The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-08-24
BY JULIET G.. SAGER.
Copyright, 1913, by
Frederick A. Ns,kes Co.
CONTINUED from Our Last Issue. }


did not encounter him all the
evening, until. as she started te
her room at the end of the last
act, she saw him waiting by heI
door.
"Well?" she called. triumph
antly; and. gathering up her train
hurried toward him. You're sat
isfied with 'Elfrida'?"
Satisfied? L No, I'd better
not say it now" He laughed un'
steadily. I'm too light-headed
I'd gush. But il you really want
my opinion"
81 do" she said, under her
breath, smiling up at him. The
door of the dressing-room oppo-
site had opened, and Elsie was
looking out.
"Oh, Mr.. Harlandn" she called
He started and looked family
annoyed. Yes. In a minute"
he answered, over his shoulder.
but l can't waltz" she laugh
ed. and came running out. "Tell
me quick! How was II" she de-
handed impetuously. How did
I look? What did people say
about me?"
"Oh, you we're great. Everybody
was. And our star here-she-'
"But did people like me? Did
they think / looked nice? You
must have heard something!"
"M-m-," he hesitated, evidently
searching his memory. Yes.
remember I did hear a whisper
when you came on in that-that
light-colored dress. Something
about your being a winner.
"Goody!" she laughed and then
grew thoughtful. TITS the dress
It's so much prettier and more be-
coming than that old dark thins
l have to wear at first. But
mamma reserved all the lovely
pale shades for herself"
1--WE can't dress alike, child
We'd be all but indistinguisha'
ble," Anne explained, with the
WEAKNESS of many repetitions
And Mr.. Harland wished me to
wear white in that act"
II certainly did," he said
roundly. "I'm the one responsible
for that"
Inslee ate breakfast with Anne
next morning. He was In hign
spirits. full of praise for her and
optimistic predictions about the
play, but there were symptoms
that the long-looked for improve.
ment in his managerial eyesight
was beginning. After declaring
that the piece was a wonder, ne
tasted his coffee thoughtfully, and
admitted that last night the first
act had dragged . bit in the mid
die.
"Just after you came on--that'i
the queer part of it," he said
Ibid you notice it,"
Anne nodded. She knew it waf
the two or three minutes when
the audience, staring from her &c
Elsie. had lost track of the play
in purely personal surprise ano
curiosity. But she did not say so
The newspaper notices were
very complimentary. 1t was ths
same in the next town and the
next. The first act still dragged
in spite of Harland's tinkering
lint none of the alleged critics
mentioned it, nor referred to tine
cause which must have been evil
dent enough to anybody IN
'front.'" seeing the two women TO-
gether for the first time.
Wednesday, Inslee, sure now
that he had a big success on his
hands, had a long telephone con
yersation with somebody In New
York, and took the next tran
East.
That night they played thu
largest town yet, and a morning
paper declared boldly next da!
against the presence of two red
headed women in the same com
pany. "When the first one came
out, we simply admired, but wher
the second appeared, we sat vi
and rubbed our eyes and won
dered IL we were seeing double
Also. we expected that Likeness
so remarkable must have some
thing to do with the plot, ant
when we found it didn't. we fell
cheated-which was bad for thu
piece and the star" It said. will
a directness that made. Anne
heart yearn gratefully over thu
unknown writer.
Dear me! Little Mr.. Know
TALL What correspondence
school do you suppose he gradu
ated fromf" Elsie jeered wher
she read It; but Harland's smile
was sickly.
They were at the station, wait
ing for an early train. and 1t hap.
pened that they, with Anne and
Ellis, stood in a group by them
selves.
Ellis grunted. He might as vel
have said outright, II told YOU
sol" Harland's clear skin red
dened, and he glanced uncom'
fortably at Anne. But she coult
afford to be generous, and mere
ly asked II he intended forward
ing the notice TO Inslee.
why, you don't think he'd
pay any attention to it," he ex
claimed.
Il think he should see IL al