Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-06-03
TIE CLOWN IN TRAGEDY.


face liyids the young man sprang from his
knees where he had been kneeling before her.
Have care, Doral" he cried, with fash
Ing eyes; you know how | love you, and
you know bow far ! might SO. Don't push
me too hardIn
The young woman, reclining calmly on the
sofa, shrugged her shoulders
Threats enP she said, coldly; "that was
al that was lacking, and by what right''--
by the right you gave me In allowing NE
for the last six months to think that you
loved me. \"
'sWell, IL have let you think SO, are you
fool enough not to see that perhaps 10 was
because did love youg"
"But you have ended with It all now: Is it
not sor replied the young man, clenching his
teeth.
1T appears So" She paused. and.
throwing aside her Indifferent air, became
more earnest "Come, let us finish this right
here, Mario. But let as finish it once and for
all That win be the best thing for both Of
as You talk Of rights. | have not given
you any, unless it was to love me as
much as wanted you TO It Is the same
story always, and all the world over, my
good fellow. Chance brought US together in
the same circus at Vienna, |, rope dancer,
| you, clown. IL was an accident like any
other, was it mott Ii might not have hap
pened. But it did happen-so far so good.
took fancy to you, or, rather, you pleased
me- that Is better STILL | told you that
liked you, a strange thing to say, perhaps,
but it was true and said it You profited
by It for six months, and now what more do
you wanti Do you expect this to go on for
ever; do you want TO live, your whole life this
waya All, no. no, indeedl | see no reason
for 1t; do not wish It Here we are at
Paris. still with the sumo circus, for luck
would have IL that the same manager should
engage us together. But that is no reason
why we should remain chained to each other
like couple Of convicts. For my part
have had quite enough Of the chain. II it
were golden one, might consider the mat
ter. But that is not the case, as you
know, ehl Well, now | have found
one which Is truly of that metal. and.
moreover, an easy one which / can carry as
! please, provided that | carry it with de-
cency. Now. my dear fellow, you are in the
way, you are q hindrance, even q danger.
Do you think have no ambition, no dreams
to gratifyg Do you suppose should be con-
tent to follow In such track as this all my
life timef have my future TO look out for.
but you don't seem to consider that. can
never be certain that you won't spoil every
thing with your bursts of stupid jealousy. Do
not think would hesitate for moment be-
tween you and q fortune You are very
agreeable, but | prefer the hundred thOu-
sand francs year which am offered; pre-
fer the carriage and dresses and servants
which can have il / only say the word.
prefer them, tell you And that Is why
declare to you thus frankly that all Is at
an end between Us. quite at an end. Come.
give me your hand and let US not speak Of it
again Is it tagreeda"
Mario stood before her--a handsome fellow.
indeed, with an athletic figure Of which his
street dress could not conceal the powerful
yet elegant outlines He remained looking &C
her without speaking, gazing into her face.
his black eyebrows fercely contracted, as IL
struggling with a frighful temptation TO
strangle the words in her throat
THAT Is your last wordp he demanded.
finally, with an effort.
MY last. What more Is there to sayT'
Dora, beg you"- be broke out, with
trembling voice
There, you are not going to commence
again, hope All. there goes the bellg It Is
the count Quick, get out BY this door, and
don't put your foot ia here again | have
no more time to waste with you Come,
don't you hear what sayT' she cried, bru-
tally And, running up, she pushed him out
by the shoulders
! When she had slammed the door on his
fingers. the clown turned and shook his fist
at it
Eleven O'Clock. The circus glares with its
myriad Of lights A murmur Of impatience
runs along the tiers OF seats. glittering with
tho bright toilets Of the ladies' The Jug
gler1. the tumblers. the dashing equestri-
ennes, the performers upon the trapeza, all
accompanied BY the ridiculous clowns, have
each had their turn. Now nervous hands are
crumpling the satin programmes. They
await the performance Of the daring Mia
Dora
Fifty feet high On Z steel wire. without q
poleI It's marvellous
And without = net. tool''
1t = madness Why do they not take
that precaution. At leastTs
Simply to produce sensation, my dear.
Without danger there u no excitement. It
would be an insipid affair with q net You
might as well go 70 see y Lion tanner perform
with hls beasts muzzled, or an exhibition OF
wrestling between man and stuffed bear.
One comes 60 the circus to bo thrilled, and it
= the business of TIC managarsto see that you
are frightened your moneys worth.
"Wel. am already frightened enough IF
she should lall r.
Dora doent fall She startled Vienna
all last summer with tho sama performance
She has bean doing l1 il Paris Tor month
when you sae her Il LOOKS Is i nothing we're
sasier than q dance Il tie middle oE space
uishoak kRs. breadth of' a hch = SUPPORT