The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-20

80" ""njo players and ballad
singers Ill you couldn't rest But
noticed that with tho Yanks down
there tho athletic feats took best 70 I
mhne y point 70 enlarge that part ~
inc entertainment. This was how
snowy came 70 get into nv company.
made him an offer. lie accented n
and was engaged for the season.
lou can imagine that in going the
rounds 81 these dun country town, the
payers are thrown u good deal To-
Ht,her and learn mostly everything
about one another Sometimes thcv
do sometimes they don't. ANYWAY
no one ever learned much abont
snowy He generally sneaked away
~ soon as the performances was over.
anu we saw little Of him till he was
wanted again Il was. therefore, bit
o. surprise 70 me 10 find him ioafng
about the house when We struck one
little town where we were book ed for
week run. Snowy was all the time
behind the scenes. whether his turn
was over or not. In fact. he seemed To
be trying TO keep under cover and 90
out as little rs he could.
lone night was standing up In the
fiies looking things over. when who
should ! see slipping over to one OF the
wings but Snowy and he all in a
trembic with excitement What's nm.
! wonderv said |. watching him all The
time. Well. he slid up alongside the
drop. and peepcd outside. and there he
stood like a statue. SO absorbed don't
think he would have noticed il If had
dropped down on him. don't know
y you q think II mean Of me or not. but
! got down and took stock Of the audi
ence to see what interested The man so
much. saw i all in a jifly There
was couple in box young man
and a lady and clearly as fond Of each
other as they dared to show. Ii was
this couple Snowy had been watch
ing. and when got behind the scenes
again. there he was still. and, Jupiter.
blamed il he wasn't crying like child.
"Of course. said nothing. but
watched him. and noticed when his
turn came he seemed backward. and
thought he had a mind to shirk. But
he went on and performed his part q
usual. lie was nearly through when
heard hubbub in the house and went
out in the corridor. The door Of one
Of the boxes was open, and boy was
hurrying into il with glass II water
kDceling on the floor was the Young
man had noticed. and ut his feet the
young woman was living, apparently
stone dead. We had hard time bring
ing her to. and ! didn't know what
happened outside. But l learned after
ward that Snowy funkcd bad all Of
sudden and cut his part dead short
This set me a-thinking. But the
next night had food enough for re-
fleet on. TWAS Gear. moonlight night.
and took stroll. Now. I'm moi
sentimental mortal. but I do admire
nature. and once | was out Of the town |
gtt up among some trees on a little l
mound. and there l stretched myself.
with the bright sky over me. There
was not sound but the croakinp Of |
the frogs and the chirp Of the KATY
dds. / don't know how long / Law I
there. but all Of a sudden l sat up and I
looked down at the road There were \
voices there, and they belonged TO a |
man and woman who were standing by |
gate. and huggiug each other for !
dear life. ! was amazed al first and !
thought i was an ordinary rustic love-
making. But from their gestures l !
saw that something above the common /
was going On. The woman seemed to
bc pleading and the man lighting her
oil. AT last what did they do but take \
to crying. both Of them.
= kept on watching them. and after
awhile they kissei each other tenderly.
and the man went away. Ii was then
that first became aware Of curious
feeling that had been coming over me
"a feeling that was not alone. We
have all such feeling sometimes. YOU
know, and then. as ut all such times.
| found l was right There was .
man standing among some bushes
just above me. and looking at the
other going down the road. was in
The shadow and he did not notice me,
but tho moonlight was full upon his
lace, and | knew at once the Young
man | had seen in the box. And such
4 face rs he did have. 70 be sure. Talk
% disfiguring face with blow. or by
N accident. or with vitriol! They re-
NJ bad enough. But il you want to see
terror look at the face disfigured by
eaiousy, and there you'll have It. That
vas what allied the face / was looking
4 Il was black with passion. The
yes were staring, tho lips were pressed
ogether, the teeth were clenchcd.
late. savage and unrelcnting murder
'us i need bc--was in that look. Ial-
most shuddered As / Witnessed il. and
cit deal more comfortable when
.eard footsteps crouching among the !
Try leaves and gradually rcccding.
Then ! started home. On the Dor
cr Of the town who should meet
touching along but Snowy stopped
2 speak TO him. and as he turned up
Is face with a start the moonlight fcfl
pen 1t. and there were his eyes As red
5 you please. and the big tears shining
Them didn't pretend to notice il,
ut all OF sudden, rs looked at him,
got . curious shock. The figure. the :
ak couldn't BE- mistaken in them !
clonged TO the man who had parted :
18th the girl.
''You may well believe was inter- I
'tcd. ! was manager Of the company 4
nd didn't want to have any scandals :,
bout my ears. So 1 thought 10 my :.
nty to inquire into the odd things l !
nj seen. But didn't learn much. :,
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