Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-30

might think she believed it. The sister ap-
preached Henroyd indirectly by letter.
"Can YOU, Henroyd, with all your pros
pects," she wrote, "afford to be constantly
attendant on actresses, however charming
they may be?"
But she got no answer at all Neither
did various aunts who broached the subject
get any satisfaction. Breton merely ex-
claimed between his teeth and wondered
who had been talking. It all put him in an
irritable frame of mind, and when a cousin
ran into him on the street and asked:
! "Going over to Boston," he growled out:
"Yes-is it your business?"
The men turned into lounging place.
Show are the folk?" Breton asked.
"Well, except great Uncle Pratt. You
are as interested as am in the news that
he's little shaky."
eve ought to come in for good share of
the old man s stuff" Breton mused.
"Um-yes, but you must stop running
after pretty actresses"
.eThe old man did too much of that him.
self in his time to take it amiss in us, 3" Hen
royd said, awkwardly.
"Who is she, Breton?"
"What's the story, now?"
"Don't lose your temper. Breton. Pretty
actress in Observation-Disclosures in attend
ance-in the very view of his Washington
contingent of relations. Washington is q
bad place to begin that sort of thing. Quiet
watch-various reports. Handsome admirer,
for instance, appears at various towns along
the company's route. Even here, in Phila-
delphia, under the eyes of the home con-
tingent of relations. Here is to her, dear
old boyl But don't get tangled up. Why
go to Boston?"
'I believe my relations are all malicious
| idiots -
"Don't be fool yourself, Henroyd, I'm
one of your relations and I have sincere
interest in your welfare It won't do for
you to get the old people down on you.
like actresses myself It's pity. The aver
age women does not hold candle to the aver
age actress for attractiveness. There is a catch
and go about her. The advantage is man
can quit when he wants to. You must keep
quiet till some of these old people knock
off Don't let them think you are going to
marry one of these women"
Breton thought of Marguerite and
answered whimsically.
81 don't know. I might marry one of
Them
z"Good heavens! You can't marry an
actress?"
"Why not?"
"Oh, it's nonsense-blithering nonsense.
Fall in love with an actress, if you like;
spend your money on her, if you can't help
it; but marry her? Never!'
''See here. If it comes to that, why
not?"
"My boy, my dear fellow, a man wants
to be sure of the woman he marries."
Breton felt Marguerite affronted. He
glowered over his glass and said in his
throat:
Gan actress may be good woman"
"No offense, Henroyd; but who knows an
actress is a good woman? She may be, of
course. But you can't in nature feel sure
of a woman who goe. through what an
actress must 60 through. and man must be
sure of the woman he makes his wife,
''Do you know what you are talking
about?"
eyes; do. I'm talking about women
from Is to 28-women who live in the
world, with no guidance but their own
caprice; no protection but that of their own
prudence. Women who are open to the
attentions of any cad who can get an intro
duction to them. I'm talking of women
whose ambitions and vanities are constantly
catered to, and whose attractiveness invites
attentions, invites temptations against
which their unprotected position affords
them no safeguard. Women, too, whose
daily companions are these actor fellows
mostly no account buffers, but deuced
attractive.
Actresses are charming; they know how
to dress; they are dainty from top to toe;
they know how to walk; they are witty and
saucy and bright; they are bundle of fas-
cinating femininities; they can help fellow
get headache, and sympathize with him
when he's got it; but man does not want
to marry such a woman
Breton swallowed good deal of brandy.
He did not like the idea of Marguerite's
being described in that way.
81 am stopping too long" he said, grufiy,
and they parted.
That evening Mrs. Marimone, Boston, re-
ceived telegram as follows:
"Henroyd wants looking after"
IIb be Continued ue1t Su,,doul