A Daughter of Delilah — page 57: what you’re looking at

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48 “LOVE THAT HATH US IN THE NET! ‘‘How much do you expect to get for those signs?’’ ‘‘Haven’t the faintest idea!”’ | ‘‘Look here, Ed. I’m not going to desert you now,” }?? Alston burst out. ‘‘Come with me—lI insist He thrust one arm through that of his friend, adding: “Tam going to the Frivolity Theater. They want a good man for scenic work. Stimson, the manager, is a friend of mine. The employment will be regular, as they go in for variety business, and there is money in it.’’ | Hawley became as pale as death. | The suddenly aroused hope was almost too much for him, and he was led away unresistingly by Alston. He remembered being introduced to Stimson, a portly, middle-aged man, with an expansive shirt front, in the center of which was a diamond as large as a walnut, whose brilliancy appeared to be for the purpose of illuminating a watch-chain as thick asa man’s finger. He heard as ina dream the conversation concerning Mr. Stimson’s require- ments, and was told that he might begin work right away at a salary of sixty dollars a week! After three months of absolute beggary, this was a fortune! And yet, only a ‘short time back he had frequently spent a hundred dollars upon one evening’s enjoyment! So pleased was the management with his work—his steady application, his quiet, unassuming manners, thai an agreement was drafted wherein he was bound to work for the Frivolity exclusively at a salary of one hundred dollars per week. | | The flat in Twenty-third street was soon comfortably furnished, and a neat servant-maid added to the little household. Once more, Edward Hawley held up his head. COMIEDOOKS Eo)