The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-11-30

do was genuinely sorry, uut no ieis
offended that his attempts au explahation
should DO treated rs excuses. Ihihhihs
silence tho best way to bring her 10 goou
humor, he ignored her and went 10 ped'
There were great, wide window seats !"
the room. After putting out the tights
she crawled up in one OF these. Inc nro
went out and she was conscious OF peing
cold The lights twinkled In the streeo
below A snoro from tho bed told her
that her husband was asleep She began
to cry, at first silently, but as sho though9
of her husbands indifference she soDped
louder She was really deriving miser-
able sort of pleasure out of her discomfort
when an especially loud sob Weakened tho
sleeper. Jumping from tho bed, he called
out. Gertrude, my poor darling, where
are your
Another sob from the window, and she
was i'm his arms 1t was O'Clock, and
she was utterly miserable and tired OF be-
ing uncomfortable. She let him lead her
to bed and in few moments was asleep,
and all her troubles forgotten.
The next morning Mrs Bright wakened
with start The sun was shining in the
room. Slipping her hand under her pill
low, she drew out her watch. 1t was 10
O'Clock. SprnginG from the bed, she be-
gan to dress when her husband asked laz-
lily, "What on earth are you getting up for
already, Gertrudea"
She ignored the previous night and re-
piled calmly: Already 1t is 10 o'clock!"
''Oh, people connected with the profess
sion never get up before l at least, " turn
ing over for another nap.
Finally, when he did not get up, she re-
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This appeal to his consideration brought
out the man in him. "Of course you do,
dear" no answered. ring the bell for
the boy"
Bring up breakfast for two and all tho
morning papers, Mr.. Bright ordered
when the boy arrived.
"What do you want with all the morn
ing papers?" demanded his wife. Isn't
one enoughY'
"Ordinarily it is, my dear, but 1 read
them all so l won't miss any notices about
the company
"Ohl" observed Mrs. Bright tersely
The tolling of church bells reminded her
it was Sunday. II don't suppose you ever
go to church now" she observed.
mot very often. "
After breakfast she gathered up tho pa
pers
"Gertrudo, would you like to do some
thing for me while | am outS" Mr.. Bright
asked Mrs. Bright expected to be told of
missing buttons or torn buttonholes.
Hunt through those papers," he con-
tinued, land cut out everything you find
about the Gaiety company You will find
a scrapbook in my trunk to paste them
in"
Every well" she replied quietly.
When he had gone, she sat down on the
floor. She scanned column after column.
Then she cut and pasted.
Nice, elevating way to spend Sunday
morning." she thought.
In tho afternoon they went to drive.
They returned early because Of the thea
ter During dinner he asked her if she
would como to the performance.
1t is Sunday" she merely observed.
"What time do you want that bottle and
bird tonight" Her face was suspiciously
amiable.
He kissed her contriiely as he answered,
"Eleven on the minute, and il shan't
waltz
After he had gone she put on her things
and went to church.
The next day and every day was much
like the first. In the morning Mrs. Bright
cut and pasted, in the afternoon she idled,
and at night she went to the performance
The trivial things she did to kill time
would DO difficult to tell. She never wrote
SO many letters before. Then she would
telegraph to Mildred and her sister, who
had charge of the boarding house. She de-
veloped fondness for Turkish baths,
manicured her nails every day and curled
her hair for the first time. She had tried
70 hor h,tc o,,1j ole hat ;k
not the atmosphere for practical employ
ment She tried to read. but gave it up.
When she had nothing else to do, she
bought things she didn't want.
Finally the month drew to a close. Mr..
Bright was to leave Chicago the next Sun
day morning, and Mrs Bright was to start
east tho same afternoon. When Mrs.
Bright saw the last OF tho train that bore
away her husband and his ulstered COM
panions, sho was sick Mt heart. She stared
after the train five minutes after it was
out of sight. Then she walked back to
the hotel. There was a sense of great lone
illness as, with a sob, she threw herself,
hat, jacket and all, on the bed
The day after her arrival homo Mrs
Bright put this advertisements in Tho Her
aid;
''Wanted-To sell out Immediately for
pash first class boarding house, fully
on Thirty eighth street, near
Fifth avenue; full Of boarders Apply to
G. b., Herald office"
Within week she notified the boarders
she had sold out She confided her plans
10 no one when she moved away with
enough furniture to furnish an apartment
Mrs. Bright now took up an unusual
mode Of life People passing her doors
heard her declaiming. She went every
day to school of dramatic instruction.
It soon became known that tho pretty
young woman with big blue eyes and
black hair in the top apartment was
for the stage.
A new play was to be put on at one of
lhe theaters when an actress who was to
play an important part was taken i'll. The
was distracted In his perplexity
be applied to dramatic school for sub
'titute There was q matinee by the pu-
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