"
"Oh, Dot Johnson!" said Prue. "Well, she is harmless."
"She's _not_ harmless," declared Mrs. Tapp. "I. Tapp ordered me to get
her here because, he wants Ford to marry her."
"Marry Dot Johnson?" gasped Prue.
"Oh, bluey!" ejaculated the slangy Cecile.
"But of course Ford won't do it," drawled Marian.
"Then he means to disinherit poor Ford! Oh, yes, he will!" sobbed the
lady. "They've had words about it already. You know very well that
when once I. Tapp makes up his mind to do a thing, he does it." And
there she broke down utterly, with the girls looking at each other in
silent horror.
CHAPTER XXIII
BETWEEN THE FIRES
The discovery of Louise's identity was but a mild shock to Lawford
after all. His preconceived prejudice against the ordinary feminine
member of "The Profession" had, during his intercourse with Cap'n Abe's
niece, been lulled to sleep. Miss Louder and Miss Noyes more nearly
embodied his conception of actresses--nice enough young women, perhaps,
but entirely different from Louise Grayling.
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