The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-07

out, or others that will do as well, ut
Lessing's. ] think that saving will be
decisive with them"
But do you know q costumer2"
Rose asked.
you're the costumer,' said Gal
braith. you design the costumes, buy
the fabrics, su%perintend the making of
them. As for the woman you speak
Of, we'll get the wardrobe mistress
ut the Globe. l happen to know she's
competent, and she's at n loose end
just now, because her show is closing
when ours opens. You'll buy the fab.
rics and you'll pay her. And what profit
you can make out OF the deal, you're
entitled to. I'll finance you myself. II
they won't take what we show them.
why, you'll he out your time and
trouble, and I'll be u the price Of
materials and the womnn's labor"
81 don't think II would be fair" she
said, and she found difficulty in speak.
ing ut all because OF n sudden dispo.
sitlon Of her teeth 10 chatter-"I don't
think II would be fair for me to take
all the profit and you take all the
risk"
"Well, I can't take any profit, that's
clear enough" he said and she no.
ticed now n tinge OF amusement in his
voice. "You see I'm retained-body
and soul-to put this production over.
l can't make money out Of those fell
lows on the side. But you're not re-
tanned. You're employed rs n member
OF the chorus. And, so far, you're not
even paid for the work you're doing.
50 long as you work TO my satisfaction
there on the stage, nothing more can
be asked OF you. As for the risk, /
don't believe It's serious. l don't think
you'll fall down on the job, and | don't
believe Goldsmith and Block will
money"
And then he pressed her for an i'm.
mediate decision. The job would be n
good deal Of n scramble at best, as the
time was short. They had reached the
Randolph street end OF the avenue, and
a policeman, like Moses clcaving the
Red sea, had opened q way through
the tide Of motors for a throng Of Pc
destrlans.
"Come across here" said Galbraith,
taking her by the arm and stemming
this current with her. "We've got to
have a minute Of shelter to finish this
up in," and he led her into the north
lobby OF the public library. The stale,
baked air of the place almost made
them gasp. But, anyway, II was quiet
and altogether deserted. They could
hear themselves think In there, he said,
and led the way to n marble bench
alongside the staircase.
Rose unpinncd her veil and. to his
surprise, because of course she was
going In a minute, put II into her ulster
pocket. But, c~uriously enough, the
sight OF her face only intensified an
impression that had been strong upon
him during the last part OF their walk
the impression that she was n long
way OF. 1t wasn't the familiar con-
templntive brown study, either. There
was an active, eager excitement about
1t that made 1t more beautiful than
he had ever seen 1t before. But II
was as II she were looking at some
thing he couldn't see-listcning to
words he couldn't hear.
well" he said a little impatlently,
ARE you going to do it,
And AT hat the glow Of her was
turned fairly upon him. eyes" she
said, I'm going to do II. / suppose !
mustn't thank you" she went on, "be.
cause you say 1t isn't anything you're
doing for me, But it is-a great thing
for Inc-grcater-than / could tell you.
And ! won't fail, You needn't 1c
afraid"
lie counted ont a hundred and TWEEN
~ dollars, which he handed over TO
her. She folded II and put IL away In
her wriStbug. The glow Of her hadn't
faded, but once more 1t was turned on
f"!ncthing-or somcone-elsc. II wasn't
until he rose Il little abruptly from the
marble bench that she reused herself
with n shake OF the head, arose too,
and once more faced him.
You're right about our having TO
hurry" she said, and before he could
''NA ~ h'TA - VIZ h'lNN llt Nulll''l,
she had given him that curt farewell
nod which from the first had stirred
and warmed him, and turned away
toward the door.
And she had never seen what was
fairly shining In his face.
She couldn't, Of course, have missed
n thing as plain as that but for IA con.
plcte prcoccupation Of thought and
feeling that would have left her Oh.
lIyious TO almost anything that could
happen 20 her.
The flaming vortex Of thoughts,
hopes, desires which cnyolOpcd her
was so intense as almost a. evoke Il
sense Of the physical presence of the
subject Of thcm-of that big, powerful
minded, clcun-soulcd husband Of hcrg
who loved her 50 rapturously, nud who
had driven her away from him bccuus.
that rapture was the only thing he
would share with her.
Since she had left his house and
begun this new life Of hers, she had,
as best she could, been fighting him
out Of her thoughts altogether. She