The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-28
At seven o'clock In the morning tn.

At seven o'clock In the morning they
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 her
room again. They raided the delica.
lessen at eleven, and made n slender
meal. And ut twelve, husky Of voice,
but indomitnble Of mind-Ednn at last,
ms 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 II was almost a phono.
graphic copy OF the voice that had
served II for q model.
There was q solid two seconds Of
silence.
When the rehearsal was over Gal
brnith called Edna out 10 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, II you could do that, you didn't
do II yesterday"
II couldn't do 1t yesterday" she
said. Dane taught me-"
Taught you!" he echoed. "Dane!"
he called to Rose, who had been
watching n little a~nxiously. Larson
tells inc you taught her. How did
you do III"
why, I ~just-taught her" said
Rose. II showed her how / said each
line, and I kept on showing her until
she could do It."
How long did It take you--all
nlghtr"
"All the time there was since last
rehearsal" said Rose, except for
three meals"
aye gods !" said Galbraith. well,
live and learn. Look herel VIII you
teach the others-the other four in
the seytette? I'll see you're paid for
It,"
"Why. yes-of course" said Rose,
hesitating a little.
"Oh, I don't mean overnight" he
said, "but mornings-between rehears-
nls-whenever you can"
II wasn't thinking of that" said
Rose. II was just wondering IL they'd
wnnt to be taught mean, by an.
other chorus girl, you know"
They'll want to be taught II they
want TO keep their jobs said Gal.
braith. And then, to her astonishment
and also perhaps to his, for the
hing was radically out Of the etiquette
Of the o~ccasion-he reached out and
shook hands with her. I'm very much
obliged to YOU" he said.
The second Of two incidents destined
TO have n powerful influence at this
time In Roses life concerned itself
with a certain afternoon frock In u
Michigan avenue shop.
The owners of 1.-THE Girl Upstairs"
were staggered by the figure that Gal
braith indicated as the probable cost
Of having q first-class brigand In New
York design the costumes, and q firm
Of pirates in the same neighbOrhood
execute them. 1t was simply insane.
Many of the costumes could be bought,
ready made, on State street or Mich.
gan avenue. Some OF the fancy things
could be executed by n competent
wardrobe mistress, IL someone would
give her the ideas. And ideas-one
could pick them up anywhere. Mrs.
Goldsmith, now-she was the wife OF
the senior of the W. owners-had
splendid taste and would be glad to
put II at their service. There was no
reason why she should not 1t once
take the seXtette downtown and fit
them out with their dresses.
Galbraith shrugged his shoulders,
but made no further complaint. 1t
was, he admitted, us they had repeat.
,dly pointed out, their own money.
SO q rendezvous was made between
Mrs. Goldsmith and the sextette for
Il store on Michigan avenue at three
o'clock on IN afternoon when Gal.
hrUIth was TO be busy with the prln.
cipals. RE might manage 10 drop
In before they left to cast his eye over
the selection.
II was with some rather uncom.
Portable mlsgivings that Rose set out
to revisit q part Of town SO closely
associated with the first year Of her
married life. The particular shop was
luckily, n that she hadn't ~patronized
In that former incarnation but II was
In the same block with half a dozen
that she had.