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Chalker whistled the low note which indicates Surprise. "That's her husband, is it? The husband of Miss Carlotta Claradine, is it? Oho! oho! Her husband! Are you sure he is her husband?" "Do you know him, then?" "Yes, I know him. What was the real name of the girl?" "Charlotte Smithers. This is her first appearance on any stage and we made up the name for her when we first put her on the posters.
I made it myself out of Chlorodyne, you know, which is in the advertisements. Sounds well, don't it? Carlotta Claradine." "Very well, indeed. By Jove! Her husband, is he?" "And, I suppose," said the chairman, "lives on his wife's salary. Bless you, Mr. Chalker, there's a whole gang about every theater and music hall trying to get hold of the promising girls. It's a regular profession.
Chalker, surprised at this newly-developed enthusiasm for art, left him and walked up the hall, and sat down beside the chairman, whom he seemed to know. In fact, the chairman was also the proprietor of the show, and Mr. Chalker was acting for him in his professional capacity, much as he had acted for Mr. Emblem. "Who is your new singer?" he asked. "She calls herself Miss Carlotta Claradine.
And when the chairman brought down the hammer with the announcement that Miss Carlotta Claradine, the People's Favorite, would now oblige, it was Joe who loudly led the way for a tumultuous burst of applause.
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