The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-05-23

THEr LEFT Blss3S SOBblN0 AND AO0h1W0
TOGETHER ON HER AUNTs sHoULDRR
ma could not be improved upon Its
Interpretation by Beaconsville's Bern
hardt was surprise even to her most
ardent admirers"
The sensation produced by his sweet
heart filed Bert's mind with uneasi-
ness and stifed his pride in her accom-
plishments. II filed the mind of T.
Haworth Burnside with new schemes
and ambitions.
T. Haworth Burnside's card In the
dramatic rapers announced that be
was lat liberty" They did not add
that the company with which he had
opened the season had stranded al
Morgan. the county seat twenty miles
from Beaconsville. Those Of its mem.
bers who had the fare to Chicago
counted themselves blessed and start.
ed at once for the midwest haven
Those who lacked the price, Burnside
among them. fell back upon their witt
and wrote to their nearest friends for
assistance.
1t was just at this time that the
Beaconsville Dramatic society had de-
termined to produce Lorna" Burn
side. with well feigned reluctance,
agreed to postpone his engagement
with a Chicago stock company to
coach the amateur Thespians Of Bea
consville. This would pay his board
a few weeks. and then perhaps some.
thing better might turn up.
Ainsworth's success. He again post.
|>poned his start for Chicago and cult.
waited the acquaintance of his "star'
and her unsophisticated aunt he
fascinated them with his experiences
on the road and his acquaintance with
great men and women of his profes
sion and kept Bess well supplied with
SO assiduously that she had no time foI
walks through the autumn woods with
Bert or for long talks in the front
room. with its embroidered tides and
wax fruit. She lost interest in ths
pile of household linen which had
been slowly gathering for q year. and
when Bert talked about the little cot
tage she replied with quotations from
Shakespeare.
In the meantime Burnside had writ
ten to the manager Of a repertory
company headed toward Morgan al
follows:
II you can make room In your company
for a good light comedian and an ingenue
l can fill the hill for you. You know me
The girl Is a darned pretty amateur,
| bit gawky. but is improving under coach
ing, and she's got tidy bit Of money
which would come in handy II we strucl
hard lines up in Wisconsin. Let me heal
from you.
And from the manager came this:
Never mind ir she is a bit gawky II shs
has the dough Grey has been playing
| light comedies for me. but as he's beer
hitting the pipe again I'll give him two
weeks notice. and you and the girl 1oir
US at Morgan. We play there one night
the 18th
Burnside naturally did not read tn,
| letter to Bess. He told her that b,
had an opening I'm view for her. hold
ing off the truth until. the 18th. whel
he laid the proposition before her. o.
course. If she were going on the stag
she must do 1t I'm the most romanti
fashion. She should run away, an(
the papers would ring with her story
1t was the only way.
They left the next morning. Bes
sobbing and laughing together at tn
| last moment on her aunt's shoulde
and leaving a hysterical message 70
Bert. When she was famous. he shoul
come to her in New York-Paris pei
haps-and they would be married an
live happy ever after. Bert listened G