Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-01-31

The audience fairly ronrcd. She was
such o clever actress. 1t was COM
monplace bit of actionA-a lovers quar-
rel and the discomfiting of the man.
The often repeated situation. 1t was
the actress laugh which was inimita-
bic. ut sounded like bushel of seed
pearls split on the floor" A critic had
written up her special laugh in that
way, and 1t was deemed a capital bit of
description, when 1t was really moth
Ing more than vocal gymnastic, which
trick can be acquired at a cost of not
much more than few days practice.
The actor was, perhaps, trifie clum-
sy and clustering; followed his own
nature, and to carry out the role'all
the better for that
The occupants OF side box seemed
to appreciate the scenic conditions, and
joined merrily in the laughter. There
was one handsome young woman you
might think was enjoying the play i'm
mensely. Certainly fan, put up as u
screen, permits of restrained laugh
ter, for you cannot, If you are woman
In full toilet, laugh at your ease where
seated bolt upright. It's painful and
constrained position. A Greek woman
could have laughed so much more COM
fortably in her flowing draperies.
| If you had tried to listen for laughter
behind that screen or sought for IL
change of pose, you would have neither
heard nor seen one or the other. Quite
to the contrary, the mouth was drawn
down hard and would have been rigid.
Maybe lip would have borne the in
dentation OF a tooth had 1t not been for
the quivering of her face. An inclina-
ton to cry? That was absurd, but as
in all emotional conflicts there is the
climax of nervous energy, which must
be dispersed In some way or other, so it
was that the fan had suffered, and when
the owner of it heard one of the ivory
Stats crack the crisis had passed, and
then she came to herself again. Her
chaperon, who was in the front of the
box, turned end raid to her:
"Julia, your fan, please. An old lady
must be ugly when she laughs. 1t is
unbecoming of mature age, and then
the exertion OF side splitting has male
me warm"
There really are as many good ac-
tresses in the boxes as on the stage, and
SO the handsome young woman instant
ly made up her face, turned on the
laugh, so as to express it, and said:
Its too absurd! The lights hurt my
eyes," Then she assumed not digni
fed but glum silence, and for the next
half hour she saw no more of the play
than if she had not been in the audience
"You look bored, DEAR" said the
chaperon. II know / am. The rest OF
the play must be commonplace. The
inevitable, hackneyed conclusion
i They make it up, and there is kissing
and hugging all around. Let us &c
home. We will chat then for half al
hour"
Oh! If only the chaperon, the aunt
who lived with her, had not offered t.
do that! She had longed so much to b.
alone. The old lady and the young on'
left the theater. AS they passed int
the corridor Julia happened to cast hel
eyes just where there was human oh
struction. A gentleman bowed to thu
two women. Disengaging himsel
from the crowd he neared Julia ant
said: II hear you are going abroad
Miss Royal. / shall be sure to lool
, you up somewhere in Paris or London.
why" said the chaperon, "this il
, news to me-"
, 1T is nonsense" said Julia, incisively
"J'y suis. J'y reste." Then she LOOKED
at the man for an instant with stead,
: gaze. There was something of inten
! sity in her eyes. What did he know
, She would die before she would asl
him. He prattled about the play. 9Th
!. actress! so delightful! There was s.
4 much fun in the thing, and he hat
r noticed how much Miss Royal had er
joyed it. She ought to have waited TO
= the wind-up."
!, II might have" she said, =" If 1t ha
Q not been that both of us were tired.
Then a servant at the door, who was j
+. waiting, guided the two ladies to thei
y carriage. There was pleasant is mir
S utes' chat in Miss Royals room. TIL
chaperon was clever woman and kne,
S precisely when to go.
!, When Miss Royal was alone she IL
n dulged in u very hearty and, may it b
said, wholesome cry. And between
y final sob you might have made OF
Q something like this: "If that Robel
# Bryant had pleased, he might have toll
me where he was" and Il despise IN,
c self for giving up in this way. Suppos
n he has gone to South America. Suppos
l. there is yellow fever or revolution there
And | am the most wretched girl thu
}, was ever born, and fool with ba
7, temper-which is worse" Then, I'll
Is maid came in. AS this is a truthfl
$, story, | am bound to state that after
81 few losses and turns Miss Julia wei
Is sound asleep, and when she woke up
l. the morning she was quite incense
81 with herself for not having counted
u single one of the chimes of her cloC
during the hours of the night, for 81
u had made up her mind that she would
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