The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-05
CHAPTER III.
Success and Afterwards.

Success and Afterwards.
Eta Romney sat in her little dressing
room when the play was over, so very
tired after all she had done that even
the congratulations of Charles lizard
failed to give her pleasure. '@-
Unlike the successful actress of our
time, she had not yet attracted the at
tention of the Glover brigade, as lit
tie Dulcie Holmes, one of her friends in
the theater, would call them; and de-
spite her success anu the astonishment
it had provoked, no baskets of roses
decorated her dressing table, nor we're
expensive bouquets thrown Negligent.
~ to the various corners Of the room.
Two red roses in a cheap case; a bunch
Of narcissi, which had obviously come
from the fowergir,s of the Criterion,
witnessed her triumph in lonely males
ty. Even the redoubtable Mr.. Izard,
evening, had forgotten to command -
a basket for his star. He, good man,
had but one word for his surprising for
tune. "It's bully,' he said-and re-
peated the conviction usque ad nau-
seam. ~.
Eta sat alone, but it was not for
many minutes after the curtain fell.
daug hter, who had walking part'
at twentyfour shillings a week, came
lcaping into the room presently and
catching her friend in both arms kissed
her rapturously. r. ~
MY dear-they won't go away even
now; Can't you hear them calling for
"They are too kind to me- was the
quiet response, "and all because I love
Derbyshire. Ism it absurd BUT, of
course, I'm pleased, Dulcie.'
Tank of it, dear Eta Your very
first night and Mr.. lizard in sach a state
if you asked him.. OF course, you
won't play for nothing now, Eta. -
GIVE never thought of it, said
Eta still without apparent emotion
and then with a very sweet
smile. she asked. e What would you say
up the, theater altogether, Dulcie9''
Dulcie opened her eyes so wide (and
they were pretty. blue eyes too) that
the rest of her piquant face was quite
dwarfed by them. ..s.,. IL
-" Give up the theater: You re .iok-
ing. Here Lucy-;here's Eta talking
do You say to thate'
Lucy Grey pretty brunei, whose
share in the triumph was the saucy de-
livery Of the momentous line. "Oh,
Captain, how could yous' (she play
ing a maid 8, part for thirty shillings
week., would not believe that Dulcie
could possibly be serious. ~.
whatever will the papers say to-
morrow" she exclaimed. "Did you
ever think she could do it, I didn It.,
and l I'M not going to say that did.
Why, here's Mr. lizard quite beside
himself -
"And he III be beside Eta just now
wanting her to sign three years en-
z UaUement IA DrinciOal Now Won take
my advice and don It you do it, dear
week. That g where girls ruin their
they're excited. If it were me. wouidn t
I ask. him something! Perhaps he'll
but your fortune 8 made, Eta, and I
can t think why you take it so quietly.
How / should dance and sing if were
Eta had begun to gather up the
heavy tresses of her long black hair
by this time; but she did so slowly and
deliberately as one whom success had
the two young girls about her have
read her thoughts they would have
been astonished indeed. Not idly had
she asked Dulcie Holmes what people
would say # she gave up the theater
enr SHORT r99 gY her f ~ she n as In
turn from the continent. She must be
at home by that time, and none must
ever know that she had left her home
T'We III talk it all over in the morn.
ing" she said. still sniling-''I want
both Of you to come and see me to.
morrow. We shall have read the pa
pers by that time. Whatever will they
say about met
It doesn t matter what they say
i4N a i.