New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
arms. gathered her skirts IN one hana' "h'
ran into her dress!ng-room.
CHAPTER III.


As She dar;ei into the wings she Sa"
several members OF the company iiu 49,.
watching her scene with Seymour VI 80
they had discovered who the SUBSTITUTE W. -
they wanted TO how she wouid se'
the ordeal When she went iacA 10 ne - 80,
ing-room Madge Guernsey 'as chd"s"e 49,.
frock: in the next &C: she fad 10 I'd" ..,
part. to double up as th suooFui'''0
bcrs Of road companies ofte' 90. +, tro,.
Evelyn threw herself inc the ci'' -, Ear
Of the dressing table, buried her ~
hands. among the rouge 'ots ana i'""''
and wept ,,or" e,id
You will look like ? fright pS "1''
Madge with a significant upWar'
rvolvn's tears turred to short conVu'S'e
s)bs. =, 49,. ,.,d -
she cried. tacitly conessng th'' '"' "''o"
understood the situa ion
0pu, 7 wouldn't make myself more wretche'
sr, ,.o," col, Madge. "Besides, wouldn't
=. on,. nan coo nat he cold make me wretch
! ed"
II can't help l. ,.o .
"ru, Won mist you've got to make Il
,.,;,,. oba,c, f., this ac and you'd better heglh
>, take those dids off Here. let me heip you.
Nadce deftlv unIaceG her dress she f'it COM
,",D,,. o.ha,s,.d II a few minutes the rod
hatred bo,.. IS he buried through the corl1doF'
/ ,,,,,od ON me- door She knew that this meant
:, u,,s finn, for Ter to take her place on the
s,,co bofoc the curtain went up. Madge was
olrcodv dossed 0r the act and busiiy engaged
- noydcdnr aanin her friends face. which had
bcconc ercakoe from tears.
/ 10
,,,,ol p, surrey herself in the mirror.
..,vo, Won haven't improved your looks ny
t.t ,rvin., fit Of yours" said Madgo tcrseiy.
"Hut Won night look worse. Here, 10y me put
,,e, rho lc,st bit Of rouge on that left cheek
1,ho, tb,,'s better Now you're all right.
nm, II were You wouldn't have another
1o,,c. | don't believe could patch YOU up
agiin."
rhor was a second rap on the door ana inc
r.d bad was once more injected into the room
"st.gc waitin'." il said with a grin. ana then
A, VS. pulled back.
r,elyn rose slowly from her scat. Il don't
500 how I'm t. &c, through" she said YEARLY
.Oh. youI be- all right when your" on f"uH
NOTABLY play better. too always do.
She was almost pushed ont of the dressing
room When she found herself ON the stage.
with the last strains IF tho orchestra ringing III
her ears. mingled with the hum Of Voices that
came from the front. she gained courage. IN"
looked furtivcly around for seymour. ana i''t
relieved 10 find that he had been considerlte
enough Il, keco out - her way. when
the curtain rose the brilliancy Of the footllsh's
inspirci her She would show him how In
dinercn; 20 his presence she could be. Besides
this act would b" easier for her. In II she dis
covoral Tho faiihlrssncss Of her lover; and ~ a
magnincer, outburst of s"orn she dismissed
him from her sight. During tn" past few months
SHE. had conceived hatred for that climax; it
seemed To- her "a it was. rldicuously m"lo-
dramatic Al this moment however. she nm
t!clpa,cd f. with exhilarauon.
Ir hor frs, scene with Philip she had to OK
press the beginnings Of Jealousy. This was short
and after their reconciliation they loft The stare
together When they reached the wings she
tried - disengage her arm from his, but he held
/, firmly for moment
Il suppose You hate me-" he said, with 1T
tie curl Of the lip.
won't YOU release my ARM" she replied.
looking away.
"Do YOU hate me-"
lie continued To- hold her arm tightly.
Yves. | d." she cried turning from him AMI
fceliur q delicious RELIEF from the explosion l!e
dropped her arm and turned on his heel She
hurried into her dressing room with sense 81
ciatluu.
\ fcw minutes later she had 20 return . The
stage for the climax OF tho act. II WAS a long
scene. calling first for reckless g1yety. which
she knew she never dll well. then for the read
Ing Of a letter disclosing her lovers p"ridv. and
the passionate outburst a. the close. Her nijle
triumph over Seymour pm; her In the mood for
the display 4 gaycty. which she did with
surprising abandon. When f. was over
he whispered As b. stood covering be-
fore her: That was capital. How You have I'M
proved" She pretended not 10 hcar the compli-
mcnt. but r. made her conscious of an impulse
Ike the impulse felt by the runner IN race
when he hears his friends cheer
The last act was an anti-cmax. the weakest
act ~ fh~ p!er. Evelyn hated to play IL.
she thought that Mabel Anncrly showed
desplcabc weakness in forgivng tEr man
who had deceived her: besides. the in
ieros. in the action was 10, sustained and the
apathy IF the audience always reacted upon her.
Tonight the excitement that had kept her mp
during the first three acts exhausted her and she
had little strength for her final effort Seymour
noticed the change ~ soon ~ they went on the
stage.
You look tired" he whispered between their
speeches. She made no reply bur he continued TO
fill the gaps in the dialogue with bits of talk.
As Philip held Mabel Annerly I'm his arms
and uttered bombasic words of repentance and
love. Seymour managed to plead his own cause.
go You desplse me" he said. "Well. | de-
serve IT. but you women have no Pity You
expect MS all to bc saints. and when You find
that we've been tempted you cut US adrift and
might at least have read my letter. Common
justice demands that man snail be heard in his
own defence II YOU knew what have gone
through since You broke with mo perhaps you
wouldn't be so unfecling. But some women
like to make men suffer. thought that You
were different from other girls. thought You
had some pity. But You haven't you're just
like the rest OF them"
He continued these remarks during the
whole scene. In spite Of the fact that he could
see that they panied her and hampered her
mott l.