The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19

Leave us go up to Mins, Julie; some of the girls are sure to be thcre. ''weIl-'' Julia was smiling ain- lessly at the sunlight; Now she pat
 | ted back a yawn. walk? ?' "Oh, sure. It's lovely out" It was tacitly understood that Julia
 was to be an actress some day, when
 she was older, and the boarding : which the Pages were idly saunter-
 ing, was inhabited almost entirely by theatrical folk. Emeline and Julia were quite at home in the shabby and today walked in at the basement door, under a flight of wooden stairs that led to the barbour floor. and
 surprised the household at lunch in the dark, bay-windowed front room. Mrs. Tarbury, a large. uncorseted
 woman, presided. Her boarders . ed down the long table. Luncheon was prot1erly over, but the girls were , still gossiping over their tea, Flies buzzed in the sunny window, and the rumpled tabIecIoth was covered with
 crumbs. Mrs. Tarbury kissed Mrs. Page, and Julia settled down between two affectionate chorus girls . Jul" said one of these. Julia smil- ed without raising her eyes from the ], absent1y playing.
 She's got the ti,s blues tod today" I said i'd heri"
 "Is that right, Jul" somebody ask
 ed solicitiously.
 "Just about as right as Mama ever : gets it, the girl said. still with her
 indifferent smile. Because her moth CT was shallow and violent, she had : learned to like a pose of silence. of
 absent -mindednesss and because of { forted by the rented rooms and from aHmony, Julia was removed from the
 necessity that drove these other girls to the hard and constant work of the air of fastidious waiting, She was going to be an actress, yes. but not rot ,a until naa,+s some asa Jd,,tn plum was offered, Meanwhile she listened to the others. followed the history of l: the favourites of the stage eagerly. and never saw less than four shows a [ week. Julia, at Juliets age. had her . own ideas as to the interpretation of the Balcony Scene, and could tell why ' she thought the art, of Miss Rehan : Modjeska, But personally she lacked ambition. in this direction at least. { However. she Joined In the girls ]: talk with great zest "a manager was ! to be put in his place. and several [ theories were advanced as to his !: treatment,
 me twenty lines in the next, I'll go E on to New York" said a Mss Connie {: Ginard dispassionately. There's par ? ty I know there rents house that 2 Frohman owns, and he'd give me a ]: letter. What I want Is Broadway success"
 ! ''That time we p1ayed-you know; !. seven weeks running, in Portland, ! said a stout, aging actress, "the time Y my little dance made such hit, you :: Mind ,er, Max never come near us this morning. interrupted a Miss Rose F Ransome firmly. ''Beeause he knew l. what he done, and he wasn't looking
 for ons ,roobls af the He resnS wF9ts essrs t e'menting on the show" the dancer !: resumed,
 Say. Julie. want to walk down to ' Kearney with me?'' Miss Girard said, j: jumping up. " I want to get my ! corsets. and We might drop in and ! see If we can work Foster for some 1. seats for tonight
 "I've got a date tonight" said Ju- . la, with 6 glance at her mother, z "what's that2" Emeline said sharp i""why, Mama, I told you I was ge- 2 ing to the Orpheum with the Rosen' ! "she's going with the whole bunch '' z Mrs, Page commented with a shrue s, "I can't stand them. but she ean!' S 'I want to tell you right now. there . not anybody can play the piano as F good as he can"
 ' That's right Julia said. very low, Well, excuse me from the bunch! g Mrs. Page said 1azily.
 < But weVe G got real p pretty 3s rh,'Ie i,f1S 2 said smiling at Julia, The Tn, girls girls f red, 'Never mind, hahy level' sa1. said ~ the ofder woman seething1y. "1t's q. just Aunt Minis nensensel Say, but S' listen. Julia! Her tone grew sud ' denly intensei e,a 1 meane ss to asa 4n, Eoe s. s: Artherfs wants to know if you would take tob." S a month"; Julia said, still ruffled. TN O = Ne, this isn't anything like that
 dearie," explained Mrs Tarbury show for charity at tha Grand nex i month and they want a few profes Il sionals in it, to buck up the others Il All the sweiis are going. to be in it. l it's going to be something elegant 'I Of course they'd pay something, ane
 H it'd be a let of fun for you! Artheri
 H hurt you none to have him on youl H s:de, Julia. I promised I'd talk tC H yeu.'
 H "s "s.f'd aa it in minute said tht II stout actress from Portland, who's
 aanee. .,ss had t,n, 9een Eigned ge gSfying un sue H aSne aiaht, dear" Mrs Tarbur! H said, ii don't think they've decided II ea tae aiay." H What dye think. aiana?'' II i.I think he's get his gaN along Mra. Page admitted: ''One night!-- H and te learn the whole thing for that H I'll tell you what ta tell him-yol III teii faina thisi you say that you can III de at fer enc cent hessfn hundred II dobiaEsl''
 II -'Eay down. TewseIt said Conni II NT-~ Tarbury expressed II the same increduhty as she said ben il a pipe dream II she's lucky if she gets ten!'' Ik 'HTenl' squeaked Julia's mother, bu K Julia silenced her by saying care Ef iesslyi
 + 'sI'Ii tell you what, Aunt Min. I