The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-09

| three things you mention, NloIet' as ''eiS
(which Of them!' Miss Barring said.
smiling. IA
your face and figure, my dear, you would
! get shop anywhere. They would fetch
| thirty bob week in any panto or comic
| opera, and if you will go to the theater with
/ US some evening I'll introduce you TO Old
/ Bradbourne, and ten to one he'll oner you
| something right of the reel"
| "But should not care to take part in
! pantomime, l think Salome said, with
! grave couDtenance.
! Because" cried Flo, with burst OF
1 laughter, you cannot tolerate the idea OF
| posturing to the multitude In heshingS'
There was a general laugh at this sally,
and when the merriment subsided Miss
| Stanley remarked;
II can quite understand her scruples and
respect them, too. But, surprising YOU
| have made up your mind to enter the pro
fession, Miss Barring, what line are you
thinking of taking up! Can you act, dance
or sings"
II can sing q little-that is all" WA Sd
I lome's half dishearteued reply.
Then the music hall is your fstel" ex-
claimed Flo, with seriO-comlcal face, voice
and gesture. "But, cneer up for heavens
sake, or you will make US believe that you
have not got pluck enough for anything.
II you have made up your mind TO have a
try at the business, there is no difficulty IN
the way that you need fear"
Salome thanked her with CRATE ful look,
aud asked:
But how am to set about it,"
20, that's all right, suppose you have
a bit of money!
"Plenty-at least over forty pounds"
"Quits little fortune, and more than
you will require, l should think. Here IS the
Era. Glance over it and you will fed
and gentlemen are quite eager to prepare
| aspirants for the stage, halls or concert
room, provided they can plank down the
necessary luore for their lessons"
And quite a crowd Of them are willing
to fleece every unwary girl they meet"
Miss Stanley intsrposed. They will take
your money, probably insult you, and at
| the end you will be taught next to moth
ing"
the hands of thieves" Flo added, with a de-
cided shake of her curly yellow head Our
agent, George LiddcOtt, will know who's
who, and will see that you have a fair
chance given you OF picking up what you
need
what do you mean by your agent" Sa-
lone asked, simply.
Il mean the gentleman who looks after
our engagements at the different music
halls. Mr.. Liddcott Is known probably to
half the music hall proprietors in the king
dom, and be can get one an engagement
where an artist would seek in yam, unless
he or she happened to be a star. OF course,
we have to pay him for his trouble, but
that's nothing SO long as he keeps you in
collar; and, besides, iG saves one no end OF
trouble in writing"
IL think ! understand you" the White
Gipey made ans wer, family.
She was beginning 60 fear that she had
very seriously underestimate the difficulties
which lay in the path OF one who aspired to
figure on the boards.
30, you'll soon pick up lot, never fear,
Miss Barring; and with your remarka bic
beauty-well, you know now that you are
really uncommonly hsudsomen-this was
the answer to Salome's gesture of disap-
prOval-"you will soon become Il big star
with a great salary if you only possess a
decent voice and know how to work the
oracle
"What do you mean by thatm
II mean to take care Of yourself and
miss none Of the opportunities which will
be thrown IN your way. If you succeed, as
dearly hope you may, there Is no telling
what you may not become with that
wonderful face Of yours Now don't be
vexed, dear, but the swells will simply go
mad after you; will send you all sorts of
presents; will make you all sorts or offers
some OF them scandalous enOugh-stin. IL
you are as good and as shrewd as I think
you are, you will come out of all tempta-
tions all right"
Don't bother Miss Barring with such rub
bishy talk, Flo" the other girl broke in.
mo doubt Miss Barring knows how to take
care Of herself. The best thing we can do
for her at present is to put her In the way
Of learning things-of making herself ao-
quainted with what she ought to know and
Will have to learn"
Just 80, vi. What would you suggest -
said Miss Thompson.
That she goes with us to the theater this
evening, ard then she will be able TO Judge
for herself as to what life really Is behind
the scenes"
Just the thing If Miss Barring will 60
"Ot course, she will, won't you, dearin
II do not mind if it will be right. and I
shall not be in the way. / should like very
much to have a peep behind the scenes. y
Salome replied, eagerly.
~, it will be quite right-we can put you
In our dressing room If there Is anybody
there, and perhaps Mr.. Idddcott NAV turn
up during the show. If he does We can see
what he says about Miss Barring"
80 we can,' Flo replied, and so it was
arranged.
Several hours later the White GiDsy had
her first sight of great theater from the
point OF view OF a performer. When the
trio OF young women reached the stage 0uite
crowd OF players, ballet girls, supers and
others were Crowding along the passages to-
ward the dressing rooms. Before thew
sought the small den set apart for their use
the girls and Salome had a peep at the laroe
tomb-like house which was still almost
empty and shrouded in semi-darkness A
slight shtver passed through our heroine "a
her vision wandered round the great black
vault In front Of the stage, and she fanoied
herself standing there about to sing with
the footliRhts blazing full upon her and the
eyes OF multitude of people watching her
with rapt, devouring gazs.
Then they hurried along the corridors
and up the stairs until the small room sae
apart for the two artistes was gained. Flo
told Salome to make herself at home Doint-
ing out big box in the corner for her to
seat herself upon, and seating herself as
suggested, the White Gipsy glanced about
her.
There was no furniture in the place sava
an old chair; on the walls, over the lone
oenoh-like table which ran along one side
OF the apartment, were couple Of mirrors
and the table Itself was completely Uttered
with all sorts OF odds and ends-rouge pots
powder, pufs, and pigments, empty cboco.
late boxes, fragments of cigarettes. a hare's
foot, articles OF Brummagen jewellery. etc
etc.; while suspended from hooks on the
wall facing the cracked looking glasses pyere
tne gaudy dresses and bright colored silk