San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-30

Jnln5S make as BOOu an IMPRESSION Uu
the lady as possible. She must learn TO
confde in you. and TO take your advice
in all social matters from the outset
You can do anything with her if she
likes you and trusts you. and nothing if
she doesn't"
Il understand; | am to be another
mother to her!" said Margaret Bemax,
in tone and with look in her eyes so
quiet and yet SO repellent that Jocelyn
made no attempt to reply, but took his
leave without further ceremony.
Certainly Beatrix needed mother at
this epoch of her career The peculiar
conditions under which she was making
her entrance into the world rendered
her especially defenseless. She was not
only ignorant (as any girl brought up in
the seclusion of home is likely TO beg of the
ways and wickedness of mankind, but
the strict necessity of her incognito cut
her off from the support and society of
both her father and OF all the other rela-
tives and friends who should naturally
be around her She was not herself,
and she was somebody wholly different
from herself as we'll Furthermore she
was singer, with sal the sensitiveness
and the liability to emotional impress
sions that the musical temperament i'm
plies. Upon the whole a young woman
can select no career more dangerous than
that upon which Beatrix had just en-
tered, and the external circumstances
which attended her entrance could
scarcely have been more untoward.
Meantime the subject most constantly
present to her thoughts, since it gave
color to everything else, was her assumed
character of the Mariana. To be herself
began to appear in the light of some
thing criminal. Everything depended
upon maintaining the deception. Nor
could she disguise from herself that the
men she met treated her with a sort of
freedom to which she was quite unac-
CUSTOMER. ms perplexed ana annoyed
A,r, and Mrs. Bemax, when sne appealed
to her, only smiled and said she mustn't
mind them. Finally she thought it
would be a good idea to ask information
of Mr.. Jocelyn.
Fellows bother you, do they% said
that gentleman in answer to her COM
plant, with a reassuring smile. We'll,
ma'mselle, you know we mustn't be too
particular about that. When we have
been on the stage little longer we shall
learn to look upon all men as our
brothers, and not mind a little fun. Be-
sides, you know, you are the famous and
invincible Mariana, and are supposed to
be able to settle all such Jack-a-dandies
with one hand, so to speak"
"Idont understand you," said Beatrix,
with slight flush.
well, my dear, tie amount of il all
is they mean no harm. and they've heard
so many stories about the Maranas ad-
ventures that they feel justified in try
ing to find out what she's made of. The
fact is, you know. she's said to be little
arde-dangerous-as soon ruin man
as look at him, and you must act out the
character"
"Do you mean that should pretend
to be anything that is not-good:"
"Oh! no, no-not that, of course!
Only sort of give-and-take, hve-and-
let-live style-that's what you want"
eff they think l an different from
what am, in any bad way" continued
Beatrix, Il will either tell them who i
am or give up the whole thing" Her
voice trembled.
"Now. my good little prima donna,
don't you say anything so foolish!" said
Jocelyn, taking her hand in his and pat
ting it. Come, you know me, don't
you? and you know whether or not
Hamilton Jocelyn would permit any
one to insult you? Very well, then;
you're as safe, if the worst comes TO the
worst, as if you were sealed up in the
center of the pyramid of Cheops! But
what ! want you to learn is to have
courage-to hold your own bravely, and
not to be too squeamish about what the
people you meet with say and do. The
world always seems queer and little
disagreeable when one is first brough.
IN contact with it-full Of people not
bit like our quiet folks out in the
country. But we can't change the
world, can we? All we can do is
to take things as they are, and make the
best of it. If we are all right nothing
can really hurt us. But we must have
courage, we mustn't be afraid, we
mustn't talk of giving up! We must be
little woman of the world. Every
woman must be who intends TO accom-
plish anything, let alone to make such
reputation as lies before you. It's lit
tie freemasonry we all have to learn,
nothing more: and. as l said. though