The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-16

pretending to be their best friend, has sworn to
get even. Tom is drafted into the army, Hilton
bringing the summons. Much TO HllItOu's dis
appointment Tom is elated al Tie news instead
OF being depressed. He would have volunteered
long before but Tor the objections OF his wife
Annie, and Of his father, " Dad Hewins. TO-
Getner with bis desire 10 lay by something for
them before going. His wife is much saddened
by tile news, ana while Tom is getting ready mis-
brother Jim resolves 10 go IN his stead, ana rides
away on The only horse on the place. ON ell
beavers 10 reach the city before the troops start.
but Is unable 10 DO so. Four months laIei Jim,
who has been promoted and who has cone on to
conduct batch Of recruits to The 'front.' visits bis
home for few hours but leaves 10 Hilton 10 tell
the good news Of his promotion. Instead. Hilton
forged order OF arrest, knowing thar be will 20
in Jlm'S place. Eighteen muhths pass. Nothing
has been beard from Tom or jim. Auaie is very
poor and Hilton IS very Kind TO her. Tie ellis her
that Tom is dead. aud she finally promises 10 Re
his WIFE, in order to provide home for the little
ones and dad" Tbs wedding night arrives and
they 60 10 the church. Then Tom arrives hay
ing escaped II en- AndeFsOnve, where be was
prisoner. His father Tells him of Annie's mar
Iiage to Hilton. but, thinking her false, Tom Will
do nothing 10 stop The ceremony. MAZDA, his old
nurse. however thinks differently, and runs TO
The church. Theu jim returns, aud his anger is
also aroused. But Tom has a sister, Hattie
and that sister has lover, Harry. Harry learns
Of Hilton's baseEess. and puts spoke in his
wheel. In The last act 1t transplres that Hilton
has been helping Annie and her father with
Harry's money the boy having been too modest
TO appear IN the matter himself. Tom is made 10
see that his VILE has been true TO him, and all are
made happy.
Miss Emma Games.
The recent marriage OF this American
| prma donna to young Julian Story has
| given rise to a good deal of newspaper talk
| For some reason, says the New ! ork World,
| there is q feeling in America that when a
| woman marries her career is finished Miss
| Eames, as the most successful of American
| singers, young, graceful and unattached,
| was a fg IRE that naturally called for specu-
lation, and which was Urged with romance.
| Coming here. however, as a married woman,
| already settled in life, and with a husband
| in her train, there is distinct falling off in
| her attractlyeneSs. The papers are in a
measure little wide of the mark in their
| comments upon Miss Eames' beauty. One
| speaks at such length about the prima
| donna's youthful loneliness" chubby
| cheeks and rounded FORM" that il Ii p
| holds the well-earned reputation of foreign
| correspondents for spectacular and brilliant
| inaccuracy. Miss Eames is not chubby, her
! form is not rounded, and she is the victim of
| amiable misrepresentation on the part OF
| the correspondents.
| BORN IN CHINA.
She is born of Boston parents, and with
4 all of the pronounced characteristics of her
| t0wnswomen. Yet she was born in China
| and has lived good deal of her time in
| Paris. she is decidedly cold, has wide-opeu
| eyes which arc set well apart, and she might
| put on seven or eight pounds of weight with
! decided advantage. She speaks with great
| directuess and clearness, and it is no secret
| in Paris that she owes her success as much
| to her indomtable will as to her beautiful
| voice.
BUILDING A VOICE.
When she sang In Boston prior to her de-
| parturc for the French capital Miss Eames'
| voice was resonant and strong but not par
| ticulaTly musical When she went to Nine.
| Marchesi that distinguished teacher told
! Miss Eames that she could only bring out
| the real power and beauty Of her voice by
months and probably years of incessant and
| unremitting labor. She laid down rules for
| Miss Eames which at first rather startled
| the singer. She was told that she must go
tn bed at o'clock every night for two
| years. During that period she must never
| dietary regime was laid out with the utmost
| care, and Nine. Marchesi declared that if
Miss Eames would live up to the rules laid
| down she would unquestonably be great
| singer, but she could not promise her any
| indulgences in the programme laid out.
| For three years the American girl devoted
| herself absolutely to Nine MarcheSi's d.
| rectiOn. She was as much slave as any
| woman who ever lived. At the end of three
| years she found herself, with the exception
| of Nine. Patti, incontes tably the foremost
| prima donna of Europe.
The lady is among the prime dome en-
| gagged by Manager Abbey for his coming
opera season in this country.l