The Lamar register., 1919-08-13
Where's at phone?"

lSAu- never. W utTt Nj DnpHes
LET me go with you, please" urged
the little dancer, her eyes sparkling
with newborn hope. "Pm so anxious"
"Come on" granted O'Brien and h
led the way graciously through the
dsrkened theater to the lobby n.
soon raised Tripp on the wire and
heari his voice. then explained briet,
what he wanted.
Down therein the bush?" he was
heard to protest. after a few minutes.
~ can't do It," A pause. But
haven't seen this score. Ii looks lik.
tn dot. and da,hes Of a telegraph mes
sage. Hs-. On, here, talk TO uis-
Jacks--shr'll arrange"
He handed over the instrument TO
the girl. who Joined him a few minutes
later with rather rueful look.
He wants ME TO come up there. or
down there. wherever II is" she said.
''in that backwoods place and reh-arsr.
| siIOw I'll just die. det.st the coun-
Try. You're to come on Tuesday. with
the Others He wants me to come TO
night. Says he'll meet me at the sta
tion. and his mother is fixing up the
spare room. Oushi | to-er-do it?"
sure" came the prompt rejoinder.
''Ir you want 10 put the act on. But
how In III dickens he expects Z play
jazz IN that Jerkwater town gels me.
It sure does"
Three young and dainty girls and
five men with the appearance Of mu-
81 hat h..fs.
alighted from the electric train nj
little station in the woods and looked
about them disgustedly.
Push Falls echoed the girls in
chorus. "Ye godsr'
Can you direct me to Mr.. George
Trips placer demanded the leader
of the party. a portly, norid individual.
Of hrlf-asleep youth dawdling behind
the wheel OF a much-used Ford. The
youth awoke with start and sur
y.ytd the crowd with Interest.
BE you m crowd he's -rpectin'f'
he drInrnded. and they nodded. We'll.
Jump right In" The girls gasped. bui
finally clunber-d In. and the over
stuffed machine departed for the Trip
place.
Within sight Of the big farmhouse
fwo figures stood up. at the top q an
immense hsystack. and waved fran
Ideally to the approaching party.
'''rh' hay rubes be lookin' fer some
music" said O'Brien In q nasal accent.
AN no wonder. after tstenin' for Il
whole day to Tripp an that awful
score"
And then the couple In blue oyerslls
and sunbeamers ran up to the ma
chine.
It's ray" screamed the girls In
chorus.
ITS Trippr yelled o'Brisn. DUN
founded. II knew you'd give that idsa
up soons y saw the score"
But we haven't" Fay and George
Trip answered In chorus.
"whatf" cried O'Brien. Dye mean
you can do that cyclone stun up here
In these peaceful hiiisf Why. even tn
sun slows up roundin' that curve back
yonder."
That's the very place to rshsarse
this stun" answered Trip. brightly.
Even Fn-evsn Miss ST. Jacaus sd-
mlts It, Back in town. sverything's
going at top speed. There's too much
competition. You can't keep your
mind on your number. Up here we've
worked II up to perfection. The acts
going over big. Come on In" Ne
paused to help the girls OF with their
wraps and invited them Hospitality into
q large living room. squared e6 at one
end for = stage. and prepared. evident
ly. for action. And DOW It's this
way
And with O'Brien. Gregory and the
others listening raptly over his shoul-
der. Tripp plunged msdly into the
widest. maddest. most syncopated mu-
sic Bush Falls. O'Bnsn or even all
Broadway had ever heard. And the
girls. ready for action. leaped upon
the improvised stage and soon were
working msdly.
For an hour or more they rehearsed.
company and orchestra. and then . lit.
tie motherly woman whom George In
iroduced as his mother, opened the
doors of the dining room and wei
coined them to an old-fashioned eoun
try dinner O'Brien twenty minutes
later. loosening his belt. looked quiz
zicaily at Fay St. JacQus. who sat AT
George Trips right at the head Of
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