Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-17
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Socia1Hrates
Story No. l
Little Monte Carlo
Plot by George Bronson Howard.
Novelization by Hugh c. Weir.
Copyright Kalem Company.


Well-don't despair yet" said Mona.
"There may be a way to help you. For
and remember that we're your friends,
and are going to stand by you. You'll
promise not to do anything silly-as
you were going to when we saw you"
"rll promise" said Stella, tearfuIly.
You're awfullI good to me"
Look here, said Mary, sharply.
thing for that poor kid, and you know
hopes that way?"
,"Well-because she had to be
cheered up" said Mona. And I'm not
so certain we can't do anything for
her, anyhow. 1 don't know yet, but
I've got sort of a plan. Look hereI
She lifted her skirts to her knees
and executed a little dance.
DO you think I could get a Job in
the chorus?' she asked.
"Anywhere" said Mary "But whyT"
u think I want to meet Mr.. Charley
Mona, viciously. 7 think Iuck's com
Ing our way, Mary-that's what 1
think! I think we'll enjoy collecting
little bill from Mr. Holbrook, just as
mucn as we did our experience with
"Oh-oh!" said Mary. I'm stupid.
Mona! do begin to see now, too! Not
how We can do anything for Stella
anyhow
You'll have to see something" said
Mona. Mona because haven't got anything
except what some Of your, racing
you'll have to be the one to work out
the details. You try to scare up an
idea while go see about my job. There's
q new show opening at the Duchess
that's where Stella was. imagine
it'll be sort of hangout for chappies
like this Holbrook, too"
Yes. You'll have no trouble getting
haven't You? I'd forgotten e you Per1saGe; ussd TO-
be in the chorus before"
Yes, I've had experience" said Mona,
rather grimly. The chorus is all right
have now. But it didn't seem to be
intended, in my time, for girls who had
20 live on their salaries! And-I didn't
like the ways that were suggested for
increasing my income"
So Mona set out. Che found that her
luck was with her when she reached
the theater. At the stage door a bored
young man waved her on, and she
made her way to the stage, where APP
plicants for places in the chorus of
the new show were being examined.
a man sat at table, with a book be-
fore him.
Look all right in short skirts?" he
asked.
Mona proved to him that she would.
He entered her name and address-she
voice was tried, and in FIVE minutes
she was engaged and instructed to re-
port for rehearsal next morning.
And God help those who aren't
got to put this show on in two weeks.
and that means SOME workp
Mona knew 1t and wasn't thankful
Yet she was glad, too, that the public
performances would begin so soon. It
meant that there would be less time to
wait before she could begin the execu-
tion of her plan against Charles Hol-
brook, whom, as yet, she hadn't even
seen.
For the next two weeks 1t was a
tired Mona who came home, night after
night-morning after morning, rather.
since rehearsals often lasted into the
small hours. She was not entirely free
from annoyance during this period but
her utter WEAKNESS at the end of re-
hearsals protected her a good deal, and
she managed to escape with nothing
worse than a reputation among the
hangers on of the theater, among whom
Holbrook did not appear, of being stuck
up-of having too good an opinion OF
herself and her charms.
At last the time came for the open
ing performance. Mona's beauty and
her real cleverness had earned her n
front row position-she was, indeed
one of group that was made particu-
larly prominent in some of the big
concerted numbers. This served her
purpose very well, and 1t was certain
that she was conspicuous enough to
attract Holbrooks attention. She had
made Stella show her a photograph of
him, and so was able to recognize him,
sitting in stage box on the opening
night. She made eyes at him deliber-
ately once or twice, and had the satis-
faction of knowing that she had at
tracted his attention.
He let her alone that first night.
But on the second evening he came be-
hind the scenes between the acts--the
management being glad to extend that
privilege to certain rich men-and was
introduced to her And later he was
waiting for her when she emerged
from the stage door.
Hello. bright eyes" he said. How
about a bite to eat?"
"Oh, no, thanks!" she said. "But-
II you'd like to walk home with me
Tn rather nervous In the street at
night"