Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-04

exhioirson o. interest in ter. Tie mar
before me were more entertaining.
l say the pair bcsore me. for IL Mr..
Wetherby was no, present in the flesh
; he enjoyed n elorifi.d existence in ali
Mrs. Mason's talk.
You see. have called my story "a
Pair q Players" nc. because that title
IL justified BY the literal truth. hut be.
cause I desire 60 pay tribute 60 nv
friends glowing aspirations.
Caesius came for Aun; Maggie at SUD-
per time. We were in the sphere Of the
| midday dinner.
I've been telling her all about
things" said that lady.
Il hope yen haven't hecn knitting
with wet feet" said Cass.us. II tacau.
to ask you IL you'd changed your shoes
i have 60 take good care Ct her. Mis-
AddiDgton. She doesn't take care If
herself right Excuse me. may IT, Ard
with one Of his nipry little feminine
movements he picked mp and bent a
scrutinizing eye upon nm embroidered
canvas photograph case.
'Iembroider little myself. " he rnid.
'Gnd like TO look az anything new IL,
that lire. The sale for fonigh; IL the
lest this week. think business l. look.
ing mp. That's very pretty. very pretty
i have n great eve for colors Well. we
must be getting 20 supper IL We aTc 90
ing to have any voices tonight. musi1't
| wc:''
As ne and Mrs Mason had only about
ten lines between them In the nights
play, this solicitudc about voice was m
example Of their disintercssed artistic
scrupulosi,y.
Mrs. Mason was surely right in say
| ing Cassirs WAS rot like other boys
Hevas a good looking. well made lit.
, tie fellow, but it seemed ns II nc inrsi
| belong TO some race or nationality 81
which 1 had seen no other specimen.
His smcoth. oval face ard bright. dark
eyes were not o.Iemina;c il he did have
quick. minoins little ways ard feminine
accomplishments. lie had not the small
est eft for acting. but sometimes his
queer personality Diieu small cynsic
| parts fairly well. as almost any queer
personality sometimes will. and rs be
had a real gift for droll. trief miinicries
he might have won success rs n music
hall lightning change artist.
! His nina YVES evidently Of the small
est. about what one might EXPECT in an
articulate squirrel. and. By the way. be
was more like n squirrel than anything
1 else. Squi-reliiEe, he was trimming
over with energy. and his little artistic
sensibilities. limited ms he was, were
nevertheless keen and manifold.
i was invited to Mrs Masnn's room
tho next day 20 Sec some Of Cassius' en-
broidcry. As sire always had the b. .ter
and the larger room. IL was used NJ
their common sitting room. they cx-
planned. As Cassius conducted me there.
To he was voluble in his delighted praise
OF our star and managers last his,rionic
performance. He had played the title
role in the Ticket Of Leave Man the
night before. II had indeed been 20 Eol.
idly good as 20 fill the with nclancholy
melancholy at the sight # 80 much
merit so i'll rcwarled-but Cassi.,s view.
cd IL rs rejecting honor upon all Of us:
as more evidence little rs more was
noedcd) that yvc were bard 81 noble
artists. superior I'm the nature of tina,
title to all the sings and arrows Of cut.
raceous fortune.
| Il tell you, twas great, rreai-good
enough for any theatcr in New York.
tell you, ! call this high class compa.
ny. he chartered away. uplifted with
| reflected glory. IL was triumrbs such "a.
this that made life sweet TO him and
the ex-sev i:;g woman. and yet there ar
people vino imagine that the world q.
art can be cherries.
4 He brought out various bits Of handi.
work. but the thing was really sum.
moned TO behold was satin gown, cui
out, not made. and in process Of orna.
mentation. II was n dark wine color
and Cassirs was cmbroiderirg it--m
bordering IL pretty much all over in
shaded yellows and orange. II was. -
far rs the embroidery went, q renuincl,
curious and beautiful piece Of work, n
distinctly good a. IL j, had ccrne fror
the hands of an urcoTrrpich American
Indian or an oriental ruemallcr. whai
earthly use il could be in that shape un
less as a studio property was anothcl
question and more than I could guess.
OF course it belonged TO Mrs. Mason
and she took il in Der thin. knottet
hands and tossed j; this way and hclt
IT that with a eusto that showed how
powerless was even dressmakirg to xii
her love Of fnery.
| This is for the vatican plat, an,
there are the angel sleeves" she ex
planned. IT'S beautiful. isn't ID? No, n
much beautiful either as gorgeous
That's why love it so. It's what / cal
Observation-Disclosures color, you know
It's the dramatic ! love everywhere.
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