New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-29

authorities on his side that she felt ann.lS ns It
/ though unconvinced, dropped the discusson' snd
knew the futility OF arguing against fear coe
This was the first argumentatiye corrs
ence in which she had ever engaged anxg
enjoyed the exhilaration OF IT, She ,au she
more keenly than she had ever done befo,. .ed
delights OF the intellectual life; she had NJ ne
that she could ever lead such life: she Nil ope
that she had not the equipment necessarv xsvN
besides, 1t seemed to her that there was con ~. ~
acy on the part Of society 10 prevent women s
I leading IT. Nevertheless, she plunged with rug
| Zest into her reading, and she found = NV
Livingstones' library a mine OF pleasure ~ as
she could not exhaust in the short tina ~
should be In possession Of II. w
She continued TO hear occasionally from, A
wald Webb. Now and then he would send -
book which he had been reviewing, and which =
| thought would interest her; with these he .o,
| times sent his reviews OF them. and she wa..
terested to compare his Judgments with her ~
His scope on the paper. he t0ld her. had wijsn.Ii
considerably; In addition 10 his reviewing a.s
dramatic work, ne wrote editorials occasionaly
| chiefly on literary topics. She ventured n ~.
| that she thought he doing too much ana =
/ replied that he had TO keep busy. Ii was In ~.
answer 10 this letter that she asked II he ma,
| going on with his novel; she was very much ~
terested in that she had hoped 1t might come ON,
! in the winter. ana that she should have the plea.
ure Of reading IT. His reply was jocose: N
! hadn't gone on with the story. he had lost faIn
| in IL: he was afraid that his genius had left M
| disguised with his neglect OF her: ne couldn,
| hope now to be anything more than a msr
newspaper hack; but he still had the first lev
chapters in his desk; II MISS Johnson cared 70
! she needn't be afraid Of his odious Handwriting.
ne had had them typewriter. She answered
| Immediately that sh, should be delighted TO read
the chapters. Then he said that he wanted IA
mako few rev.sions before submitting IA.
sheets TO her: he was afraid Of her criticisms
ne hoped she wouldn't think he was forcing the
manuscript on her. and she must promise not 70
let IT bore her, to drop it as soon as it became
tiresome.
During this passage OF letters Madge Guert
soy was herself conducting brisk correspond
ence with Mr.. Jimmy Wise; IN no way did she a.
low the attentions Of Willie Boyd, her felov.
p,ayer and nightly attendant home-Madge hal
solved the problem OF Evelyn's nocturnal excur
sions from the theatre-to interfere with this pa
time.
willie was a nice boy Of nineteen. short and
Thin with very light hair and small white teela
which he constantly displayed by means Of
saccharine smile. He had unfortunately hga
voice and a mincng manner when MADE Eveya
fear for his future on the stage HIS love sor ae.'
ing was intense 10 the grief OF his parents b,
had left the hardware business-ne mad savedG
II for three years with increasing IodnIns lor M
duties-and. through the influence OF Harry d.
wilson whom he met in Toledo. OHIO. where he
lived he had secured the smallest part IN De-
cention" Madge had accepted him as ner sea-
sons attendant for the simple reason tnat he
aTaotions of all the other men In the company
were centred elsewhere. She never took villa
seriously and his extreme proprley ana MS ST.
perfuous politene's afforded ner ehd!ess ANUS
ment Indeed. II was these qualities tnat mace
Willie the butt II the whole company, even me
Young girls and the young men VINO merely
''vent on every night IN the ballroom scene
chafYed him numerically. The friendship wnca
Madge formed with him came very near being
wrecked during the third week or Decepuon'
one night. while Evelyn was standihg a, one q
the entrances waiting for ner cue Maage ana
Willie surrounded by group ~ supernumea
rles. were conversng near by In 'front.' OF Helen
Gordons dressing-roOm From the remarks 'a4'
EVELYN overheard II was evident that me s'e
ject under discussion was hruhg. "e,-
don't care" she heard Madge eNciaim 50 ioaa
that two OF the actors standing In the winr
cried ''Sh"' Il don't care. wouldn't give mat
and with a snap of her fingers she continued me
lower voice FOR man that dion kno" nov s ="
air, This remark seemed 70 irrtate "Ms
.'You NAV say what you like, ne repled wv
have no respect for girl. or ior man eNae,
who tiirts And can say that never H.l. u.Iaa
nv lie No wOman's lips have ever uous S
mine excsp, my mothers and my sister iners
was a sudden rustic Of garments ana Esena
looked round just In time 70 Sc lauss ny %
Wie's face, plant resoundlne nss ~. I,,' nv
and then turn and run down the corria9r III :
convulsion OF merriTent. Il was an uohs ~
quickly that Willie was too surprised 10 80. ..,.
himself and just as Evelyn received HeI w
she saw him flush with anger under MS IliaAs
those who witnessed the She had hel.
self been hardly able to keep from @1gn'ns "a
che went on the stage. That night WINE can.e
m her and explained that he was very s',,y.
hut no really could not go nome WIN w. az.
more as II would be impossible Tor MIN eve,
speak TO Miss Guernsey againLntr T T.,y, and
been so unlady-like; so that night r eyn az a.,
Nadge were Obliged 10 seek Seventy-nrs.-s" uI
attended Next day. however reconc'.'i', =, tsys
place and Madges vandalism sem. % hs,
he effect OF making Willie more devoted 70 ne.
~, no had been before But Madge "e's'
could forgive Willie for being youneel IAN n,rsa
self and he unwittngly increased ol eo" 80
her regard for Jimmy Wise. who was ID N'~
five years older. ,, o., ,hs
Every morning Madge watched eagerly i IUr 10,
mail. and in her search for jimmy lprs ,b,t
she was obliged 10 scrutinize 'ne s~,,,s Al
can,e for EVELYN She knew the hand",.uaneo o.
Mrs cohn and the Stearns boys anu . -
good who. after Oswald Webb "ete E 90 NJ.
most faithful correspondents. ana si'e .'a ,rv
n',,,o acquainted with Webb's by a cnance; W.. :.
apoogized for. which had once causeu ~, ~" an.
sand EVELYN a note inclosed In an Asu, ,,,s,
yelope. Midge frequently read JIMMY 80 s.v
aloud with shrieks OF laughter, M With
nioued because Evelyn did not Do LIKEWISE ~.
oswald Webbs At the breakfaSi-,aue 4,
morning Evelyn received large pa0nas,v Is. m.
familiar handwriting. she allowed II :. s,on deep
onenei beside her plate Madge was 80 ~, ,ron
a., - emitting norusal Of a communication 80 =,
Jimmy. when she had finished. she 1vsrew,ns
Evelvn's package and said win N"O"
glance: ,,.. A,. a,n', vou7"
..What do YOU mean. Madge?" Evelyn as"e~
feeling her face grow warm ,-o TIA, came
..Don.t YOU suppose | know where '"a'
FROM"
III came from Boston They
..Roston, Boston's a wonderful place ,,,erary
have wonderful men there-"ot'e''''
men Oh. you are deep ,,,,sa' Evelyn
II didn't know that l was. Macy THAT was
laughed, with an instructive dread q "''"'
coming. - ,o,, ~ YOU" said
Nadge. with pretended carelessness 49,
coffee What nice coffee Charity " nIa,e 'Yoa
Evelvn dropped her fork on the paw,
Ism, saw such things. Madge. rs wr. ,nsr 10
wrong? Oh. YOU silly! Is II WIS WIS a nile
90, ietters from him-long. long iet'eIS, nus IN
Ionro" Madge cried throwing out n ,..l.ansd her
extravagant burlesque. Then she ,n Put nut hsr
ern,s planted her elbows on the tape' rrSn,ssd
face in her hands. and said: HAS he
YETI uadge" Evelyn ~
You're talking nonsense: Maue., VIVID TO ne
n,ed quietly. Mr. Webb has neen N H,sd ouys
that's ali You forget that his vile 1''
few months ago. ,,,xo hacked
His wife. such wife, Madge C.Ns1enun.-0s
"iis's merely interested in me on ac' icing an
account OF my work on account OF ;, ~, fevehss
actress" cried Evelyn: egseu ''
herself