The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-20
WISE AT LAST.


100000. He had dropped money on
the turf. at the tables, and made a
fool Of himself in various ways; but
the fellows who knew him best were
all of mind that dear old Harry
had never before made such fool
OF himself as he did In converting
little Myra Bromley into Mrs. Henry
Capel.
Nevertheless. 1t was a matter Of opin-
Ion. In the theater, In the dressing
rooms, there were not wanting ladies
OF Miss Bromley's own profession who
considered that the girl was getting
good deal the worse of the bargain.
my dear" said the girl who played
/ the Amazon CHEZ in the highly sue
cessful burlesque which had just en-
tered the second year Of its run, my
dear, take my advice and never marry
gentleman Marry a hummer for
choice, or shopkeeper or a shoeback,
or best OF all, don't marry anyone.
But gentleman's fatal. and gentle
man without any money-good Lordw
Words failed her; she threw un her
hands warningly, and small chorus
OF approval showed that the house
was with her.
All the same little Myra Bromley
did marry her Harry Capel For one
thing. he was the first man who had
ever asked her to be his wife; and for
another. she was very genuinely in
love with him. indeed.
She migrated from her combined
room" in the Remington quarter to
furnished apartments in Maddox
street, and here, on the first floor OF a
lodglng-house. the ill-assorted couple
started housekeeping.
1t is scarce necessary to say she left
the stage. Some things are inevitable.
and one Of them is that an actress al
ways leaves the stage when she mar
ries. and as invariably returns to II
sooner or later.
She did not want TO leave It. for she
knew her husbands position, and I'M
derstood that the e. week salary
that she was drawing would be very
useful to them. but Mr. Capel insist
ed
my dear child" he said. "is 1t like
ly | would allow you to remain? We
may not be very flush just at present.
but ] am sure we shall be comfort
able. and | should not know mo-
ment's peace il you continued at the
Audacity as my wife No. no; wen
live quietly here for awhile until I
drop into something, and presently.
take my word for it. you will forge.
you We're an actress at ALL"
AS matter of fact, the conclusion
was somewhat Irrelevant for her de-
sire had been prompted far less by
any yearnings for hlstrionic trIumphs
than by the wish to augment their
slender Income. But she obeyed. as
a wife should. and for six months or
more her only visits to the theater
were made In the dress circle or the
stalls. Sometimes she got orders. and
sometimes Mr. Capel paid. At first II
was very good fun. the unaccustomed
position on the other side OF the foot
lights. She enjoyed the novelty Of It.
her gloved hands folded and the lorc-
nette by her side. but by degrees both
Of the pair began to sigh for the past
they had relinquished The girls
thoughts followed the players TO the
dressing-rooms between the acts and
the man began to reflect modify thar
the matrimonial blisses were a shade
| slow compared with the bachelor frol.
> les OF old lang syne
/ And he did not drop into" ANYTHING
and their capital ran very low. The
/ gingerbread began to show through
the gilt, and It was stale gingerbread
J moreover. at least to the man.
= Little Mrs. Capel was neglected by
, her husband and bored by her medl
, tations. He took TO going out alone
In the evening now. He said that /,
he was to get hold Of any post. II wa,
necessary TO meet fellows. and keer
: In the swim. There may have beer
. something in IT, but 1t was not livel,
for the woman staring at the clock
? and the reread periodicals or the scat
foidings Of the houses that were under
going repairs on the opposite side OF
the way. She told him so once; II
was the prelude to the crisis. He was