The sun., 1901-07-28
wOOINGOF THE CHORUSBOY
LOVE AND sTA0E ASSOCIATIONS WIN
A0AINST MILLIONS.
How the Artsul Miss Fissis Of the Teoziserun
Sextet Rescaed the Boy From the Al
luremsuts ss sscssty saA Led the Errant
kn!ght Back. Her Captive for Life

lutely on the threshold OF his masters bed
room, the rose-colored bead curtain gath
cred In his hand. He had orders to call him
at noon cxnctly; still he seemed to he sleeping
so peacefully that the man hesitated.
ia that you, James?"
II was the voice of the chorus boy. Evil
IDENTIFY no had been only doing. The man
| allowed the curtain to fall in place with a
musical clash.
Yes. Mr.. Cecil. There are two kilograms.
and a number OF notes. Miss Feezy called
Miss whoY"
| Miss Feezy-ser. She snld to tell you
| that Miss Feezy OF tho Foozlcorum sextet
! had called to run over that last passage
where you stuck last night Those were
her words. ser"
"Oh. Fizzie- mesn1 Monstrouss To call
| at such an houri"
THE bawth is ready. SER
He handed him a cream-colored crash
robe with sprswling arabesques and in Il
| moment the chorus boy was splasbng In
| his pink china tub. Cecil always did his
| thinking during his morning tub and to-day
the mention Of Fizzes visit brought back
| the old days when both he and she were pupils
at n dramatic school. never dreaming Of
the successes that fortune was to spread
at their feet. Well did he recall the day
when the fat manager came In and looked
over the class. indicating with his cane the
particular pupils that he thought would do
for the Foozleorum sextet
| Nothing bcefy." he said we want light
weights. Genteel looking. neat-footed girls
and boys that can sing little. But lockers
| they must bel"
| Side by side Fizzie and he had rehearsed
through the long summer until the opening
light Of -Foozleorum." when the musical
sextet made the hit Of the comedy. coming g
| in for any number OF recalls. Then the papers
next day commented. upon the fact that
the chorus boys all looked and acted like
gentlemen and wore their clothes well. Until
this. chorus boys had never been noticed
or featured in any way. Rough-lookins
"supes" had always filled the places Of peas
ants and villa gers In operate productions.
and their clothes had never fitted them.
| But -Foozleorum" marked the entrance
| Of the chorus boy on the American sta ge.
| although he had been seen in London for
n couple OF seasons.
| The pretty girls OF "Foozleorum" had taken
the town. but the chorus boys took society.
| While Johnnies filed the boxes at night,
| the matinees were social events and the
management had 10 put an awning out, there
| were SO many carriages. The story got
about that the sirls'Ibathtubs were kept so
| full Of orchids that they were forced 10 take
cold sponges in the morning instead Of the
usual before break fast dip. Then there had
been Wall Street plunges. purchases OF
| blooded horses and OF seaside Gotta gos, resig-
nations and brilliant marriages.
| But the success OF the chorus boys was
| more unique. for while society had taken TO
the stage it could not be said that It had taken
to the chorus At first the -Foozleorum" sex tet
had been sung at midnight IN drawing rooms.
| the twelve young people driving from the
| theatre Immediately after the performance
to the stately mansions, where they looked
| quite In the picture wearing the smart clothes
| that their parts demanded. Soon Cecil had hi.
| Miss Nothingbut. an acknowledged society
leader After that he had been simply mum
dated with attentions. The other boys came
| lie drove In the afternoon. and rode and
9olfed In the morning and lunched and break
tasted all day long Then the Idea OF Fizzie
| The child would have 70 be told She was a
nice little thing, but she hadn't asrircd 70 any
| thing better than being PHOTOGRAPHER on
| raft In a bathing suit with the other 'Foozle-
Cecil dressed lelsurcly and walked languidy
the bTsa%s s.S ShfTe GT 'he Thers
we're the letters already opened by James the
| tiny florists box with the boutOnnere that
G4@s Gnas dainty en den wss Rhoda Nothing
hut's HI. opened the box. 1t was hyacinth
| this morning
First he read the tslesrams and smile. smiled
| Cecil was all It said II was facsimile
Of one that came TO him at this time each
day, Surely she was noble-heartea woman ,, y,
all was crude There was Fizzie- -,,uncul-
tured as hawk The second telegram
asking the privilege ,of naming g new k. neck.
| tie after Cecil He indorsed it firmly NO
| He had always hated that sort OF thing BE-
side. the things they named after one we're
| always atrocious Then he began the notes
| Laura GotroS wanted him to Join coach
Ing party saturday aiternoon She alwsys .
Harry Hghroller was giving something on
| the 18th The Hlehrollsr ,partie., were al
wsva nice Yes. he would 90 Then Miss
| BETTY Boxseat wished him 10 drive out pc
hind a new pair she had Just taken blue
ribbon with Well. Betty was fine girl but
II was as much az mans h he WA VA Ss SSr,H Tan 70
| Last time Cecil was all shaken up
| Ha-ha, The sunday Omelet wished him TO
| pose for u series OF pictures showlhg We We
noTe noy An author wished TO submit play
which he had specially written with view
to the chorus boy "a us star ndn aa"e nhnr,e
ing sketch. All for Love. which have written
for two II {. in the same dainty satrlcai
| vein "a the popular tooIltpVulH ,''NNN''' 49,
| il you could get one Of the young ladies' pre-
| Z rably the pretty one with reddish hair-to
take the opposite part. i@el SAFE IN pre-
| dieting n great success for you both
| The pretty one with reddish hh,r-that was
| Fizzic. The chorus boy could remember
| when he thought Fiz2ie', hair the most beat
| tifnl in the world Rhoda Nothlngbnts
| hair was te excelsior, What pity that
| Fizzie was Such an odd little thing still he
| would look at that sketch. All Tor love
| Humph'
IIe was still thinking with annoying per
| sistence of Fi22e and wondering how ne
| would mana ge to break with her without hurt-
| ing her forlings or course she loyed HIM,
| but thRt wasn't the worst OF II, lie Knew
| that FiIzie imagined they were engaged
When they were AZ the school together he had
been very sweet on her-yes-they had GER
talnlv loved each other in a boy and girl way.
| bu. Fi27ie had taken a lot more out or wlat 70
had said than he had meant. That was Always
tho way with n girl who was IN love.
| The question was how was he 10 d'snDuSe
FIz2ie's mind gently OF the idea that there
was anythIng serious IN II. He had posi-
| lively maid her no attention whatever Tor the
| last few weeks and was ALWAYS out when she
callsd He had explained that his social en-
| Ragpments engrossed him TO the exclusion
| of the old times they used 20 have when they
had dined At table d'h6tea and lunched at
bakeries. They were happy time, enough ,
| hut il was all over now and brilliant social
| career was opening 20 Cecil He mus: not
| he hendicnp pppd by any foolish attachment
| which Fizzie might feel for him IL was odd
| how abe seemed not to notice, Ordinarily
| she was n girl of quick perceptions But IN
| this natter she seemed To have been strangely
| dun of comprehension And there NnS