He had
devised a very clever plan for getting Miss Cameron away from the
Tavern without attracting undue attention. She was to leave in one of
the automobiles that he had engaged to convey the players to
Crowndale. It should go without saying that she was to travel with him
in Peter's ramshackle car. In case of detention or inquiry, she was to
pose as a stage-struck young woman who had obtained a place with the
company at the last moment through his influence.
Mr. Rushcroft was not in the secret. Barnes merely announced that he
wanted to give a charming young friend of the family a chance to see
what she could do on the stage, and that he had taken the liberty of
sending for her. The star was magnanimous. He slapped Barnes on the
back and declared that nothing could give him greater joy than to
transform any friend of his into an actress, and he didn't give a hang
whether she had talent or not.
"We'll write in a part for her to-night," he said, "and we'll make it
a small one at first, so that she won't have any difficulty in
learning it. From night to night we'll build it up, Barnes, so that by
the end of our first month your protegee practically will be a co-star
with me.
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