The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-11
The New Chorus Girl.
BY LOUIS WEADOCK'

I've been in the business only three
weeks. Where are you going to stop at
in Newham?"
'Tll leave it to Sol. Every manager
knows a good hotel in every town Poor
comedians often make mistakes. 1 was
thinking of the Grand. That's the one
night"
'SThe Windsor is better. ought to
know, for used to live in NEWMAN
Inc train was pulling into the station.
hand satchels, holding their makeup
boxes. Others pulled their banjo cases
from under the seats and got into wrin-
killed. oVercOats and raglans The manager
checked off the names on his fingers.
Grand"
to the girl you look tired" They WALL
Cd up the silent, cherries morning street
together.
You'll let me call you Frank won't
hill past the gaudy billboards that al
yertlsed them as part Of a GATHERING
daring, dashing burlesque organization.''
~, sure All the girls call me Frank.
We'll, Frank
You don't have to say it unless YOU
II Ike to. Do you know that the la3t
time came along this street | rode in
a carriage behind a team?'
Lots Of girls get into burlesque cho-
fuses IN carriages behind teams
she was not touching him and she knew
that she must. She knew that in that
little town there was not friendly face
for her. She wanted none in the com
pany except him. She tried again
4 could have been riding in that car
riage yet
Foolish to give it up. Trouping's no
fun"
I've seen a lot Of it that wasn't"
II could have done any better I
wouldn't be in it. But I couldn't IF
New York is no place for singer. Frank,
1t no place for a raw chorus girl
Couldn't you break into any of the
Broadway shows? You've got a good face
and good figure and yor don't booze
She shrunk q little from the last wor.]
but he did not see it. He would not have
noticed If he had. No girl he knew shruulz
from the word booze or what it stood for
Il couldn't catch on any place except
with this show she said. TT was this
or starve.'
Not starve Girls don't starve airy
more"
He was getting interested in her. She
was new to him.
What made you leave this town?' he
asked. This seems to be a pretty good
sort of place.
Because a man drove me out of it. His
father owns the bank here You can't
imagine how big man is in jay town
When his father owns the bank
You didn't owe him anything?"
He wanted to own me. When I told
him to go he said he'd ruin me- He
talked and people believed him. When
l made up my mind to go to New York
and earn my own living he took me to
the station in his carriage. / didn't find
out till afterwards that he was showing
me off and that after I was gone he lied
about me. He said"
Il don't want to know what he said
| krow what that kind of a man can
say
We'll, he's in this town now. He'll be
at the show tonight
It'll take punch at him for good
luck
You'll be arrested and Sol will fire
you and I will be worse off than ever.
Only want to ask you to stick by
me while we're in. this town and not let
him come near me. hate him.
'Sc do l."
). The girl caught his hand and squeezed
Some time I may be able" she
began.
forget it."
They got to the hotel He took her lit
tie satchel to her room and went out to
buy the Clipper. He wanted to find the
route of the company his sister was ia.
He wished haziIy that there was good