The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

| kerrigan stood looking at him from
| across the room as If he could not quite
| comprehend the full extent of the for
| tune that had come to him. Then he
| limped over to the door with the little
| window and looked out on the river
Since the first days when he had begun
/ to write for his college paper he had
looked forward to this moment Tile
amount of money he might thus earn
had hardly occurred to hint was the
| fame he courted. 1t was the cry of
| author he craved-the lights and the
excitement and the thrill of facing thst
great critical audience across the foot
! lights. And now it had all come true.
1t would all happen just as he had
planned and hoped, but he would not
sit in the stage box and he would noe
make that speech before the curtain
after the big" scene in the second act.
Instead. he would look out on the river
that night from this little room of his
and he would be quite alone
But there is one thing" Fielding said
at last, that worries me a good dead.
Bronson says there must be some tr;-
| fling changes made at rehearsal. IT
| seems there are certain places where
the play is not quite right-that is, not
practical
Kerrigan nodded. "Of course. of
course, 1 expected that, but can make
the changes down here"
For a moment Fielding hesitated.
I'm sorry, Kerry he said, but Bron-
son insists that the author must come
Up to town and work with him. Re
practically makes 1t a condition if he
accepts the play"
kerrigan looked at Fielding, but ap-
parently with unseeing eyes TITS too
bad" he said. Il should Ike very
much to have had the production. -
For long time the only sound in the
room came from the crackle of the logs,
and then Kerrigan put out his hand
and laid it gently on Fielding's arm
and looked at him in the eyes Wont
you go for me? You understandable
the author
Fielding looked at his friend and
smiled, and then stretched HIS arms
above his head. why, Kerry" he said.
you know l couldn't do that, not even
for you. Anything you can ask of me
but that.''
Il understand" Kerrigan said. but
who else is there? You are the oniy
person who knows what the play means
and how it ought to be played You
could come down here at night and we
could make the changes and write in
any new scenes OF speeches they needed
=
as well as land it's only to a few peo-
pie. You know you had a lot to do with
the play, as IL is. You were such a helm
won't you go on with it?' Kerrigan
slipped slowly back into his deep chair
and looked at the flames and waited.
Fielding sat with his arms tightly
folded across his breast and staring IN
at portrait over the hearth. Then he
turned to the bent figure lying in the
chair at his side. 'All right, Kerry
he said, that's all right; I'll be the
author-John Ferguson'-for few
weeks"
Miss Carew shook her head. That's
all right" she said. and held out o
white-gloved hand. ct don't mind If the
play makes a hit-besides. I need the
money"
Bronson hustled out of his swivel
chair ana patted his star affectionatelv
on the back. You're a good girl.
Blanche" he said and taking her arm.
started her townard the door. You're
> good girl
sS'ss Carew stopped in the doorway
ano~ smiled over her shoulder at the
manager, who had returned to his desk
and was putting great clouds of smoke
from a freshly lit cigar. You got
through that a good deal better than
you expected she called. didn't vou7-
"A good deal better he said. laugh
ing. "a good deal,''
Fielding had obtained a leave of
absence from his paper for three weeks.
and during the morning and afternoon
hours he sat down in front at Rron-