The circle banner., 1917-08-10

| AT seven O'CLOCK IN the morning IHey
went back to the lunch room and ate
an enormous breakfast; then Rose
walked Edna out to the park and
back, and at eight they were up in hei
room again. They raided the delica
lessen at eleven, and made a slender
meal. And at twelve, husky of voice
but indomitable of mind-Edna at last
as well as Rose-they confronted Gal.
braith.
When the test scene came, Rose
| could hardly manage her own first
line, and drew a sharp look of inquiry
from Galbraith. But on Edna's first
cue, her line was spoken with no
hesitation at all, and in tone, pitch,
and infection 1t was almost a phono-
graphic copy of the voice that had
served it for model.
There was solid two seconds OF
silence.
When the rehearsal was over CAL
braith called Edna out to him and al
lowed himself a long, incredulous
stare at her. "Will you tell me, Lar
son." he asked, "why in the name of
heaven, if you could do that, you didn't
do it yesterday"
II couldn't do it yesterday" she
said. "Dane taught me-"
"Taught youl" he echoed. "Danei"
he called to Rose, who had been
watching a little anxiously Larson
tells me you taught her. How did
you do it,"
"Why, I just-taught her." said
Rose. II showed her how said each
liHe, and 1 kept on showing her until
she could do it,
"How long did it take you-all
n;ght?"
"All the time there was since last
rehearsal" said Rose, ''except for
three meals"
"Ye godsr" said Galbraith. "Well,
live and learn. Look here! WIFI you
teach the others-the other four in
the sextette? I'll see you're paid for
it.''
"Why, yes-of course" said Rose,
hesitating a little.
"Oh, 1 don't mean overnight" he
said, "but mornings-between rehears-
als-whenever you can."
II wasn't thinking of that" said
Rose. II was just wondering if they'd
want to be taught mean, by an
other chorus girl, you know"
They'll want to be taught if they
want to keep their jobs" said Gal
braith. And then, to her astonishment
and also perhaps to his, for the
thing was radically out of the etiquette
Of the occasion-he reached out and
shook hands with her. I'm very much
obliged to you," he said.
The second of two incidents destined |
o have a powerful influence at this
ime in Roses life concerned itself |
With a certain afternoon frock in a /
Michigan avenue shop.
The owners of 1.-THE Girl Upstairs"
we're staggered by the figure that Gal
,raith indicated as the probable cost
# having a first-class brigand in New
Tork design the costumes, and a firm
f pirates in the same neighborhood
xecute them. 1t was simply insane.
iany of the costumes could be bought,
eady made, on State street or Michi-
an avenue. Some of the fancy things
ould be executed by a competent
,ardrobe mistress, If someone would
i've her the ideas. And ideas-one
ould pick them up anywhere. Mrs.
Goldsmith, now-she was the wife of
he senior of the two owners-had
plendid taste and would be glad to
ut it at their service. There was no
eason why she should not at once
axe the sextette downtown and fit
lem out with their dresses.
Galbraith shrugged his shoulders,
ut made no further complaint. 1t
as, he admitted, as they had repeat
1ly pointed out, their own money.
o a rendezvous was made between
RS. Goldsmith and the sextette for
store on Michigan avenue at three
clock on an afternoon when Gal
'aith was to be busy with the prin-
pals. He might manage to drop
before they left to cast his eye over
e selection.
1t was with some rather uncom-
rtable misgivings that Rose set out
revisit part of town so closely
sociated with the first year Of her
arried life. The particular shop was
ckily, one that she hadn't patronized
that former incarnation; but it was
the same block with half dozen :
at she had.