The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-12-08

man who suffered apparently from a
broken heart or a shattered digestion.
The remaining male members Of the
company were Mrs. Jacobus' two sons,
Tom and Bob Eccles. They were be-
tween twenty and twenty-five. and
like their mother, though one was fat,
With the lazy smile Of Buddha. and
the other. who through a cast in his
voice that he hoped Mr.. Binney would
not mind his coming. as he really could
not help himself, whereupon Mr..
Binney grinned, showing teeth white
as GIRLS and replied that II 1t were
not Mr.. Gordon 1t would be some one
else. who might be worse. as 1t struck
Mr.. Binney that Mr.. Gordon would at
least be fond OF washing himself.
To this Mr.. Gordon responded that
there were few things he liked better,
but it seemed as If there wouldn't be
much opportunity at Smiths hotel.
You had to do 1t in sections with a
washbowl, said Mr.. Binney. but never
mind-ypu got there just the same IL
you were in earnest Then they both
laughed, and Binney exclaimed with
evident relief that he was jolly glad
Gordon wasn't the sort Of boy who
put on airs.
Then he bounced of his tremulous
cot. He showed his roommate "the
ropes"-in other words, which bureau
drawers were at the newcomers dis
position, where he had better keep his
toothbrush and so on. He confided TO,
| Loveland the fact that be himself had
not been long in the company, but
had come from a better one. which he
would now regret If the lone night
stands had not been too much for bis
strength. 'If your lungs are always
playing You tricks you have to put up
with transformers, for at least they
give you week stands. and most OF the
ward to some address yet to be given
letter from across the sea.
Ed 8inney looked as though ne
might have pleasant qualities IL APP
preached IN the right way. SO with
amazing self restraint Loveland re-
| Trained even from the mild insult Of a
dIsgusted glance. He said In his nice
This was worse than the Bat hbtei,
where each man who earned 25 cents
could have his own cublcle. But now
Loveland was not paying his own way.
The management was to do that
and feed him too. As he had but
quarter in the world. thrust upon him
as loan or gift by generous Bin.
Loveland was not in a position to be
critical. Here be was. and here he
would have to stay till be heard from
home or something turned up"
AS for hearing from home. he had
begun almost to despair. for his two
cables had remained unanswered now
these many dreary days. still. after
an interval Of more waiting for tele-
gram from his mother he had written
30 her and to Betty Marlborough.
I ashamed 70 take outsiders fi'to the
deepest secrets Of his humiliating nd
ventures. But at best 1t would be a
fortnight before Bill Willing could for
But, after all. II was not a theater.
and even courtesy gave 1t no more
high sounding name than hall" II
stood at the end OF Main street. fits
brick front wall plastered with won
derfui colored posters representing the
most sensational scenes In ''the human
flowers repertory. To reach the stage
II was necessary to mount a long.
mud caked staircase and TO pass
through the auditorium. As for dress
Ing rooms, they did not exist, for II
had been second thought OF some
light minded town council TO turn the
hall into a place where theatrical rep
reservations might lawfully be pro-
duced. but a space on either side of
the stage had been eurtained OF with
sheets. shawls end squares OF canvas,
ingeniously coaxcd 10 hold together.
These screens reached unevenly from
twenty-four 70 twelve inches OF the
fioor. and at worst an actor iir dress
Ing himself could be seen no higher
than the knees unless. perhaps. a TOO
bright light behind the partition might
reveal his whole person en- silhouette.
Loyeland was anxious TO talk with
the star abont her old frIend-if not
loye-Bill Willing. and he had hoped
on starting to walk by bet. side But
Miss Moon. seeing bis desire. had In.
stantly frustrated II by calling him and
beginning to talk OF the part he was
about to rehearse. As old Dave Dread.
nought be was supposed 10 curse her
with menaces, and be felt that II
would not be difficult 10 do 50 realis-
tically even in the character OF Love
land, but be contriyed 70 listen po-
litely. II coldly. 70 the story Of her first
marriage at the early age Of fifteen.
"pm not quite sixteen years older than
my eldest son. who Is over twenty
nov, !" she said and did not look pleased
when the juvenile lead found no more
tactful comment than an absentmInd.
Cd is II possible.r
On the stage he received the short
manuscript part Of Dave Dreadnought
and was allowed TO glance II over
while the scene Of bis dying curse
was being set He was too lnexperi.
enred 10 remember what In gay. anna.
| teur days lie had learned of stage al.