Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-30

at the door, she caught the usher by the arm.
and demanded her reserved seat with some as
every sorry, miss; great crowd; Chrismas-day,
miss. Only three vacant seats left i'm front:
obliged to charge dollar extra for them"
But have already paid an extra price for
every sorry miss. Christmas-day. A dollar
extra. Those are my orders"
=, De n;a1 after 50 many Sisappointmsnts,
Cicely paid the required sum, and then began a
series Of hand-to-hand encounters with over
coats, as, following the usher, she wrestled her
tleman tOf Hebrew descent, accompanied her q
portion Of the way, and truly grateful was Miss
Wild for his assistance; turning to thank him
hold he was gone, but she had no time to regret
his DEPARTURE as the gIories of the stage met her
eye, and soon forgot every thing but the fairy
scene before her. In few minutes voice on
the left murmured
Pretty, isn't it?"
Beautiful" answered Cicely, warmly, with
"You don't hail from the city, i'i bet !" re-
sumed the voice; 81 know that by your fresh
Startled by this remark, Miss Wild turned be,
head, and encountered the admiring gaze of q
precOciOus youth of perhaps fifteen RUNNERS.
Turning her back upon this aspiring Lothario,
sae 0 tS was nHed upon the STAGE
"Fair unknown, why 30 pensive
This time the offender was rOtund gentleman
Of mature age, anu Clcely, somewhat alarmed,
returned no answer, but looked steadily toward
the stage. "Offended?o resumed the voice:
charming unknswn, deign to glance with pity
upon an humble admirer." At this petition,
Cicely rose from her seat and looked back over
the sea Of faces; no usher was In sight, but, pre-
ferring stormy passage to the presence Of the
humble sdmirer, she boldly made her way into
the aisle, and after MANY perils arrived at the
vestibule, where, encountering the usher, she
made formal complaint. every sorry, miss;
Christmas day; impossible to keep order; great
crowd" responded the usher, in polite Jerks
But Cicely was not appeased. SIT Il Disgrace
fulP' she exclaimed with whitening emphasis.
every sorry, miss, Christmas day; ssosf ladies
has gentlemen with them In such q crowd ro-
torted the usher.
Out In the street again, Mis- Wild walking
rapidly uptown; the sky had grown dark, and (
raw east Wind swept through the city. What
next? A urn resolve TO 70 Somewhere and do
something 6lled her mind, and remembering
the painted noticed "Open Daily" over the
NOTIFIED Alhambra. she turned her steps toward
its classic walls, only 10 find on the pre-R aphasI-
Christmas day" Crossing the city 10 another
| the pleasant welcome, "Gallery closed; Christ
| mas day." Standing at the inhospitable door
| Cicely glanced up and down the broad street:
| already the shadow Of twilight darkened the
| sidewalks, and the east wind swept all before
| him. With dreary resignation she signalled an
omnibus, and clipping Into The only v.cants eat
| goneI Like vision Of the night, the face OF the
| gallant young Hebrew rose In Cicelys mind
/ What should sheldon Better get out as quick a,
possible before called upon for fare. Le7t aoaIT
In the darkening street, Cicely hurried home
| ward, chilled and hungry, starting ct ever,
shadow, dreading every step oening up behind