The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-02-05
CHAPTER xu.-fcontinued) .

MiaSe manager, VIII see you're cOaCncq
We're going TO take you to Dubuque
sssnorrow. and Miss Norman. she'll heir
and don't get cold feet on this.
Were out to grab the n night stands
while the jay towns are still talking
nhout you. and we don't care much
what the play Is"
But remember warned young MIR.
Glanbury. any time you dom know
what else to do-faint. Then Wen jump
Gfte mob on. pull 81 quick curtain. and
she hicks out in front will think it's
great. And Gratz will blow up ONE
Gesfng off stage. You See went on the
playwright confidently. II wrote the
Ysece that Way-loosei"
'But. oh. Mr.. H%anbury! When they
@ad out can't act"
Miss Lindstrom," put In Morris
E'eldman complacently. they'll never
nGa 1t out until ere beating 1t to the
next town"
"Beat 1t in and grab the money. and
beat 1t out" corrected Angel Hen Nc
Eetridge ioyously.
Just q Joy ride all the way" CHR
Ruped Angel Ben seraphically.
The future star seemed dazed. She
DID the end OF her frayed little glove.
Wiley Curran looked n~ervously at her:
Hen" he said sadly. this Is simply
awful"
Il guess it Is. Worse thar cow tracks.
But the rubes are Just spelling to be
gtung. And now we're all going to
have lunch at the Metropole to meet
Miss Norman. We're going to advance
Miss Lindstrom 500 SO she can get
rome travelling clothes. .Maybe"-he
adde's delicately-'she'd like to shop
4his morning"
One hundred dollars for clothes, She
looked helplessly at Mr.. Curran. But
here was Angel Hen McFetridge calmly
counting out the bills. She didn't know
what to do-she sat lingering and star
Eng. And then she murmured some
gnanks and was out in the sunlight
with Wiley. blinded by the effulgence
OF the money n it's magic.
"a Iife conspirators Jack in the lobby
looked after her. Mice girl" sighed
young Mr.. Hanbury. Got me dippy.'
Young man" warned Ben. you amt
mo playwright when we get started
you're only the advance man. Don't
lei her worry you. You blow over to
ene mercury journal and slip EN- half
"a column. And slip in something about
me and Hen cleaning up $3.50 0 yester-
day on Tulare oil up five points. 1t
Teads good"
Morris Feldman's calf like face was
put through the box office window:
NOW. easy on this oil talk with the
papers. We're troupin' now. and don't
queer the show
And after the McFetridge twins had
gone. Mr.. Norris Feldman hunched
YOUNG Mr.. Hamburg in the ribs. Don't
get so sloppy about the girl before these
ewo fatheads from California. Keep off
tneir route. Let EN- unhusk. What we
want is for EN- to loosen right down
20 their shoe tacks."
Young Mr. Hamburg sighed. He was
Ear too young to write plays even lie
was sporting critic Of the DUBUQUE
AesIster. But they can't have the
eiri.' he murmured. I'm dippy about
ner. Morris. she's going to be it! I'm
on ner, Morris" He took out the
second act INT looked over it and
sigh again-"Ain't you?"
An a month" answered Morris SOL
eHAniy. soon as h gets to know how
" wear the clothes these two blobs
.Ioni California are going to buy, that
81 Is going to pull the whole show
from Norman--act or no actt"
q g chair car up the valley: nine OF
snessl.. she two angels In red necktfes.
playwright, the manager, the stage
urector. the second woman, the lead
man. the Juvenile. the heavy and
ne 7 The actors were ali yery
asa which was right. seeing that
hey nad Been stranded in Earlville for
heir baggage u of the hotels until
McFetrfdges advanced the money
20 they were all very pleasant. the SER
NO woman chewing gum and reading
1rafnatfc review. and calling Aurelfe.
Dearies. The rest OF the histrions
about ove the seats. rather
and dowdy; while the heavy
told Aurelie all about his wife ana
BABIES, and the petunias thny raised
q a W1ndoW box last summer when
ney We're playing stock in Toledo And
q ana ny. FOR he knew she had had
salary advanced. and no one else
ne confidently borrowed SO. And
Ia = n!gnt the pink checked juvenile
oIG,ner about the hit he made In Den
IeE An slirmme stock. only now he was
10y 70 get back to Broadway and sign
WITH F'rohman. and he borrowed n.
ana the next dav after the reading
.ehearsal. when the others were Tiers
To1rI chicago. and they all sat forlorn-
vi boxes n Wheezy chairs on the
NV uarK stage, listening tx young Mr..
anbur read The Beauty Winner.
Nniie carpenters mauled and ham.
1lered IN front of the curtain. TIE lead
lng maj came to Miss Lindstrom. He
Was gently humorous. even with his
sad eyes; and he said apologeticaliy:
va ..ss L.lndstrom. you know my wife?
Z es-that girl in gray-Miss Frazier
Well. You know / sent her every cent
ner every cent / had to GONE and ioin
she had to leave every rar
enes got In g North State street board
III III You see the poor kids been
Y all season since 'Thei
49, Isrss#Ialled Well. I-don't know
- ! wouldn't ask YOU ! : bIt co,,id
sonslet ns have SO till pay day."
AeasaWs her eYes flush with s,,ddar
$500 ana she gave him $50. and 8 smiIaI
@ s.sas hannt him allithe gray DAVIS
Tstt,a ne, y 50 well how 1t was!