The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Looking at 1t Legally.
BY G. 3. LEWIS.

~ 6OULD you Lud6iuS tuoS EnAeo
Florence Gale, IS years old, was
~ the first cir, that ever fell in love
with q dancing master because he was
q dancing master, then you are mis-.
taken. They have been doing 1t ever
since there was dancing master to
fall In love with.
Miss Florence was the daughter Of a
merchant, and ranged well up in the
social circles Of her town. There had
been a private dancing class made. up
o. half a dozen girls and young men,
sid Professor Paul Revillion had been
engaged as director at high honor.
erium.
Mind you, he had not been hired, but
vengaged." He was not teacher. but
a director" He wasn't on salary,
Ike bookkeeper, but on honorar.
fun, II you please. His name was not
Jim Scott, nor Joe Saunders, but Paul
Pevillion.
And the professor was nice-yery
nice. He was nice all over, like rare,
ripe peach. 1twas noticed even before
the first dance was held that he had
white teeth and long eyelashes.
The six young men who were to pay
their good money for learning the art
u dancing looked the professor over,
and each and every one determined to
Kill him as soon as the term Of lessons
was finished.
The six -oung women cast sleeps.
eyes at him and mentally vowed to fall
in love almost at once. 1t is to the
credit Of the sex that they kept their
word. Yes, within a fortnight It was
apparent to Themselves and others that
they were learning to love as well as
to dance. The young men read the
signs Alright and gritted their teeth.
They could and did "spet" with the
foolish damsels, but they couldn't kill
,1e professor until they had had the
worth Of their money.
So far az having very serious fir
tation every girl won out. Each one
had reasons to believe that she was
tie chosen one. Each one under the
impulse Of romance ard girlhood sill.
ness, wrote little pink or violet notes,
and they were replied to with an out
Touring OF the heart. The little notes
ailo replies were pretty much alike. but
1t happened that Miss Gale was more
industrious than the others. She wrote
two notes to their-one.
It therefore logically followed that
when the end Of the term drew near
snd Professor Revillion was ready for
Business. he possessed a package OF
pink notes signed Florence" that
Numbered way up above the half.cen.
ttiry mark. It did his heart good as he
counted them 1t did his heart good
as he counted the number written to
him by the other maidens.
One day Miss Florence Gate received
s note from the professor that set her
keart to humping as 1t hadn't thump.
ed yet. Some fiend in human form
hao broken open his trunk at his
clearinghouse, and among other things
stolen was the package Of her love
notes. The thief had had the audacity
to write that he had them, and that he
would return them for 5000, and not a
cent less. II the professor refused to
Fay the money the letters were to be
offered to Mr.. Gale at the same price,
Mr. Gale was q stern parent.
1t was most unfortunate that the pro.
lessor didn't happen to have 5000 in his
vest pocket. He could never forgive
Z himself for his carelessness. What
would Dear Florence" do about It?