"You are doing excellent work. If this play
is a hit I'll star you two in something more elaborate next week."
"Will you, really?" asked Ruth, as she came out of the scene.
"I really will," answered Mr. Pertell. "That's a promise!"
CHAPTER XVIII
A HIT
"Ruth, I do hope it's a success; don't you?" asked Alice.
"Of course I do. It means a whole lot."
"You mean to Mr. Pertell?"
"And to us, dear."
"What do you mean? Tell me."
The two girls were resting after the performance of the play "A False
Count." The last scene had been filmed, and the long strips of
celluloid, with the hidden pictures, sent to the dark room for
development. Not until then could it be told whether the affair had
been a success from a mechanical standpoint. And then, later, would
come the test before the great public.
"Did you hear what Mr. Pertell said to me?" asked Ruth.
"Well, he said so much, directing us, and all that--I'm sure I don't
recall anything special. What was it?"
"Why, he told me that if this play was a success--I mean if we showed
up well in it--he'd give us parts in a big drama he's getting ready.
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