Aunt Jane's Nieces Out West

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Let's see;

tell him to put that Moore girl in her place."

The young fellow bowed and left the room. McNeil smiled slyly to himself

as he bent over his manuscript. Jones had gone to Maud's side to inquire

anxiously after her injury.

"I don't imagine it will amount to much," she said reassuringly. "Mr.

Goldstein wants me to rest quietly until this afternoon, when our new

photo-play is to be produced. I'm to do the leading part, you know, and

he thinks I'll be able by that time to get through all right."

Goldstein overheard this and came toward them, rubbing his hands together

nervously.

"That seems unwise, Miss Maud," objected Jones. "To use your foot so

soon might make it much worse. Let us postpone the play until some

other time."

Goldstein's face was a study. His body twitched spasmodically.

"Oh, Mr. Jones!" he exclaimed; "that's impossible; it wouldn't do at

all! We've been rehearsing this play and preparing for its production for

the last two weeks, and to-day all our actors and assistants are here and

ready to make the picture. I've already postponed it four hours--until

this afternoon--to favor Miss Stanton, but, really--"

"Never mind the details," interrupted the boy. "I do not consider Miss

Stanton able to do her work to-day. Send her back to her hotel at once

and order the play postponed until she is able to attend."

Goldstein was greatly disturbed by this order, issued quietly but in a

tone of command that brooked no opposition. Again he glanced shrewdly at

the young man, and in the manager's face astonishment and fear were

intermingled.

"Sir," he said in repressed tones, for he was really angry and had been

accustomed to wield the power of an autocrat in this establishment, "you

are placing me in an embarrassing position. I am expected to make every

day count, so that the Continental may pay a liberal profit to its

owners. To follow your instructions would burden us with an enormous

expense, quite useless, I assure you, and--"

"Very well. Incur the expense, Goldstein.

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