New-York tribune., 1908-05-17

wat- = is r~1,ed. : that the way you pla1
Except th.4t. when you choose 10 sing, Ii,
company VIII allow you your usual price 10
e-ea s4ppe.ra1l,e. answered Van Torp II Z
tr,-sIlesslAe manner '' You VIII pay yourself
- we both shall pay you, Just = much as We
should pax any other first class soprano or a.
much more as you would set II London o.
New lo-h I tou signed n engagement
is that fa-r, Margaret asked.
Nhv. CertaIrly- But the company. whlcf
IS you and ! VIII probably rule that vor
-au@tn sing II grand opera anywhere else II
-ae states east q The Rockies They ve got L
.Crue = New York % hear YOU. Naturally
rols i II free . 10 anvthing you like II Europe
outside - cur season. when YOU can spare the
---1e
@. course
t--ac down r7git away. - q preliminary agree-
-.1e--- What DO voJl say,
Sav that ! simply cannot refuse such al
o-ce- Margaret answered.
our consent IS al that : necessary, ne
I'D u . matter Of fact tone
H produced from an inner pocket folded
sheet Il foolsCap. which he spread on the
.a--ler q the table beside him. He took out q
-ol-ctsln pen and began L write quickly. The
-e--1ls and forms were familiar 10 hIn the
alp..abec. and he lost no time; besides, as he
Lad told The pr1rna donna he had thought out
me whole matter beforehand.
What i Mrs. Rushrnore comes IL Just g
We are signing II asked Margaret.
Vel tell her and ask her 10 witness o1lr
-sc-ls4rl1-es- replied Van Torp, without looking
sT- " J nudge Mr. Rushrnore 70 have quite q
knowledge Il business
You seem able % E-1te and t4Ik - tae
same time. Margare; SAID. smiling
Business talk, YES The pen -an .. ..
-w1ftlv There That's about al. should
E--7.-e,5 F=- -g4T.e-
Margaret read the clauses carefully S.c
herself mad already signed = good many legal
papers n connection with her engagements an
her own small fortune. and the language Wa
. most women.
shall / sig- ti-sr.'' she asked. when She
had finished. " Ny own name. Or my stage
name,
Your own name. please" SAID Van TorP
9niv II your profession. because YOU appear
under i. and i 3 your business style
She wrote Margaret Donne II the loot ot
the page II her large and rather irregular hand
4nl passed the paper back 10 Van lorp. VINO
signed L. He waved the sheet slowly l" ana
70 10 dry the INK
rs only a preliminary agreement he
and but i s binding a. far Is Il goes anG
n a+-.-7f 10 the rest You'll have 10 give me
power of attorney for my lawyer N Ne"
; o-- By the way i YOU decide 10 come you
DO that II efl7'e- Wie1t 'iiel - ''-- -
ors1lI That necessary But Tor al matters
+ business herein set forth, we are now al
7ea5v The Madame de Cordova q Rufus an
ro-5 Co-lraTv organized Tor the purpose 81
5uildlng an opera house IL the city OF New
York and far giving public performances "i
musical xa-r.e IN the same with nornlil.l
.r--al hereafter 10 be agreed upon l!la'
what We are now
IL 4,ll.-8 the sheet. returned 2. t. als inner
,,cEet. and held out hIs hand Il cheerful
>. Sba1i W shake hands on IT." he asked
ID. Ry III means Margaret answered readily
nd their eyes met; but She IRE" back ii,f
"a -, ..-- taking his Tins IS purely |
5,-,..es between Us. She said ,- voll
-,,5.--s-sr5 that Il means nothing else
Purely q matter If business. answered
,.f-.s Van Torp slowly and gravely
T. 5e continued neT SAhaay