Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-26

That's as we understand it, said one of
the newspaper men, looking at Frankel,
who smiled his acquiescence.
"As for the money" added Schell, "here's
my certified check for the amount. Take
it, Gentlemen"
He handed the check to the committee,
one member of which took it with trembling
hands. Frankel's mouth watered as he
looked at the bit of paper.
"Well, everybody" he said, glancing at
his watch, wed better be getting down
into my box. Mr.. Schell- after you'll"
The committee sat well forward in the
Mademoiselle Marvelloso at the best.
Frankel leaned forward to chat with them;
Schell contented himself with sitting back
and trying to look unconcerned.
So far as the performance of the singer
was concerned, he was perfectly at ease. He
knew about what was coming. She was
going to sing high note-a very, very high
note. He did not care. Up at his own
theater young woman was at that moment
all dressed and prepared to produce a note
that would make this sound like the muir
murings of a hoarse basso profundo by COM
parison. Was he sure? Absolutely
thousand dollars worth!
Il want you gentlemen to particularly
HOl1Ce, IIdllkci was tclliiS tilc COilIIIlIICCs
lust what note it is Mademoiselle Marvel
loso hits. There's the piano being showed
on the stage now. You can see the key
board. Now, when she hits the top note
the pianist will tap the key on the piano,
SOS YOU can compare 'em and see that she's
right there. It'll be B, way up around
| where nobody ever sung before in the world.
"Ahen!' coughed Schell.
"Nobody!s repeated Frankel. why,
this woman's voice
He broke off suddenly; for Mademoiselle
Marvelloso herself was putting in an APP
pearance. The house sat up and got ready.
The committee leaned forward.
X/E can pass her performance over light
w 1y. Suffice it to say that she sang,
and that when she had finished, after trill-
ing note that Frankel triumphantly pro-
claimed as the highest B ever trilled by any
human throat, which Schell tacitly admitted
into Schell's waiting automobile, joined by
sped up Broadway to the Palatial, where the
second and last act of the great drama was to
be staged, time was found for conversation.
We'll, Gentlemen said Frankel mer-
rily, but with a little leer In the eye he fixed
on Schell, you've heard Marvelloso. By
right you'd ought to have heard Schell's
act first, seems he's the challenger, and |
hope you aren't going to be too terribly dis
appointed now. But I'm afraid"
Schell said nothing, and the three news
paper men looked at him rather pityingly.
No wonder he looked trile subdued! they
thought; for man who IS about to be sep
arated from ten thousand dollars to look
happy is not to be expected.
at was very kind of Mr.. Frankel,' he
said, ito let his singer perform first, and l
hope you gentlemen have decided on her
note. You've got to agree exactly on what
it was. and l suppose you have
"Oh, there wasn't any doubt about it.
said the spokesman of the committee. at
was B, above the high c.
Il don't suppose, said one of the others,
there's photograph record of that note
yet, is there, Mr.. Frankell?'
Schell clenched his teeth and looked
piercingly at the speaker Was he throw
ing out any little hints
"Phonograph record" laughed Frankel.
NO, and there won't be. The talkin' ma
chine amt invented that can record any
note as high as she sings
SCHELL sighed big sigh of relief, and
when the Palatial was reached he was
positively bubbling over with joy and cor
diality