The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-12-31

SAID RATSEY.
to take a place in the chorus after the
season had opened, and she found
herself as far as ever from her goal.
She had comforted herself with the
idea of working up" and when plain
Ben Streator had begged her to give
up the idea of acting and marry him
she had made chilling reply and
neat allusion to what she owed to her
self and to her art. Az
1t seemed rather different now Be-
ing new, she had not learned the ropes
and had applied literally the rule that
no relatives might see her off. There
had been no hand clasp at parting,
and she had not even seen Ben.
Her fastidious taste revolted at the
idea of spendi g the night in a mar
row berth with a strange girl as a
bedfellow, but there was no hope for
it, and she entered the car.
The special car was excessively hot
and without sufficient ventilation. The
aisles were packed with girls In va
rious stages of undress and noisy with
their chatter. The car was entirely
occupied by women, and the berth cur
tains were regarded as superfuous.
The stateroom door was partly open,
showing three of the principals playing
cards. The musty odor of Egyptian
cigarettes came through the door and
gradually mastered the other scents in
| the car
Two girls sat swinging their feet
over the edge of upper 6, but the
half of the lower berth was occupied
by girl who lay with her face to
the window, her frail shoulders shaken
by sobs.
"You draw lower 81" grinned one
of the occupants of the upper berth.
Bet you don't sleep. Stillings is home
sick already. If she keeps up the
yowling after the train starts we're
going to have a pillow fight"
You'd better sit up in the smoking
room," urged another You don't
want to get drowned, and Stillings is
flooding the car with her tears"
| 81 think it's a shame to talk that
%ay," declared Beatrice as she saw
that the gibes were adding to their
victims discomfort "You should be
ashamed of yourselves"
Zone of them Salvation Army girls
again this season." chanted the tor
mentor from above. and the cry was
caught up along the car until Beatrice
was glad to slip off her things anc
creep in between the curtains.
The train soon started, and the noise
died down, but the sobs continued, and
Beatrice sought to comfort the girl.
You have been away from home
used to it SOON" Miss Stillings turned
and Beatrice put her arm comfortingly
about the others shoulders.
ITS this way" explained Miss Still
lings. I've been on the stage ever
since | was a kid. 1t amt that, but
this is the first time I've been away
from Jim since we married"
you are married?" said Beatrice IL
surprise.
almost three years. was the an
swer. II married Jim Purroy. He's 6
leader Always before this we got {
show together. This year we couldn'
make it. couldn't afford to trave
along with him. 1t would take all hi!
salary for fares and expenses, an(
we're building a little home down OF
Long Island. We've both got to worl
until we get that built"
But you have that to look forward
to-" suggested Beatrice.
"Three years from now" assenteC
the other. Maybe we can get SHOW
together again next season, but thinl
what 1t will be in the meantime. Your,
new, amt your
This is my first season." admitted
Beatrice. 81 studied for the profession
so l could get in a good company.
want to work my way up"
Mrs. PuFroy (nee Stillings) laughe'
bitterly.
81 had that idea once" she said
There's about one In five hundret
that works up to small parts. There
one Edna May In about million che
rus girls. ] wish I'd had sense enougl