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244 THE $500 CHECK. Bert smiled. ‘¢T hardly know what will be a fair price to ask.”’ ‘We will give you the same salary that Hazleton received, fifteen dollarc a week, and you pay your own board. Is that satisfac- tory ?”’ | Bert opened his eyes. Fifteen dollars a week seemed to him a large sum, for evening work. He found afterward that he was ex- pected to appear at rehearsal; but even with this additional duty, the post appeared to him an easy one. ‘¢T accept the terms,’’ he said. ‘All right ; where are you boarding ?”’ He gave the address. ‘¢Please be at the theatre to-morrow at ten, and Mr. Pearson will hear you rehearse and give you a few points.’’ Unknown to Bert there were two persons present at the theatre that night who recog- nized him. One of the male boarders, prompted by a rather significant hint from Miss Angelica, had invited that young lady to accompany him to the performance. They sat in the sixth (E(@) AA) G JOO CSir