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Afterwards there was more hustle and bustle, and finally the bride and groom started for the railway station, with all the accompaniments considered so necessary to start newly wedded couples on such journeys. Others may have noticed, William certainly did, that though she smiled, there were tears in Mrs. Dearmore's eyes as she stood at the doorstep and waved her hands in farewell.

William Banks - William Adolphus Turnpike

And Tommy Watson, who attended every performance during the week for just so long as Flo Dearmore's act lasted, began to eat like a man who had many slim meals to make up for.

William Banks - William Adolphus Turnpike

We called her Dolly after Flo Dearmore's mother, who was very good to us" here he looked smilingly at Tommy, who had blushed at the mention of Flo's name "my little girl had beautiful brown eyes just like Dolly Turnpike's." He left them then. Whimple lingered a little while and finally blurted out "I never knew that about Epstein."

William Banks - William Adolphus Turnpike

The next morning the newspapers with one accord paid tribute to the cleverness of the Loch Lomond scene in "Flo Dearmore's turn," and at every remaining performance it was repeated. But William had no part in it. A choir boy from a city church got "the big money" the manager had talked of.

William Banks - William Adolphus Turnpike

But when Flo Dearmore's number went up he saw Watson lean forward with his arms on the rail in front of him, and even in the vague light of the semi-darkened theatre he noticed that his face was pale and drawn. The very simplicity of "the turn" constituted one of its greatest charms. Flo came on the stage and sang in a pure contralto voice several old country songs.

William Banks - William Adolphus Turnpike