Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-10-26
TIE II .! elAy TIA. 1a.1


First of ALL here comes along a
wildly exuberant playwright whom
you have known in his ragged days.
THAT little book of yours" he says;
sit has strong dramatic power. ORA
Matte it. I'll tell you exactly how to
go about making 1t stronger" and he
tells you.
Then he goes out of town and stays
a couple of months and comes back
and meets you again.
What are you doing with your
play?" he asks.
Nothing" you say
Nothing" he shrieks, "and have |
promised that play to real actress
for the first of August"
Whereupon you write the play in a
hurry. Then when you meet the play
wright again you say to him trium-
phantly, Il have written the play" and
having it under your arm you hand it
| to him.
"Um," says he, "um. / want to read
this play. but am so busy now. You
| should have had it ready a month ago.
Then l could have read it, but now
but now-wait we'll see what we can
do. | will give you a letter of intro
duction to producer know and have
him read 1t for me. Then we will see
what we can do"
Armed with the play, you wend your
way to the Office Of the producer. The
way leads up some staircases in
through little narrow door, up more
staircases and into an anteroom.
In the anteroom are singers who are
having their voices tried
You almost forget your play in fol-
lowing the fate of these singers, but
by and by the boy in charge says to
you:
What is it, please?"
And you say, with some timidity:
Il have brought a play for the pro.
Queer to read and letter of introduce
tion," whereupon the boy conducts
you high headedly into the presence
of the producer, who takes your play
and lays it in front of him on the desk.
reads the note and says, with win
ming smile, combined with pleased
glance at your tout ensemble that
somehow makes you glad that you
have one:
Il will read this tomorrow. Come
back the day after. Look around here
again. My, but you have beautiful
eyes!"
Flushed with pride and hope you
walk smilingly out ond down the steps
and through the little narrow dooi
= and down more steps till you get tc
. the street. The world is good! To
: morrow! Next day!
. How beautiful are the days!
But above all how good of the god!
: to think of giving you beautiful eyes
On the day after you dress in you
Sunday best, though 1t is only Thurs
day, and once more go up the stairs
and in through the little door.
He looks at you in a puzzled wa.
n. for an instant, then says quickly:
"Oh! Your play. haven't rea'
it yet. There it lies on my desk. Yol
If can see 1t hasn't been thrown in tn
! waste paper basket. | will read it.
n will read it, / promise you, but Civ
4 me time. Come back next week som
m time. Don't make it too long or
g. may forget. That's lovely veil yo
"a have on So becoming"
w He seems always to like your look
ad somehow, and yet
d. It is long time till next week, bu
nd you wait patiently.
! You go in again and stand befor
the producer of plays He recognize
In. you.
25 What are you going to do to me-
in he asks. Il haven't read 1t yet
ed Let me read it to you" you beg
90 You read very badly, often yC
nd can't pronounce the words you writ
nd but it seems the only way to get Il
nd play hearing.
Her smile brightens.
"a Good" he cries. That's VIII
Ied I'll do. I'll let you read it to me.
al will appoint day. | will give "
on, an hour and half Yes. Busy as
inc am, | will give you an hour and
lIs half of my time to read it to m
6 a You'll forgive me for not reading
Y. won you mat loveE shift .
have on. | like the embroidery. \
cant make the appointment now.
So will write you"
,ee Then you wait and wait and WI
,llv for the letter which never comes.
of He seems to have forgotten you {
and tirely; it has been so long. Or MI
sed be it is the difference in the Dire
One Perhaps YOU should have. picked c
en- the dress that pleased him best a
les. alays worn it the one with the e
With broidery.
ons. oh yes" he catches you up h
pre- riedly. your play. | have been
pect busy. Really | have been SO busy
lese you promised" you falter, ito
} be me read it to you"
g of He looks at you sharply.
r to Did | promise that he asks.
must have been when | was out of
senses. never let anybody re