The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-24

BcOWunB utIS AVNANN aNNus ~ ~ "AH
had thrown the flowers, When he saw,
the scowl grew deeper.
That night the, first violin did another
strange thing for an orchestra player. He
went to the stage door and waited for
Monte to come out. There was q group
Of men about waiting for chance to ogle
the fayorite, or perhaps invite her. to a
little supper in some nearby coy retreat,
and among them Minis saw the one who
had thrown the flowers. As Monte came
out this man hurried forward and spoke
to her. The girl hesitated, stopped and
listened, then, with q slow and half un-
certain negative. went on past him to her
omnibus.
The fellow made as IL to follow, but,
looking about, he saw Minis eyes fixed
upon him. Beneath the street light they
glittered like beads Of fire and seemed
uncanny from the setting Of his queer,
pale face. The man shrugged his shout
ders and walked away in the other direc-
ton.
The next night, when Monte was sing
ing, a heavy flower piece was sent down
to the stage-an unusual thing at the
wara not much INDUCED in, II 30 han.
nened that Il came down where Minis
waa and he Ind ~ holm l,ft II over the
stogo ~, A. bo IA a. ba saw n note
iairc on,nno tbo Aowara and Win a der,
terons fiIIin he managed to throw Il ont
so that 1t fell beneath his chair. He
knew instinctiyely who had sent it, yst
to confirm his suspicion he turned and
Az he had thought. the came fellow
was npa;n standinc tn catch Nonie's
Glance Of Acknowledgement. hit Nonie's
oianca Was fYad instead rnon the frst
violin and tho h,ue eyea shot ont ferv
darts as Minis deliberately stooned. nick
ed nm the note md nloced Il in his nocket
unon tbe Following night Monte thought
IN have her ravefge N she hogan NV
singing and making eves ot the Rvronic
youth with the bass yjol and utterly TO-
nored Mims' presence. Rut she had
reckoned without her host. for the au-
dience would have none Of il. Thev had
become so accustomed to having the first
violin ma tho client mariner in This little
bvnlov thot thew wo,,ld brook no change.
And then the contrast between the face
~ tb;s old Young pamin and the rosy
cheeks md snarkiing ewes of the Girl lent
= nicturesoue eafectivenesa To the scene
that nothing else could. 80 the neonle
hogan to HAS and howl and boot to show
their sonnroyal while cries of "Mims!
Minis! The first yiolinw gave added in
ternretation 70 the;r meaning
The girl stonned bewildered Mt the ont
hurst and at 6rst did NOT realize the
cause Rut when she did her eyes fash
ed angrily. and she went on. insistently
ignoring their displeasure and irving to
drown The tumult with her own voice
and to charm them into good nature with
her prettv ways.
In the CONFUSION she carelessly came
too near the footliphts and. iarrine the
slipht eauze covering from one Of them
swept her f]imsv skirts above II.
A tongue of fame loaned upon her. and
there was crv of horror from the house
The audience. manic stricken bv the nos.
sibilitv of FIRE among the inaammable
material of the stage. rushed nelImell for
the doors The orchastra followed +um.
hing over their Instruments. and in less
time than If takes to tell II thew had
cIeared such snoca thot only two neo.
nle remained in the endangered norton
Of the theater. One Of these was the
oirl. wronned IN the winding sheet Of
Gama and Tho other WAS Minis
Tearing his coat from him M he snranp
ed nI;,,,a d., hi,,soIs ,,,,o,, +ho