Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-05-31
Der all the things he had been saying,


and blushed deeply.
Presently Faust was singing his love.
The woman In black leaned forward,
her lips parted, her fingers uncon-
sciously marking the time; then, az the
tenor's fervor increased and his tone
grew clearer and more vibrant, flush
overspread her face. As he ceased she
beat her gloved hands together as loud.
ly az she could.
A sympathetic look stole into the
young mans eyes, and while the won.
an in black was wholly occupied with
the stage he whispered softly to Mel.
lie: That woman In front OF us 10
Alice Titus. She IN Mitchelrs wife,
and she has been blushlng with pleas
ure at his singing. They sang lovers
together for years, and the company
called them the turtledoves,"
Nellie awoke from her dream. She
glanced from the woman to the tenor
and exclaimed incredulously and loud
or than she knew: "She can't be Fausts
wife. Why, she Ii grayr'
The lips OF the woman in black tight.
ened, and the young man regretted his
indlscretion. He tried to atone for It
in the church scene by praising the
dramatic way Alice Titus had played
that. but he knew that the singer un-
dcrstood the situation. and the words
stuck In his throat.
Meanwhile the success OF the per.
Torrance and Of the new singer grew.
Before the end was reached the mem.
bers OF the company had congratulated
Miss Evans heartily upon her triumph.
The last traces Of the girls nervous
ness disappeared. She walked az on
clouds, and In the final trio she poured
forth such food OF voice as abe had
never known that she possessed. The
audience was stirred quite out OF the
habit Of putting on wraps during the
last scene. II sat delighted and called
out the singers after the final curtain
had fallen The men called "Bravav'
loudly. and the recall became an ova-
ti0n. Alice Titus companion leaned
forward, waved her handkerchief, cried
"Bravay' and did what she could to
stimulate the excitement. Somebody
cried: "Evansi Evansw and Maras-
Quin led forward the trembling but
happy Marguerite.
Then the audience began to 20 out,
but the woman In black sat still. Her
lips were white, and when her COM
panion rose she did not move. The
other woman averted her face and bus
led herself with her wrap. At last the
passage to the stage door was cleared,
and the woman in black rose heavily
and walked slowly toward II.
She found Faust, still In his stage
clothes. outside his dressing room. The
woman In black passed In without a
word. Faust dismissed his dresser,
entered and closed the door. His wife
was leaning on the back OF chair,
sobbing He raised her = his arms.
saying softly: "There, darling, don't
take II so desperately. Think of all
the drudgery you escape by being out
OF the harness"
She still cried, nesting on his Shout
der. Presently she raised her face.
kissed him and said: You're wonder
fully good to me, Fred, but even your
tenderness cannot disguise the fact
that am grny. was told OF II to-
night by chit Of girl with pink
cheeks"
The mans face flushed with anger.
and his wife hastened to add: "She did
not mean any harm, dear, and she did
not think | could hear. She was sur
prised into speaking too loudly when
was pointed out to her as your wife.
She could not believe 1t, and must
say" with rueful glance into the
large dressing mirror. that can't
blame her."
Nonsense, dearl OF course II was
only the make up"
"Oh, | know all about that, and
know could look 20 on the stage to;
morrow. But for all that l would do
every bit OF my hard work over again
for the youth Of that little chit behind
me. Time IL more cruel to women
than eternity can ever be."-Brooklyn
Eagle.