The Sorrows of a Show Girl by Kenneth McGaffey
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page 61 of 142 (42%)
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"I think Mr. Klaw and Mr. Erlanger are just the nicest men to give the
Friars the New York Theatre for the big doings. "You want to go. All our set will be there with their hair in a braid. "Oh, yes; Wilbur and I are getting along just splendid. We have been engaged now for nearly two weeks and have only broken it off three times. "I went to see 'Miss Hook of Holland' the other night and Wilbur got jealous and told me that if his show wasn't good enough for me to see without having to go to others to just come across with his ring and he would cancel the engagement. "I, being a girl of some spirit and pride, just naturally yanked Mr. Ring off and threw it at him. "That made him hedge and before long we were cooing over a bottle of wine like a couple of turtle doves. "You can't take any too much off these men. Keep 'em guessing; thats my system. And then they will walk sideways, so as to not overlook any bets. "Take that Alla McSweeney for example. She falls in love and is always on the job, like Faithful Fido. Sits around the flat and gazes at his photo all day and from quitting time on she is there with her ear to the ground waiting to hear him get out of the elevator. "That aint little Sabrina's graft. |
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