The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-06-03
All for the Pretty
Usher
By RUBY DOUGLAS

TNHE two men watched the drama
4 being enacted on the stage before
them. Neither one spoke. 1t was the
FIRST act
When the curtain fell, Ned Waters
turned to his companion and said:
"Well, Hal, you've got to hand it to
this young fellow. Two successful
plays on Broadway and four books
among the best sellers-at twenty
eight years old! How do you like
this?''
Harold Morton turned from his APP
parent search of the back aisle of the
theater.
"oh-great. Fine play" he said,
mechanically. Clever fellow-this
Armand"
Ned Waters felt the disinterested
tone. whats on your mind, Hal?
Looking for some one? Don't you
think the plays really good?"
Hal continued to look about. eyes
=" he admitted, "but I'm all for the
usher"
"Usher?" exclaimed his friend.
"Wnat uSnerE
Hal withered him with glance. do
you mean to say you didn't notice that
wonderful girl in the gray smock that
put us in our seats?"
"Tm sorry. old man, but ! didn't see
her. Who is she?|
sWho is she?" growled Hal. That's
just what want to know. That's just
what I'm going to make it my business
to find out She's the most beautiful
girl I've seen since / came North"
"Oh, you impressionable Southern
ers," scoffed Ned. Every girl is a
queen"
perfectly good play was lost on
Harold Morton that night, His COM
panion was disguised with him.
When they left, the little usher was
nowhere to be seen. Hal was discon-
solate. He felt as if Fate should have
permitted him one more look into those
eyes.
AS soon as possible again, Hal found
himself getting a single seat in the
same section. This time, the girl
seemed to recognize his face in
vague, far-off sort of way. He watched
the play, so as not to seem conspicu-
GUS, but, really, he was trying to work
out a way to know this girl.
He bought a third seat the follow
ing week. He was getting desperate.
He could think of no way in which to
meet her and he realized that he could
~ tv,A1
with that sort of girl. He could not
presumg~upon her helplessness in her
position of serving the public to
thrust himself on her. No, there must
be way.
Suddenly, as he sat watching the
second act for the third time-and
knowing very little about it, at that
he realized that this girl would I'M
doubtedly think that he was stage
door Johnnie coming so often to see
the leading woman. This determined
him to meet the girl.
He thought of an idea that might
not be too bad. He took from his
pocket the back of an envelope and
wrote few lines, procured fresh en-
velope while out between the acts, and,
as he left the theater handed it to the
girl asking her to give it to Miss
Eltinge," the star
The little usher looked at the address
after he had gone. ITO the Usher"
Then she laughed and opened it.
Hes clever, anyway" she told her
self.
Il cannot too heartily censor my
self for what / am doing, Miss Usher
in Gray" he had written, "but in this
great New York can find no means
of meeting you. feel that | should
like to know you. You seem like the
girls back home in Kentucky. Can
you, perhaps, find way?"
He had signed his name and given
her his address at the Fraternity
house in the Heights where he lived
with his colleagues.
1t was some days before he had a
note written on the paper of the
| Gaiety theater.
II know just one person from Ken
| lucky in all New York. come from
| tIle west HlySStl. ~ Is MISS beLu
Madison. II you can find her we
T might meet"
Harold lost no time in going to the
Kentucky society meeting and asking
everyone about Miss Beth Madison.
He found her He told her Of his won
derfuI girl and learned much of her,
much more than he had even dreamed
of, to her credit.
When he finally met her at Miss
Madison's apartment, he was more in
love with her than ever.
'You know" she was telling him,
late in-the evening, Il sort Of thought
I should like to know you-even that
first night when you came to the thea
ter with another man.
Il didn't think you even noticed
me- said Hal
"Oh- yes" she admitted, blushing.
"And / had been told, that day, that
7 should meet man, in the course of
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