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

insist. You come here-what did
you fear? What is his name2'
"Lorrimer!' she must nave whis.
pered.
"Lorrimer-ahl' l shall not for
get soon the way he tur1aed round,
his finger to his lips, rs if intensely
struck. why, that's the man.
he turned back to her-''and you
thought he was-herel Why
He was interrupted by i choking
gasp. She had seen me- seen my
face pressing close against the glass
and stood with dilated eyes.
There was no time toseun, or even
to realize. The windq + was thrown
up, and Hyde had me-yes, by the
throat. Into the light he dragged
me like a thief, had his stare, and
then his grip relaxed.
"Ohr' he breathed, with half a
sneer. $50 this is how you under
study me, is ita You-what were
you doing there's Shall send for
the polioea"
/ neither spoke nor moved. l
could not. He stepped back. sup
pose that the tuJn 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 quickaess saved me for
this moment There we're two out
stretched arms between him and
that door. Maggiel
"Oh, MI. Hyde, if you knew but
the half. yor. would weep for himI''
She said thas, and he, who had seen
SO many women play part to him,
seemed held TO listen in spite OF
himself. "Thinkl he was to have
played tho 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 a momentl Yes, thinkl Go back
to your own struggling days; stand
where he stands now. Night and
day he has been tortured by the
thought Of what he might be today
by the foolish hope that he might
be able to take your place for one
night. Oh, NO. it was not profes-
sional spite. It was only human
longing to do himself justice. II
that is not to be, at least you will
let him go as he came, and l will
answer for the rest. One day-one
day my husband will succeed.
know it-and then he will thank
you'll"
And Hyde, stupeied, 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 breath, ne turned
to me, without the sneer, but in
credulously.
"And so you think that you coula
play Julian-such a Julian, / mean
as would stir that crowd hurryine
west at this momenta"
"Try himl" she put in in thrill
ing whisper. Unconsciously sht
had said the cleverest thing she
could have done. if only because il
spurred his curiosity.
"Quicki'' he said suddenly, glanc
ing at his watch. II have barely
half an hour. For the moment yor
shall be Julian, with an audience o1
two. Now. without q pause, tht
lines at the mine. Enter Sabroff
cracking his whip: His wife! 1:
he made Tell him sentiment dies {
natural death here in Siberia!'
As if it had been a challenges
if my personality had been trans
formed while the words were on hi'
lips-I took him up. 1t was the tell
ing speech of the play-the part il
which Hyde obtained his creates
triumph night by night.
How l delivered it / cannot say
/ only know that my whole sou
eeemed to go out in the words, ant
that when | had finished my wife
stood there like statue, and Hyde''
own lips were parted. There was I
queer silence in the room for wha
seemed minutes. Then-thenI look
ed and saw his hand put out.
"Mr. Lorrimer, he said, Il tak'
back that word. You have not un
derstudied me-you have created
your own conception.
He stood awhile, his hand to hi
forehead. Then he sat down, tor'
a slip of paper from his notebool
and wrote something off impetu
ously.
"There," he said, "I'm not going
to ask why you came here-I know
And I'm doing something for yot
that not many men would do in thu
circumstances. Take that note t.
my dresser and play Julian. It.
quite right, Mr.. Lorrimer, or vii
be, hope. You want your chance
You shall have it. / am indispose'
} for this one night. You-it lies il
your hands to give the public thei
moneys worth. Take my broughan