Bonnie May

Bonnie May
By Louis Dodge
Illustrations by Reginald Birch
A strolling player comes
New York Charles Scribner’s Sons 1916
Copyright, 1916, by CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS Published August, 1916
TO THE LITTLE NEW ENGLAND GIRL WHO (IN COMPANY WITH HER MOTHER) MADE FRIENDS WITH AN AMERICAN SOLDIER ON A JUNE DAY IN 1898 IN THE MARKET-PLACE IN HONOLULU AND PROMISED “I SHALL NEVER FORGET YOU”
Bonnie May
Only women understand children thoroughly, but if a mere man keeps very quiet and humbles himself properly, and refrains from talking down to his superiors, children will sometimes be good to him and let him see what they think about the world.
Rudyard Kipling.
Bonnie May
Somewhere up in the gallery an usher opened a window. Instantly a shaft of sunlight pierced the dark interior of the theatre. It created a mote-filled aerial avenue across a vast space and came to an end in a balcony box.