The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-03


WHAT are you sniveiing tor l3uicher
demanded, hoarsely. "One would think
ME brute. You should be III Siberia,
with man with whip after you
I laughed that it was as cold as ST
IBERIA, and that shouldn't mind the
whip if only with it he could make me
understand what he wanted.
s'Are You fool:" he inquired,
ENC" retorted, not quite; and what
intelligence have is concentrated on
trying to make out your meaning. If
you would direct your giant mind to
expressing yourself clearly, we should
get along. There!' and stamped my
foot and waited for Butcher to plunge
over and murder me. wondering if Mr.
Ned or Touchy would dare save me.
Butcher didn't plunge, though. He
muttered something about insolence,
and turned so abruptly that he collided
with Touchy.
''Don't run into me, sirth he roared.
Touchy was in a temper over the bully
ing of me and he roared back. i didntl'
'You did"
"Sirg'
You're a liarl' they both tetorted
simultaneously, spriaging at each other.
Some one caught each of them, and
presently Touchy was getting his fur
coat and hat on. Then he crossed to
me and said, under hi- breath; ''If you
want to leave this fellow, iii take you
safe to New York
mo, no" cried, and begged him to
stay. But he meant his sgood-by,' for
when we got to the hotel he had depart
ed bag and baggage. 1t was two years
before saw him again. Then we met
in a railway station. He rushed to me,
jerked my head back, and cried, sBless
my heart, it's Katie With THAT he
tucked me under his arm and pranced
with me into the ladies waiting room.
eKatie, here's my wife, he said, BEAM
ing all over at @ wee, blue eyed thing.
s.I'm happy as king Touchy went on;
ssthough Birdy here doesn't let me call
my soul my own"
shook hands cordially with Birdy,
feeling glad that Touchy had not drowned
himself prematurely for me.
Now, let us regain those two elapsed
years. Maybe the rehearsal gave me a
cold. Maybe it was grief for Touchy.
But the next week developed a cough
that went. down button by button of my
bodice till it reached my belt. There it
hurt awfully. I grew feverish and could
not see very clearly nor move without
being tired. thought myself lazy. and
laughed a great deal and was noisy to
cover it up. Only Mr.. Ned noticed it.
He quietly emptied my bag into his, that
mine might be light. He helped me up
and down stairs and into cars, and took
my part when was blamed for frivolity.
To make things worse. Miss Loowella
slipped away to New York to buy dresses
for our Philadelphia week, and I was
left with her part to do through two
weeks of one night stands. Towards the
end of the time | became SO webbly that
could not stand except on the stage.
One day Mr.. Ned carried me upstairs
and found me in dead faint WHEN he
got to my room. When l came to he
said angrily, Il shall permit this no
longer. You must have a DOCTOR"
Cant afford it, returned cheerily.
Besides, what's the use of seeing doc
tor for laziness?"
Il will pay
'sYou'd be compromised, / objected.
"And shall order you a fire"
ssCan't afford it, said again fretfully.
He looked at me in a queer, earnest
way and then turned sharply from the
room.
Presently our business manager, a
prosperous looking fellow, with suave
manner and big diamond pin, came in
81 understand you are not well, Miss
Tempest" he said softly, ''and that you
refuse to have fire. / will order one. .
My face blazed as answered shortly,
81 will have nothing can't afford, thank
YOU
You don't understand" he insisted
sweetly. "Miss Loowella is not due for
several days. If you fail to play the
theatre closes. must therefore, as a
business matter, insist upon your taking
care of yourself, and shall order you a
fire and doctor"
struggled to my feet and answered
back: "You may order me coach and
four if you like. Don't be afraid, viii
play; only, when Miss Loowella returns,
hope then may be allowed to die, if /
like, without being insultedl'
Our genial manager said soothingly
that had an awful temper, and softly
left the room. l lay on the sofa crying,
and feeling very small and lonesome.
was all over tears when Mr.. Ned brought
the doctor in. He was young and strong
looking. He laid vigorous hand onmy
wrist, pushed my hair back in womanly
fashion, and said quietly: "a very sick
girl. She must go to bed and stay there
"Oh, no, she mustn't" said l. '.If she
fails to play the theatre closes. So she
can't so to bed"
'.But your life, child?.
'Think of the theatre" answered,
adding earnestly: zone must do her
duty, mustn't she, DOCTOR
He looked at me seriously and kindly.
Then he said l must do as l thought
right He mixed some stuff in glasses,
from his case, gave Mr. Ned lot of in.
structions, said he would see me in Phil
adelphia, where was his home, and de
parted with parting admonition to me
to take such care of myself as could.
Glow can he be here if he lives In
Philadelphia" asked Grossly, for being
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