The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-05

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eases dollar. into his palm, and asks
which floor Lulu the chief. "Ought to
be just about sittin' down to her
breakfast tray. I'll see, Miss"
And when he comes back from the
desk phone he announces that he'd
guessed right. Also that the young
lady would see Miss Tarleton and her
friend. So before l can frame up an
alibi we're shooed into an elevator
and shot up to the 9th floor.
Say, first off 1 thought we'd crashed
in on the wrong party, for as we
edges in 937 we get full view of this
zippy young female in the batik
dressin' gown and bedroom slippers
sittin' by an air shaft window toyin'
with her coffee and rolls between
puffs of cigarette. But Gladys seems
to recognize her all right.
why, Lulu Pilley!" she exclaims.
"Oh!" says Lulu. 1.-THE star isn't
it? Welcome to my 9x12 suite. Sorry
1 haven't but one other gold chair.
There's the bed though"
"But-but what does this mean?"
demands Gladys. This about you be-
ing Dora Dawn"
Kinda cute, eh?" says Lulu. 1.-THE
press agent picked that for me, right
out Of his brain. Looks lot better
on the program than Lulu Pulley
would. What?"
Program" gasps Gladys. why,
Lulu, you don't mean that-that you
are really and truly on the stage?"
"Uh-huh," says Lulu. Third from
the left end. Pm on in four Songs.
and that second change we make calls
for some speed, I'll tell the Judge. At
9.32 Pm lady bull fighter, and
exactly minutes later go on in the
Tell Me Pretty Flowers chorus as a
tulip; and believe me, with them
thumb fingered dressers they've
wished on us, it's sump'n fierce"
For a minute or so Gladys just sits
there and stares at her. Might have
been my imagination, but 1 thought I
could see the green tints in her
boarder from Fosters. And the gen.
tleman who doubled on dollar tips,
eyes as she looked. ..
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on the roof garden stage the other
night?" she demands.
eff you was out front and lookin'
my way, 1 expect it was" says Lulu.
tits quite a show, Ell? l amt been
around much to see other pieces, but
l hear we got the edge on anything
else in our line along Broadway. Some
of the girls are lookin' for three-room
apartments and gettin' fixed for a
summer run. Pretty soft, Ell? My first
engagements, too. They tell me
might have signed up with something
that would go on the rocks after the
first three weeks tryout, maybe in a
place like Wilkes-Barre or Utica. Here
1 am, though"
eyes," signs Gladys. "And two
months ago you were serving chicken
dinners in Simpkinsville, Vermont"
"Uh-huh!" says Lulu. Little squirt
gettin' under the wire; Ell, Mister?"
and she turns to me-
"Spurt is good" says I. MAN O.
Wars got nothing on you whatever"
But 1--we been working and
studying to get on the stage for
years." says Gladys. 81 don't under
stand how you managed it"
"Me, either" says Lulu. "Must have
been the classy way 1 passed the
chicken"
"But just what did happen?" de-
mands Gladys. "Did you take lessons
in dancing and singing and then come
down and apply for position through
some friends of the producer's?"
Gosh, no." says Lulu. 1--WE had
sporty crowd in for dinner one day
and they were all kidding me. 'Spe-
cially the one they called Morrie. 4
like your lines. Girlie,' says he. odd
stuff says 1. I've heard that before
Maybe says he, but probably not
from an expert. Tell me, are you
stuck on staying in Simpkinsville%
It's we'll enough says l, but my feet
amt rooted here. Why% What about
coming to, New York and letting us
give you try for the chorus% he
asks. Back up says I. You make
noise like a movie villain. Amt got
your credentials with you. I suppose?'
He had, though. He's assistant stage
manager for Flo. himself, and when
he says he'll risk advancin' me fifty
don't do any more stallin' around. It's
me for this midnight roof thing, if l