What 's
happening? What is it you are stacking me up against?"
"Box party at the Grand. Here, have a cigar. Just a family affair,
you know. First night; certain to be a swell crowd there; everything
sold out in advance. Supper afterwards, private dining-room at the
Annex--just ourselves; no guests, except only the Star and her manager."
"The Star? I never heard that you people went in for theatricals?"
"Lord! they never did; but they 've experienced a change of heart. You
see, Lizzie took to it like a duck to water--she was the baby, the kid,
you know--and, by thunder, the little girl made good. She 's got 'em
coming and going, and the pater is so proud of her he wears a smile on
him that won't come off. It 's simply great just to see him beau her
around downtown, shedding real money at every step. Nothing is too
good for Lizzie just now."
"And she is the Star?"
"Sure, and the lassie is going to have an ovation, unless all signs
fail. Society has got a hunch, and that means a gorgeous turnout.
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