"Certainly."
"Has he ever acted?" asked Pearson, the second actor, doubtfully.
"No, but he can act. I'll undertake to train him."
"There isn't much time. Hazleton can't appear to-night."
"Don't worry! I'll see that he is not missed."
As Pearson went away, Orville said: "You'll help us out, won't you, my boy?"
"What do you want me to do?" asked Bert, his heart beating with excitement.
"Take the part of a newsboy. You've seen and heard them in the streets of New York, haven't you?"
"Yes; but it seems sudden. I should have to learn the part."
"All told there are not more than twenty lines, and you won't come on till the second act. You've spoken pieces, haven't you?"