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hly business-like tone, "if your New York concert proves a success, for you to sign contracts to appear next season under my management in the principal cities of the country. When we know positively that this is advisable, we will discuss terms, and I assure you we shall not quarrel over the matter of a few dollars, more or less." "I'm sure we won't," replied Dorothy. Aunt Betty found herself hoping for the success of the plan. All opposition to the matter seemed, for the time, to have slipped her mind. Mr. Ludlow bade them good-by shortly after, and left in company with Herr Deichenberg. Dorothy closed the door softly behind them, then, happy that her ambition was at last to become a reality, threw herself in the arms of Aunt Betty and sobbed: "Oh, auntie, auntie, it has come at last, but it won't--it won't take me away from you." "We must not be too sure of that, my dear," Aunt Betty replied, as calmly as she could. Her wildly-beating heart cried out for the love and sympathy that she knew only this girl could give her. How could she ever, ever bear to give her up? "Auntie, dear," Dorothy said, straightening up and wiping her eyes with quick, nervous little dabs, "if such a thing as separation is even suggested, I shall never move a step from old Bellvieu--never, never!" "Oh, my dear, I cannot expect you to give up a great career for me." "What would any sort of a career be without you? Nothing--absolutely nothing! I wouldn't listen to it for a moment. Where I go there you shall go also." "But I am getting too old to travel." Aunt Betty's protest, however, sounded rather feeble. "Nonsense!" the girl replied. "You were the very life of our camping party, and I'm sure riding in railroad trains is not half so strenuous as speeding forty miles an hour over country roads in an automobile. No objections, now, auntie dear, unless you want me to give up my career before it is begun." "No, no, of course, I--" "Of course you don't want me to do that. Certainly not. For that very reason, if for no other, you are going to accompany me wherever I go, which means that you may as well start planning that new spring dress, for we will be traveling New Yorkward ere many weeks have passed." "Do you think blue would be becoming, dear?" Dorothy could have laughed outright with delight, when she saw how quickly Aunt Betty became lost in contemplation over what she should wear on the trip. "Well,
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