to have sou shown iu Nour room and excuse ,ol bong enough to put on a dancin. skirt :"
 sure" agreed Violet She never could dance in that hohbic thing Re sides they've gon, out, Melissa
 "I know it takes q certain type of i!gurc to wear them, responded McliS Sl onnpl:,rently 'Iou probably would not dare. can Wtai almost anything By the way suppose shall have l." wear tights l am wllin.
 "You'll have to put SlinperS under them. stated Violet moi nS q re!ort. but in mere critical judgment You've got skinny legs 1 can tell from yonl arms But don't worry about that. child if you can get the dance across we can fix you nil up SD that from tn, front youll book like the first fairy. I'll tell yoh what l'll do professor If Melissa can show inc anything at all that looks likt the goods I'll make life miserable for the managers in this tits ,Ip to her If she falls down lll go on record that lc;irncd to dance in .le f'lopsie academy myself though really learned to dance by following the hand organ. ant! l got q double S.lutic by the throat while chlrned eight pounds of butter a day with all old Fashioned dasher chnrn'
 ''l wish that were true" sighed the professor. ''lt would be the making of me to have the impression abroad that. Violet Bonnie learned at my humble school
 Nt II iNN n U ''N' tiiNi. NNN i't NN Violet gracouSy "A lie like that won't hurt my conscience three min uteS guess I've told il million to accommodate my friends, and l still have Il hearty appetite"
 You look hearty admitted Melissa, who stood waiting in the doorway.
 "l got my fingers crossed. kid Let's can the dreSSn" room aSideS.' laugh ed Violet. laying away her rhnror as suddenly as she had conceived it. "A little Spnnk'S a good thing to have: but Lord. we have tu live together awhile so what's the use of being catty: Come on I'll introduce you and the professor to the jnry before yOn go np ta dress l hope we got some of your music on the player piano: but. if not blarkie can pound the piano till it hol lerS for mercy You ought to hear him tarn '''he Holy City into rgtime,"
 Rlackie played. MclisS; danced. the professor beamed. and the jury rcpresS rd its emotions: then Violet Bonnie. ac know ledging the dances to he q
 StiSdui auV utiiiiS to NuilCh. puiI dled Melissa and thc professor off to get read! for dinner and collected tn. Wallingfords and the Daws into tn. comfortable library as quickly as pos >:ihle
 Well. you see what Fun up against don't you:' she demanded a triAe de tantly.
 Its a joke declared Wallingford symuatheticailr It seems to me you've overpromlsed yourself. Vi"
 ''l know it." she admitted. "l wish these helpless. sad eyed people would stay away from me. They get me go ing. and the first thing l kIow I've of fered to shed sunshine along thei, pathway forever"
 Il don'tfeel very much of q tug q, my. heartStrings on account of this Me llssa person.. remarked Hlackie. pull ing thoughtfnlly at his mustache. "Ot conrsc you saw her first. Vi. and shes all yo,lIS hut if owned half of her I'd go out to q nice circular race track and SCI my halt's steering gear to the cor rect curve and give it a shove and tell s-~5 ia