The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01

forehead from Il bottle snatched from an
adjacent table.
Her eyelds slowly Enclosed, and 81,
smil ID wanly.
w hat is the matter, dear heart? 70,
tax your strength too much in rising
Why
''Oh. Rupert! l am but little weak
am recovered now. | know | am. \
few more quiet days and | shall move il
the world again. This confinement i.
killing me. | must breathe the fresh air
see the faces of the crowd and-and hear
the clamor of the audience again"
Nay. nay, Susan. you are too weak
ana you know there is no need to PLAY
again So long as you grant me the homo,
OF accepting my help. Become my wife
dearest, and we will go away into thu
country and see if the meadows and tn,
woods will give you strength"
Il leave. not London" size answered
till tread old Drurys boards. would
play. Rupert. Oh, grant me this! Gel
me leave to act Ophelia there. and | will
marry you on the morrow of that day
aye, whether it be that London deride.
or takes me to its arms DO this, Ru
pert. dear! Do this, pray"
But. Susan, YOU are SO weak"
Il will succor my strength then. BE.
sides, ! am better All. yea. feel Sc
much better! You know not how very
much better, Rupert, dear"
well, we'll be it SO then But as vet
mark me, you are too i'll hy far"
God bless thee, Rupert! Thy good.
ness makes me we'll completely"
He folded her in his strong arms and
as She told him mn ovnr o,,oi,, - ~,
dreams he soothod har into ,rontI, s1,,,,,
Der.
And nv and b,. ,rbo,, ,1o .,....,. III.
of hrr brcotbinG foII rnn, l.; ''. =.
crcnt from thp room and ,yopt H. ,,..,,. -
Nor many d,,s into,.,.a,,l,,1 i,.c.,',
rlmor snnd abroad tbronrb IN ~, ,.,,.,,
A now actress ,,as f. aT.,,,... ~ D,.,,,l,.
Lane in tho cb,roctor of u,,Lor;, a,,5 :,
was whisnprpd tbatot Ia.t lr,,a oI,lt,Ii
would have - wortbv yrc,c,.,,,.. ~, ,I''
famous boards susan ro,d IN. ~,
name. and wild taIns won't From, ,,,,'',t,
TO mouth of whore sho cornn From, a,,J
who She was
The old publican who had smoke, +,
such great thou,b nn,-n,,.in., ,,,,r,.,.o
beneath Susan's window becamn in his
particular circle n man of rncorni1od
wisdom. His previous assertions con.
corning "thc little proyinci,l bus.v'' ,,..,ro
locked upon as INSPIRED. ana evrrv foolish
thing he now uttered was hardened r.
with open mouthed attention and won.
dcrmcnt.
Susan. though still trorblod with occa.
siopaI fits Of raintnoss studird bnr n,,.t
with astonishing application. Oftrn sbo
awokp in the middle Of the nirht ana
arose and rehearsed her scenes mn ra,.,
ried away heyond remembrance. of .ur-
roundings She forgot TO suldue hcr voice.
any longer and smoke the lines with all
the feeling thcy really demanded
But as the night of her debut drew
nearer she became ouietpr and annno.ed
less high strung. Only to Runclt durino
the long hours they had together. woud
she keep saving. with deem ana soulfnl
enthusiasm; II shall be = rrclt succeSs
Rupcrt know it, feel it,
At last the evcntful NIGHT arrived and
Drlry Lane WAS packed in every avail
able corner. The hcaus had taken an
hour longer over their toilets. the nj
zens of the nit sportcd rihhons in their
hats and the whole atmospbpre brspnle
anxious cXpectancv. The only rerret
was that the part of Ophrlia had h,cn
chosen for the debut. and not n character
of more prominence and passion.
The earlier parts of 'Uamlct'' were
hardly listened TO- and over and anon
cries of "Hastcn." "Ophclia. Opbclia."
issued from the crowd
But from the first entrance Of Ophclia
everv ono was mutn nnr,nt On RI. in
stant thc house felt that 4 now rcnius
had indeed found admittance to old
Drury,s stage
IInr oroce and charm won ovnrv boort
her mnlIiAuous diction soundcd like mnsic
and her expressive. beautiful face i'm
pressed one and all with grave and pure
admiration
Rupcrt saf in box his hcart fun to
ovorGnwino with q tcnn iov that bod
novnr bororn boon his rnyinr intantlv NJ
tbo woman he loved So ordnntIv liz Ind
v,oitod natinntIv all rho Iorr Ionc monfbs
since hn L,d known bor witbo,,t decrnaso
of love
Ana no,y NJ Iost no v,oe within .;,,ht op
spnromn banniness On the morrow she
was 70 he Ills vito
IS no mod sconn brow nnor tbe oudi-
once exhibited q still moro lively interest
in the dehutantc. and when ~ last She
came an fine STAGE rs tho dpmcntcd Onbe-
Iia ,hc whole Louso burst forth into an
nlouse.
Emf she seemed to note il NOT. Her
whole soul was pent M in her role. She
locked rs tbougb she saw no one. hoard
notbino She was the boplpSs OpLclia.
mono otbor She instillrd strange and
melancholy Witness into the part Tears
t,,J i, ovo,v avn ma nat - Jiefurl,i,,-