by Umberto Tosi
DIRECT FROM PRAGUE: LULU, THE AMAZING, LIFELIKE MECHANICAL BALLERINA DANCES FOR YOU: 5 mins/15. Oh, this is the tenth time that leering, bald goat has popped his head through the window at me, whispering lurid suggestions while I dance. Does he suspect? He is extremely wealthy I know. He'll want to buy “Lulu” for a princely sum, and Willie will take the money. And, again, I will pretend until the last moment before running off, just like in Saratoga. But Willie'd better be closer by with the carriage this time, or I'm done being love's fool for him.
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THE GIFT
By Eleanor Spiess-Ferris
On her 16th birthday, McSneed, gave a jewelry box to his daughter.
“Daddy, this is dreadfully out dated. ” whined the daughter.
However, McSneed found the box with its ballerina enchanting.
Staring at the dancer spinning on her little slippers, McSneed soon discovered that she would dance longer for him if he placed a piece of jewelry in the box. The more expensive the adornment, the longer and more gracefully she would entertain.
Finally the box was filled with expensive bobbles.
McSneed was bankrupt.
One day, McSneed discovered his daughter and the box missing.
The ballerina’s departure was deeply mourned.
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