Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-12
CHAPTER xII-continued.

CHAPTER XlI-Continued. ..I
The fat-legged young Hebrew for all
the world like a prize calf, waddled
about and murmured to the box teller
Hen and Ben poured out their cigar
fumes: Wiley lighted his pipe, and
they all smoked the histrion- to- be
until her eyes watered:
They all claimed credit for "discov-
ering" her. Young Mr.. Hanbury, OF
the Dubuque Register, went on prais-
ing his handiwork, and again Aurelie
put in: "oh, Mr. McFetridge, don't
know how to act!" .afs
Leave 1t to u.s." ruminated Hen.
walk right out in front and slip 1t
to EN- cheered Ben. 1.-The yokels will
be so dead crazy to see the 100000
beauty that they'll forget you can't
act" trat
"Ohl" she murmured, and gazed at
Wiley T. Curran.
81 rewrote the big third act as soon
as Morris, here, told me you couldn't
act" went on young Mr.. Hanbury en-
couragingly. All you do is to come In
and look dazed and take the spotlight
for a minute right at the climax, and
then Miss Norman and the heavy, they
run in and grab the situation. You see
we give Miss Norman most of the fat
stuff" ,u ..
"oh!" said Aurelie family.
"Yes. There amt many girls like
Miss Norman who'd stand for you tax
ing all the paper while she does all the
work"
You don't hardly have to open your
face" added Ben consolingly. ...
They'll all feed up to you," added
Feldman.
wait till we get to Dubuque and
have a reading rehearsal" concluded
Mr.. Hanbury.
And wait till you see the clothes we
give you in act two,' said Hen. Ball
room scene. You discover that maybe
you're the bank presidents daughter
"Oh!" Her eyes appealed to them
what it was all about she didn't in the
least know.
But the detective swears you're the
daughter of the big dip who was op-
Grating among the guests in dress
suit. Then-zing! You confront him
and deny it-he brings the dip or
whom he just pinched in the ante-room
and you do the big flop"
1.-The what?"
Faint. See?"
"N-no"
Miss Lindstrom," put in Morris
Feldman, believe NEEDN'T listen C
these here playwrights. Mr.. Gratz, th'
stage manager, will see you're coach
ed. We're going to take you to Du'
buuue tomorrow, and Miss Norman
she'll help you, and don't get cold fee
on this. We're out to grab the one
night stands while the jay towns arr
still talking about you, and we don
care much what the play is"
But remember" warned young MI
Hanbury, ANY time you don't know
what else to do-faint. Then wei
lump the mob on, pull quick curtain
it's great And Gratz will blow VI
something off-stage. You see" wen
on the playwright confidently. Il wrot
the piece that way-loose!"
But, oh, Mr. Hanbury! When the!
find ut / can't act"
Miss Lindstrom," put in Morri
Feldman complacently, they'll neve
find II out until we're beating 1t to tn
next town."
Beat it in and grab the money, an
beat It out" corrected Angel He
McFetridge joyously.
Just a Joy ride all the way chlr
ruped Angel Ben seraphically.
The future star seemed dazed. Sh
bit the end of her frayed little glove
Wiley Curran looked nervously at her
Hen" he said sadly, this Is simpl
awful"
"I guess it is. Worse than cow track:
But the rubes are just spelling to D
stung. And now we're all going to nav
lunch at the Metropole to meet MIS-
Norman. We're going to advance Mis-
Lindstrom one hundred dollars so sh
can get some travelling clothes. May
be"-he added delicately-"she'd lik
to shop this morning"
One hundred dollars for clothes! Sh
looked helplessly at Mr.. Curran. Bu
here was Angel Hen McFetridge calm
" counting out the bills. She didn
know what to do-she sat fingerin
them and staring. And then she mur
INJURED some thanks and was out in tn
sunlight with Wiley, blinded by the ef
fulgence of the money and its magic
The conspirators back in the lobb
looked after her Mice girl" sighe
Young Mr.. Hanbury Got me dippy
Young man." warned Ben, yo
amt no playwright when we get start
ed-youre only the advance maj
Don't let her worry you. You bio
over to the Mercury journal and sli
'em half a column. And slip in some
thing about me and Hen cleaning u