The Benson signal., 1918-02-02
At seven o'clock in the morning tn,

went DacK TO the luncQ room anu dIe
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 slender
meal. And at twelve, husky Of voice,
but indomitable Of mind-Edna at last,
as we'll as Rose-they confronted Gal
braith.
When the test scene came, Rose
could hardly manage her own first
line, and drew 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 it was almost phono-
graphic copy Of the voice that had
served it for a model.
There was a solid two seconds Of
silence.
When the rehearsal was over Gal
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"
IT couldn't do it yesterday" she
said. "Dane taught me-"
Taught you'll" he echoed. 'Danew
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
line, and I kept on showing her until
she could do it."
"How long did it take you-all
nightY
Cali the time there was since last
rehearsal" said Rose, except for
three meals"
eye gods !" said Galbraith. "Well,
live and learn. Look here! Will 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 little.
"Oh, I 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'n 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.
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The second Of two incidents destined
to have a powerful influence at this
time in Roses life concerned itself
with a certain afternoon frock in q
Michigan avenue shop.
The owners Of "The Girl Upstairs"
were staggered by the figure that Gal
braith indicated as the probable cost
of having first-class brigand in New
York design the costumes, and firm
of pirates in the same neighborhood
execute them. It was simply insane.
Many of the costumes could be bought,
ready made, ON State street or Michi-
gan avenue. Some Of the fancy things
could be executed by a competent
wardrobe mistress, If 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 two owners-had
splendid taste and would be glad to
put it at their service. There was no
reason why she should not at 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, as they had repeat
edly pointed out, their own money.
So a rendezvous was made between
Mrs. Goldsmith and the sextette for
store on Michigan avenue at three
o'clock on an afternoon when Gal
braith was to be busy with the prin-
cipals. He might manage to drop
in before they left to cast his eye over
the selection.
It was with some rather uncOm-
Portable misgivings that Rose set out
to revisit a part Of town so closely
associated with the first year of her
married life. The particular shop was
luckily, one that she hadn't patronized
in that former incarnation; but it was
in the same block with half a dozen
that she had.