The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-04-23

Bravo. brav0!9
There WAS yeeiferens= applause with
hands as well as voices.
My dear, that girl is born actress!
How different private theatricals are
nowadays! When l was girl
Really-they will have her on again
them
The curtains dividing the audience
from the mimic stage were once more
drawn little apart to admit pretty
girl with dark, ripping hair and spark
ling eyes, who advanced to make her
bow in recognition of the plaudits
which rang through the room. s5
VINO is she2" asked visitor.
"a Miss Geraldine Norton, was
whispered back. "Hasn' any money,
lives with an aunt who rather dislikes
private theatricals. Might set her face
against them utterly, only, luckily for
the girl, she is engaged to a well-to-do
young fellow-Sydney Ascot-else she'd
havs-to be governess."
Is he here?"
Oh, yes. Behind the scenes! Ha,
ha, hal,
Sydney Ascot was behind the scenes.
Indeed, at the wings, with his back
against the wall, his arms folded, he
had witnessed, with the gravest Of
faces, the triumph of his betrothed, in
TIE Bellies Stratagem
by Jove, Syd doesn't she do it
well?" exclaimed friend, standing at
his side. "Why. man, what solemn
countenance! Aren't you pleased?"
"Pleased." was the response 81
wish to Heaven they -they'd hiss her. ("
Z by Jove-why?'
because such applause is enough to
turn girls head and give her false no
tions. She'll believe she is genius.
All this will make her restless to
achieve more public glories, and be dis
contented that she can't; while you
know, as well as I, Ted, what a vastly
different affair is the real thing from
the imitation. The successful amateur
imagines he or she has but to step from
the mimic to the real stage to score an
equal victory, and, oh! the disapppoint.
ment, Geraldine is too fond of acting
as it is"
Here she comes," remarked Ted
Downes, who deemed it best to slip
away round the wing.
'sOh, sgd, what did you think of me?'
exclaimed his betrothed, dancing up to
him. WAS it not delightful? And to
know it's all over Oh, if. it were only
every, every night But you don't say
what you thought of me?"
81 thought you excellent-for an anna
teur..
The girls cheeks flushed little deep
er; hurt expression settled on heI
= features.
you are not very enthusiastic, al
any rate, she said, her lip curling,
you shall hear what the others are
saying-that I'm born for an actress"
''Their praise is very injudicious, my
love, if it makes you think that your
acting here would be accepted at once
on the real stage. There would be a
lot of hard work, of drilling, of heart
burning disappointment ny darling,
before you could obtain even half sue
cess in second-rate part"
Complimentary, certainly" she ex
claimed, with short laugh.
''There is true saying" he smiled
''.Save me from my friends Their ap
Splause has sent many young aspirant
on the stage to sup cruel disappoint-
sment. There, darling, you are very
& clever as an amateur. Be wise, and
think mine the truest praise. Thank
Heaven, little wife, you have not to ex
perienoe the falseness of any other"
..sIf were not going to marry you,
she exclaimed with a toss, 81 would &c
on the stage tomorrow. / love it,
adore it!'
because *they applauded you" he
smiled. "Supposing they had hissedi
People are Kissed on the real stage, yot
know
She flashed an angry glance at hin
from her dark eyes.
81 love acting better than any thing,
she said, pointedly. 81 don't believ,
what you say. l think you cruel, un
Just to say it; and begin to fancy we
may not be as happy together as We
thought. At any rate, we shall dis
agree on this point" s%&sA
ssGeraldiner'
SITS true, love acting. Oh! woul,
SO like to be an actress"
"Geraldinei Geraldine!" cried youn,
girl, running up. Come here, dear
old Mrs. Hudson says she must be in
troduced to you. Every ones talking
of your success. !"
Geraldine nodded triumphantly, an
glanced back at her betrothed, as muc