The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-11


traitor who 'odged and painted In
studlo-apartments In Washington
Square. South. His companions we're
various, numbering among them a
group OF those pygmy celebrities OF
whom n has never heard until by
chance he meets them. and OF whom
their intimates speak as OF immortals.
To Collasso's studio Samson was
called n night by telephone. He
had sometimes gone there before to
sit for al hour. chiefly as a listener.
while the man from Sorrento bewailed
fate with his coterle. and denounced
all forms OF government over inslpid
Chianti.
But tonight he entered the door TO
find himself In the midst Of a gay and
boisterous party. The room was nj.
ready thlckly logged with smoke. and
n dozen men and women. singing
snatches OF current airs, were inter.
esting themselves over A chatting dish.
The crowd was typical. A few very
minor writer's and artists. a model or
two. and several women who had
thinking parts In current Broadway
productions.
AT eleven o'clock the guests OF honor
arrived In a taxicab. They we're Mr..
William Farbish and Miss Winifred
Starr. Having come, as they explained.
direct from the theater where Miss
Starr danced In the first row. they
were Ia evening dress. Samson men.
tally acknowledged, though with in.
stinctive disfavor for the pair. that
both were. In n way. handsome. Col
lasso drew him aside to whisper i'm.
portantly:
Make yourself agreeable to Farbish.
He Is received In the most exclusive
society. and is n connoisseur of art.
II he takes a fancy to you, he will
put you up 4 the best clubs. | think
shall sell him a landscape"
The girl vas talking rapidly and
loudly. She had et once taken the
center OF the room. and her laughter
rang In free and egotistical peals
above the other voices.
Come, said the host, II shall pre-
sent you"
The boy shook hands, gazing with
his usual d%irectness into the show
girls large and dee%ply.penciled eyes.
Farbish. standing at II SIDE with
his hands In his pockets. looked on
with an air OF slightly bored detach.
ment.
His dress. his ma 1nerlsms, his bear.
Ing, were all those OF the man who has
o~verstudied his part. They we're too
perfect. too obviously rehearsed
through years OF social climbing. but
that was a defect Samson was not
yet prepared TO recognize.
Someone had naively complimented
Miss Starr on the leopard.skin cloak
she had just thrown from her shapely
shoulders, and she turned promptly
and vivaciously to the fiatterer.
1T Is nice. isn't IT." she prattled.
1T may look a little up-stage for a girl
who hasn't got n line to read into
the piece, but these days one must
get the spotlight. or be- a dead one.
II reminds me OF n little run.in | had
with Graddy-he's our stage-director,
: you know" She paused, awaiting the
w bAoNN'AN "ANh ~ ~
ceived II. went gayly forward. II was
ten minutes late. one day, for rehears'
al, aud Grady came up with that sar,
castle manner OF his, and said: Miss
! Starr, ! don't doubt you are q perfect.
~ nice girl, and all that. but II rather
gets my goat to figure out how. on
u salary OF fifteen dollars a week,
Nn,t nntnn m Roala In N million
dollars worth OF clothes. riding in a
limousine-and ten minutes late!'"
She broke OFF with the eager little
expression OF awaiting applause, and
having been satisfied. she added: 81
was afraid that wasn't going &c get q
laugh. after all"
She glanced inquiringly It Samson
who had not smiled. and who stood
looking puzzled.
"A penny for your thoughts. Mr.
South, from down South" she chal
lenged.
- guess I'm sort OF like Mr.. Grad
dy." said the boy. slowly. Il was just
! wondering how you do do IT,"
He spoke with perfect seriousness
\ anu, hAN'i q hAoAiNbNt NV hili biOh
into prolonged peal of laughter.
/ "Oh, you are delicious!" she ex
claimed. ~ ! could do the ingenue
like that. believe me. Id make some
/ hit" She came over, and, laying q
/ hand on each Of the boys shoulders
kissed him lightly on the cheek
That's for II droll boy" she said
That's the best line I've heard pulled
lately"
Farbish was smiling In quiet amuse
! ment. lie TAPPED the mountalneer on
, the shoulder.
i've heard George Lescott speak oil
. you he said, genially, i've rather q
? fancy for being among the discover
r ers OF men OF talent. Ne must see
more OF eacu other"
4 Samson left the party early. and
| with a sense Of disgust.
Several days later. Samson was
. alone In Lescott's studio. II was near
4 ing twilight. and he had laid aside a