Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-04-10

his pen. but not to write. Tle
thought wOnld not be led away
from the recent interview. He
could no! help laughing outright
at the qqalut oil Lady and her
sqaeaky voice. Then he began to
toy with the parcel Finally he
opened it; there Law she three stories
neatly typewritten. He looked
for the authors name aud address.
Ali that he co0ld see Immediately
under The title of each story was
'By Junita.i No name, no address.
We'll, this is the oldest ex-
peflence | have ever had he nut
tered TO himself Then he thought
ne might as well read one of the
stories He did so, and words of
surprise and delight kept rising o
his lips. Then he read the secO 'd.
which gave hir sill more pleasure.
After reading the last one he ex'
claimed:
BY George. here's a find.
Juuita,' my friend. | Int m, hat
TO you, u etarhorically speaking
You are genius. If YOU DOM
make Your fortune, and At the
same time give the Chatierer a
BIZ l-g mp, my name isn't Frank
Hdyler.
And after marking a hig a 90
each Of The manuscripts he wen;
ont 10 lunch.
When he returned he SCI TO work
vlgotou L., and Nhelhrr il WAS The
uuch or thr satisfied frrliug that
he had accepted 80 nething thA'
coming which wonId enhauce the
value of his journal from a literary
poImt of vie@ he kIew not, bur he
certainty surprised himself at the
excellent matter that seemed to
aov from his pen.
He wro far into the aftrrnoon
W en he had finished e Drouid'
exclaimed:
There, If those articles Il mt pat
some lfe in things, sand If 'Jn mas
stories DON'T send mp the clrcnla
tion. I'm "A Duchman. Fiauk.
old m,n.' he continued as he slap
pei himself compi4cenily GA the
breast, 'lhr Chattrrer Is going to
boom large. kno@ it. feel II
.Junlfa' has come in the mex OF
time. She has brought M luck.
I- went home to his bachelor
chambers IN AN excellent trame OF
mud. Alter lghrdinuer he dress
ed ycrt carefully and took a cal
TO the Pdu'neol Theatre, where hr
c.rmed On of the large au1lenc'
assembled to gltnr>S the debut IN
London ot Mss Agnes Trender
.ilr.apty 4ctreSs .rO u tue prov
nces, who had been spoken OF
very highly wherever she had ap
Drared. Frank was an enthuslas
no FIRST uighter. for he hai N de
np his mind that The Caatterrl
should be vcll 10 the fore IN al
dramatic matters.
! b.. was delighted with the new
actress. She Was a revelation
md he leIt that he could honcstl
praise her la the columns of hl'
next issue. As he strolIed into IN
club, on his way home from th'
theatre. tho first man he met WI
jim ME FLEET, the eminent dramht
lc rritic, who grerte,i hil wi b:
We'll, Frank, Old mAu. " hat de
you thluk oi herF
Think ot her, my bOll She''
spIendid.'
50 th.nk. Y III mark NY Aord
e'- The cpning ac r"'",'
Coming. jimmie! l sJould ~.
t at sDe has arrived, very mucl
So; aud, vbat Is more, she hA
go pr lo Stp
He w4sug o.. The new actTe9
wa, 4 succes from the very star
interviews, ,4orrrdits, Skrtc "'s con
cernlng her app 'Ared Ia q
most ever paper, aud Miss Agn"
Treu0pi villt vas tue most talk
of lai, IN London, Ahile the Pal
thron theatre WAS crowded to ~
cess every ml.ht, it thing that ha
no, happened far many month
past.
Frank Ilayler was lortnna'
enough to be infrodnce to the em
nent actress a few days later at
fashionable "at hOme.' lie va
SURPRISED to fnd how unassumlnl
unaffrcted aud distinctly lady In
she was. WHAT wonder that /
fell in love with her A. first sigh
He was Introduced to her as "H
la, Ter, the ,ditorofthe ChattereI
e The new number OF The pap
e had appeared that morning. col
I tanning an exhaustive appreciate