Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-03-08

~. but beautiful AMI q rev Nee
more would make her more beautiful
Lee watched her that night aud he
SAW that FEEDS words we're not over
drawn. She danced with the light
ness OF a nymph: her trim foot and
ankle seemed hardly to touch the noor.
and her song was startlingly clear ana
sweet. Lee tried TO pat himself.
Then came the Butterfly chorus. and
she lid not go on. He found her stand
Ing little way in the wings, looking
,ayy uncomfortable. You don't dance
this. Miss ReddonT'
The color came, slowly into her face.
"No-I don't want to wear tights-wa
ali over; but, If you say 50. Latsoo
said you decided 1t, / will"
Ire watched the shifting forms or
the girls on the stage, and something
ross, In him that he had never felt De
fore: he looked down into the uplifteo
face OF the girl beside him and realized
that he did not want her to. mo.
don't think it necessary" he SAID
quietly.
He saw the great relief on her face
'Now, after the show. will you stop
with me in one Of my hauntsT
She looked up smilingly. Il have
made IT a practice to go straight home,
but will, with you" And she was
gone.
1t was a happy hour they spent TO
Qether In the secluded corner OF the
restaurant where Lee made 1t his Gus
tom to linger after the plays. he
could hardly believe that the giri
whose gentle brown eyes looked 30
win%omely and frankly into his was
/ rho cirl he had aided such short ume
before.
When they left the restaurant ne
s,,,gostad q cnb. and she added, with
n horse, not a motor" and so tney
we're soon rolling away over the smootn
pavements.
Miss Reddon, there has been a
wonderful change in you" he sald al
most before he thought, his MIND leo
by the picture she made IN the sui
dusk of the cab.
Her voice was tender with something
that stirred him. -,
ayes. I know, and hoped there woui0
he. When a girl here in this Dig citS
+hot isn't half so bad as some paint
observation-disclosures there are noDiS
men in it, but when she is lonesome 1oF
good friend, hungry-yes' hungry'
without a cent, and-and-is hghtin&
TO save her-her self-respeot, ana some
one comes who asking nothing, gives
her opportunity and help, she has rea-
son to change" she said, turning neF
face to the window.
So gently, so gravely did she say II,
TINT for the moment Lee wondered II
there was hidden meaning that couio
answer the question in his heart. For
his part, he knew he loved her---of tnae
ne had come to know there was NO
doubt.
~ do not dare to take what you say
as mine"
.sBut It is-' she turned sharply.
He reached over and put one hand
on her slight gloyed one. i have won
lderea what it was. Dorothy'-he zsh
har starf--sfFinr rlrr,sa alsss sa-sAuEl
4 erst time: | had faith IN you, SONY
thing in your face, your voiee--Wesls
4 Won have made good and the futurss
,s bic before you, If you want to keep
On. but / have been dreaming tonignt,
wandering, If you would take another
position If l offered itf"
His voice wavered In spite OK nim'
self. and he paused, knowing that mere
she could by silence or word give ner
, decision.
"What?" she asked so softly he could
hardly hear.
81 am hungry for home, and nun
orv for someone to care for me ana
for whom can care, that means love-
can't offer you very much; Latson
! saws in time you will star-h IL i"r
YOU to say" he said tenseiy.
at is you want-not money w
9 fame, or anything else; something IN
. the very gentleness of your eyes tna'
day when you saw l was--starVins-
. made me love you, and 1t mas Deen
q growing since, dear J.
When Lee, sometime later turneu
over the mail on his table he FOUND
- letter from Graves:
:. "Dear Billy enclose $loo' l Wen
over one night to see, ana tnere sn'
: was-say, she's dream, ana ought y
be in our shoy; bring her over
Lee growled and threw the iette'
I. into the, basket. Sitting down he wrot'
an answer:
" "Dear Graves-I am returning IN
: check. the bets off. She'll never sta
= for you; she's going to play WIN ~
u the greatest play in the world An
81 Came OF Life, and she's my star