St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-06-12


cot away. He turned di1consoiately
out OF the Strand into Catherine street,
and. after many indcterminate wind
mos, found himself at the head Of the
dismal thorou@hfare in which Mrs.
TrrrartAcn had lodgings. He stood
full minute in hesitation, and one or
two hurrying passengers hustled HIM.
At last he pulled his hat over his eyes,
sirhed. cast out both hands with lit
tie gesture of surrender, and walked
home.
On the afternoon of the day on which
Mrs. Tregarthen entered her ne"
abode Lorrimer called, and showed her
two or three newspaper paragraphs.
The game is afOot already, ne
said: land. much as | twas disappointed
at the moment. upon my word I'm be
Ginning to be glad that you threw rae
over last time. 1t has excited cer-
tain curiosity and interest. don HoH
see. On!y-you mustn't DO It again,
Won know. My credit and reputation
are at stake.
She told him YEARLY that he might
RELY upon her, but she took no interest
in the preliminary puffs of which Lor-
rimer was so proud. She glanced at
them and put them aside with so much
lanouor that the manager took fright
little
Upon my word he said, II m
afraid you're not well. Or else, ne
added. silently, ''you re anything put
sweet upon the business.
Il am very well" she answered.
manager. Il may rely upon you!
Now. may l, really9"
You may rely upon me, she SAD;
adding, with more vivacity, Il could
not repay your kindness so poorly as to
disappoint you q second time.
.'There are managers, said Lori
mer. who in a case like this would
take advantage of youth and ineNperi-
| ence. But | know better; for my own
sake | know better | offer you such
terms, to begin with. that you can I'M
prove your condition by running to
| ANYBODY else. Before now, madam, L
| have galvanized the town into the tenn
porarv acceptance of a Dutfer. HlstrI-
onic genius with Lorrimer behind it, is
Guaranteed success. We shall take up
| a permanent residence on the grounds
of Thomas fiddler, madam, and shall
pick up gold and silver. But-WlIl YOU
| forgive me for limiting at it?-you must
study, YOU must work-there is nothing
| to be done without it.
You shall not have reason to find
fault with me in that respect, salo
Mrs. Treoarthen. Il shall be Wiling
to rehearse as much as you please
The prospect inspired her with in"arc
reluctance There is charm IN the il1t
of a successful actress which any Wom'
an can recognize for herself. even with
out the aid of experience. But Miss
Churchill had her experience already
and stage career no longer SHOWED
all rose-color to her. The stage-doo1
haunter. the green-room haunter. The
insolent puppy in the stage-box OF thu
dress-circle. the coarse-tongued stage
manager, the Banished Duke, "ht
when on country tour contrlVed Il
smell of onions, gin and stale tobacco
all at once; the tittle-tattle and envy o
the women. and the idless dragon ey
of professional jealousy among the men
had all combined to dismay and DISCUS
= her. She knew that many OF the mis-
cries she had endured aforetlme Woul'
be modified. Lorrimer was an amaz
inc improvement on the travelling man
aoer. for instance. She could rel
upon him, not merely for the 'paymen
of her dues. but for manly protection
she needed it; but at its best the lnnle
life of a theater was not to her taste
} and she looked forward to a resumptio
of her old pursuit without enthusiasm
Arthur would know of it. too, but ther
was nothing in the world which coul
; increase the distance between herse
and him. She even thought, as sh
looked everywhere for excuses. that he
resumption of her old life might bel
to bring peace to him by completlIn,
their estrangement. He would be ADJ
? to despise her so heartily that he woul
| cease to regret her. There was no for1
4 of mental self-torture which si1
l neglected. and none seemed to ai1ol
5 her much relief.
= When she had been in her new qua
| tiers day or two, and had provide
: herself with a promising nurse for I'll
: baby. she sat down and wrote a lette
). which had for its effect the return
j. her younger sister. The sensible Chi
s had been sent away to small countl
n boarding-school, and the poor lady h;
), expended almost her last jewel in pr
l. viding her with that temporary re1u!
9 from those stern ills of life which h;
T faced them both in their latest lodgln
d She had hoped to make some sort
IS refuge permanent for her, and to tn
end she had written novel, and n;
:, sent it to two or three publishers, on
n to find it rejected by them all.
;; ..Ohrn cried the sensible child, h
u holding the baby for the first tim
I, fsurha+ hoautui Oh Clara who