The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-20

continued easily. ''but my Mother'd
 ve me dragged out and shot if I me homo without seeing it,'' Come in come in, MT. Hazzard,"
 lid Artheris cordially, you're Just 10 man we want to see! Miss Cir -rd-Miss Page-Ndr. Hazard. MT.
 hazard Is managing this very affair manager, isn't that it" 'God knows what I ani" said Car
 CT Hazard, hopping his forehead. nd appreciative of Miss Pages beau firard. Pm bell-hop for the whole ,rowd. My sister plays Thomasine, CT steady Is Tweenwayes, and my Mothers a director in the hospital. 5'ix 1t up to suit yourselves; you'll see hat I'm every ones goat Both the girls laughed, and Artheris said:
 1T am glad you came in, for Miss Page Is the young lady of whom I spoke to you. Unfortunately, 1t seems that she has just promised to sign a contract with the A1cazar people ," "Oh, shucks! Can't you put 1t off until after the fifteenth" asked MT. 1 Hazard In alarm.
 "Too much money in it, Connie 1 said, shaking her head. 'Well-wer, we expected toto | pay. of course" Carter said, enbar- | rassed at this crudeness. And Julia, blushing furiously, mutered, "Oh-it | wasn't the pay,"
 "In a word, Miss Pages price is I twenty-five dollars a night said Artheris. Could your people pay it?" | "Why-why, I suppose we could" Hazard said uncomfortably. "It's- it's for charity, you know,' he end-
 Well, Miss Pages usual price is | fifty; she's already reduced it ha1fr'' l Con1ie said briskly.
 Julia was now bitterly ashamed of | Y, Frio r, fo | was burning.
 "I'll do it, of course" she promised. 1 And we'll arrange the terms after | ward!"
 | In a few moments, when they all went out to look at the stage, he dropped | behind the others and began to walk beside Ter.
 You're sure you're old enough to be on the stage, Miss Page; no Gerry Society scandal at the last minute? ?"
 he asked banteringly. "You look
 about twelve!"
 Julia flashed him an ob1ique look.
 ''The ideal I am nearly seventeen!" ]"
 she said, with an uncertain little
 laugh His ardent eyes embarrassed
 her.
 "Honest?" said Carter Hazard. in l a low, caressing tone. He laid his
 fingers on her arm. What's your | hurry7" he asked.
 we ought to keep with the oth-
 ers'' Julia stamm cred, scarlet cheek 1 ed but half laughing. At the same
 instant his inclination to cut across
 her path brought her to full stop. | She backed against a heavily tasselled
 and upholstered old armchair that chanced to be standing. in the wings,
 and sitting down on one of Its high
 arms, looked straight up into his eyes.
 The others had gone on; they were i alone in the draughty wings. .'Why ought we?' said Hazard, still in a low voice full of significance, his } eyes on her shoulder, where he straightened a ruff1e that was caught
 under a chain of beads. 'fIf you like me and I like you, why shouldn't we
 have little talS?" However young she might appear } the inanities of a Irritation were a ia
 mili2r field to Julia. She gave him g Semure and unsmiing glance from
 between curled lashes. and said: } What would you like to talk about?"
 } Bv this time their faces were close together; a sort of heady Hghtness 1T } the atmoshere set them both to laugh. ing foolishly: their voices trembled or
 uncertain notes. An eXhilarauns :. sense of her own sex and charm
 thrilled Julia; she knew that he found
 her sweet and young and wonderful [ "I'd like to talk about you!' said Garter Hazard. Julia found his au l dacity delightful; she began to fee
 that she could not keep up with tht dazzling rush of his repartee. Yor know. the minute I saw you h. added