New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

Iiulill OF view, unnecessarily cruel. Inc
girl he had taken her for would, on be.
ing ordered to repeat the grotesque bit
of vultirity of his, have drawn her
dignity about her like Il cloak and
gone back in II chastened spirit to the
world where she belonged.
A gorgeous apparitl0n came sweep
Ing by them just nOw, on Il line from
tn" dressing room to the dOOr-a fig
uro that, with regal dcIiberation, was
closing n blue broadcloth coat, trimmed
with sable. over an authentic Callot
frock. The gcorgette hat on top of
ii VAS II that Rose had last seen in
ii Michigan avenue shop. 1t had found
its proper buycr-fultillrd its destiny.
"Oh, Grant :" said John Galbraith.
The qu"enly creature stopped short
and Rose recognized her with Il jump
rs the sullky chorus girl.
Galbraith walked over to her. II
Sha'n't need you any more, Grant"
ii" spoke in ii quiet, imperSonal sort
of way, but his voice had, as always,
IL good deal of carrying power. ITS
hardly worth your while trying to
porous as this. And it isn't worth my
while to have you soldering. You
needn't report again"
He nodded, not unamiably, and
turned away. She glared after him
and called out in IL hOurse, thrOaty
voice, "Thank my stars | don't have to
work for you"
He'd colne back to Rose again by
this time, and she saw him smile.
when you do it," he said owe his
shoulder, thank them for me too"
Then to Rose: shes II valuable girl
I'm giving you her place because she
won't get down to business. I'd rather
have II green recruit who will. The
mex rehearsal is at Il quarter to eight
tonight. Give your name and address
to Mr.. Guam before you go. BY the
way, what is your name?'
Rose Stanton" she said. but
=. :" She had to follow lin IA
step or two because he had already
turned away. But may | give some
other name than that to Mr.. Quan?'
He frowned Il little obviously and
asked her how old she was. And
even when she told him twenty-five,
he didn't look altogether treasured.
That's the truth, is it? mean
there's nobody who can come down
here about three days before we open
and call me II kidnaper, and lead
you away by the carp
NO" said Rose gruvely, there's no
one who'll do that"
VERY WELL" he said. Tell Guam
any name you like"
The name she did tell him was Doris
Dane.
At the appointed time for rehearsal
she was on hand. She was one of the
first of the chorus to reach the hall.
and she had nearly finished putting on
her working clothes before the rest of
them came pelting in. But she didn't
get out quickly enough to miss the SEN
sation that was exciting them all-the
news that Grant had been dropped. a
were indignant; the rest merely
curious.
Before she had been working fifteen
minutes, she had forgotten all about
Grant. Shed even forgotten her reso-
luton not to let John Galbraith re-
member she was Il recruit.
She didn't know she was tired, pant
ing, wet all over with sweat. She
hadn't done anything so physically eX-
as this for over u year. But
she had the illusion that she wasn't
doing anything now; that she was
just Il passive, plastic thing tossed.
lung, swirled about by the driving
of the directors will.
She realized, when the rehearsal was
,ver, that it had gone well and hat it
couldn't have gone so if her own part
lad been done badly. But she didn't
understand the look which he sent
lfter her as she walked Off-she didn't
Know that it vas the highest encO-
mum he was capable of.