Gunnison news-champion., 1919-06-06

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get yeh. ! can see yer name now on
tn Tectric sign ou; front. 'Hemsiey
and Hart-Dances Divine or even
Dolly Hart - the Irrepress.ble In
g-nue' Y can drop Bill Hemsley.-
Cut thatI- said Dolly. sharply.
Whatever comes on. BnI's In on IL.
too. He's 4 good kid. an
-AIl right. all risht.- soothed Char
ley, then returned 10 the attack Come
on take 1t while tn ,akin's good Shall
] tell I'm yssT"
-Er-no.- faltered Dolly. thinking Of
the big electric sign 'Er-tell him TO
calI-,omorrow nIght-snd III let him
know
But"
Tell him just that snapped Dolly
decisiveiy. I'll think IL over
Better had then" surrendered Char
ley. content with q partial victory.
Think Of the big pay. tn big head
lInes-th'-"
The door closed behind him with .
siam. and he returned to the hopeful
Johnny. bidding him graciously TO re-
turn tomorrow night" and then he
wen, about scattering the glad tidlngs-
The news reached Hemsley In due
time, as IL did also their fellow play
ers on the bill. The latter took IL as
a triumph.
Fine. Dolly" they congratulated
her. Invite Us up on Fifth avenue
when y get settled. will yer An
.nl- -, -.
would even send her Limousine after
them.
But Billy Hemsley took II as a shock.
Dolly Hart-his Dolly. as he had re-
Gently couS to think OF her--angling
for a mlllionaire7 Impossible. But.
then. Pearl Popp. OF the Juggling
Popps, assured him II was so.
Told him 10 come back tomorrow
night" she told Billy. Looks like q
sure-fire hit. Old man Forrest says
he's been hangin' aroun' the thenter
for tn Inst seven nights. Looks like
weddin' bells. don't ny'
Hemsley grunted, and left the thea.
ter for his midnight lunch-nlone. He
didn't want to Sc. Dolly-he wanted
10 figure this awful blow out alone
Dolly leaving himI-it was terrible
But, then, what chance had he against
man who could buy her pet ele-
phant, and after that. besides a dia-
mond necklace for the beast. II
ruined his appetite. and afterward his
sleep. And this, in turn followed by
spoiled breakfast. nearly caused him
TO spoil their act al the matinee. To
only one did he express himself, and
that was Andy Scobell.
Better keep III tin god out OF my
sight" growled Billy, "or tn Piper
famlly'll be minus one"
1--WE stuck yer feet In II. Charley
Andy told Zepp a few minutes later.
'HeInsley's sore as tn devil"
Never y mind about my stickin' my
feet in anything" retorted Charley.
They'll get me out Of II. too. Hens
ley's nut"
And then. later. ten minutes before
their act, the news spread that Piper
was back for his answer. Hemsley
heard It as he stood in the wings. and
taen. across the stage, under a piece
Of suspended scenery that hung 4 foot
from the hoor, he recognized Dolly's
feet. Those siippers-he could tell
them anywhere. But that wasn't all
Facing hers were two big feet-a
mans shiny patent feathers!
And then, with a sickening feeling.
he saw Baker shambllng toward the
back door. In = trice he was at his
side.
"whnt did Dolly tell that-ratY' he
demanded.
I'll don't know. ar" faltered the
aged doorman. Here's tn note che
gave me-"
Billy seized II. read the single line.
Nothing doing" and then gripped his
shoulders eagerly.
'ls that for-Piperr' he demanded.
Aoarsely. Baker nodded. Then
who7" demanded Billy. breathless with
JOY. "who II that guy talkin' to hsfr'
And he pointed to the feet showing un-
der the curtain.
'Vwan." ErowisA Baker. Can't y
ten I'm By IL pigeon feetf They're
big enough. That's Charley Zepp.
He's been arguin' with her. but It's no
60. tn cost me . big tip. too. She's
Q stubborn young WOMAN"
Thank God she Is" snapped Billy.
- he hurried away In Dolly's direc-
ton
Later. A. scobell saw Dolly. with
her head resting happily against
Hemsley's shoulders, having heard
tususly.
he amt got 10 business mixin' IN
love. Charley ain't.. and hs stole an
ether glance At the enreptured couple.
sAn' now he'll be hangin' around, ike
th' rest Of tn newshounds. sayin'
tsr yeh %. But his feet did get Char
ley out .of . mess. tn lucky sti6..
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