San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-07

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kissed her.
Altogether the evening fell ominously.
But as Beatrix drove to the theatre in a
covered sleigh kind of calmness, almost
happiness, came over her. These regular
meetings with her audiences had grown
to be an indescribable resource and sup
port to her. They enabled her to throw
aside herself and her affairs; to appeal
from the narrow and interested circle Of
her private friends and enemies to the
vast, impersonal, careless, good humored
world of the public, who loved and APP
plauded her artistic self, and knew and
cared nothing about her real thoughts
and existence. How would it be when
this resource no longer remained to her?
She put that question aside, and the por-
ter at the stage entrance, who attached
great Importance to the smile OF greet
ing he received each evening from the
diva, reported ON this occasion that the
dear lady had seemed to be in especially
good spirits. Moreover she had slipped
into his hand snuff box Che was Han
oyerian and took snuff containing, not
snuff, but $50 bank note.
A few hours before the theatre opened
Wallie Dinsmore had met Godfrey Bel
bingham in that general rendezvous of
American celebrities the corridor of the
Fifth Avenue hotel
GIVE been looking for you for the last
twenty-four hours" he said, "but this is
the last place expected to see you in"
maybe that's why I'm here, " respond
ed Godfrey laconically.
81 wanted you to dine with me yester-
day."
81 went to Delmonico's."
europe has demoralized you"
"Perhaps. I saw Hamilton Jocelyn
there, and lingo. That fellows scoun-
drel."
"Inigo:"
"Jocelyn. Do you know what he has
been doing? They had both of them
been drinking and it leaked out. He
has been defrauding Miss Randolph of a
part of her salary-about twenty-five or
thirty thousand dollars"
'Then the agreement was for four
thousand"
"Inigo paid that to Jocelyn for her.
Jocelyn kept back part. 1t seems to
have been q sort of arrangement between
Jocelyn and Inigo-I imagine lingo al
lowed it to keep Jocelyn quiet. 1t was a
rascally transaction, as l told them; the
fellow ought to be locked up. He's not
to be found today, and l expect he's
cleared out"
very likely. That Nine. Bemax
seems to have had something against
MIN, too. But if this new Mariana can
erly be pacifed shau be content to let
the rest go. Of course you will be at
the opera tonight"
mo"
'That's absurd! You must come"
"No; why should l? You have chosen
to suppose that there was something be-
tween Miss Randolph and me. | never
cared to undeceive you-it would have
been giving the affair too much impor-
lance. But, whatever there might have
been, there is certainly nothing now,
nor ever will be-"
IF l was deceived then L don't see
why you refuse to come tonight"
81 simply don't care to-" said Belling-
ham abruptly.
Wallie looked at him, and decided that
the wisest course would be not to press
him any further. They parted, and Bel
bingham went to his rooms, lit lamp,
and sat himself down to read. But
when the hour for the performance ap-
preached he closed the book, dressed
himself, and drove to the theatre. He
could not resist this impulse. When he
arrived the overture was just conclud-
ing. II shall not be able to get place."
he said to himself; sit is just as well. )"
But when he presented himself at the
ticket office the clerk, who recognized
him, remarked with smile, "Just one
- vacant. Mr.. BellinGham, and that