Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-03-27

me"-Mr. Feldman laid q fat
hand over his fat chest
you got to show Cohan & Snitz, Miss
This here Chicago beauty
bunk, that don't go in New York, Miss
Lindstrom."
"Ain't l just as good looking as 1
used to be, MI. Feldman?"
Forty a for Sunday, Skdss
Lindstrom. You look the part uow,
with them clothes-and I'm glad you
took my advice and put your salary in
clothes. It's all the business. Miss
Lindstrom. It don't go much with
Snitz. but Cohan he falls for that.
Cohan he knows the goods when he
sees EN-. When it comes to girls he
likes the big rangy lockers that he can
hang lots Of stuff on for his f1nales.
but you'll do, If o are little. There's
his eyes anliably-"well. 1 can put you
right with Cohan, believe me, Miss
Lindstrom. There amt any one ex-
cept Max Levitan up in Chicago that
can put a girl n New York. like me,
Miss Lindstrom."
Lindstrom, but will you get OFF my
trunk?-and hold that lid back. too.
while 1 stuff this stuff in"
Mr.. Feldman did so. Where you
made your mistake. Miss Lindstrom.
was hooking up with these TIVE big
oiooe 1ioAn !uiaie' Cdl: Ahu that
newspaperman's show. believe me. was
one mistake. 1t took the edge off this
here beauty bunk. If I'd been handing
you. Miss Lindstrom, they'd been
naming cigarets after you now"
You're awful good, Mr.. Feldman.
And IN be mighty glad to get that let
ter. Me and Miss Norman mean
Miss Norman n will be pleased"
She was rolling up five pairs Of stock
ings and stuffing them into the crown
OF a hat. you see. Mr.. Feldman, I'm
trying to improve my grammar. but
believe me, it's some effort. I'd rather
hunt rabbits-or jobs. 1 guess my
grammar'd hit 'em pretty hard in New
York"
my letter'n put you right. . There
amt many people wise to this here
theatrical business. Miss Lindstrom.
In New York there's Cohan & Snitz
and Gus Friedlander, and in Chicago
there's Max Levitan, and then here's
me that runs this picture house for
Hirsch & Meyerstein. But it's too much
for most of 'em Miss Lindstrom.
There's a great future for the Amer
lea actress, Miss Lindstrom. Get the
money-Gst the money-Get the
put it up to Snitz when / come cut
ahead on The Girl and the Duke for
EN- one time. Believe me, you can
make good, Miss Lindstrom."
"Climb On that trunk with both feet
commanded Miss Lindstrom; and the
protagonist of the American drama did
80. Now run along| wan to change
my skirt" pursued Miss Lndstrom.
"And. oh,-there's Mr.. Curran!.
She dashed to him as Mr.. Feldman
ambled out. She seized MI. Curran's
hands. d you know, somebody said
1 shouldn't have kissed you the other
II know" faltered Mr. curran.
why not?"
"Well-er-Tm running for con-
gress."
well, I wasn't a-going to kiss con-
gress! But you know I think a heap
Of you. I never can repay all you did
that / began to s better grammar af-
ter that time I ran off through the
woods and you comforted me. Why,
you made me cry-and just there I
made up my mind to be somebody! Do
you remember, MI. Curran?"
Poor old Wiley! He had not forgotten
a moonbeam on the trees! And never
would! That was his weakness. Con-
gress would not stick in his mind over
night, try Is he would.
WELL" Aurelie went or, shaking out
things AMI laying them in her suit case,
when I come back with a bulldog
great actress-Ill step out and tell all
the people-right in front Of the fuzzy
old curtain at the opera house-that
Mr.. Curran of the News, he did it,"
Then Aurelie,' he mourned. IT
couldn't be elected poundmaster!
They're terribly afraid Of actresses over
In Rome"
"They eve had any. But I don't
suppose they'll ever forget that I was
a shanty-boat girl and came up the
river with an old soldier who did the
whisky loup from Natchex TO Du-
Il MANA md rrvf1a Ca tia r,~0l~ 49,
hadn't n mother to speak of''-she
jerked things. about in the case-"and
any name except that an Indian wom-
an gave me. and what Papa L%indstrom
had. I'm Just not anybody" she
terked the case again and grimaeed
Nov, l cut my fingerl"
TITS what people do who get mad and
slam things"
"If l had anybody. they'd kiss my
fingers when I cut 'em!"
Mr.. Curran took that finger. He
looked at 1t and kissed 1t gently. Then
he looked up to see the tears and
laughter in her eyes,.
I'm glad you're folishl" she cried
{ and he whispered:
80 am II"
II guess we're a good deal like eacl
other"
= I'm afraid so! You're a problem
make anything out Of you. He's al
8 broken up. poor chap!"
r why can't you be sorry for me 8
little bit? I sent Harlan away Mr.
Curran! I wasn't going to hurt his
career. I'm going to be somebody my.
e self. Be a new woman like Miss Vance
and write pieces for the. papers: ant
n not bother about a home and SOM
e babies like I WANT"
: "Aurelie. I can't understand you"
She sat on the trunk and sighed
That's on top. Down IN my heart
want to run away down-river will
d Uncle Mich and to the Cajun countr,
where we went to the island balls ant