CAPE MAY GOONTY TIMES, SEA ISLE CITY.

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THE REAL ADVENTURE By HENRY KITCHELL WEBSTER

Copyright 1916. Bobbs Merrill Co.

dose gets a job as chorus girl in a musical show but THE TEST SHE HAS TO UNDERGO IS SOMEWHAT EMBARRASSING

Synopsis.—Rose Stanton, a younc woman llrlng In modest rircnmhtccces. marries wealthy Rodney Aldrich and for more than a year live* in luxury nnd laziness. This life disgusts her. She hopes that rlu-n her baby comes, the job of being a mother will keep her happy i i. t busy. But ahe has tw'ns and their care la put luto the hands of n trained nurae. Intense dissatisfaction with the useless life of luxury returns to Rose. She determines to go out and earn her living, to i-.Ate good on her own hook. She and Rodney have some bitter semes wrangling over this so-called whim. Rose leaves home, however, moves i:/.o a cheap rooming bouse district and gets a job In a theater.

CHAPTER XV^-Continued. —11— hot professional experience have liadT" he asked. ■1 haven't had any." • almost smiled when she stopped • Any amateur experienceT 1 he •cd. . a lot." said Rose; "pageants i hi tigs, and two or three little ,n yon danceT” » Mild Rose. ■aid he supposed ballroom danc- ; - what she meant, whereupon id him ahe waa a pretty good Him dancer, but that It was gyro duncing she had In mind. : right," be Bald. "See If yon do this. Watch me. and then ie me exactly." the Intensity of her absorption questions and her own answers tLi ::i. she had never given a 'tough' tin' by - •.finders. But now as they : lock to give him room, she swept dan.'e across their faces. They all *nilles of sorts. There was soroer.c nmnsiag about this—something of the regular routine. A little ■• of chorus girls halted In the act going out the wide doors, and stood t. lnng. Waa It Just a b-ax? The ■pr. -.ed, unnatural silence sounded c ii. But at what John Galbraith l ' ne of the bystanders guffawed trigfct. t Wasn’t pretty the dance step he - ui.-d—a tert of stiff-legged skip fomiianled by a vulgar hip wriggle iniudlng with a atralght-out • - luck. A sick dl-gu»t clutched R"m- u* she watched—on utter rebi n ir.itu the whole loathly tusl•'V. ur h« asked, turning to her aa :.'.;»h«*l lie waant amlllng at all. ■Im not drvaaed to do that." ahe 1 know you're not." he admitted >‘Ut It can be done, lick up 'kills and do It aa yon are—If c r -nUy want a Job." 1 •• «a* Just a faint edge of couin tlut last phrase and. merriit roused her auger. A blaze : m her blue eyes, and two spots ' el color defined themselves In • -Xht up her skirts as be had • f" do. executed without comthe stlff-leggcd skip and the iiud finished with a horizon- !*•• kick that UTtched UU

know that It was the highest encomium he was capable of. CHAPTER XVlI. Rose Keeps the Path. Rose rehearsed twice a day for a solid week without forming the faintest conception of who "the girt" was or why she was “the girl u[>-stairs." During the entire period she never saw a tar of music except what stood on the piano rack, nor a written word of the lyrics she was supposed to slug. Rose couldn’t sing very much. She had rather a timorous, throaty little contralto that contrasted oddly with the fine, free thrill of her speaking voice. But nobody had asked her whether she could sing at all. She picked up the tune quickly enough by car. but the words she was always a little uncertain abont. She finally questioned one of her colleagues In the (horns about this haphazardness, and was told that back at the beginning of things, they had had their voices tried by the musical director. They had never had any music to sing from; there bad been half a dozen mimeograph copies of the words to the songs, which the girls had put their heads together over, and moie or less learned. What had become of this dope the gUl

didn't know.

She wus a pale-haired girl, whom Rose thought she had heard addressed

as I-arson.

Rose made a surprising discovery

when, with a friendly pat on the sofa beside ber, for sa Imitation to alt down, the girl began answering ber question. She was a real beauty. Only yon had to look twice at her to perceive that this was so; and what she lacked was Just the unanalysable qual-

ity that makes one look twice.

“I don’t know what you should worry about any of that stuff for.” she said. "Uow you sing or what you sing

don't make much difference." Rose admitted that It didn't seem

to. "But you see." she said (she hadn't had a human soul to talk to

for more than a week, and she had

make a friend of somebody), “you see I've Just got to keep this Job. Ann If every little hcl|>s. as they may. per-

We've been rehearsing this piece two weeks," he said presently, looking away from her when he began to talk. 'and I couldn't take anyone Into th<chorus now whom I'd have to teach the rudiments of drncing to. That's why a test was necessary. Also. I couldn't take anybody who had come

down here—for a lark."

With that. Rose understood the whole thing. John Galbrullb had clasalfled her. or thought he had. as a well-bred young girl who. In a moment of pique or mischief, had decided It would be fun to go on the stage. The test he had applied wasn't, from that point of view, unnecessarily cruel. The girl he had taken her for would, on being ordered to repeat the grotesque bit of vulgarity -f his, have drawn her dignity about her like a cloak and gone bark In a chastened spirit to the

world where she oelonged.

gorgeous apparition came sweeping by them just now, on a line from the dressing room to the door—a figure that, with regal deliberation, was dosing a bine broadcloth cast, trimmed with sable, over an authentic Callol frock. The georgette hat on top of It was one that RoiW had last seen In a Michigan avenue shop. It had found Us proper buyer—fulfilled Its destiny. •on. Grant!" said John Galbraith. The queenly creature itopi>ed short and Rose recognized her with a Jump

as the sulky chorus girl.

Galbraith walked over to her. “I _

sha'n't need you any mote. Grant" j t> a ps that would."

He spoke In a quiet. Impersonal sort The'girl looked at her oduiy. almt »t of way, but his voice had. aa always, i auspiciously, as If for a moment ahe a good deal of carrying power. "It's ‘ j„ubted whether Rose had spoken In

something very different from a prancing chorus girl. The others gicried and exchanged glances with Dave at the piano. They didn't understand. To them, the compliment seemed to have been delivered with the left hand. And somehow, an amused recognition of the fact that they didn't understand, as well as of the fact that she did. flashed across from John Galbraith's eyes to hers. The Impetus and direction of Rose's car.-er derived from two Incidents which might Jnst as well not have hupi<-ned—two of the flakiest of small chances. The first of these chances concerned Itself with Edna Larson and her had voice. It was a bad voice only when ahe talked. IThen she sang It had a gorgeous, thrilling ring, and volume ugh for four. Besides, ahe bad an

bnrUly worth yout while trying to wo-k. I suppose, when you're ns prosperous as this. And It Isn't w->rth my while to have you soldiering. You needn't report again." lie nodded, not nnamlably. and turned away. She glared after him unu called out In s hoarse, throaty voice. "Thank my stars I don't hare to

work for you."

He'd come back to Rose again by this t'me. and she saw him smile. "When you do It." he said over his thou Me:, "thank them for me too." Then ie Rote: "She's a valuable girl: Tin giving you ber place because tie won't get down to butluews. I'd rather have a green recruit who will. The next rehearsal Is at a quarter to eight tonight. Give your name and address to M'. yuan before you go. By the

way. whst is your namet"

“Rose Stanton." she ss'J "But . . She hsd to follow him a step or two because be hod already turned away. 'But may 1 give aoma other name than that to Mr. guaur He frowned a Utile dubiously and asked her bow old rhe was. And eien when ahe told him twenty two. he didn't look altogether reassured. -That's the truth, is It? 1 mean, there's nobody who can come down here about three days before we open and call me a kidnaper, and lead

I you away by the ear?*

[ "No." said Rose gravely, “there's i

Going to Help You." and sang squarely

At seven o'clock In the morning tney went back to the lunch room and ate an enormous breakfast; thei. Rose walked Edna out to the park and back, and at eight they were up In her room again. They raided the delicatessen at eleven, and made a slender meal. And at twelve, husky of voice. ! but Indomitable of mind—Edna at last, as well as Bose—they confronted Galbraith. When the test scene came. Rose could hardly tnanagi her own first line, and drew a sharp look of Inquiry from Galbraith. But on Edna's first cue. her line was spoken with no hesitation at all. and In tone, pitch, and Inflection Ii was almost a phonographic copy of the voice that had served It for a model. There was a solid two seconds of j silence. When the rehearsal was over Galbraith called Edna out to him and al- 1 lowed himself a long. Incredulous stare at her. “Will you tell me. Larson." he asked, "why in the name of 1 heaven. If yon conld do that, you didn't i do It yesicrday?” “I couldn't do It yesterday," she said. "Dane taught me.” “Taught yon!" he echoed. "I»ane!'' | he called to Rose, who had been watching a little anxiously. “Larson tells me yon tanght her. How did you do it?" “Why. I Just—taught her.” said Rose. "I showed her how I said each line, and I kept on showing her until . she could do It.” "How long did It take you—all night r "All the time there was since last rehearsal." said Rose, “except for ; three meals." “Ye gods!" said Galbraith. "Well, live and learn. Look here! Will you I , teach the others—the other four In j ' the sextette? Ill see you're paid for ;

It"

“Why. yea—of course," said Rose. '

| hesitating a little.

“Oh. I don't mean overnight." he said, “but mornings—between rehears-

als—whenever you ecu."

"I wasn't thinking of that." said Bose. "1 was just wondering If they'd want to be taught—1 mean, by another chorus girl, you know." "They'll want to be taught if they want to keep their Jobs." said Gal

ikeKTCrm J'-rU who fuuy about U.eJr <51swatloa and aaaumo a personal rharaa ••f U.atr nerve*, ha Vo •’nerve*" and are »H to have no disaatlon Tour mental attitude control* your body. Hap-

; pine** I* health.

SOME DAINTY COCONUT DISHES. The fresh coconut Is so delirious j when carefully peeled and grated, so

innch superior to the drti-d article, that It should be used more freely when It Is In season nnd may be (•ought for eight to Coconut Soup.— Put two quarts of

Rood white stock luto a saucepan, add a half teaspoonful of salt, one blade of nine,., two bay leaves and half a cupful of finely chopped coconut; simmer gently for one and n half hours, then strain and reheat, adding six ta-Mi-poonful* of rice flour mixed with a little of the cooled stock, add two cupful* of thin cream and serve hot. A half cupful of grated coconut added to a cream pie or to a simple custard. either cup custard or a pie. makes a pleasing change. Coconut Crequeues.—Put u quart of milk In a double boiler, stir In a cupful of farina, u tenspoonful of salt, and cook, stirring until thick and well cooked. Add a cupful of chopped coconut. one tea spoonful of butter, three tablcspoonfuls of sugar and a half teaspoonful of almond extract Remove from the fire nnd let stand over hot water 15 minutes. Pour Into a buttered pan to mold. When chilled cut In slices, roll In plenty of fine bread crumbs and fry In hot fat. Drain nnd serve with a sweet sauie. Coconut Souffle.—Rent four eggs until light, add six tnblcsp«*onfuls of flour, a ten spoonful of linking powder, six table spoonfuls of sugar, one teaspoonful of orange extract, oue cupful of finely -hepped coconut and two cupfuls of milk. Mix carefully and turn Into a buttered fireproof dish as soon a* it is se\ sprinkle with another cupful of grated coconut and two »iblespoonful* of sugar. Serve hot. Coconut Filling for Layer Cake.— Bent the whites of three eggs until stiff, add enough confectioners' sugar to make It of the consistency to spread, flavor with a little rose extract nnd sprinkle It thickly with fresh grated coconut. Fondant stirred thick with coconut, flavored end made into hall*. Is a very

nice confection.

who'll do that.’

-Very well." be said. •Tell Quan

any name you like.'

The name she did tell him was Dorts

Dans.

At the appointed time for rehearsal ahi- waa on band. She wa» one of the

find of the churua to reach the hall. I \vhate\<

■i d she hail neatly finished putting oh her working clothe* before the rest of them canto pelt lug in. But she didn't g«-t out quickly enough to miss th<- setiaatlon that was ridling tb.-in all-Ute news that Grant had been dropped. A few were Indignant; the re*t merely

curiowa.

Before site had been w orking fifteen minute*, ahe had forgotten all alwul Grant. She'd even forgotten her resolution not to let John Galbraith re-

good faith. "You've got as good a Culture of losing your Job." she said, “aa Galbraith has of losing his. Dave tells me Galbraith's going to put you

with us In the sextette."

Dave was the thick pianist, whom Rose had found In the highest degree obnoxious. His announcement was entitled to consideration, even though ll couldn't be tanked upon. There wc.v three mediums and three big girls In tb* sextette (Edna Larson was one of the mediums, and no needn't fear replacement by Rone, who was a big girl). Besides appearing In two nuw ber* "» ■ background to one of the irlnrii>ala. they had on* all to them selves, a fart which constituted them

a sort of super-chorua.

But the Intimation that Rose waa to be promoted to this select Inner circle. didn't, us It flr-t came t-- her. give bn any pleasure. Somehow. Larson told ber about IL sbe COUid fairly see the knowing. grea»* gnu that would have been Dave's comment on this prophecy. And. In the aame flash, she Interpreted the Larson girl's look, half Incredulous, half satirical. T haven't heard anything about being put In the sextette." she said oulek5y. “and I don't believe ! will be." “Well. I don't know why not." There was a new warmth in the medium's voice. Rose had won a victory here, and ahe knew IL “You've got the looks and the shape; you can done better than any of the big girls, or umediums, el the,'. And If he doeau l put that big Benedict lemon Into the bock line where ah. belongs and give y ou her place In the sextette. It Will be because he's afraid of her drag." ttoae forebore to Inquire luto the nature of the Benedict girl's di-g.

It may have been. Ji*hu

Galbraith was evidently not afraid of It because ss be dismissed that very rebean-at, calling the teat of the chorus for twelve the following morn log. and the sextette for eleven, be told Rose to report st the earlier hour. The chorus was probably unaulmuuIn Its view of this promotion. When Grant came back -ud ate her humble pie in vain, and taler, when Betted I • t W** relegated to a place In the ba<

tunc. But when *hc spoke It sounded | bralth. And then, to her astonishment ttou.

like someone who didn't know- how, trying to play the slide trombone. She was simply deaf. It seemed, to the

subtleties of Inflection.

Dally, she reduced Galbraith to helpless wrath. Evidently he didn't mesn to be a brute about IL He began every one of bis tussle* to improve her reading of a Une with a gentleness that would have done credit to a kindergartener. But after three attempU. e;.ch more ominously gentle than the last, his temper would suddrttly fly all

to pieces.

The girl, queerly. didn't seem

-and also peraaf^ to his. for the thing was radically out of the etiquette of the occasion—he reached out and j shook hands with her. “I'm very much

obliged to you." be said.

The second of two incidents destined to have a powerful Influence at this time In Hose's Ufe concerned Itself with a certain afternoon frock In u

Michigan avenue shop.

The owners of The Girl Dp-StalH" were staggered by the flgun that Gnl- , bralth Indicated as the probable cost of having a first-class brigand in New

cara. But In the dressing room one j York design the costume*, and a firm night, after one of these rehearsals, | „f pirate* In the same neighborhood Rose got a different view. As she sal execute them. It was simply Insane.

Many of the costumes could he bought, ready mr.de. on State street or Michigan avenue. Some of the fancy things could be executed by a competent wardrobe mistress. If someone would give her the tden*. And Ideas—one could pick them up anywhere. Mr* Goldsmith, now—she wa’ the wife of the senior of the two owners -had splendid taste and would be glad to put It at tbelr service. There was no reason why she should not at once take the sextette down town and fit

them out with their dresses.

Galbraith shrugged his shoulders, but made no further complaint. It won, be admitted, as they had repeatedly pointed out, their own money. So a reudexvou* was made between Mrs. Goldsmith and the sextette for a store on Michigan avenue at three o'clock on an afternoon when Galbraith was to he busy with the prlnrliutls. He might manage to drop before they left to cast his eye over

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•lug nuylhiug now; that ahe was 1st a passive, plastic thing t>**ed. uiig swilled about by the driving

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Galbraith was craxy about the net girl The only way sbe hud of refu mg the assumption would be by mul tug good In:-naely «hut they Ik- compelled to see that her prom-

U .:i had been Inevitable. It was In thi* splnl.

checks

tfa

nt •>( whimsical amuse- I She rv*ui»« icetdcd Ruse take him couldn't hat le wasn't a brute, how- | had beeu done badly. 1 suit his pur-to art | understood the

; after her aa six

so If her t.»U

__ _ he sent pltlDent. al iked off—ahe didn't i IL Becau

that sbe attacked rehearsal. At ll*

end Galbraith said to m r : “You're doing very well indeed. Dane. If 1 could have cnlight you ten yet.ra ago 1 could

have made a dancer of you." It was a vcy r.-m. unqualified rom-

, bj *

As she sal

down on a bench to unlace her shoes, she looked straight Into Edna Larsons face—a face sunken with a despair that turned Hose cold. The t.erics*, tragic eyes were staring, v . lout recognition, straight Into

Rose’s own.

Rose delayed her dressing till the other gtrls were gone, then sat down

lv.->!dc Edna.

“You're all right." she said, feeling very inadequate. "I'm going to help

you."

"It's always like this," the girl said. “IF* no use. He'll put me l ack In the

chorus again."

"Not If I can help It." Bose said. “Rut the first thing to do 1* to come along and get something to eat." During the next hour Uoee learned, for the first time, what the weight of an Immense melancholy Inertia can be. The girl »a* like one paralyzed— paralyzed by repeated fnllur.-* nnd disaster*, of which ahe told Rose freely When Galbraith had put hi luto the sextette, a hope. Ju»t about dead, had been reawakened. She'd learned to dance well enough to *acape rei.*ure. and she'd seen for her self how Indispensable her singing voice was to the aeZtette. And then It had appeared she'd have to talk And ber talking wasn't H*bt. "Look here I" maid Rose, when the story ws. told. (This was * cross the table In a dingy little lunch room.) I "Yuu'rv going to say your line* before tomorrow'• rehearsal so that Galbraith won't stop you once We're going to my room now. a..d I'm cuing to teach you. Come abmg." In a sort of dite. the girl went. Rum- put her Into a chair, sat down opposite her, took the find phrase of her first apeceu, and *uld It very slowly. very quietly, half a dozen times. That ua< at half-past eleven o'clock nt night By midnight. Edna rould say thorn lirst three word* to Rose's satisfaction. They worked like that straight through the night, except that two or throe time* the girt broke down : said it wa* hopetou. She got up once and said that she wa* going home. wbt-reuiHin lion* locked the door uud put the key la her stocking.

the

electt

me rather uncomfortable misgiving* that Rose set out to revisit a part of town no rtosely associated with the fir«t year of her married Ufe. The particular shop wav luckily, one that she hadn't potrouU-d In that former Incarnation; hut It wa* lu the same block with half a dozen

that she bad.

Hoa* Aldrich's sducation and good breeding and her eagerm *• to make good scon put her at the head of the Hat of chorua women. Mow new opportunity comes to her Is told In the nest instalment.

His Choice.

"Isn't It rather danger Europe at Ud* timer ••Oh. 1 d«oT know," s firmed globe trotter. "1

that tt»- professional gamblers who uM-d to Infest *teamtkl|*a have dt-ap-pt-afed. because of tb" war. I'd rather face * submarine Uum. a (Wrd sharp."

Every man'* horn* I* Ms raatle; "th* progress of th* Ideal of' plvln living and high thinking will maka a man's

home a shrtns

A home should he neither so preuni* nor rlwrsnt that It drawi'one *

ntlon from Its owner

A FEW APPETIZING SALADS. Salad* well combined, well seasoned, nd well garnished are always a great addition to any menu.

Vegetable Salad.-Mix

together well chilled, rooked string beans, thinly 01101*1. cucunibera. ami shredded lettuce. For the dressing use three tabloapoonfuls of olive oil. one tab'■•spoonful of lemon Juice, salt, mustard, paprika and red pepper In small quantities. beet with nn egg beater and place „n Ice to .-hill. Four over the vegetables Ju»l at they are served. Cold rooked Carrol*, cut lu shoestring*. cold string l>rnn«. with a few caiier* aud mayonnaise dre**lnK served on lettuce Is another good mixture. Orange Jelly Salad.—Dissolve on* table*pointful of gelatin tn one-third of n cupful of strained orange Juice, nnd stir over the fire until well heated. Have ready half n cupful of nut meats coarsely chopped. IVcl three orange*, divide Into » -ctlon* and cut each section Into half. Whitt the Jelly Is ready to mold, pour n little of It luto the wet muMs. add some of the nut*, and orange section*, then more Jelly until the mold* are full. When ready to serve, turn out on crisp lettuc* leave* nnd top with n »j»oouful of

whipped cream.

Plneappl* Salad.—Arrange slices of canned pineapple on Individual plate*, place n whole marshmallow in the cr.tter with small piece* of marshmallow scattered over the pineapple, then put a few cherries around It. and on top of the marshmallow e nut meat. Over th* top ;»ur a rich mayonnaise dressing To mak- the mayonnaise, put yolk of an egg Into a cold howl, add u fourth of a tcaspoonfu! of *alL a dash of red pepper, n fourth sf a fanwionfal mustard, beat until thick, then add n half tenvpoouM ot \o»dered sugar and a tea»i“>onful of lemon Juice, txat v..!!. thm add a little at a time the olive oil. when It Is thick, thin with more lemon Juice or vinegar, adding more oil until two tableapoonfuls of lemon Juice or vinegar and th’.-oTourth* of n cupful of

oil arc u«-«L

Oatm.nl cookies to bo entirely wholesome should have the oatmeal well browned In the oven before combining H with the other Ingredients ami If It U the course large fiak.-s It should be ground through the meat grinder before browning

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