New-York tribune., 1908-01-26


contrast TO the coach Of the night before outside
it was a wonderful clOudess day II early .---arv
and under the blue sky the trees, drl-r- with
icicles, shiIunered and sparked in the sun,
and the land stretched out one great IL. 1t IN
broken snow.
Before nv breakfast had been serve Alice
AberCronble m and sat down aC-.- The little
table from me She dressed IN a ,lirt-
wal and short cloth skirt. and her eyes
bright and her skin as clear and fresh as s.ncer
Good morning And what do you nix Of
trouping:" she said, reaching out her han 20 ne
across the table
To be candid. - I replied 1t appare-- var:es
a little | had the pleasure of meeting the -pany
after | lett YOU last night. and the car were
in seems TO have lett rather unpleasant -c--1Hs
of flat beer and stale smoke But this -sn
it What YOU going 70 have for breakfasts,
Miss Abercrornbie looked out Of the w al
the stretches Of glIstenIng snow, and The k etr
her lips Il haven't met many OF the G. She
said Il thought they seemed a rather q SOFT
at rehearsal
" only said the stutfv- rs mate .t tact,
they seemed rather too engrossed n the-- me ot
cards last night for me 70 interrupt tho. be Miss
Ryan Very pretty 10 look at
Miss Abercroubie raised her eyebrows. sup
pose she Is pretty.
Did You ever travel like that: asked +. tisng
You ask such simple direct quests.-." She
said If YOU mean did ever travel IN day aches
with the company. | certainly did Per ..lv /
not partial TO cards. and | prefer clear -lr 70
tobacco smoke but one can read Euo0 "ook,
a helpful book. and at the same time the
bad air l never had any chOIce.-thIs Is ms.
time ever had a compartment IN a slecT.- car
You weren't always in this business. l.
The girl shook her head You re So rha.
| really can't help answering YOU. No. my Re had
nothing to do with the stage until the last Il ears,
but few Years is long enough to appre, the
drawing room on Pullman. 1t has all the -.vacy
of my hall bed room in my boarding house --1-St,
and the furnishing Is wonderfully better.
But You prefer the hall bed room and
Broadway"
The girl looked up sharply. and her eyes
flashed at me I didn't see anvthtn- about
BrOadWav-there many other streets ll New
York. although there who think because
woman is the stage she doesn't know it,,
am sorry | said. and meant It:
Miss Abercrombie shrugged her shoulders Thee
other Streets she said, "auI there are other
restaurants than Martins and Rector and --ere
are other places to take afternoon tee t-.1 me
Waldorf For instance, there Is the hall bed r"om
was talking about on 4oth-St-- way oNvE IN Jle
West Side where YOU get a cup of teal Ihe
kettle is made of tin and badly dented. art the
cups Clipped and the oil lamp smokes but
doesn't smell of musk, and Is not wedge IN by
a hundred other befurred and bevioleted ladies from
the upper West Side You probably woultu care
for the room, because IL 5 different nt-dIttert tron
what You know and different from what YOU would
expect The carpet Is ragged and full of h. .e- bur
love every hole 1t. There also rip the seal
of the rocking chair and everything says even the
bed but have slept there SO long that every bump
and every blllOW old friend
:" 1t must be wonderful room / said. "t1 have
YOU care for 1t YOU do. What else IS there
The girl pushed her plate away from her ard
talked doggedly on Well as a matter ot taGt,
there isn't much else There are some photographs
which take away on the road. and shelf of books
that a few men sent me who know that there are
shops IN New York where YOU can buy something
else besides American Beauties and bunch oi
violets with purple tasselS.
=, And now that You are a star" l asked, you
viii go back to 4Sth-St?''
The girl rested the tips of her fingers OF both
q he r4h bpfD her AM