"I really will," answered Mr. Pertell. "That's a promise!"
CHAPTER XVIII
A HIT
"Ruth, I do hope it's a success; don't you?" asked Alice.
"Of course I do. It means a whole lot."
"You mean to Mr. Pertell?"
"And to us, dear."
"What do you mean? Tell me."
The two girls were resting after the performance of the play "A False Count." The last scene had been filmed, and the long strips of celluloid, with the hidden pictures, sent to the dark room for development. Not until then could it be told whether the affair had been a success from a mechanical standpoint. And then, later, would come the test before the great public.