Telegram-herald., 1889-07-30

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a preiedice against him II would be
etsas relief 70 Iae. however. II yo0 should
ao1ae up, and ! know Bessis would -
glad ID sc you We haven't seen you
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natter Mr. Archer a<ked. a. he COZ
Quoted Rush % his box.
Rush explained th2r be Wa working
up a special case for The Dawn and wa
unusually busy As they neared the
box. they saw OHsra bending low over
Bessie from his seat above. They could
almost seo tie pupils of his cat Ike eyes
dilate as he talked 10 her IN his slow. -
culiar voice. Mrs. Archer looked a. him
and shuddered She could only catch
word of his conversation nov and then,
and that more than satisfied her. lie
was talking upon a subject she disliked.
Whether one believes ia spirituallsm
or not, OHara was saying. "he must
admit that there are some wonderful
Il. a A.. -. 1
you 10 meet little woman down town
"a medium, | suppose she calls herself
She would tell you things that would set
you 10 thinking. II you want 10 make an
appointment 10 meet her, l VIII arrange
the meeting. and get Mrs. Pryor 10 chap
| eron US. It's not an attractive place, but
it is perfectly reputable or you may be
sure | shouldn't suggest your going
| there"
All this was said in low voice. so that
| Mrs. Archer did not catch enough OF the
| conversation To know what it was about.
| Had she known. she would have spoken
out plainly. O'Hara seemed 10 speak
behind his tongue. and il was quite dltfi-
cult to understand him unless you gave
your mind 10 the effort. This impedi-
ment, if impediment it could be called,
made him speak slowly. and this slow
ness gave a certain impressiveness 70 the
simplest remark he made.
| Mrs. Archer greeted Rush with the
greatest cordiality. He seemed like a
Whit of fresh country air after breeze
from Hunters Point. Bessie also was
| pleased 10 see him. Though she was
very much interested in what O'Hara
was saying. she found the man rather
| oppressive, and there was something
about his diiated pupils that she didn't
altogether ike.
| When Rush entered the box, O'Hara
went out, and Mrs. Archer seemed to
breathe more freely. The conversation
was lively and general until the curtain
was rung up again. Then they listened
with breathless interest 70 the beautiful
| music Rush could not help contrasting
his present surroundings with those of a
few hours before and few hours hence.
On every side Of him were youth, beauty,
refinement and wealth. The woman he
adored was before his eyes, singing as no
one else could sing.
"OA. 10 see her, hear her singing,
| Scarce know which is divinest"
quoted Rush. Then his thoughts wan
| dered back to the miserable tenement in
East Fourth street where he was to spend
the night, with poverty, wretchedness
and crime on every side, and he himself
on the track Of murderer. The life of
a journalist has variety in it. if nothing
else. Then he looked about him, at the
"glittering horseshoe the delicate per-
fume of the flowers that Law upon the