Cora picked up her coat. “Come on, Margie. We’ve just wasted our time.”
“I’d stay if I were you, Margie,” said Miss Williams. “What I have to say should interest you.”
And in those words Janet knew the decision. Helen had the lead and Margie was to get the second rôle. She was out, but at least she could take it without creating a scene like Cora.
Chapter XI
A FAMOUS DIRECTOR ARRIVES
Miss Williams looked at the three girls remaining and she spoke slowly, choosing her words with care.
“I regret that Cora took that attitude,” she said, “for there was no influence used in my selection of Helen for the lead. She was much better in the tryout than Cora.”
Then the instructor turned to Margie.
“You did a nice bit as Abbie,” she went on, “and I want you to take that rôle. Janet was practically as good as you were on the lines, but you seem a little more like the character. You’re thinner and you flutter around more than Janet, and Abbie is a very fluttery sort of a person.”
Margie grinned. “In other words, Abbie is a dizzy sort of a gal and I’m that type.”
“Call it that if you want to,” smiled Miss Williams. “Do you want the part?”