The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-03-31
BY
HAROLD
MAC CIR ATEl
Copyright. lcc3. by the BoSbs-
Merrill Co


company. There WIS Mere Kil'i~raw.
a quaint little old LADY who depl"red
her daughters occupation. but admit
ted that without her success heaven
only knew how they would have got
along. There was the genial Thomas
O'Mally. Il low comedian of genuine
ability. whom Hillard knew casually:
Smith. light comedian. and Worth. Al
moderately successful baritone. To-
whom Hilard took one If those in
slant and unaccountablc dislikes.
These three and Kitty were going
abroad
Kitty fancied Hillard from the start,
Gated. witty and unaffected. She was
even prettier than her photograph.
Mcrrihew's face beamed upon them
both in n kind Of bencdiction. He had
known all along that once Jack saw
Kitty he would become Il good ally i'm
fighting down her objections.
think Of singing IN Italy, cried
Kitty Isn't 1t Just wonderful?'
"And has MerriIlew told you to get
return ticket before you sail:' with
half Jest.
Don't you think It will be success
fui?" shade Of disappointment
'"There will be thousands of lonesome
Americans over there. Out Of patriot
ism. if for nothing else, they ought to
come to see us.
"They certainly ought to. But I'm
an old kil!-joy."
mo. no; go on and tell me all your
doubts. You have been over there Sc
many times"
"Well. supposing your tourists are
tired after having walked all day
through the churches and galleries
they may want to go to bed early
But you never can tell till you try
You may become the rage on the con
tinent. Yet you go into the enemy's
country. 1t. isn't the same as going t.
London, among tolerant cousins. I.
Italy and in Germany there is always
so much red tape-biundering, confus
ing red tape, custom duties, excessive
charges. But your manager must know
what he is doing"
''IIe has everything in black and
white, believe. But your advice is
sensible"
$40 you know anything about Italy
or Germany:''
Only what I learned In my geogra
phies." laughing-"Rome, Florence
Genoa, Venice. Nice, Milan, Strassburg
Cologne and Oh to Berlin. 1t is like q
fairy story come true"
who is your prima donnaY hi
asked
"Ah!' Kitty's face became eager
with excitement. Nov you have put
your finger on the mystery that Is
bOthering us ALL Not one of us ha:
seen her OF knows her name. She has
not rehearsed with us and will not til
we reach Naples, where We rest /,
week. When we speak Of her tn,
manager smiles and says nothing, an(
as none Of us has seen the hacker Mr.
Worth thinks that she herself il the
prima donna and hacker in one. We
think that she is some rich young wo
man who wishes to exploit her voice
There's a lot Of them in the world.
wish knew her. Little has been sait
about the venture in the papers, an(
I'm glad. We may prove a perfec
fizz!e, and the less said the better. A,
we can't walk back, must learn tt
swim. Lunch is ready, every one"
The MANNERS and the outsiders
flocked into the small dining room
There was plenty to eat; beer, soC;
whisky and two magnums Of cham
payne, Merrihew's contribution to til,
feast. Hillard listened with increas
ing amusement to. the shop talk. /
was after l when they returned to TIL
sitting room, where the piano stood
The wine was now opened, and tcast
Were drunk. O'Mally told ininitabl'
stories. There was something exceed
ingly droll in that expressive Irisl
face of his.
Worth did not drink. but Hillard dix
not like his handsome face any thu
more for this virtue. He sang re
markably well, however, and with ,
willingness Hi1lard had not believed
he possessed. He wondered vaguel!
why he disliked the man. Otherwise
Hillard enjoyed himself vastly.
MIR. Merrihew has been telling M
all about you," said Kitty.
"YOu mean, Of course, my good quail
ties," replied Hillard.
ITO hear him talk one would thinl
that you possessed nothing else. Blu
l am sure that you have glarin,
faults such as man might pass owe
and Il woman go round"
Il believed that Merrihew had sc
rious fault till tonight" he said.
She looked ut him quickly and col
Ored.