The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-10-16
FOR LOVE OF AN ACTRESS.
BY W. c. FULTON.

"A gentleman to see you, sir"
His nameE'
him well"
''ShOw him in
L threw aside the evening paper as
bade the office boy show the gentleman
INTO our prIYG' apartment. with scarce
a thought as to who this stranger might
be. The opening Of the door announced
his entrance, when l beheld a medium
sized man with dark hair and ewes.
heavy mOuStache and ci0sely-Cut whis-
kers- and clear though somewhat al
lid complexion.
Dir. " eldon, l believer"
nat IS my name. | responded. as
much IN the dark as TO his Identity as
Why, Bob, don't you know me-" he
asked, observing my puzzled express
sion.
Ned Pierce, as I'm aIive!" and 1
grabbed his Outstretched hand with a
YIgor that made him vince.
Why, Ned, what under the heavens
ever brought you to Parisy The very
last person IN the world | would have
dreamed of seeing"
The channel steamer brought me to
France, and ! naturally driftcd to the
metropolis through the med of the
steam cars. But how long have you
teen IN this typ
Five years last December"
And then he t0II me how if was bv
the merest chance that he found me-
Having some financial matters fO At
tend TO, he had inquired at the hotel
for an American banking house, and
had been given. among several others,
the names Of Howe Pals.0- md Wei,
don. Tu0uirv DISCLOSED tha facf that +
was none Cfber fbaD Tis CiJ frier5
Weldon of former Years and hence his
seeking me ont. OF course nothing
would do but that he must accompany
me home. and. as it was then nearly
dinner-time, we started at once.
Il have nothing elaborate to offer.
Ned, | explained, but my bachelor
apartments are at least comfortable,
and we can talk over old times and have
a quiet smoke
NOt married yet. WeldOnr'
~ %. and no prospect of il ''
That's singular. | supposed. of
course. YOU were married and settled
down long ago"
Wy by of cDUrSot
20. I don't know. No especial reas-
on, only 1t was one of my air-castles to
find EOu d Benedict with an interesting
family
Not any for me. I thank yOul That
is where your building was at fault.
And YOU:
L
NeFSation seemed TO dIScOnCert him for
a moment. and he answered with a lit
ne nltter, lr0nical laugh:
Il: / guess | am confirmed bach
elor.
Ned nid always been such Jolly COM
panlon. Ever ready for good time,
and neither better nor worse than a
great many young men. lie had his
faults. as who has not? And as for his
E"Nl Jf"lLS OF charSnler. they appear
were 0ilffe Good friends y-ao-. ,-rg, .,,,,1
came as near rlsLyinT = c0rfisnt nf
him as I ever did Of anv one was
never very n7u,b cr-van - o-.ar- ti-,,,tl
fripndshiDs with aDv bC4y III ,Il.''I, 20
Young men. and the majority of ,-nI'rI,J,
ladies On the contrary. while eniov2
ing the society OF hers I was alvSaS-e
Of a verv retjcent tTrn rsreiy taiIig9
any of nv comDaDiOns anvfbi1r Of n122
personal affairs. What GOOD woui9
ever come of IT. If one has dificultioS
lying in his path. they are none t6a
more easily overcome bv pouring ont
ones trials into tGa Win dlro S'C
ready listener And ON tba GtEo- s'- bo,,5 ~, a
if one has bit Of GOOD fortII,a ~,
few people there are i'm the world y,bo
really care to hear it.
And il was siy vasrs sirco 7 I,,l lot
seen Ned! Heigi-hoi How time irGe does ISss
fly! It's no wonder didn't rerConiza
him. Six wears AGO bade Ead Pinrco
goodbye on the deck of an % GutGoi1g 9iI no
estate. he was naturally Inclined 70
take life easy. and when 7 said forol
well he was starting ON his first trin
across the water while I turneJ beoi- ~
nv business i'm the crowded streets If
the great citv. DurinC those si,- Eaa,,5
I had lost ali track Of him. and indeed
had not thought Of him for some time
I had been quite prosperOus i'm nv nm
dertakings. and was now nauaTer Of
the Paris branch of our banEiur-I0Use
with a moderate fortune laid by for fhe
traditional rainy dav."
As we arrived at our destination Ned
expressed a decided approval of nv
with repeated words Of ad-
Yes" / acquiescpd. 1T is
very comfortable here.
"Havc YOU any engagement for This
evening"" he asked as we arose from
the dinner-table.
Nothing Imperative
"Ihen come with me-"
"Where?'
"To the opera" "
had no objections and at opca
agreed to it. aIt6Ough I cared e10uob 70
inquire what was to be sung that even
inc.
"YOu asked mo ON our v-o,- homo
what I had been doina with mysaIf for
he Iaet siv yaa1.e e 10 s.iF - ,E,-,1a