The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-06-22

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"Lorrimer!" she must nave whis.
pered 3
Lorrimer-ahi" siAll not for
get soon the way he tut bed round,
his finger to his lips, az intensely
struck. why. that's tye mani
he turned back to her-N and you
thought he was-herel Why
He was interrupted bySh choking
gasp She had seen mef rseen my
face pressing close againd$ the glass
--and stood with dilaRed eyes
There was no time tofGn, OF even
to realize. The windqM was thrown
up, and Hyde had 91e-yes, by the
throat. Into the Fight he dragged
me like thief, Bad his stare, and
then his grip relayed.
"Ohr" he breafhed, with half a
sneer. $50 this Is how you under
study me, is it9 You-what were
you doing there's Shall send for
the policeq"
neither spoke nor moved. i
could not. He stepped back / sup
pose that the tuin Of my whole life,
for better or worse, hung in the
balance at that Inoment, and it was
Maggie who turned the scale. Her
woman's quickness saved me for
this moment. There were two out
stretched arms between him and
that door. Maggiei
"Oh, Mr.. Hyde, if you knew but
the half. you would weep for him |"
She said thav. and he, who had seen
80 many women play part to him,
seemed held to listen in spite Of
himself "Thjnki he was to have
played the part. It seemed that his
ambition was to be suddenly crown
ed-he believed he could idealize it.
And then all his hopes to be crushed
in me mentl Yes, Think Go back
! TO yCur OWE struggling days; stand
where' he stands now. Night and
day he has been tortured by the
thou ,ht of what he might be today
by lne foolish hope that he might
be able to take your place for one
mig ht. Oh. no, it was not profess
si<.nal spite. It was only human
Enging to do himself justice. If
tnat is not to be. at least you will
let him go as he came. and ! will
answer for the rest. One day-one
day my husband will succeed. /
know it-and then he will thank
youi"
And Hyde, stupefed, looked from
one to the other of us, hesitated and
closed his eyes as if to shut out the
sight Of her close, imploring face.
Then, drawing a breath, he turned
to me, without the sneer, but in
credulously.
"And 80 you think that you could
play Julian-such Julian, mean,
as would stir that crowd hurrying
west at this moment9"
Try himi' she put in in a thrill
ing whisper. Unconsciously she
had said the cleverest thing she
could have done. If only because it
spurred his curiosity.
"Quioki" he said suddenly, glanc-
ing at his watch II have barely
half an hour. For the moment you
shall be Julian, with an audience OF
two. Now. without q pause, the
lines at the mine. Enter Sabroff,
cracking his whip: His wifei Is
he made Tell him sentiment dis
! natural death here in Eiberiar"
AS IL sa had been challenge-as
ie my personality had been trans
formed while the words were on his
ips-l took him up. It was the tell
ing speech of the play-the part in
which Hyde obtained his greatest
triumph night by night.
How l delivered it l cannot say.
] only know that my whole soul
seemed to go out in the words, and
that when I had finished my wife
stood there like statue, and Hyde's
own lips were parted. There was
| queer silence in the room fov what
seemed minutes. Then-then i Look
ed and saw his hand put out.
my. Lorrimer," he said, II take
back tha* wn-I You have not un-
derstudied me-you have created
your own conception
He stood awhile. his hand to his
forehead. Then he sat down, tore
@ slip Of paper from his notebook
and wrote something off impetu-
ously.
There" he said. I'm not going
to ask why you came here-I know.
And I'm doiEg something for you
that not many men would do in the
circumstances. Take that note to
my dresser and play Julian. It's
quite right. Mr.. Lorrimer, OF will
be. I hope. You want your chance.
You shall have it. / am indisposed
for this one night. Ypu--it lies in
your hands to give the public their
moneys worth. Take my brougham