New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12

| nicion. hut she listened + him with growing
wonder Before he realized now 49, clock
gattInr to be the bell Of thc old-fasnioneu cioch
on the mantel gave ten broken Deats: ,oa
ct ought not to have stayed so long. ne crieu,
jumping from his seat. .Oi course you Il want
| 10 got ready for the train. ,,, -,
" ,.There,s no hurry; 1t doesn't leave till mid
| night" ~, l., ota s,il
"You'n go down in a ca'riage?' he SAD SILL
"0h. no. The Coumbus-ave. cars pass the
| station. you know go
And are you going aloneE
Eyes" she replied with smile -,
| well. pcrha ps-perhaps you'll let me go DOWN
! with you =, 49,, .. ,,oon
! you waiting.
81 shan't mind that" ..,.os %
arrange with Mrs. Cosgrove. rms iady hau ~
| pressed a desire to take charge or tne p'dru.ns
| house and Evelyn had agreed to the arrange
n.ent Mr. Lamont. the lawyer who had he!peu
! Aunt Jane in her difficulties with boarlers uers
! ct in payment. would look after Evelyn 5 lnter
csts I'm the establishment: such property as there
! was belonged to Evelyn as the nearest lhueei,
| as the sole hcir but she anticipated iIV" ~
| nothing but a few tradesmen's bills when she
mad resigned herself To pay. After her tax with
Mrs Cosgrove she hastily prepared 10 take NJ,
| departure from the house which. though IL nau
been her home for many Years nossesSeu tpi ", u'
~, ono nioasant association. She had already Dlu-
| den Mr. McGongle farewell: he had been ooilgeu
! t. go To- a Sunday night dress rehearsal OF ne"
| piece ut the Museum. She held "A paru"s on
| florence with Mrs. Cosgrove at the head OF the
stairs and then she hurried down with her
| satchel in her hand 10 where Oswald NeDD was
| waiting for her In moment they were out ol
| the house and she brcathed a long sign. She
frI as II a series of dismal chapters IN her Ike
| was ended. VI, ,,ro
long he said As the ear rumbled to the station.
| II think may run over on little business.
! The Univcrsc?' she asked.
mo not Tie Universe this time. Inc ncGo-
tiatlons are off for the present. But stage oil Inc
| Literary Advocate has made me an offer TO be
his associate editor. Financially, the oner Is
| good enough but I'm afraid OF stage
| 81 think I'VE heard Of him. Oh. yes, MI Ewing
pointed him out + me at the theatre the FIRST
! night II the piece" -,
| d,icei me t. him between the acts. lie was un,
| commonly civil. and since then we've hah go'a
deal Of correspondence. He writes tne m no,s
| curious letters. But he seems 10 want me- "e
| made q good oifer. 1T,
when they reached the station. Evelyn with
[ an Instructive sense Of hospitality. led the way
| into the ladies' ROOM and they took seats near
| tho door When she entered, three tired ana
| lonely women were sitting close 70 the register,
staring at another. Then they transierreu
| their attentions TO her and TO her companion IL
: occurred To- Evelyn that they supposed she was
! married. perhaps just abou, TO 60 on wedding
/ tourney and her thoughts. acting on the sug,
| rcstlon went back u the last Journey she mad
| taken with Harold Seymour from New iofk 10
! poston She felt her face flushing she
! looitei at oswald webb u see II he was
| observing her face. and she caught him look
| lng AZ her and biushing too. win suddeh
, movement they turned their faces away from
! each other. She sure that he had OWNED
her thoughts Just "a she had OWNED his
| Il wonder why we've come In here Weoo
laughed after a moments silence, when she had
farcd never woult end ,n rHy yo sIa up must A
IT'S only a lutte after eleven. 49, tito,
| "A uulc after eleven" he cried. Il really
| mustn't keep you any longer III Walk GOWN ~
the car with you"
lie badc her goodby at the gate where the
CONDUCTOR was taking tickets. one OF the p3r.
! tiers seized the bag from his hand. might
As weu leave YOU here" he salc
And will You send me the rest OF the story
soon@ she asked AS she offered MN ner na IM,
Just a. soon as / get II into shape. he smiled
PERHAPS you'l brins II on, she sa'a' 'ooN''s
back AZ him over her shoulder 80
ION. wouldn't dare to do that. Ia ra ',in,
send IT," he cried. as she battered down the p'dhA
walk behind the iusky porter ,
$40 passed wrctched night on the tram;
whom finally she slept 1t was only TO dream tn NAY
! Aunt Jane had gone 10 Oswald webb u zen MIN
! what an ungratcful girl she was ana 10 borrow
money from him: she dreamed TINS severa! ZINES
| and I'm the morning the impression 81 fact when
| fhr repetition had made on her mind was SO
| strong that II remained with her FOR some utle'
AZ half-past she was at the Nat ana drlhAl,s
! the coffee that Mrs Barton. VINO knew she WOMB
arrive early. had instructed Charlty % Hhhr io'
| her Then she went TO bed and slept I'll J. IN
order TO be fresh for the matinee
The house was crowded with actors ana man nan
| ayers and all the performers did their best. win
! Tho exception Of Harry Davidson. who made an
EFFORT 10 show just how indifferent he could De-
| and who's. slovcnly work was greeted WIN rap
| turous admiration and applause. To MISS EoT.
don fell most II the hOnOrs. she was eXhllarated
! even more than usual by the opportunity OF dis
| PLAYING her talent before her fellow players.
| everything she did was recognized with mat
generosity which actors. in spite OF thelr n,t,c
icalousics. show one another. Evelyn, pFopap'y
on account 81 the fatigue and excitement vi tne
day before, felt nervous; but Mrs. barton VINO
was in the audience. afterward told her that she
| had done surprisingly well.
At any rate she received an offer the next day
! from Jason James. manager OF the Gotham
Theatre. to play leading business In IA new piece,
The Giants Cave" that he was about 10 send
out on the road The offer pleased her, though
she had 10 reply at once that she was under
| contract for the run ( deception" and couldn I
| accept: she never before had had the pleasure
| OF declining such "A good chance In her letter
she told James that Mrs. Barton. one OF the best
old women in the business was at liberty ana
! asked him. IN case he had "A part she couid pay
| To- bear her in mind She didn't receive. IN
| deed. she didn't expect al answer To the letter
| but two weeks later Mrs. Barton was engaged
! for the Dowagcr in the new piece Evelyn
thought II unnecessary To- explain To her just now
! the offer had happened To be made; she had no
| desire To burden her friend with IA sense or fur-
Their obligation. She and Madgc were both sorry
10 lose the old woman, for she had assumed a
| mothcrly relation To them and, In spite or her
| troubles she had preserved all the sunniness OF
| her disposition. Before she went away she told
| them that Mrs. SHELTON. OF DOdsons Stock Com
pany an old friend Of hers. would be glad to
come Any Sunday night and chaperone them;
| They thanked her for her thoughtuness ana
they made proper recognition Of IT by inviting
Mrs SHELTON for the following Sunday. But. as
| Nadge cherished "A hatred for the ''old trump,
as she called the lady the invitation was not re-
| peated Indeed. Evelyn had begun to feel that
her ideas about chaperones were unnecessary
the dozen people who found their way to the fiat
on Sunday nights almost always included two
| or three married women.
The death Of her aunt would have prevented
EVELYN from attending Miss Coffey's wedding
even II she had wished to be present Cards had
been sent TO her and 10 Madge we'll Madge.
ah. bad f.l
Franklin Mills to be her escort but he had
pleaded illness-had gone to St Thomas'S 10 see
the dresses and she returned home with an &C
count Of the magnificent attire of the bride and
bridesmaid and OF the flowers and the crush.
She had been disappointed IN only one particular
neither the bride Miss Gcnevieve wore