New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
A DAUGHTER OF THESPlS
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CHAPTER X<XNl.
ny JOHN y. BARRY.

ho,rlcrs were sorry T. have her 60. Tor her
brightness and freedom from afectation hau wo"
them all: even Mr.. Appleby modified the op''io"
he had first formed OF her and admitted ac'"'"-
ing IA the report Of his wife. that she was ~
tractive" The Misses Coffey invited hcr 10 ca"
ON them In New-York and promised 10 introduce
her to some OF their political frenus' oi ''u'''
they would * e. see her when she I'aNe'' '"'S
u,,,,ld take I box for the first night ana they
would make pa 90 too. Madge would have hKeu
10 stay longer; but she could not resist 'he u'''S
appeals Of Jimmy Wise 10 come back TO NM
Resides. Evelyn was taking Seymours dea'h VIII"
wonderful fortitudc; Madge did not MISTAKE ''''
for lack Of feeling; she explained it 10 herse" oH
deciding IT was "her way; Evelyns way "'u
always seemed peculiar TO her.
"A for Evelyn herself she wondered why her
"feeNnsso diA not trouble her more than they
did. Seymour's death caused her not nearly -
much grief and misery as the breaking of her
engagement had done This summer ne i"N
seemed So different to her. except for those rev
Moments in the water when he had assumed IN
her eyes all his heroic qualities His heroiS'n
nv, had nassed into the realms Of the pure ideaI'
sba oyye1 hin, a debt that could never be paid'
.h,uyb sh. made IL an excuse for trying u force
bers.lf IN in1ge him lenienty 1t was strange
that she should seek now to Judge MN; yet
whenever she thought ~ him. she Kept weighing
his Qualities trying u explain TO herself why NJ
had "changcd" She would not acKhoW'dse "
herself that the change was IN herSeH HON. 9'V
had read I'm novels about lovers who had been
separated for years and then had met again anu
tried and failed TO be to each other Whd' 'heE
had been before. But in the few months Oh her
separation from Seymour they couid not nave
changed so completely as that; perhaps her re-
spect for him was gone: this might explain many
,birrs that seemed strange to her in him, things
that she had never noticed before
Tbe corav sisters. after deciding to accept their
fellow-hoarlers as their equals, maintained the
supreme amiability that had surprised Evelyn 50
much on its first manifestation The Stearhs
hovs forgave them for their former hauteur-a'
its worst 1t had been only amusing-and iounu
endowment in their society The elder became
the favorite Miss Genevieve devoted most oil ner
limo =, ,be society Of her adorers her balcony.
and her sister emerged from her retirement ana
made herself generally agreeable iiei cn M
weakness was fondness for tal'ng ABOUT MISS
Genevieve's charms and sboui ~ oIk so I'll.
81 s'n,se vnu'va noticed that Theodore Nells
hasn't been round here much lateiN' maven
you?'' she said one morning 10 Evelyn
mo I hadn't noticed.
"Wen he and Genevieve have had a TOW
Indeed? I'm sorry 20 hear H.
"Well. I'm glad He got to be awiully tire
some 20 affec,edl 1t was all about that dog
lust Is | said II would be
"Xyhat was the natter
"Wen Cenev!eve Is always kissing and hugging
Saasn, and he didn't Ike it.Theodore. ! nan nan,
knd he used 20 make hateful renSINS a a,S
:, tan. Az last Genevieve felt she couldn't s'and
., anv longer So she said right up 10 him was
In The next room and heard every word-she SAID:
Love me- love my dog Si Hp" wel, S3"' on che
Vas real mad. Genevieve was. And what d'you
s'pose he didT
Il can't imagine"
We'll he Just burs, out into that horrid great
laugh Of his. and ne said: We'll. l don't love
your dog just IKE that I don't love your dog
D'you blame her for being mad $4,000.
"Such little thing" said Evelyn depreca'-
little thing? don't call It little. Gene,
We've didn't either. She just turned on him ana
they had It hot and heavy. oh: the things they
said about each other and about Boston and New
York" on
'why did they drag in Boston and New-York?'
Evelyn laughed.
ooh, I don't know But they seemed to forget
all about Satan, and II Genevieve didn't say the
sharp things about Boston II made MIN so
mad You've noticed. haven't you, that Gene
We've don't use the broad "a any more haven't
vou?'
Evelyn shook her head
IL don't think you're bit observing. she
don't She gave that up soon's she had the
row I'm glad Of II. too. II there's anything
that makes me sick it's that"
"What-the broad az?
Yes 1t just gives me pain in the neck.
She spends her evenings with Tom Jordan now.
But she'll get sick OF him soon enough"
your sisters tickle. I'm afraid" said Evelyn.
NTH a smile.
'Fickle? I'm always telling her that. When
she likes you she Just loves you. She's used 10 a
great deal OF attention. Her names In the papers
all the time In winter
"She ought to know Miss Finley. Then her
name would be in the papers all the time in
summer, too"
ooh Boston don't count"
One Of Miss Coffey's peculiarites which Evelyn
marvelled at. was her complete indifference 10
herself as a charmer. As long as her sister re-
ceiyed attention from men. she seemed perfectly
happy; IL apparently never occurred 10 her that
she could have any fascination Of her own. OF
the two. Evelyn thought the elder by far the
more attractive. there frankness spOn-
taneity about her that was delightful.
II was while Evelyn was looking over her new
part for the first time that this conversation took
place. Miss Coffey much Interested In hear
ing about Clarke Ewings play. She had not
read Deception" but she intended 10 read II
right Of Was the play to be called by the same
name? Yes? HIM, She didn't know whether
she liked II or not. 1t must be terrible 10 learn
all those lines? When she was at boarding
school she had been obliged to commit pieces 10
memory, and Oh. how she had hated II, And
would Miss Johnson have to learn all that? on,
some Of the lines And she had 10
learn the cues too? How curious! Those little
speeches must be hard TO remember; she should
get 'em all mixed up. wouldn't know where to
put em in.
Mrs Cohn came down in the course Of Miss
Coffey's CALCULATIONS. Read the part out loud
to U.s. won't you?" she asked eagerly. I'm wild
TO hear It,"
MANY Of the speeches are taken bodily from
the story" said Evelyn
''Well. in the story they're beautiful"
Eyes. it's sympathetic part. II has the audi
ence with It. as actors say It's much more SYM
pathetic than Mrs Gwynne Miss Gordons part
but IL isn't so dramatic"
''Miss Gordon will do Mrs. Gwynne beautl-
fully" cried Mrs. Cohn. at might have been
written for her.
Yes she expects to make a hit in t."
Isn't II wonderful TO hear an actress talk
about the parts she plays?' said Miss Coffey TO
Mrs. COhn Seems like another world TO me -
Il feel almost like an actress myself" ex-
claimed Mrs. Cohn. gayly.
You're not an actress. dear" Evelyn laughed.
You're an authoress."
mo. I'm not" said Mrs. Cohn. shaking her
head sadly "IVe given that Nd"