New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-05
CHATTER NIX.

fatigue that 50 often follows the agitation "'
indecision She threw herself On her oed. pun h'r
hands TO her hot temples. ana triei Tor ""
moments to rest. But she was unable ~ compose
herself: so she got up again and began 70 pre-
pare for dinner At the table she isnored me
episode Of the morning and told MadSe oi her
,noo,,np with Mrs Barton AMI its consequences
At FIRST. Madgc looked blank. then Evelyn made
such a pathetic picture ~ the old woman's mis-
fortunes that the soubret,cs sympathy was
touched.
well. s'pose It's kind ot tough FOR a woman
al her age 70 be out II a job But she's an
awful gossip She'll just pry and pry."
But we shan't mind that Maige. We can
keen our secrets t. ourselves II We have any
EVELYN regretted this speech but Madge Gener-
ously allowed II to pass with only twinkle -
her eye besides" Evelyn went on. feeling that
she ought TO- bear the whole responsibility Of her
unwarrantel action IN asking Mrs Barton 10 I've
with them. II Will pay for her board"
"Weu. | guess you won't. What a mean thinE
Won must think am, Il won't cost any more e.
have her she don't eat much. She's 50 used 20
s,in,ing herself at hotels that she Amt got any
appetite left"
Then she'll look after things" sai Evelyn.
trying 10 give Mrs. Barton legitimate place in
the household We'll make her a Kind Of house
keeper. Then You can have your sunday even
ings Madgc She'll Doe our chapcron."
"Chapcron" Madge repeated derisive.y. How
hate thai word. It's the most ridiculous word
in the language" Then after d moments s."nr"
she added phiosoph'caiiy Wei. sp'sc On
stand g. You've got 90 cXpec, these things when
you live with \ slini'
! can see '"'' '"''' '+' INNS WIZ
in giving a poor oii woman a nom" ''r ''''i'
.Nrts
- 49, - 49,. g.. ..,.. ,.,,. ,.r Ms U,-,.n
'' - .,
lou re harvr' MA E''''"
"Wcll. I'm glad the boys ctn come no" sunday
nlgb,s We mus, hang Mrs R4rfou out = the
g., a., .,..,.t..-, t,..,,
VINO" l'r VIII" 10 '' ."' "''''''''
we've got chapcron. All "e golNB ID De
swell. though
She may have an oN"r hei'f" very long. sall
Evelyn. Who Giini enjoy Maige S'o1-"''I'i
taNIe. . .,,
On VOL INC poor GA 'lhs- '' IN" w..
guess u you Nh'" no" SIC '"'N'' "'''' '''
las, s"as"M. .
MaHg'- EN"yh 'T'"p N""'i.f- ,,. =.
On. Wei. d"h mare ~ 30 ABOUT mummy
MIS- hari'n anne Oh fHH'y morning ana ~
once mad" herself member ~ lN' fanny. H'r
graNtui" 10 tN'Iyn MANIFESTED iir'Ii }" H"'I'NN
Efforts 70 De - s"fFlc" - neg, '"" H'Hrs'l'
insuh't "hl'h b-l'is- 'N az ",.''" H"- WI.
~ h'I naH "''" N'p. -" WE -
h"r II i"ssl'N. "Sf'I''l ils''' anu 9i'' ' 'N ''
Iish, III ,nah"FhE l"' l',s "' 10 Jul ','Ss'"
the 'urnltuI'. I'D di''NHs '"a'IP Ut ,'' X ."'.
ana also IN DONG some ~ ihr cooking "'I''''
she had. besides. knack al bre-fHahIhk' anu
she insisted upon making some nous" dresses i"r
Evelyn ana Madg" whi-h tncy hai intended -
nav" done by dressmak'T wilma. ~" was -
lively mar MadH" Was Won over ana "'kho"'-
odged mar she WASH So hah
They began 10 have Their SUNDAY evenings. ~
nTst th"y ASKED only -" ~ me u"inp'IS -
F, the company 10 come. thcn 'laik" Ewing ana
Stafford Bowers appeared. they came again ana
brought wilton EDWARDS one - mo GATORS ~ ne
/ "Bispatch." and the gatherings soon acquired a
literary as well as theatrical flavor
Madgc derived a great deal II amusement from
Eveiyn's literary friends. after they cit she used
10 give limitations - them with shrieks y
laughter Sre confessed. however. that she had
begun to IKE Clarke Ewing. he certainly was
very much more agreeable socially man he hai
been professionally, but perhaps he'd been 50
nasty at the rehearsals because It was his hrst
pay. lie seemed I" enjoy taking with nor and
they had many chatting conversations together.
she mmicked 10 his face his ovcrbearing manner
during the preparation II the piece and told him
she had just hated him. all = which used 10
send him of into roars Of delight. Evelyn sus-
pecicd that ne was studying Madge for novel
One night during The performance Clarke
Ewing went behind me scenes with Sheldon
Gore the English playwright Gore had come
to this country 10 attend the rehcarsals ~ his
new meodrama which was having run I'm
London. and was 10 be produced in Ncw-YorS
by Dodsons stock company. He was short
stout man with "a very red nose. a round. bald
head and thick utterance his hair was parted
In the back Of his head and stiniy brushed. ap-
parenty to make him look as much as possible
ike fashionable poodle Ewing introduced him
10 Evelyn between the acts and while the scene
shifters changing he sets they stood con-
versing in one corner OF the Gimly-llght. stage
Gore, Evelyn found. cared very much more to
talk about his own PLAYS than about "Dcccptlon"
and he devoted himself ~ a discussion Of his
triumphs in London. "Oh. by the by" he said
when my first piece was given over more IL
In the provinces. think; ycs in Man
chester-there was nice chap who ala my hero
think YOU used IL know hlm-Scymour Harold
Seymour.
Evelyn bowed. II knew him" she said nulctlv
wondering who had been gossiping about her
Clarke Ewing was standing nearby watching