Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-10-12
TAKEN By siege.

he people II that child ever sings IN
English opera she'll make her everlasting
fortune tell her 80, too; but they all
have a foolish pride about Italian opera
It's nonsense arrant nonsense The big
gest money is in the English opera, you
mark my words"
Rush had no doubt that she was cor
rect. but he hadn't come there to hear
Miss Rebecca Sanford's opinion OF the
relative merits Of English and Italian
opera He was diplomatic young man,
however, and when he found that the
prospect of seeing Miss Knowlton looked
iim, he tried all his arts. When Aunt
Rebecca. who was an impulsive woman
for all her shrewdness and brusque man
ner, learned that it was his first assign
nent. she took personal interest, and
said he should "see that child as sure as
there was Moses in the bulrushes," and
she left the room to fetch her.
This time there was no mistake. Rush
heard the clear notes of Miss Knowlton's
voice as she descended the stairs, and in
: moment she was advancing toward
him with her hand extended Such
beautiful hand, tool 1t felt like q rose
leaf as it lay in his for half second.
II am very glad to meet you, Mr..
Hurlstone. and shall be most happy if !
IAN be Of any service to you"
Then she sat down on one side Of him
Aunt Rebecca sat on the other). and
took him all in" as she afterwards told
him. She saw tall. well made young
man with brown hair, a clear, dark skin,
and strong. white teeth that budding
mustache made no effort to conceal. He
was certainly handsome, and he had an
easy, natural manner, that was very at
tractive.
About the strike she would rather not
say anything, but, as he had taken the
trouble to find her and did not want to
90 back empty handed, she would say
that, although she did not believe in
strikes, her sympathies were with the
strikers in this instance.
They did not strike for higher pay"
she said. "but for what they had already
earned. do not. however, want to &c
cuse MIR. Maxmann. He had no inten-
ton of cheating them out Of their money;
he only wants time. You see, Italian
opera is very expensive, and the ex-
penses are not properly apportioned.
We prime donne are not paid in the
right way. We should not get such
large certainties. have always held
that q prima donna should be paid In
proportion to her drawing powers-a
small certainty and percentage"
Hear that child, nowr interrupted
Aunt Rebecca, you might know that
she was an artist-no head for business.
A small certainty, indeedl Who ever
heard OF such thingY"
"Not prima donna will venture to
ser," said Helen. mo manager would
be bold enough to mention the subject
in her presence.
So they chatted on for fiften or twenty
minutes
Il have been very frank with you,
Mr. Hurlstone. said Helen, land leave
it for you to draw the line between what
have said to you and what have said
to The Dawn think that am perfect
ly safe in trusting myself in your hands,"
And she gave him look Of such con-
fidence that he was quite beside himself.
Both Helen and her aunt were pleased
with Rush. when you are at the the
atre come around and see us" said Aunt
Rebecca at parting He was SO young
and so enthusiastic that she liked him;
and then he was newspaper man!'
Rush had column of The Dawn for
his story. and it was a good one. The
city editor complimented him upon it,
and told him to come inside the next day
and he would try to find him a desk. So
at last he had got foothold, and his
prospects seemed to him simply dazzling.
What q glowing letter he wrote home!
1t was to his mother. with whom he
could be confidential, and the glowing
was largely about Helen Knowlton.
"How young men will rave over wo-
men on the stagel" said that good lady.
But 1t will blow over. won't scold him
yet, dear boyi" And she put the letter
carefully away in her writing desk, that
''the girls" might not see it.