Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-07-31

/ The girl lifted her eyes to his with a
! sudden tickled little smile.
so have l." she said brazenly.
Erskine looked uneasy. What have
you found outP" he demanded.
I've found out that you are worse
scared than / am"
What are you going to do-to put
me at my ease?" he asked, with a
wheedling smile.
You'll get along all right" she said
reaSsuringly. Go on, please, with the
lesson"
"As I started to say, when you in
terrupted me-" he said, with a fierce
scowl, though his eyes danced, you
have a good voice. 1t has a bell-like
quality when you give it a chance.
You've got to quit smothering it. You
need an awful lot Of training. I'll have
to work with you every day"
II have lots Of free periods"
$50 can Just stick around all day
and wait my chance?" he grumbled
What about eveningS?"
Virginia looked dubious.
i" 'Smatter2 Your dad objects to cal
lers, even when they are on serious
busineSS?"
The girl looked frozen and stiIl.
Fraid we'd have an audience? Best
thing In the world. Later wen sure try
it out on the family. II you can survive
the family, hell hath no terrors. Never
mind. Don't retire. please. I'll not come
near the house till you say I may.
In the meantime: First, pick out a
piece to speak that you admire greatly,
that you Just love, you know. Play you
are going to read it to your grand
ma. But grandma is deaf-and very
sensitive She wants to get every word
out of what you say but il she catches
you talking loud, she's going to be mad.
No yelling at grandma Now you love
grandma am not imperSonating
grandma, you understand-you love
grandma and you love the passage you
have selected to read to her, and you've
simply got to make connections between
the two. See?"
well, bully for you. They told me
you were smart little mute. Be ready
tomorrow"
Eyes, will"
''Fanel Practice it lovingly, Virginia
I'm gl1re-tust bunch, you know-that
the very best tones you have viii come
out when you are saying piece low
ingly."
he started slightly.
Now that's no fair. Call that back"
he said hastily. Nobody warned me OF
Sof whata" the girl asked. family
Never mind. It's gone. III be on my
guard, and anyhow I'll probably never |
see it again"
He looked dreamily at the ceiling |
"A dimple. A cute little dimplel What /
right has she TO that2 How is a skinny
little girl. with face like cameo and /
! passion for dactylic hexameter, en-
titled to an honest-to-God dimple2"
He sat down comfortably on a bat !
cred desk.
Say, Virginia" he said socially.
what are you going to DO Tor me II l
make you a champeen orator. Can you
10 me some bright stuff for my college
)aper? I'd add period or a semicolon,
md turn It in as mine"
Nope I'm bright enough, but much
90 moral"
The young man looked at her with
udden hope.
would you write my love letters for
ne--t0 my gtrl?"
Absolutely. AS many as you want.
Yirginia's face was transformed by an
mpish grin. 'I1l bring lot OF samples
s'Fine. Then I needn't hurry home
0 tend to that. What's going on down
tairs IN the gymnasium"
"a dance"
Couldn't teach me to dance, could
ou7n he inquired innocently.
why, yes. I might whip you into
hape1 she said instantly. Want 70
i've me q chance2"
He smiled at her as they strolled
own the long corridor together, sweet
easing smile.
I've found out something" he said.
You're fust as scared as am"
Who wouldn't be scared7" she said,
/ her smallest voice. She raised her
mazing eyes to his. who wouldn't be
jared at feeling 50 happy and gay2"
II was two weeks later that q beau
ftli car. 3 real peach Of car, rolled
. 70 the entrance of the Central high,
i'd an impressive gentleman got out.
sWMexe Is the office, young mani"
3 aak@a 01 boy, 1oafing In the door
AZ. II wmmf 10 see that woman who
lxas TIE universe"