The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-13

coy parlor talking about our children's
future. Would not that be happy lot?"
xs, I Ss: hspRy Ks nd he gs 3D.
satin and furs; but what can I do? The
theatre has an irresistible attraction for
me. think of it all day and dream of 1t
all night. long to live in the creations of
the poets. I seem to have twenty different
new life for me; feel every passion that
portray. am Hamlet, Othello and Charles
Moor in turn, and, while l can be all of
these. cannot easily resign myself to the
humble lot of a village PASTOR"
| ''Ihat may be true" said the young girl,
will never accept comedian as their SON.
| in-law."
mo, certainly not an obscure COMEDIAN
| he said, ga poor wandering actor, who is
| but the toy of managers and the public;
but, however particular they may be, they
will accept great artist covered with ap-
plause and fame and paid better than a
| minister of state. When 1 drive up to your
| door in a handsome yellow carriage, with
the varnish rejecting the astonished faces
of the passers and footmen in livery to let
down the steps, do you think they will re-
II suppose not, but who knows that you
will ever reach that point? You have tai
| ent but talent is not everything-you must
also have luck. By the time you have be-
| come great actor our youth will have
passed away, and will you care to marry
J your old Katy when you are surrounded by
the gay, brilliant beauties of the theater?''
1.-The future of which l speak," replied
Heinrich, 'is nearer than YOU think. l
! have made an excellent engagement at the
theatre of the Porte de Carinthe, and the
manager is SO pleased with my rendering of
the part that he has given me gratuity OF
1000 thalers."
II confess" said the girl sadly, shat ]
do not like to think of your taking the part
of Satan; cannot bear to see good Catho-
speaking words of blasphemy. The other
day, when was at the theatre, expected
every minute to see real flames spring ur
from the trap where you had gone down in
blaze of spirits of wine. was frightened
and had the most horrible dreams that
night s:at; ;,.;n,.;on r,r ,,o,a ,;+.,o x.. >,
said Heinrich; "besides to-morrows per-
I Torrance will be the last one of this play.
l shall not have to wear the red and black
| costume again."
Il am glad of that" she answered, ''for
the thought of it fills me with anxiety. I
| fear that this role is more profitable for
your dramatic fame than for your souls
welfare. 1t is not likely that you receive
any good example from those goddess ac-
tors. l am afraid that you do not often say
your prayers; and where is the cross gave
l !
| have lost it,
For answer to this accusation Heinrich
turned back the front of his coat and dis
played the little cross shining just over his
| heart.
By this time the lovers had reached
Thabor street in the Leopoldstadt, and they
soon stopped before the store of q shoe
maker who was renowned for the perfection
of his gray CATERS. After talking a few
minutes longer on the threshold, Katy went
| in followed by her spaniel, but not before
Heinrich had furtively pressed her pretty
slender fingers. The young man tried to
catch another glimpse of his beloved by
peering over the dainty shoes and CATERS
| which were symmetrically arranged in the
| shop windows, but the fog had clouded the
glass panes and he could distinguish moth
| ing more than faint silhouette, and So.
| taking an heroic resolve, he turned on his
heel and walked slowly away.
At the Sign of the Double-HeadsdE Eagle.
There were great many guests at the
inn that evening, The society there was
always very mixed; the caprice of Callot
and Goya combined could not produce a
more whimsical collection of characteristic
types. The Double Headed Eagle was one
of those large, delightful basement saloons
celebrated by Hoffman, of which the steps
were SO worn. SO unctuous and SO slippery
that one could hardly put ones foot ON the
topmost without almost Immediately ind
ing ones sell, at the bottom, seated at Ia
BILE between apot of beer and a measure of
wine, and with q pipe in ones mouth.