The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-12-25

-~N ed at his desk resplendent
WWV1u In the red vest with plaids
NW1I so large that there were
uHu but few In the whole gar
ment--a dropping black
Iy mustache, iashy diamond
shirt stud. making up the type OF a man
that one almost expects To see In such
surroundings. Seated outside on the
benches were number OF aspirants Tor
theatrical honors. They. too. IRE typ
ical OF the cheaper vaudeville houses
red ribbons. feather boas and soiled
fnery galore. There was one woman.
though. who would have attracted your
attention. 80 contrasted was her manner
and appearance from the rest; she
seemed to stink away as II she felt her
superiority and regretted the necessity
or having TO associate with the others.
A tall, dignifed gentleman came up
the stairway and sent his card In to
Duckworth. No sooner had Duckworth
read the name than he fastened to greet
the owner, as he recognized him as one
OF New York's smart set" prodigals.
What l want" the stranger was say
Ing. is dancer for tonight. You
know OF my approaching marriage to
Old Banker Lawtons daughter and j
am going to give the boys little time.
something spicy, you know: not quite
SO bad as that affair OF Seeley's that
you attended TO. but on that style"
All this conversation was carried on
In the inner Office. but loud enough for
the dignined woman. so much In con-
trast to her surroundings. to hear the
whole Of It. When Dick Turpen. the
leader OF the cOtillon. had first appeared
on the scene. she had dropped her veil
and stood aside as he left the ofiice.
When he had gone Duckworth motion
ed her to enter.
suppose you are still seeking a po-
sition in a hightoned dramatic com
pany." said the agent.
She blushed. and seemed instinctively
to shrink from the man, but replied: Il
am anxious to get something 10 do, but
all those other chances that you offered
me well-I Just could not do II, that's
all. must maintain my respectabilitv.
] have little boy you know, and II
would be too bad for Dick to know that
his mother was dOnning tights. No.
cannot do that"
While she had been commenting In
this hesitating manner an impatient
look had come into Duckworth's s face.
MY dear madam, you must under
stand sooner or later that the vaudeville
profession. particularly the type for
which am an agent, and this modesty
; do not go together. The people want
novelties. Frenchy acts are the rage
you know. and 1t Is utterly impossible
for me to secure you anything whatever
as long as you maintain these hifalutin
IDEAS. ror instance. ne continueu
YOUNG iurpIh, VINO was J"su III neIe
s so'ns to give a .aIe"cn ulh"er w,
nsn, W ~. ", NE npoy s".s =
!rehus OF 'ne Iour nuhureu. re Man.s
10 se' SOME one W uo ,urh '"e,s !"
blsmI' soHe,nlns % sensa,'ona'. ne
wihihs 10 pay sIoV anu cohihIias'ons
VI course ,hsy 10 no, wan. an ',neu' '
. tiohis. 10 recite Srays Icy OF ~, Uur
! lew nhaIi Not nIns lohIsn' ""a
Q they want is sometnins SPICY.
peculiar look passed over ,ne iuc'
: OF Eleanor Gay as sne s,ooa iaclns IN,
agent. iou te'epnone MI. IuIpeh ula' s,
you VIII nave u perIorner VINO WI WI
: create the greatest sehsa'lon OF MS ire
i that MS guests VIII pe as,onmued' Una
J. the papers VIII leem wint IL u ne likes
q or u VIII pe KEPT periect'y quiet VII
< appear at " ociock. ~.
4 ihats right, said lurpeh, you ar
! beginning 10 talk IKE sehsiDie per
a
!, anair. you are NOT AT al pashiui: :.
, VIII have carriage caii ior you at
7. o'clock. You VIII reach the place
ll:S0; 1hey Will proVide TOT you
!, dressing-room. Inat " All ! beiieVe
Good afternoon, MISS Gay.
Good afternoon.
As Eleanor Clay went down the Stair
r from the Office conflicting emotion
8 were crowdlng themselves upon her
p Her mind reverted to a day, four year
$ gone. when Dick Turpen was n colleg
student in the town OF her birth Il
Kentucky. and how he had been good Il
n her when her mother died. and hoy
h gradually the little bud OF romance ha,
4 bloomed into the full blossom OF pas
v sion. and how she loved him with NOR
force than discretion; and then tina
' other day when she was left alone witt
!, her disgrace and be had graduated an
- gone back to New York. And, oh. no,
4 she remembered the pain Of her father
when she had told him; and how sh
@ had watched little Dick) she had name
Elm Dick) grow more and more like hi
o father. The scenes of her chIldhoo