The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-20

'hf't tNNNN"0'Hf HNb itt ~ hipuH, anu 1uNn
ike remote creatures. and abroad one falls a
victim b tho first well dressed, healthy look
ing cirl-chaporon, bonnet and all
'Sbow mo another like her," said bis
friend, warmly III toll YOU they re not 70
be met with Ike that every day Je me
COMMAS en- bcau,c my dear fellow, and
never saw such perfection. both Of line and
color, as that II il extraordinary il OK
cites one as an artist Look, Is that Wallace
now going up to herr
Kendall turned and SOW q short fair man,
with dry, keen, American face walk up TO
The beauty and soak 70 her She greeted
ham cordially. with a beaming smile and
bright, emphatic movements OF the head, and
the three Strolci on.
"Yos. TINT Is Edward Wallacc--vor-y much
In 70, apparently That is the way Ameri-
cans havo They always know everybody
hs desirable 20 know. But now's your
chance. Forbes Stroll carc.cssy past them,
catch Walacos eye. and the thing is done ="
Mr. For5cs had already dropped Kendals
arm, and was sauntering across tie room
towards the chatting trio Kendall watched
The scene from "a distance with some amnse-
mont, saw his friend brush carelessly past
tho American, look back, smile, stop and
hold out his hand, ovlcnuy n whisper
passed. between them, FOR tho next moment
.r FORBES was making q low bow 20 tho
beauty, and Immediately afterwards Kendall
saw his fino gray head and stopping Shout
ders disappear into the next room. sido by
side with Miss Brctherion's erect aud grace
ful figure.
Kendall betook himself once moro 20 the
pictures, aui. presently fading some ac-
qualnt1nccs, mldo q rapid tour Of the rooms
with them, parting with them al the en-
trance that DO might himself 60 back anl
look at two or three things ia the sculpture
room which be had been told wefp impor-
tant and promising. There he came across
the American, Edward Wallace, who at once
took him by the arm with the manner OF an
old friend and little burst Of laughter.
$50 you saw the introductiOnf What "a
man is FORREST he is as young still as be
was at Is envy him lie took Miss Broth
erton right round, talked % her Of oil bis
favored hobbies, looked 90 her IN way
which would have been awkward II It had
been anybody else but such a gentlcmanly
maniac rs Forbes, and has almost made her
promise % $40 % bin Miss Bretherton was
a httlo bowi.dercd, think She IS So new 70
London that she doesn't know who's VINO yet
iu the least ! had O. take Der aside and ex-
plain o. her Forbes humors: then she fired
uD-thcre Is naive hero worship about her
just now that she is fresh from O colony
and made herself as pleasant 70 him as n girl
could bc. I prophecy Forbes VIII think of
nothing else for the season
"Wcu, she's a brilliant creature said
Kendall "its extraordinary how she sLoue
ont beside the pretty English girls about her.
10 is an Intoxicating possession for q woman,
such beauty as that; lis ike royalty; It
places the individual under conditions quite
unlike those Of common mortals. | suppose
it's that rather than any real ability as an
actress that has made her q success. ] no
iiccd the papers said as much--sOme more
politely than others
"Oh. she's not much Of an actress; she has
no training, no lucsse. But you'll see, she'll
be- the great success Of tho season. She has
wonderful grace on the stage. and a fine
voice ia spite Of tricks And then her Wesen
is 50 attractive: she is such a frank I'M
spoiled, good hearted creature. Her audience
falls in love with her, and that goes a long
way. But / WISH she had tr!ho more cdu-
cation and something worth calling q train
Ing. Her manager, Robinson, talks Of her
attempting all tho great parts, but it's alb
sud. She talks very naivey and pretuly
about her art, but really she knows no more
about 1t than q baby, and IL is perhaps part
Of her charm that sac is 50 unconscious OF
her ignorance.
at is strange how little critical English
audiences arc" said Kendall Il believe We
arc the simplest people in the world All
that we ask IS that our feelings should be
touched q little, but whether by the art or
the artist doesn't matter She has not been
long playing ia London, has shel'
"Ouly few weeks It's only about two
months since she landed from Jamaica. She
tas q curious history If you caro- 70 hear it,
don't think I've seen you at all since ] mado
friends with her"
"No,7 said Kendall; II was beginning 70
suspect that something absorbing had got
hold Of You I've looked for you two or
three times at the club and could not find
you
"Oh, its not Miss Bretherton that has
taken UP my time. She's so busy that no
DOW CHI clr "a A4NA AfAAt a-et ~ N*--+
her and her people out two or three times,
sight seeing, since they cnme-Westminster
abbey, the National gallery, and SO forth
She is very keen about everything and the
Worralls-her uncle and sunt-stick 10 her
pretty closely"
where does she come fromN
"Well. her father was the Scotch overseer
Of a sugar plantation not Tar from Kingston,
aud he married an Italian one VI your fair
Venetian typc-a strange TIE combination
! suppop its the secret Of tie briLiancy and
out-Of-the-Wayness Of the girls beauty. Her
mother died when she was small and tho
child grew up alone. Her father, however,
seems t. have been q good sort Of man, and
70 have looked after her. Presently she
drew tho attention Of an uncle, shopkeeper
in Kingston, and shrewd, hard, money
making fellow, who saw there was some
thing u be made out Of her, She had
already shown a turn for recitinG, and
had performed at various places - in
the sehoolroom belonging 70 the estate,
and 50 on The father didn't encourage her
fancy for it, naturally, being Scotch and
Presbyterian. However, he died Of fever,
and then tho child Of sixteen fell into her
uncle's charge lie seems 70 have seen at
once exactly what line 10 take. To put It
cynically, / imagine be argued something
like this. Beauty extraordinary-charac
everything that could be desired-talent not
much. 50 that the things 10 stake on are the
beauty and the character. and let the talent
take care Of itself Anyhow, he got her on
b the Kingston theatre-a poor little place
enough-and DO and tho aunt, that sour
looking creature you saw with her, looked
after her like dragons. Naturally sho was
soon .the talk Of Kingston-what with Der
looks and her grace, and the difficulty Of
coming near her, the whole European society,
the garrison, government house and all were
40 her feet Then the uncle played bis cards
for an European engagement You remem-
Der that Governor Rutherford they had q
Little time agol-tbe writer Of that little set
Of drawing room plays-'Nineteenth Century
Inrcrludes, / think be called themi IL was
his last year. and be started for home while
Isabel Brothorton was acting az Kingston.
He came home full Of her, and, knowing all
the theatrical people here, ho was able TO
place her at once Robinson decided 10
speculate in her telegraphed out for her and
hero sho is, uncle, aunt and invalid sister into
tho bargain
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