The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-23
THE NEW CHORUS GIRL
BY LOUIS wEADoCK. 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Col

REPRESENTATIVES. it's no place for a raw chorus girl"
 "Couldn't you break into any of tht | Broadway showsr You've got a goot ftce and 8 good figure, and you don'' | booze."
 She shrunk a little from the last word | but he did not see 1t. He would not | have noticed 1t if he had. No girl ht knew shrunk from the word booze oi with this show" she said. Tt was this
 Not starve. Girls don't starve any | more."
 He was getting interested in her. She
 What made you leave this town?" h. asked. This seems to be pretty good
 "Because a man drove me out of it. | His father owns the bank here. You | can't imagine how big 2 man IS Tn a Sa lay ,s town when his father owns the
 You didn't owe him anythingr' ."IIe wanted to own me. When told talked naM s0 ana n people pc oo believed him. When made up my mind to go to New York and earn my own living he took me to the station in his carriage. I didn't ma out till afterwards that he was showing me off and that after was gone he lied about me. He said-'
 "I don't want to know what he said. I know what that kind of man can
 "well he's fin this town now. He'll be at the show tonight"
 "Ill take a punch at him for good
 "You'n be arrested and Sol will fire you and I will be worse off than ever. Only I want to ask you to stick by me while we're in this town and not let him ccss sse I" near ' :. me. hate him."
 The girl caught his hand and
 Some time I may be able" she
 They got to the hotel. He took her to buy the Clipper. He wanted to find In. He wished hazily that there was a good fellow in that company and that the good fellow had strong fists
 The girl remained in her room till time She went with Frank. At the end of the first act she came to him. her race white to the lips.
 Hes out in front sne saia, a.. ,rsnts me to meet him after the show. l know what 1t means. Frank. I know that 1t means that I won't have to troup any Frank. and I'll stay in this town to show people that I have grit"
 "rm so tired of this riding around and arssnE sss hes m d ss Ssae sworn sRa ss anS having no one to care for me. can stay here and be a lady, I'm going to
 When the curtain went down and the company was dressing the boy looked for the girl and could not find her. The manager found that she was the only yrataa afx,s hn Araff 1oft Tn half an hour. The bus was waiting out side The curses of the manager and his wife. the star. filled the dingy little
 Srii fine that girl s1o for this." said
 You'd better fine Rawlin. too." said his wife. Hes gone."
 The company climbed statin into the eus ti and pulled in. They began to get aboard. The manager said something to the sta ton agent about having two missing next town and something to the com pany about heavy fines for tardiness:
 The conductor waved his hand. The engineer put his hand on the throttle. Slowly; sl,,, .ponderously the train began to
 Then there was a swish of skirts on the platform. cry of jump on quick" and Frank Rawlin and the new chorus girl threw themselves on the last plat form. When they got into the car where the company was the manager was still in a profane mood.
 "Where've you been?' he asked. "Nice business, this Jumping out just before train time I didn't know l got my peo- pie from an insane ssylum.'
 Rawlin thercupon broke all the rules that obtain in all good companies. He swore roundIy at the manager. After he had exhausted his vocabulary and that took time. he said that he and the girl walked to the depot. which was the hot 1of
 Then he said to the girl. who was cry- ing softly:
 Remember, you told me not to let that fellow speak to you. I hope that last smash gave him on the jaw broke his TY," by Evalena Fasbury.