The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-22

near her. ] dcfy the crowd of YOU.
And now. though ] grieve to leave you.
dear bows. eli. ! mus: be OF 10 rs-
bearsai."
Two men rose TO allow him 10 I'M
wedge himself from between tie table
and the wall. As be passed .hc poet he
touched h On the shoulde. and gave
him an inviting backward nod Ne
Marsh arose and followed him.
Now you're = Judge of acting"
said Mr.. Lorrimer. when they we're in
the Strand. You're a judge OF female
beauty, too. First dress rehearsal this
afternoon. You shall just take = seat
in the circle. my boy. and then you shall
give me an opinion"
Tho theatrical manager had not
nearly SO high an opinion Of Nj.
Marsh's critical powers As the young
gentleman himself enjoyed. no- had he.
perhaps. even so high an opinion a he
expires ei. but he r%eyerenced "a mob"
and nr. Marsh was undoubtedly 4 mob
O! the most influential order. The poe:
Was hana-in-g,oye with Lady Mar.
guerite Capuc.ne his sister-in-law. who
had q good deal to do with artistic opin-
ion in the upper circles. Neither she
nor any other lady. however distin-
.uisLed. could make or break the
fortunes ot any production OF Mr.. Lor-
rimers; but the manager had an esalt-
cd idea Of har usefulness. and the poet
hal the run OF the house. aud WAS
young enough TO ENJOY tie satisfaction
Of takin" of the glamour OF 4 theatrical
performance by getting behind the
scenes.
There were, perhaps, a dozen men
and women sprink!ed about the dusky
house two or three in tie pit, and tho
rest scattered over the Gre5s circle
wheu the curtain ros" anu discovered
Adam and Orlando. For those DAYS.
the revival wa 10 be unusually magniil-
cent and comp,c.c. The acting was
competent. thou-l: = l;ttic ola-fasL:onCd
and somber until l:osalnd came upon
the stage. Miss Churchill b.wi'ched
tie poe: a. She had bc~itchcd tho
Gone. in tie little country town. only
when he was charmed the poet felt ls
was his duty 10 be somewhat more
Charmed titan \ commonplace person
could dream Of beng. lie coined
strange ep!thets wheTewi.h to describe
her To his ir.cnd.. and a. TIC fail Of the
curtain on the ;hirI aet. ne raadc his
WAY round to the back OF the stage.
There h. met LorIimcr. and fell on him
with praises. tooth and nail.
"My dear Lorrimer, 4 supcrnal per-
Torrance! There 8 something iE it
It JIG ne satS quota tenderness in child
ing. a dignity in rcpose. a c%ourtlincss
in bad mage; one seeks in vain for
words OF enough aptness and dclicacy
and descriptive amplitude; but one ~
delightcd-onc is borne away. mu &
really make Il point Of being allowed
to do the notice in the Sc0aryc. They
praise so rarely there that ore will have
a chance Of making IN impression. My
dear L.orrimcr. You have discovered 8
jewel. I must really make n point %
asking to be presented. You must PIE.
sent me. LOrrimer-you must really"
Lorrimcr. conserving. led the way.
Rosaiind. in Il fur cloak which reached
TO her toes. wa standing. with n sO2le.
what embarrassed air. looking up At .
picture on the grcen-rCom wall.
'.Iermit me. Miss Churchill said
Lorrimer. .Mr. Ronald Marsh. tho
mos. charming of L.ondon's poets"
There ~ few things less pleasant, as
every modest man knows. than TO 10
praised c.lusively. and Yet below one .
obvious merits.
..Mr. Lorrimer Gatlcrs me-" said tho
poet. bowling.
NO: at ALL" cried the manager.
''not AZ ail.'
The tail and stately Rosslind voucli.
safcd one glance 10 Mr.. Ronald Marsh.
offered him something between Il nod
and a mutiiatcd courtesy, and resumed
the study of the picture on the wall.
However much ut her case she might
b. ON the stage. she had n pr,Sen: but
a poor imitation 81 scif-Tosscs>ion when
Oh it. But the gentle ila,,ery If ladies
WAS the pos. social strong-po.nt. or 50
he fancicd. Somebody called Lorrimcr
aside. and Mr.. Marsh saw nothin.
better than 10 rcrea. the speech he had
SO recently spoken.
"a supernal performances. Miss
Churchill. Really. believe ne. quite \
supernal performance. So sweet ten.
dcrncss in ch.dinw-such Il dignity IN
rcI'osc--such courtlincss in badinagc il
has never been my happy lot to meet
upon the Inglish boards. l assure YOU.
Miss Churchill. that one seeks in vain
for words Of enough ap.ness and de-
icacv and descriptive amplitude, One
is delightcd-one is borne away"
Before NJ. Marsh hal got more than
half way through his speech L.orrimer
had returned, unheard. aud stood with
= broad grin 1T his elbow. The poet.
cacountcring the manager smile. read
its meaning and b!ushed n detection.
Mss Churchill. who had Kept her eyes
upon the picture while lie SPOKE. looked
round It him Ike q disguised LAZY IN
an old play.
Il am obliged to you. SIR" she said.
with something OF the accent OF tho
stage. Excuse ne. SIR. my call
She walked to Tie -reen-room door.
at who the cali-boy had indeed a. that
moment baw.cd her name. The ell.
however. Was TO. for the sage. The
10Y handed her = letter. q forma.-icoS-
in- document. in 4 large blue cover.
with 4 spiaShed seal OF red Tho
actress seeming. ~ . sigh. inclination
of her head. t. demand leave OF tho
manager and the roet, broAe TIE seal.
and. opening the letter. began 10 read.
The poet watched her the while. and
SAW a blush rise beyond the line Of
necessary rouge upon her cheek. Look
ing up. she caught him in the act Of
staring n: he. and with . courtesy she
sweep. from the room.
Mr.. Marsh fell, that he had Jared but
poorly. and stood sucking at the knob
OF his w~alking-caue with . more yacu-
GUS aspect thsn a great man often
wears. BY and BY. finding that Rosa
lind did no: reappear. he strolled back
to the dre>s-circle. where he lounged
with upward glance. and rested his
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