Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-05
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Curran sighed. Janet, couldn't af-
ford It." s,.r ,n 5.r .ss
| Suppose your campaign could be
financed" her cool business smile
was on him. And then her enthusiasm
broke past it. "Oh, Wiley, It's big
game! A mans game! I never was
80 interested as in what father and
Arne tell me, and what see Is going
on over the county! And you're going
to be in 1t! told Delroy so! They'll
build his organization on you and your
fight down here-they're eager to
break in, and the county so needs lead
ership!" @ 21 ,.1u 49,
He smiled, but he felt the inward
tremor Of the man who is conscious OF
his limitations of daily nervous force.
The need of care of it had held him
from many a crucial effort, that SUI
preme hazard of fortune; for the ply
sical integer, after all, is the factor OF
success. He had tried to tell himself
4 that youth was done, its visions. its
\ nobleness, Its lechery; its easy purity.
\ which Is virtue untempted; and its evii
/ which Is ignorance Of good. But Of late
had come his rebirth, the surge Of as
piration and fine hope to the shadows
of his life. Now. with the prodigal
years done, should come a mans real
4 work. ,,u.. "a
/ He reached across the desk for JAM
cts hands. Girl, I'll do 1t. You can
| tell them so. I'll make the fight"
She threw back her strong shoulders
laughing. the tears in her eyes. That's
all want to know! Just to hear you
speak that way, Wiley! I'm going to
telegraph Delroy and Schemmerhorn
of the state central committee, and call
| up Mr.. Purcell-and father!" ''i ,.|
He was amazed as she arose with
that imperious decision of hers and
| went out. Janet had always left him
gathering his wits-perhaps that was
one reason why-well, he never could
analyze his admiration for Janet.
He was. at his ,job-press that after
| noon, when Hen and Ben McFetridge
drove up in a begilded motor With
them was fresh faced young Hebrew
| who was introduced as Morris Field
man Of the Majestic Theater.
"And"-continued Hen-"we got the
little girl all right"
Got herr" Wiley looked up.
your prize winner Old man was up
In the woods with his dogs, chopping
brush, and the old lady was Off some
where, and we talked with the girl.
Told her we were going to put her out
with a show and she most dropped
dead" .'i 9 b.'
Il should think she would!" gasped
Wiley.
She'll get used to our ways" con-,
tinued Hen-"heavy on the job-ehi
Benz"
Right there-eh, Hen?" said Ben
Morris, here, has been trying to see
Miss Lindstrom for a week, but he
was afraid Of the dogs. But the min
ute he handed her a line Of conversa-
tion we had her. He's got man In
Dubuque so crazy about this prize
beauty business that he wrote a play
about It, Morris says all the people
up the valley are crazy about it-and
1t shows what dead one this town is
We can play up and down the state and
get on to the Meyer & Sammet circuit
later say, think Of the paper
we can get ut-three-sheet stuff and
the window stuff: Miss Aurelie Lind
strom, the 100000 Prize Beauty win
ner.' eh, Hem" G.a .
"Got the Frisco Morning glory
Bunch skinned mile," said Hen.
You're crazy!" retorted Wiley.
Crazy, maybe" said Ben-"but we
got her name on contract" .'.
But she can't act!"
Don't need to-" said young Mr.. Field
man. Nobody has to know how to
act-it's all in the line Of dope you put
over. Hand out some bunk that the
public Is crazy about and they'll eat 1t.
And this girls got it-biggest paper
in the west has been spreading on her
for two weeks now. It's pippin.
wanted to bite myself when she sign
ed up. Steinman & Franks were af-
ter her, too-they were going to have
man down here from Chicago today"
Those big vaudeville people?
guess, II she's going in the business at
all, she ought to have gone with them"
Leave it to u.s." retorted Hen. Nor
ris read this here play to us last night
-four acts. and in the third they blow
up the mill"
Mr.. Curran sat down on the plat
form: Hen, are you in earnest?"
Going to clean up the state. Nor
ris got an option on lot Of scenery
that was made for the Millie the Mod
ell company; and it blew up. and the
stuff's in Dubuque stored. And wait
till you see our paper. Morris, here.
telegraphed for his booking agent to
pick up some people. All to the candy
-eh, Benz"
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Millie the Model scenery doesn't fit
Hanbury's piece, he's willing to re-
write the play to fit the scenery"
Wiley sighed: Hen. you and Ben
are wonders!"
mo, we're out for the coin this trip.
And to give that little girl chance.
Honest" continued Hen thoughtfully,
she's got me going. And besides Bel
and me got fifty thousand dollars OF
Tulare oil stock to unload and we
thought maybe If we spread on this
show, it'll advertise u.s."
Wiley looked his concern. Now, It's
all straight. Wiley" went on Hen, land
you can say so in your little old sors-
backed newspaper. Morris. here, will
give you a column Of dope that will
make this old town weak in the pins.
Still Wiley hesitated; he was super
sensitive to a degree about anything
concerning money despite his unpaid
bills "I-I-don't like it, boys. You
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