The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-19
HER TRIUMPH.

lage results from the fact that the young
Of that most interesting section Of Manhat-
tan Island are early required to master the
problem of how two parallel lines can meet
West Tenth and West Fourth streets.
John Hopes Ann Eliza was the brightest
girl in Greenwich.
Mrs. Hope died when the fifth baby was
born, and, besides tho youngest, Ann Eliza
had the care of two other children younger
than she, not counting Charley, who was
an Office boy in the dock office of the steam
ship line where his father was clerk, and
had been for 20 years.
One of the neighbors had son who was
a clerk in department. store, and he used
TO bring the popular songs to Ann Eliza
so early in their vogue that they would
have them all learned, including parts of
the chorus-John Hope sang tenor and
Charley bass, curiously enough-long be-
fore the other Greenwichers had the songs
half mastered
Through the department. store clerk-his
name was Harold Beeckman, and his
great-grandfather had owned farm of
many acres where Greenwich is now solid
ly bricked up-through Harold, say, a
publisher Of songs heard of Ann Eliza, and
after that she received songs by the score
as soon as ever they were printed, and then
Greenwich sang only such songs as Ann
Eliza made popular
Harold Beeckman told Ann Eliza one
night that he had quarreled sayagely with
the song publisher because the latter had
suggested that he would he willing to pay
Ann Eliza commission on the sale of
songs II she would agree to popularize only
those published by his house.
M EIiua Jol xyst
sudden deep interest that her big gray eyes
were for once wide open, and the young
man discovered with rapture that the more
one saw of her eyes the lovelier they were
and his love became, if possible, more
intense than ever.
"Yes, " he continued, "the idea of that
rude man associating your name with
why, OF course, never go to such places,
but you know what l mean, Ann Eliza"
Harold, do not know what you mean
or what you are talking about. For
minute thought it was something about
my singing in public on the stage per-
haps"
Harold thought she was joking of course,
and forgot all about the incident a little
later, when they were all in the parlor
singing together.
Ann Eliza did not forget. She had sew
eral interviews with tho publisher and
then she went to a theater and sang with
only the orchestra leader, who played her
accompaniment on piano, and the stage
manager for audience.
She wanted much to tell Harold, because
she would enjoy his horror over what she
was doing, but she knew he would tell,
and she did not quite like the idea of her
father knowing.
So, when the stage manager had told
her to practice half dozen songs before
her mirror, so that she would know how
to look while singing, and to come back
IN a month and he might give her q chance
to "do turn" she kept it all secret.
But how she practiced!
Then one evening she told her father and
Harold that she had accepted an engage
ment to sing in avaudeville theater and
that her engagement began the next night
Papa Hope looked dazed, and was silent.
He could not understand, and even when
he found his voice he only repeated in a
shocked tone:
"Why, Ann EliZal Ann Eliza!"
But Harold made up for the others lack
of comment. He drew himself up stiffiy-
he was ambitious to become floorwalker
and was practicing naughty and digni-
fed mien-and regarded Ann Eliza with
look of mingled scorn and horror before he
exclaimed: "Ann Eliza Hope, you shock
and grieve me! Imagine the chagrin of u
Beeckman, who thought Of you as his fu
ture wife, when he hears that you even
contemplate making yourself show on
the public stage
Harold was proud of that speech and OBJ
served with much pride that 1t caused tears
Co come to John Hopes eyes. 1t brought
evidence Of quite u different kind of emo
tion into Ann Eliza's gray eyes, and they
snapped M she replied: II guess you don't
know what you are talking about, Harold
Beackman. I'm not going To make
show of myself. I'm going 10 dress just
as do here in the evenings, and sing the
same songs, and"-there was note of
triumph i'm her voice now-"Im to have
$l5 week to start with and $25 if make
a hit" Harold started little as he heard
the amount of the salary, but he said:
$50 your way, Ann Eliza, but return
the ring I gave you before you disgrace
yourself for pelf.
He got the ring back so quickly and with
such u look that he could not command
another speech at once.
Then John Hope spoke In fearful
wondering manner about his honest name
being dragged In the mire and the memory
Of his saintod wife being polluted and
happy home broken up. Harold urged on
John Hopes poor rage until there was
very unhappy scene, ending in Ann Eliza
leaving her home much i'm the manner Of
berOines in melodralnas.
II 1 should tell you the name under
which Ann Eliza made her vaudeville de-
but, would not have to remind you Of
the insta utaneous hit she made-how all
New York fiocked to the theaters where
she sang the simple popular songs Of the
street-nor To remind you of the fabulous
pay she received. rt
Now Harold is her husband and is sup
ported by her in. luxurious idlcness, and
her father is her manager, having given up
his work In the steamship Office at the
same finis Harold resigned from the de-
psrtment store.
Charley works away mcrrily in the
steamship Office and only sees Ann Eliza
Sunday evenings, when they sing popular
songs together In her beautiful apartments.
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