. The light of the star; a novel. XX. (S Douglass entered the theatrethat night Westervelt met himwith beaming smile. I amglad to see you looking sowell, Mr. Douglass. He nod-ded and winked. You are all right now,my boy. You have them coming. I was allwrong. What do you mean?Didnt she tell you?You mean about the advance sale?— grew cautious. Oh—well, then,I will be quiet. She wants to tell you. Shewill do so. Advance sale must be good, thought the 264 THE LIGHT OF THE STAR playwright, as he walked on into the audito-rium. The ushers smiled, and the old gate-keeper greeted him shor
. The light of the star; a novel. XX. (S Douglass entered the theatrethat night Westervelt met himwith beaming smile. I amglad to see you looking sowell, Mr. Douglass. He nod-ded and winked. You are all right now,my boy. You have them coming. I was allwrong. What do you mean?Didnt she tell you?You mean about the advance sale?— grew cautious. Oh—well, then,I will be quiet. She wants to tell you. Shewill do so. Advance sale must be good, thought the 264 THE LIGHT OF THE STAR playwright, as he walked on into the audito-rium. The ushers smiled, and the old gate-keeper greeted him shortly. Yeve won out, Mr. it be that this play is to mark thereturning tide of Helens popularity? heasked himself, and a tremor of excitement ranover him, the first thrill of the evening. Upto this moment he had a curious sense ofaloofness, indifference, as if the play were nothis own but that of a stranger. He begannow to realize that this was his third attemptto win the favor of the public, and accordingto an old boyi
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