Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-17
AN ANGEL UNAWARES.

Mother, must | do i'll" The sweet
voicethat spoke these words was very
pathetic, and the lovely child face was
cloudcd with an Expression Of fear.
Her listener sighep sorrowfully.
Ny darling yoa know why ask
you Ia be brave"
The lille cir cast an expressive
glance n close door adjoining the
shabby iUraisl "a room in which this
conversation toyk place. aud s4id with
evident effort;
Yes. ! know why, and | will try
To be good gna not 10 mind SO much
for fathers s-lse.'
Perhaps a few Of the playgoprs who
frequcnted the pretty little "Sotharn"
theatre missed the handsome Irune
premier, who for n few weeks had
been luck" enough 10 be Cggqrcd
there M II popular comedy, but prob
ably they would have been little af
iectCI by the news that UWinv a. AN
accident, lac was uo@ unable To- act by
the irony of late, just when. after
year, % patient work IN the provinces.
he BE- ual AGlly 10 obtain the >unrp Of
recognition md success his uuduubt
cd talent deserved.
JacE H.sssiIiue had always had nm
irrcprgssib.o love for the stage lie
was a Gentleman By birth and rluga
ton, aurl when his spcnllLri.t f.tlJr
died, leaving Llm alone IN the world
with very slender means. u was uaII
RAJ enough that De should follow bl.
own ta.L. IL must be uGbu. that ag
was l~ugTudrnt, for be married gpry
young, aud married q gail llui had
lost her lu-rt 10 him al p1allrv The.
atro, and WHO was di,DNugl Lg her
family 90 consequence She laa
neither Talent nor inclination for arr
husband vocation, which was lMr
tunate. as l" bad no desire fer his W..e
10 act oui she WIS charming woman.
able u mike their poor Huulr 81 .u8.
Ply oat, a1! De newer CIgr her GAUGE
10 ~ g.t l4g IH.pn Tor Nl.na size lad
sacrificed 80 wunl.
Their ouIy child SyUti wa, ngN
9 y,g-a old, and Of beauty sp rlrgala
dclicI-g o. Ip C'u.a tlg s.nrao-, land.
ladIes 10 uu,t and the u.H-l o4lJatu
crcLtae 90 soften Wuun thgy saN her
She Wgs literally The idol Uf ipih Ir-
rents, aud when the lrsl welcome
CLEANS OF Success glac lHo." 8rt
thought |as tlat tAgr would lp ngle
10 give ll,g!T Ouc treasure % good rla-
cation aud a permanent home. For 81
lew m0a.ls things had looked yrrY
bright. naI LaHu, lUst 40 thu ,uI ul the
SEASON., o-ss mad e iall uud dislgaatrl
ms aUUg IN proved 10 be "a I8ug
truug.ts.mH business. and d w.l,. Of
cours, impossible for him 10 glt un en-.
gagLuuut AS bad luck would have
II, the sg'hcrH' was changing hands.
and TIE manager, 10 whom no owed
much aladngs5, had gone 10 America.
IL bad been a hot Skinner bat the
HessollIHgs bad been Obliged 10 give
up Choir pretty little house IN St
Johns wood, AID 10 ~ INTO iucNpcn
/ lodgings. They would have been
better oil I'm the country, but Jack
was 50 ugIjue Of speedy recovery,
and so fearful ui having b return 10
the old GruagsFy II be once lefl Lon.
don, t-at Ag Insisted upon remaining
there nothing seemed ~ hurt Sybll.
who .ur sd her fairness was very
healthy, She made friends every.
whelp end attracted q good deal Of
kindly attention.
One day, rs Mrs. Hesselline sat sew
ing and thinking sadly Of unpaid bills
and Il cloudy future, she was inter.
rupted by the entrance of an untidy
servant, who announced with mani.
fest awe Miss Desanges and Mr..
Melton" Everybody knows beautiful
Viola Dcsanges, with her stormy life
history and her brilliant artistic gifts.
Amy Hesseltine had often admired
her upon the stage, and rose 10 receive
her magniicently arrayed visitor, a
little conscious Of her own poor dress
and Of the shabby room.
Miss Desanges saw in q momentthat
she had 10 deal with a lady, and said
with her own special winning sweet
ness Of manner; II hope you will for
give what seems like an intrusion
when | explain its cause. But before
i do this, may ] introduce 10 you Mr..
Melton, the author Of Passion Flow
ers,' the forthcoming new play at the
'ParthenonT IL was 10 have been
brought out in three weeks, but a very
serious obstacle has occurred, likely |
10 delay its production. A most inn
portant part was 10 have been taken
by a small niece Of mine, who is well
known for Der cleverness, but unfor-
~tunately she has caught scarlet fever.
1 was really in despair until quite by
chance saw your lovely little Sybil,