Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-06
CHAPTER XVIII.

She hurried to the first meeting
of the p~lay-reajins committee. Her
jungle romance had faded, but she
retained a religious fcrvor, a surge
of half-formed thought about the Gre
ton of beauty by suggestion.
A Dunsany play would be too diff
flcult for the Gopher Prairie %associa-
ton. She would let them compro-
mise on Shaw-on "Androcles and the
Lion which had just been published.
The committee was composed of
Carol, Vida Sherwin, Guy Pollock,
Raymie Wutherspoon, and Juanita
Haydock. They were exalted by the
picture of themselves, as being sinful
taneously business-like n artistic.
They were entertained by Vida in the
parlor of Mrs. Elisha Gurrey's
clearinghouse, witt. its steel engrav-
ing Of Grant at Appomattox, it's bas-
ker of stereoscopic views, and it's mys-
ferrous stains on the gritty carpet.
Vida was an advocate of culture
buying and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. She
limited that they ought to have Gas at
the commtttee-meetings of the Than
atopsis) a regular order of business"
and "the reading Of the minutes" but
as there were no minutes to read,
and as no n knew exactly what was
the regular order Of the business of
being literary, they had to give up
efficiency.
Carol. as chairman, said politely,
Have you any ideas about what play
we'd. better give first 2" She waited
for them to look abashed and vacant,
so that she might suggest An
irocles."
Guy Pollock answered with dis
concerning readiness, "Ill tell you:
since we're going to try to d. some
thing artistic, and not simply fool
around. l believe we ought to give
something classic. How about The
School Of Scandal:
Why Don't you think that has
been done a good deal?"
Yes, perhaps it has"
Carol was ready to say, How about
Bernard Shawl" when he treacher-
ously went on, How would it be then
to give a Greek drama-say 'Oedipus
Tyrannus' 2
why, l don't believe =
Vida Sherwin intruded, I'm sure
that would be too hard for us. Now
I've brought something that 1 think
would be awfully folly"
She held out, and Carol incredu-
lous y took, a thin gray pamphlet en-
titled "McGinerty's Mother-in-law."
It was the sort of farce which is ad-
vertised in School entertainment"
catalogues Is:
Riproaring Knockout, 5 n. 3 f.,
time : lis, INFERIOR Set popular with
churches and all high-class occasions.
Carol glanced from the scabrous
object to Vida. and realized hat she
was not Joking.
"But this is-this is-why, it's Just
a- Why, Vida, / thought you ap-
acknowledgements art"
Vida snorted, "Dh. Art. Oh yes.
] do like art. It's very nice. Hut
after Al, what does 1t matter what
kind OF play we give as long as we
get the association started? The
thing that matters Is something that
none Of you have spoken Of. that is:
what are we going to do with the
money, tf we make any? think II
would be awfully nice II we presented
the high school with a full set Of Stod-
dard's tfaye1-lectures!"
Carol moaned "Oh, but Vida dear.
do forgive me but this farce
Now what I'd like us to give is some
thing distinguished. Say Shaw's An-
drocles., Have any OF you read it?"
Yes. Good play" said Guy Fol-
lock. 4
Then Raymic Wutherspoon astound-
tpgly spoke up:
I'D have K. 1 read through ali The
plays ri the public library. sos 10 be
ready fer chs meeting. And But
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