The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-22
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1 tFUSed to be? Was, am and will be till end my days. Gee. every week i whenever there was a spare dime I've always bought this paper to see if l i could run across her name and know ] where she was or what she's doin'. And here she is star on tour of her own, doin' business as little human flower Great, ain't it?''
 'tWhy don't you write and say you'd like to have this engagement?''
 Me? Oh, jiminy, am a good looker-am under thirty, with a fash 1 ionable wardrobe on and off? Huh. mines mostly offv' Bill laughed and 1 then sighed. ''The good Lord didn't make me for no juvenile lead"
 "But if she still likes you she'd stretch a point in your favor.' Love land suggested.
 "Jacobus wouldn't. He was the prop erty man I told you. about that got me 1 the sack on account of Lillie.'
 ''By Iover' exclaimed Val. "I say, l you don't suppose he's married her sheer"
 l Cant have. at least not unless his wife's gone off the hooks,'' said Bill. 1 ''I heard of him not a year ago from i one of the boys who used to supe with 1 41C~ 0d10 JdCOOuS AetA AASAAA4CO eAA ] actress named Thora Moon, big dark woman in the heavy line. By jinks. wish they was advertising for scene painter instead of juvenile lead. Wouldn't I tust whiz out to Modunk like shot! Say, Gordon, you wouldn't like the job, would you? Great idea! Why, you're made for it. And you could give the little human flower old BilPs never failfn' love-" q couldn't get them to take me. Pm afraid" said Loveland. tsPm not an actor.''
 tsPoohr' said Bill. "Ain't you ever played as an amateur?"
 "Yes, once or twice. They roped me in,'' said Loveland, recalling a brilliant scene in the country house of duchess.
 >~ftWell, then, there you are with your experience. And as for the wardrobe my goodness, lad, what do you want more than those swell tweeds of yours and the dress suit you've got? Maybe you'll do better at Alexander's now you're a kind of star. yourse1f'--
 sEA fallen star,'' laughed Loveland- "Look at me and see the marks I got sliding down the sky.'
 Then for the first time Bill noticed that his friends hair was singed and his face reddened on one side. his white shirt covered with black spots and his left hand partly in. partly out of, clumsily made bandage.
 Moses, but you have been through the warsa'' exclaimed Bill. And he listened with growing excitement to Loveland's version of the fire.
 ssHe chucked me- said Loveland.
 .sJe-rusafem! Why, in the name of all that's decentT'
 'sIt was in the name of everything indecent-tvillain, cheat, liar, coward that he did it. According to him. I was all those and ought to be in pris- on. He thought I'd been making love to his daughter"
 stGeei And had you?"
 ssNo. It's was a misunderstanding But I couldn't explain. And the long and short of it is that crawled in the dust for a few wretched dollars, which it seems I've got to lose after all. don't know how Pm to touch any more unless I do as you say and get this place with your friend. the hu- man dower.' '
 seYou'n goY' asked Bill, brightening.
 Rather, if they'll have me. But I haven't even photograph
 Come out with me- said Bill. seiz- ing him by his sound arm. 'I know a place where they do you a tintype by fashlight for 10 cents and finish while you wait. I'll stand the racket. You can turn your good side to the machine By the time the answer comes your hair'n have grown out and you'll be Iopkfn' Al. Hurrah! Three cheers for Lfllie de Lisle. the little human fiower,' and her new juvenile 1ead!''