Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-09


faces. Occasionally handsome creature
in bright costume appeared in the narrow
doorway and swished her silken garments
to a waiting carriage. Her bedizened
splendor seemed all real to the waiting
Iather and his companions.
9anefsky stood tremulous, scanning the
faces as they passed through the narrow
stage door. They, in turn, threw recip-
rocal glance of scrutiny in his direction; a
faint smile lighted their features as they
recognized the grotesque figure of the
front row. For an instant the excited
vision of the peddler failed to recognize
the girl for whom he was waiting as she
swept through the doorway, a great mass
of roses piled on her arms AS she tripped
to the carriage he obtained a second flash
of her face, and all the blood seemed to
mount to his head.
Deborah! Deborah" he screamed;
but the cry did not reach her ears She
had stepped into the carriage and the
catch had clicked behind her.
Deborah! Deborah! It's your father!"
Janefski shouted, ring of despair in his
note. The vision of his years seemed
slipping away from him, and he made one
desperate lunge to seize the promise it had
held forth.
Before Solomon realized what his COM
panion was about to do, Janefski had
grasped with one hand the door of the car
riage, while his other clutched one of the
spokes of the rear wheel. There was a for
ward movement of the horses, the wheels
of the vehicle turned, and the old man was
thrown to the street. One of the wheels
passed over his ankle and he was carried.
moaning and wringng his hands, to a
stoop. crowd gathered about him as he
rested there, waiting for an ambulance to
take him to the hospital
TN the managers office the following day
the press notices aroused the usual Ella
ton of an assured success. Not weak
spot had been found in the comic opera
by the critics, all of whom united in point
ing out the singing of Miss Jane as the
strongest feature of the production.
She's clever girl" Bracket told his
staff. shes made good and she's forced
us to feature her"
He turned from the press notices on an
an inside page of the newspaper to the
front page.
1T certainly was great stunt she
pulled off, he commented. And none
of US knew it was coming off, either. |
suspected something was in the wind
when saw the two fellows with the whs-
kers in the front seat and the kid by their
side. But l didn't think one of my own
performers was planning the greatest
press agent story that has seen the light of
day in this town in long time
Bracket read again the column account
on the front page, of the East Side peddler
who imagined Miss Jane was his daughter
III bet, however" he said, that they
didn't figure on having the peddler run
over. l guess he slipped when he grabbed
the carriage. Well, she can well afford to
pay the hospital bill fc- the advertising
she got out of it, bracket unused. Il
suppose she'll want a raise in pay
Burke, the press agent looked glum
- guess she put one over on me, he said.
II shouldn't have had the nerve to do it.
What beats me is how she got young Blum
to stand for getting himself involved, by
taking her from the show in his carriage
| understand his family is opposed to his
marrying her. They don't think an ac-
tress is good enough to be taken into the
family of banker"
Well, she's good enough for me to put
her under five-year contract Bracket
responded; but it s singular" he sighed,
how young milionares suddenly show
anxiety to marry an actress in hurry
after she's made success. | don't know
whether she and young Bloom are en-
gagged and whether he stood for that press
AGENT St1,nt of HAVING the ,edd1er in tho