“I am very sure Mrs. Ringold will not agree to having the chorus cut out of the program!” Mrs. Moon exclaimed. “And I can see that is what you are aiming at. If she were here——”
“Why isn’t Mrs. Ringold here?” interposed another of the members.
“She was too busy.”
“Really? And aren’t our private and personal affairs just as important as Mrs. Ringold’s?” was the exclamation. “I approve of what Mrs. Norwood says. Give Miss Allister one more chance. If the chorus does not show up better at the next rehearsal, cut it out and find other numbers to take the place of it.”
On the way home in the Norwood car Amy whispered to Jessie:
“Suppose they do cut out the chorus, Jess?”
“Well—if they do?” returned her chum.
“What I said before. We might get better parts. And get Nell Stanley into it, too.”
“Oh, goody!” exclaimed Jessie, suddenly clapping her hands. “And there is Bertha, too.”
“Bertha Blair?” asked Amy curiously.