Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-03-08
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Graves turned to Lee at his side.
Graves was rehearsing candidates for
his chorus in the musical show, for
which Lee had written the music. and
80 thought he had a right to his opin-
lon
"Yes, sir; don't need to hear a SRI
sing to tell whether or not she will do
and / don't need any more thnn
glance to tell whether they can thro"
their feet a little"
Lee smiled "YOur cOcksureness al
ways gets my nerve; but take this girl
lust coming ln-what do you sayF
Lee asked.
Coming In from the wings, where the
anxious candidates were kept In sus-
pense. was a slim girl dressed In
brown; her eyes to the two men Sit
ting at the side of the stage seemed
abnormally big. She gave her music
to the pianist and stood ready to sing.
HShen never do; her voice Will be
az thin as a watered beer. and her
figure-thinner than that" Graves an
nounced briskly.
Lee leaned back and watched her.
In his mind Il slow decision formed
If he could only put one over on
Graves; the girl looked to him as II
she had possibilities.
The girl began to sing; Graves grunt-
ed and looked at Lee with wide grin
Her voice was thin, Lee admitted 10
himself, but something in it attracted
him.
When the song was finished Graves
asked her to dance few steps. She
danced few steps, lithcly, gracefully
but-Graves grunted again.
While the girl was waiting for their
decision Graves leaned over. MY boy
you're a mighty good music singer
but you can't judge girls
lie turned to her and waved her
away. She seemed to sway and shiV'
er q little, then started for the wings
her face white.
Lee said sharply: Call her back
Graves. want to talk with her; ano
I'll bet you 500 that the, next time
she comes to you you'll be anxious &c
take her."
Graves stared at him. "Son, you're
crazy: could cheat you easy OF tha'
hundred"
'But know you won't; so how Il
IT., 49,,
Graves face softened. "Bll4ly, it,
d go!"
Graves had halted her With SHARP
ali near the wings, and he now calie(
her back, Miss Rcddon, this is Bill!
Lee, who wrote the shouting for tn
how. lie wants to talk with you
moment"
Lee drew her little aside. i nav
sort of proposition" lie looKe'
into her face, and what he saw tner
made him jump-starving, she surel
looI1ed-"perhaps, if you are Wiling
ven 90 to the restaurant below. W
can talk better there, and I'm deucec
.sx.ssailnSrx:r
She did not denuf, e'ssaaa- -sssae
were hidden from eyes and out OF th'
rench of tongues in one OF the Doo'HS
Loo sent in IN order that mhdr III
,oi+ar who knew him, look startie'
for moment.
"Tm somewhat Of IL hearty carer
Miss Reddon," he said, smiling am
no one is a friend of mine who ooesn
keep 49, me-"
an" she answered, smil
time.
BID was spread befor
y to talk and ent, an
5 example as far as IN
+ cerned.
on is this, Miss Rec
# too, you will favor II
in another music;
here is need of 81
5ody with brown hal
dwell, you'll do, an
the position; the wage
gular; you'll play on'
only. How about itT
listening as If her who
L.,
and soul were in the words
ying. "Win ! accept IT. /
She stopped as If seeking to mast
her feelings. Lee switched the co
yersation onto other things; 1or ne
derstood. She had been near the DC
derland, and was struggling to keep
\ spectacle, yet starving in the atteml
II So 1t came about that Billy Lee III
II n talk with the manager OF the SUI
II az want her to be put on anyway see
II maid right on the dot, and, Fred 80
II of hint to her that she Is little
ii dor 1yaiCht and that Sne DelteI ~