Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-23
THE ACTRESS REMEMBERED
Eighteen Years ago She Received
a Message Not Intended for
Her Earo


Her Ears.
In an elevated train which was going
uptown the other morning sat a we'll
known actress. She had evidently lust
arrived in town from railroad trip.
AT Chambers street young woman
entered the train and took a seat next
to the actress. Soon she seemed to re-
cognize the actress, whom she had
never before seen off the stage. She
stole shy glances at her face, admiring
the fine dark eyes and the lovely COM
| pleX1on which have been praised by
thousands of New York theater-goers.
The actress wore an attractive Jacket
and an extremely pretty travelling hat.
She looked so fresh and charming that
the younger woman could not resist the
temptation to show with her eyes her
admiration for her neighbor. Finally
she .plucked up her courage and spoke
to the other.
AREN'T you Miss" she asked.
Yes" answered the other with a
smile, but she looked surprised at the
| question.
"Well, l could not resist the temp
tation to speak to YOU" said the young
er. IL have enjoyed seeing you act SO
much. You have given me so much
pleasure in my life without ever know
ing it that | want to thank you for it
and to introduce myself"
| This compliment pleased the woman
of the stage and she rewarded her
young admirer with brilliant smile,
Immediately showing an interest in her.
AS the train ratified up through the
city they became more and more friend
ly and soon they were chatting and
laughing as if they We're two school
girl companions. Finally when the
girl had gathered up her bag and UNI
brella, as woman does three minutes
before she expects to leave train, she
turned with an animated expression on
her face.
IL should like to ask you something
she said.
"What is it ?" said the actress with a
smile.
The young woman's face took on a
faint color and she hesitated.
"Do you remember" she asked, $50
ing to - College long time ago to
give reading-before you were an ac-
tress and famous?"
ooh, yes" answered the other II re-
member it very WELL"
"And do you remember" asked the
girl with half-giggle, and blushing
furiously, "being in committeeman
and overhearing a Geographic message
received ?'
"Why, yes" answered the actress,
laughing heartily. 81 remember that
very well, too"
"It was my brother who sent it,
said the girl, land we have often talked
IL. Il l. L i L L
actress, they smiled their "goodbys,"
and the girl left the train. A smile lin
gered on the face of the actress as she
thought over the incident.
There are other people than these
two who know about that incident.
In New England college at that time
it was "fad" with the students to
learn biography, SO that they could
communicate with their classmates.
In nearly every seniors room there was
an instrument, and the boys used to.
keep up lively clicking of the keys all
over the college grounds. One evening
young woman came to the town to
give reading at college entertainment.
She was slip of a girl, then unknown,
but the report spread around the col
lege like Wildfire that she was extremely
pretty. She was conducted from the
station by ''dignifiedn senior, appoint
ed to attend her. In the committee
room where she was led was a tele-
grapher's instrument.
Shortly after the arrival of the pretty
young woman in the committeeman
the instrument began to sound.
"Is Miss there?" said the mag
ic click.
A senior stepped quickly over to the
table, touched the key and sent back
the answer.
eyes," he clicked.
Then came the reply, the click sound
ing something like trumpet to the
committee in their guilty knowledge.
swell, kiss her for her motherv
'"Thank goodness ~ whispered one of |
the students, "that she doesn't under
stand biography aud then they all
"wilted." The young woman's cheek |
was scarlet, but there was CLEAN of
mischief in her eye.
II ought to tell you," she said hastily
to one of the committeeman, "that T |
understand telegraphy.o
That was eighteen years ago. The
before the public as an actress. The
and Woodworking lawyer, climbing the
ladder that leads to New York repu-
tatiOn and making a fortune. But he
never sees that actress across the foot
lights without hearing the click of a
Geographic key that says, kiss her
for her mother" Evidently the ac-
tress' memory is good, and perhaps she
never hears a Geographic instrument
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