The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-03-20


steps and retired 90 their dressing
room, and the close 81 the olympia's
Monday morning "rakeoyer some.
times called rehearSal-waS bctokened
by the awakening Of Andy ScobeIl. the
property man. advancing with a broom.
OBrien. in the fiddle pit. laid down his
baton.
Guess that lets us out" he an.
nounced 10 the others In the orches-
trn. Shawter started 10 close his pi.
ano. when O'Brien, with "A twinkle In
his eye, stepped once more upon the
dals aud called 10 wrnkled individ.
ual on the stage "Oh, ! beg pardon,
Charlie. Boys. one verse of the fu'
neral march. Charles dom n single,
entitled The Death Of a Dying
Brain"
A roar of laughter from the pit
brought Charlie Zepp, the olympias
press agent from a huddled position
on a packing blx In the rear OF the
stage to his fe.' He advanced to
the footlights with savage frown.
Ladies and gentlemen" he an
nounced, over O'Brien's head, TO the
empty house beyond 'The Olympia, as
always, leads the rest. To encourage
the success of amateur nights, we have
placed an amateur band to play for
yon"
Al n signal from OBrIen taps were
rolled on the trapdrum. and amid the
laughter that followed zepp retired In
defeat.
O'Brlen beckoned 10 Wallace Mac
kay who played the oboe, and the
young man followed him out under
the stage When they were alone
O'Brien turned to him with frown.
wallace old scout he began. hpol-
ogetically, II hate to tell you. but
you're looking awful seedy. Tn boss
thinks It looks bad for the house. Bet
ter get a new suit
But, BILL objected Mackay, rue
fully regarding his wornout clothes, u
can't do II right now. haven't the
money. Besides, why tn new clothesf
Only the first rows see us, an they're
generally travein men,
Not this week they amt" answer
ed O'Brien in the best queens Eng
fish. FORESTS trying out that Law.
der kid she's local bird an all tn
home folks will be down front all week
Z give her tn up an down. It'll look
bad for tn house IL tn orchestra look
like buns. Get the new stuff on
tick. or somehow, but get 1t. Get
me?''
Mackay nodded dumbly. and wendell
his way despondcntly to the stage door
near Charlie Zepp. he was
talking 10 the latter, meanwhile stren-
uously brushing his spotted tuxedo
coat, when n golden-haired little vision
foatcd by. attired for the street She
smiled merrily at the two men.
"Ob, you oboe" she greeted Mackay |
cordially, then her eyes lighted on
Zepp.
"Oh, Mr.. Icpp," she cried, eagerly. |
"Please give me big wrte-up will |
you? want all my friends to see me
here this week. Please do"
"What've you done?'' demanded Iepp |
bluntly. ~ can't get big write-ups
,uta air, y'know. Small-time acts gets
small-time write-ups.'
"And small-tlme press agents gener-
lily have small-time brains" she re-
.ortcd good-naturedly. But maybe
you can stretch yours" And fitting |
away, she tossed from her pink finger
lips kiss TO them.
Mackay glanced at Zepp unhap-
lily.
Il guess she's right" he said sorrow
'nlly. II do look like hobo. Even
)'Brien told me to get new suit.
And just for her. too Sos her friends
Won't think tn Olympia is a cheap
oint.n
"Don't let that worry s. nome" sym.
Charlie. howbeit sOlirly.
There won't be many T. look at her.
II fix that
Mackay started, for a vision Of her
vistfnl face foated across his mind.
"Oh, Charlie, haze heart he plead
n. Don't ruin tn kids fun just Cause
'0u're In bad humor."
"She's cheese !" growled Zepp, and.
efiecting on the orchesfra's laughter
few minutes before, he added. saw
gely: "And so are you. So mind your
wn business"
Helen Lawder. stepping out Of For
pst's Office about two hours later.
heard two men wrangling In the lobby.
nd stepped back again and peeped
through the crack In the door.
Nackay had gripped Charlie Zepp's
I'm and pushed him away from a
arge picture frame. In his (Mackay's)
and was Helen Lawder's picture, and
8 she saw II the girl behind the door
tarted violently.
"Put that back y Numbered Mackay,
gliding out the picture.
Il WON'T" refused Zepp heaiedly.
She sassed me and she gets no no
oriety for II, seei"
Then ] wlll." announced Mackay,
nd he replaced the photo In the open
rise and snapped the door. And II