Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19

comes the smell Of ham and red cabbage,
and the crash Of dishes on the American
plan.
The indeterminate hum of life in the
Thalia Is enlivened by the discreet, pop
ping-at reasonable and salubrious inter-
vals-of beer bottle corks. Thus pune
tuated, life in the genial hostel scans
easily-the comma being the favorite
mark, semi-colors frowned upon, and
periods barred.
Miss D'Armande's room was small
one. There was room for her rocker be-
tween the dresser and the washstand If
1t were placed longitudinally. On the
dresser were it's usual accoutrements,
plus the ex-leading lady's collected SOU
venirs of road engagements and photo
graphs of her dearest and best profess
sional friends.
At one of these photographs she looked
twice or thrice as she darned, and smiled
friendly.
this minute" she said, half aloud.
If you had been privileged to view the
photograph thus fattered you would have
thought at the first glance that you saw
the picture of a many -petalled white how
er, blown through the air by a storm.
But the floral kingdom was not response
bic for that swirl Of getsiious whiteR ness
Rosalie Ray as she made complete
heels-over- turn in her wistaria EN-
twined swing. far out from the stage,
nlR0 ABOVE the leaQS OF the audience
You saw the cameras inadequate repre-
sentation of the graceful, strong kick,
with which she, at this exciting moment,
sent dying, high and far, the yellow silk
garter that each evening spun from her
agile limb and descended upon the de-
lighted audience below.
You saw, too, amid the black clothed,
mainly masculine patrons Of select t Tsuf t6e
hope Of staying the fight Of the brilliant
aerial token.
Forty weeks of the hest circuits this
act had brought Miss Rosalie RAY. for
each of two years. She did other things
during her twelve minutes song and
dance. limitations Of two or three actors
who are but limitations of themselves,
and a balancing feat with a step-lad-
der and feather duster; but when the
blossom decked swing was let down from
the flies. and Miss Rosalie sprang smil-
ing into the seat. with the golden circlet
conspicuous in the place whence Ii was
soon to slide and become a soaring and
coveted guerdon-then IL was that the
audience rose in its seat as a single man
or presumably sO-and Endorsed the
speciality that made Miss Rays name O
favorite in the booking offices.
At the end of the two years Miss Raw
suddenly announced to her dear friend.
Miss O'Armande. that she was going TO
spend the summer at an antediluvian
village on the north shore of Long
Island, and that the stage would see her
no more.
Seventeen minutes after Miss Lynnette
D'Armande had expressed her wish to
know the whereabouts of her old chum
there were sharp raps at her door
Doubt not that It was Resale Ray.
At the shrill command 10 enter she did
SO. with something Of a tired hutter. and
dropped a heavy hand bag on the floor.
Upon my word, II was Resale, in loose.
travel-stained automobileless coat. closely
tied brown veil with ysri-long, flying
ends. gray walking suit and tan OK
fords with lavender overgaiters.
When she threw of her veil and hat
you saw a pretty enough face. now
flushed and disturbed by some unusual
emotion, and restless, large eyes with
discomfort marrng their brightness. A
heavy pile Of duh auburn hair, hastily
put up, was escaping in crinkly waving
strands and curling, small locks from
the confirming combs and pins.
The meeting Of the two was not marked
by the effusion vocal, gymnastical os-
culatory and catechetlcal that dlstin-
guishes the greetings Of their unprofes-