Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-17

justify the idea at all. You should have
consulted me before you did such a thing.
and insist that you demand Of her half
the rent OF the house before you produce
her play"
But, Griffith"
No butts; am not going to have our
fortune played with in this manner, It
Is now tuesday; she can easily raise the
money BY Saturday night" declared Grit
nth, turning away. Then he went straight
up to man standing near; a man with
stern blue eyes and yellow hair, and a
naughty, intellectual face; yet Griffith
Byrne's brother!
Kenneth, he said. Il have Just heard
q scandalous story that Verina girl has
circulated about you and MAIDEN oi sc lie
Gitaud. The cruel little viper deserves
no help from us. trying to traduce the
character OF lady like Miss Giraud; and
have refused to give my consent to have
the theater opened TO produce her play,
unless she PAYS alf of the rent of the
house in ADVANCE"
His brothers eyes flashed passion
| ately.
What did she say?" he asked.
Grlfhth repeated few false words,
then turned and went toward the door.
Half an hour later he entered the
theater again, and went up to the spot
where wearied little Chris had seated
herself.
Chris lifted her innocent blue eyes as
she saw u fifth pause beside her. She
nad always felt an aversion for him, but
mad tried to hide it, lest she might pain
| him.
"Good-m ornipg," he said Il suppose
am to congratulate you on the progress
OF your fortune since we last met. You
Will make great actress"
oh, how kind of you to say so!
hope So"
There is no doubt but that you will if
you only marry some rich man. But
woman needs good deal of money to be
n successful actress. There is Mademoi-
seIte Giraud, now, she has spent twenty
thousand dollars to make her reputation
That's truth, she is a lady, you know;
stage struck, and having been very much
praised IN numerous amateur companies,
she paid to get on the regular boards.
She has lost q great deal of money, and I
suppose would not be here now if it
were not for Kenneth, my brother"
Your brother? oh, yes; he is the hand
some. noble-looking MN who is SO much
with her. He is like picture, with his
kind eyes and soft yellow hair, and kind.
ly. dignited look. Are they going to be
married? If SO, how happy She must be
10 nave 6uCh lovers!
Gradually the face before her assumed
a dull, dark eddish hue, the thick lips
protru led, the yellow eyes were lurid
Griffith's jealousy of Kenneth was evil
dent
You rave" he said, coldly. Kenneth
is not the being your Imagination pic
lures. He is q soft-headed fool, with as
bad heart as ever beat in q human
breast. AS for marrying woman who
works for him, he would be shot first.
Miss Giraud is fur above the ordinary
creatures of the profession, and Ken
pities her because she has estranged her
self from her family by acting; that is
why he is kind to her, but he never thinks
OF taking her to my mother rs his wife.
The mere fact of her being on the stage
would be enough for puritan Mrs. Byrne,
senior.
An expression of pain crossed the girls
face, for it grieved her to hear any one in
the theatrical world spoken against.
Since childhood she had been before the
footlights, and actors and actresses had
been very kind to her.
She had made few enemies; but now
she was to know what envy and malice
were, as she was trying to be a star.
The man who years and years before
had put her on the stage as a child, had
advised her to invest all the meager earn
ings of the part in play, that she might
take the star character.
She had obeyed the one who had al
ways assisted her; and the drama, with
stage ornaments and costumes, had taken
all the money she had been able to save
in her short career; SO now she was almost
as penniless as when she had begun her
theatrical life.
Griffith knew it, and rejoiced in the
thought that she was now in his power.
Her journalistic counselor was the only
man Chris had ever known much about,
till Griffith Byrne began to get in her
way at rehearsals, and begged to see her
She had striven to show him his atten-
tions were not agreeable to her, till he
was piqued into asking her to marry him.
She had refused him two weeks previ-
GUS to this day.. She now wondered what
be would have done if she had accepted
him. and said:
Your mother would then not allow you
to marry On actress with her CONSENT"
No. And yet I would have married
you, he answered.
She turned away hastily.
That was impossible!" she exclaimed
we will see. Faint heart never won
lady fair, my dear. If the time ever comes
when you feel stricken with poverty and
frlendlessness remember, by taking my
name at the altar, you can have riches and
peace of mind. Good-by."
She bowed. She was shivering; she
was afraid of him, and n sense of relief
came over her as he moved off toward the
door.
She felt longing to cling to some one
to look to some one for protection, and
she turned with a wistful light in her eyes
toward Kenneth Byrne; but he was fasten-
ing the beautiful Miss Giraud's opera |
cloak, and did not even see the girl as she !
stole from the theater.
She walked quickly toward her home
q miserable lnd gin O houaa in which cav