The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-04-18
his arm. Then his eyes snappr,.. a.

his arm. Then his eyes snappe,, a.
when Betty came Off he whispered:
Take of that lace thingumbob and
carry it home with you"
Betty looked surprised, but she had
learned TO defer TO his suggestions, and
so, when she came out In her long,
rough coat and fur toque she carried
the lace bertha under her arm.
THAT is what makes the dress look
so pretty" she urged. It's real lace"
yes, | saw that" answered Allen,
"but some five cent yard stuff will
do for stage wear, and If some of
them got wise to the fact you had real
lace they'd cop it ana pawn it. STy.
you don't know anything yet about life
behind the scenes"
At first Betty had felt inclined to re-
sent Aliens espionage, but lie was a
good looking chap, and she soon found.
especially after the first night. when
she was the only one of the extra la
dies" to receive fiOwers-viOlets that
must have cost several dollars-that his
regular attendance upon her made her
the envy of many fellow players.
The papers gave the new production
bad notices, but the audiences contin-
ued large, especially in the orchestra,
and Betty remained hopeful
Paper" said Allen in disgust as he
watched the audience gather on Thurs
day night. And he was right. The
house was being filed ON passes. "The
Love Of Princess was failure.
But Betty, watching the big audi
ences, could not be persuaded-not
until Saturday night came, when the
company was called together and dis
missed without salaries.
Betty was very quiet and white
when she came out, her Grandmother's
frOck under her arm.
ITS all over" she said sadly. "You
were right. And-and we didn't even
get one weeks salary. There's all my
car fare, and my new slippers, and
bill at the druggists Mothers cough
has been so much worse
Aliens firm clasp closed over her
trembling hand.
There, there, don't you worry. |
saw 1t coming before the first night
even, and my brother, who's got a
good thing in the Daniels Realty COM
pany, Is going to put you In there to
mind the switchboard. Tomorrow's
Sunday, and he'll take time to show
you how to run 1t, so when you start
in Monday you won't seem green. It's
eight week to start and something
better ahead, cause you've got a pull,
see?"
"Oh, you are so kind to me! don't
see Why
Betty was half sobblng.
Allen looked down upon her droop-
ing head in speechless amazement.
Girls certainly were queer things, he
argued. Hadn't he shown her plainly
enough? He cleared his throat, but
his voice remained husky.
Don't you know-ain't YOU seem
that loved yOu-lOved you from the
first day you came into my car? But
| wasn't going to tell you just yet-not
NH'h SUI u DClleI JOD. ue uFSL OF
the year I'm going into the advertising
line with that firm on the tenth floor,
and then Say, have you seen those
model flats up on West Eighty y-seventh |
street? l think that sunlight from the |
south court would be grand for your
mother, ana II you get an advance |
and the advertising business pans out |
we might
Goodness, was she never going to
stop crying? Was this the way girls
always behaved when men proposed
to them?
Suddenly the brocaded dress fell at
his very feet, and before he could pick
1t up Betty's two hands clasped on his
arm, and her eyes, raised to his, shone
like two viOlets bathed with dew.
"Oh, Allen, you are perfectly grand! I
If the princess had had love like
yours, the show never would have
closed.'
And then But never mind. Some
policemen are very tactful, and the one
who was stroling their way turned
his back and picked up the brocade
lress that was rolling straight for the
gutter.