Evening star., 1922-11-05

Wnat call real people. A year or so
! ago I might have been fooled. May
be I'm growing up at last, or they
have degenerated, but II you ask ME.
I'd rather listen to Squire Sweat gos-
sip about his neighbors, or hear
Sairy Jewett tell her troubles with
that runaway hubby of hers. Honest
feel as though I'd been breathing
place where the air is fairly clean?"
How about taxi ride up River
side driver" suggests Barry.
Just the thing. old dear" says l.
I'D like to take few deep breaths
! Of breezy atmosphere from he NJ. -
west and look at something sober and
dignified, like Grants tomb or the
/ Palisades"
A ND did both. So when Barry
\ dropped me at the studio about
| 1890 and l found Inez home from her
movie show I had nothing much to
report.
You had swell dinner. eh, Trilby
May?' she asks.
Not that I remember" says I.
"Oh, yes tho roast duckling was
rather gamey and the butter was ran
cid, but the company was worse"
you mean" says Inez.
"Plain rotten" says I. I'm of
Tortonrs for life. How was your
picture show? Flaming Love- wasn't
it?
.T,,.< r~ro IA .oy. Twas Uptoh H,a,r,
York girl gets to be dope fiend and
wanders OF into the country in her
automobile and meets up with a gypsy
chief who goes crazy over her. She
gets kidnapped. but her folks send
out gang of private detectives and
there's all kinds OF fghtin' and KILN.
but the gypsy keeps hold of her and
she gets to likin' him. and at the end
he cures her of the coke habit and
they marry in big church with all
her swell folks sittin' on one side and
the whole gypsy tribe on the other"
You win, Inez." says I. you've
been better entertained than I have.
Did Louisa 60 along, too?"
"Sure!" says Inez. And, say, you
know what?"
Absolutely not" says I. Spring
it,"
WELL" says Inez. "Louisa's gotta
move her store"
Go on" says I. I'm breathless."
block" explains Inez. but the rent is
more and she'll hafta fix 1t up a lot.
She wants 1 should go in as partner"
| You, Inez!" says I.
Uncle Nels would pay what it
costs" adds Inez, "and 1 could pay
him back from what we make. With
bigger place we do more business"
! But. Inez," I protested, ARE you
sure you want to be an active partner
in delicatessen shop-selling potato
salad. and sliced ham, and pickles. and
putting up sandwiches all day long?'
why not?' demands Inez.
well. for one thing" I goes on,
you don't have to. Uncle Nels is
quite willing and can we'll afford to
give you anything you want. Jus,
! imagine. You could travel almost
/ anywhere you wanted to-Bermuda
Florida, even South America or Eu-
rope"
Huh" says Inez. I'D get tired
sittin' around hotels with lotta
strangers. Noth!n' to do. Blu. it In1
partners with Louisa we gotta hustle
from morning to night. 1t amt go
bad, though. We can talk to each
| other and to the customers that come
in. You get to know folks that way
; Not at first, but when they come in
reg'lar they get to tellin' you things
how their sisters gonna get mar
ried next week, or their mother died
or their pet dog is lost. Then you
remember and ask 'em next time and
! continued stories you read in the
weeklies, only these are true. And
when you're helpin' people get meals
easy you're of some use. amt you?"
! You've made out a clear case
IneZ," says I. Go to it! Evidently
you know exactly what you want to
do, and that's more than most Of u.
can say"
! What you gonna do this winter
Trilby MayT she asks. Some more
talk actin'?'
|
yawned. who knows" says L
Barry tells me that Ames Hunt is
putting on new piece and wants to
see me. Probably shall look him ur
some time tomorrow"
X x X K
COMEHOW I wasn't anxious to know
~ what he had to offer. and yet only
the day before had been giving this
subject a lot Of thought. I had spent
at least a couple Of hours wondering
If he had forgotten me. and II he had
whether any Of the other managers
would remember that played in "The
Prince and the Flapper," and If
really was an actress or just a flash
in the pan. But after luncheon
went to see Ames Hunt.
"Ah, yes, Trilby May" he greeted
me. Sorry haven't a good part for
you in the new piece. but later in the
season something better may turn
up You'll want to be working.
though. SO I've cast you for a walk
on. Well, not really as bad as that.
You'll have a few lines. Comedy
maid, you know"
Exactly how many lines, If you
please, Mr.. Hunt?" I asked.
WELL" says he, II think there are
three cues. all in the third act"
Perhaps you can't see all Of the
picture I got from that-me stalling
around home or somewhere until $3.50
every evening. then drifting down to
The theater, getting into my costume
and appearing three times for perhaps