The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-22


After nearly three months of en-
forced idleness along Broadway. he
had chance at a part in a production
that was really sure fire. He felt he
must face the armament and the stars
if he was to learn his part prop
erly.
Yet he found another before him, |
and she came every day and every |
night to walk up and down the ad- |
joining roof
There was a narrow brick para
pet between, with narrow chimneys.
Over this he looked at her frown-
ingly, but she never paid any atten-
tion to him. Sometimes little white
woolly dog came up with her 1t
grated on the soul of Dorr when he
heard her COO over it:
"Muzzer's little woolly lamb"
Still she was young. He could tell
that. About nineteen. She might
outgrow woOlly lambs in time. She
had a steamer chair with a sun can
opy fixed up over it where she sat
during the afternoons. Sometimes
her book would fall from her hand,
and she would curl up and sleep with
the woody dog beside her.
She did not appear to notice him
as he paced back and forth studying
his part. After a week or two he
wished that she would. When one
is twenty-eight and athletic and
healthily normal, one resents being
utterly ignored by likely person of
the opposite sex. Once, when the
white fuzzy dog ran over to him and
jumped up on the brick parapet, he
| even spoke to it pleasantly.
Hello, there, Snookums," he said
She turned and looked at him in
sort of distant unintroduced way,
] and called the dog back to her.
1t was late in the afternoon. Dorr
stood thinking Of the opening rehears-
al of the morrow. And suddenly there
came a sharp cry of alarm that sent
him speeding over the tarred roof
to her. She was standing at the
| parapet, leaning over, looking down
one of the chimney openings. Her
face was colorless, her eyes wide with
dread.
'Zou-Zou's down there!" she gasped.
Right down the chimney"
"Just a moment, please" said Dorr
efficiently. He looked down the par
ticular chimney she designated. Zou-
Zou surely was there. Yelps and
bowls rose in smothered cadence from
below
Il can see him. He's stuck there
about seven feet down. Lucky he's
fat" Dorr stood up, and looked
about for something to fish with.
Something with a sort of hook.
She started for the stairway.
Where are you going?" called
Dorr.
I'm going to call the fire depart
ment,' she threw back over her shoul
der as she disappeared
The chimney seemed a bit shaky
He put both hands down inside, and
pushed outward with all his force
One brick gave way, and he used il
as a hammer and prod against the
others. When the girl came back she
found him with the chimney in ruins
and himself fiat on the roof, angling
"Oh, be careful, please" she begged
He's worth his weight in gold; really
, he isl
Far below in distant streets there
came the clang of fire gongs. Dor
made a final dip down with a crooked
cane, and when he hauled up Zou-ZoI
was on the end of it, strangling, kick
! ing, hapless, but still alive.
"Oh, muzzer's title woolly lamb
!. crooned the girl tenderly.
Dorr looked at her. The engine
were near. There was much excite
ment and clamor in the street below
yet he kept his presence of mind.
I'D rescue a hundred woolly lamb
il they belonged to you, and l don
know even what your name is" b.
blurted out
8 Don't you?" she smiled up at hin
q from over Zou-Zou's head. 81 ar
4 Mona Lawrence. Well meet at re
q hearsal tomorrow morning Now yo
81 understand why l was so anxiou
about Zou-Zou. He plays my dog i
$ Under Fire You have to rescue u
s both in the scene where the Mexican
Il try to burn my automobile
Great Scott!"~ muttered Dor
blankly staring at the woolly laml
And I've got to save it every nigh
s and two matinees indefinitely" r
met her eyes. They were filed wit
gratitude and mirth, too. There cam
the tramp of feet on the stairs, tn
bang of door. "Just wait while
send back the fire department" b
said gently, heroically.
3 1t took time and diplomacy. Ate
the last red wagon had turned abou
and wendell its way back he cam
back and sat down on the brick par;
pet, his head in his hands. Sh
looked at him wistfully, admiringl,
s. until he raised his head and smile
at her.
& SAY. listen to me-" he said fe