The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-28
CHAPTER XXI.
Wallace Throws a Bomb.

Jimmy Wallace Throws a Bomb.
1t was about eleven months after
Rose had watched Rodney walking de.
kectedly away into the rain that Jimmy
Wallace threw his bomb.
Every year he made two profess
honal visits to New York one in au-
tumn, one In the spring, in order that
he might have interesting matters to
write about when the local theatrical
doings had been exhausted. From
Ills first spring pilgrimage nfter
Roses disappearance he came bnck
wearing a ieep-lying and contentcd
smile. and n few days later, after n
talk over the telephone with Rod
ney, he headed n column Of gossip
about the theater with the following
paragraph:
Come On In as the latest OF the New
York revues Is called. Is much like all the
others. II contains the same procession
81 speciality monge the same ~cacophony
Of rag-time. the same gangwny out into
che audience which rcfreshes tired bust
neSs men with n thrilling worm's-cye view
Of dancing girls knees au naturei. And
up and down this straight and narrow
pathway OF the chorus there Is the custo-
mary parade OF the same naughty beau
hero a deviation from he usual formula:
the costumes. For several years past the
rsvucs at tho theater the Columbian
aa,o.. .n, hparn" m," ~. ueenuan.
Mr.. 0renyliie Melton. 1 knew there had
been q change for the better as soon as !
saw tne nrst number. tor these dresses
and yirorous ima9;nation. nj. well as y
vivid decorative value. They are exceed
lnsiy smart. OF course. or else they would
aeses 10 tUr nsU ms revue; ouu tney
we're Invariably sickly. Curiously enough
the name of the new costume designer has
a special interest Tor chicago she Is
al, y,n..a,r.. a, ,,s r,ohe Mi.. p.na.s
stage experience here was brief, but new
srtheless her striking success In her new
v.o'o" WI. p,o'an,y 1auss .he torn,a-
hsr-vhen" club.
Jimmy expected to produce IN effect
with Il. But what he did produce ex-
ceeded his Widest authorizations. The
thing came out In the three o'clock
edition. and before he left the office
chat afternoon he had received over
the telephone six invitations to din
ner: three of them for that night.
He declined the first two on the ground
of an enormous press Of work Incl
dent to his fresh return from a fort
night In New York. But when Violet
Williamson called up and said, with n
reference to n previous engagement that
was shamefully fictitious: Jimmy, you
haven't forgotten you're dining with us
tonight, have you? It's just US, 80 you
needn't Dress he answered.:
"Oh, no, I've got II down on my cal
endar all right. Seven.thlrty7
Violet snickered and said: "You
waiti-Or rather. don't wait. Make 1t
seven"
Jimmy was glad TO be let OF that
extra half hour of waiting. He was
impatient for the with Vic.
Iet-a state Of mind most rare with
aim. He meant to wiring all the pleas.
ure out Of 1t he could by way Of re-
yenRe for violet's attitude toward
Rose after her presence in the Globe
chorus had become knOwn-for TINT
oiting contempt which was the typical
attitude of her class.
Violet said, the moment he ap-
peared In the drawing room doorway
John made me swear not to let you
tell me a word until he came In. He's
simply burbling. But there's one
thing he won't mind your telling me,
and that's her address. I'm simply per
fishing to write her q note and tell her
now glad we were"
Jimmy made a little gesture Of re-
gret. He'd have spoken too, but she
didn't give him time.
"You don't mean,' she cried, "that
you didn't md out where she lived
while you were right there In New
York I"
John came In Just then. and Violet,
turning to him tragically, repeated, "Iie
doesn't ever know where she lives |"
"Oh, Tn u boob. l know" said Jim.