The evening Republican., 1902-07-05
A HEART
DIVIDED.

maid WIS surely SUFFICIENT TO lrrltaJe
any one, especially q charming dan
seuse like herself, whose lightning
changes were the talk Of the profess
sion.
1t was a bitter humiliation tohave
been baIked and deIaycd by the FUN
bling aid Of green aud utterly in
capable assistant such Us Il pale b.,
eyed Lucy had proved herself to be.
The lying, deceiLful little lmposter
How had she dared 10 80 misrepre
sent herself
Painting and psrspring from her
recent exertions, the beautiful Ca.
r,sse. once in her dressing room, lost
TO time in delivering her mind to
the ,remb,in, utfendsr.
She talked hoarscly and rapidly
punctuating her speech freely with
profanity. Her brilliant eyes flashed
scornfully upon the now thoroughly
vanquished maid, whose pale, fright
cncd prettiness contra,ted strangely
with her own ag,r:ss v. beauty.
Lucy was small and willowy and
dainty. She had the air Of being
out of place in spite of the conven-
tional cap on her red gold hair.
Once at a particularly coarse inn
precation, She WINGED and put up
her hand suddenly as if to protest.
A loud laugh burst from the dam
GERS lip. "Oh! I suppose the Ian
guage shocks my little lady! Well,
you don't have to hear it after to-
night. You can just bank on that.
Come on, girl, get me ready. I've
got to be out of here in fifteen min
utcs. Promised to dine with a gen
tleman--one of the heavy swells, it
you please and he's coming at 1890
Talk about your tip top dandies
Gee, but he's a winner.
Lord, girl haven't you unlocked
it yet2 Here. lemme do it. | can't
wait all night. You go on and hang
up the things not there stupid! Be
hind the Sheet Can't you see?
Gimme that blue silk skilt-there
on the chair. Some ones at the
door.
III bet that's him now. Go and open
it. Cant t YOU hear The knock? Don It
stand there With your eyes popping
out Of your head"
II the face Of the new maid was
pale before, it was perfectly white
when Snc took the card wlicl the
stage hand gave her. a great u2m-
bling seized her 50 that the bit OF
paStchuuru fell from her fingers
STOPPING to pick it up she stumbled
against the door.
.Iars,o turned sharply at tn,
delay. "Gool Lord. what next?
Can't you bring the card? Here;
let's see it-ycs, it's him. Go and
tell him III be ready in five minutes
ONcc outside the door the new maid
seemed to take On different spiri t.
Her shoulders lifted. her head went
up. TlcAm as of strong detcrmna.
ton lit her face.
A young man of mc1lum height,
hHi' '|'tiil "il' III - 'tl''io
clothes, stood in the stage entrance
with his profile toward her.
She approached quietly and touch
ed his arm. "Mr. FeIton.n
lie started violently. His eyes fix
ed themselves amazingly upon the
small white face Of Lucy.
"CIarisse VIII be out III five min
utes sir
Then, as the man still stared,
dunn founded the maid put her
hand to her head and, with II dexter
Uus movement, whiskcd off the red
gold coiilure, cap aud all. The hl.r
beneath was soft and brown.
'Perhaps' she said, in voice
that quivcred in spite Of it; AFT. cted
calm, perhaps the resemblance is
Striking now.
"Lcuise." Dismay, mortilicatloA,'
terror. shuddered across the young
mans features.
Then masculine authority asserted
itself
Louise. How did you come here?
What are you dong in this place!
Tell me what this mean!
ut MEANS" she said, shaking
herself free from his stern grasp Of
her shoulders. "It's means int |
acted as that dancers maid touis ht.
That | know what she is. and that
| understand every thug.
He daew her aside into a darken-
ed passageway and spoke in low,
agitated tones.
Louise, my foolish child, what
mad prank is THE! What wild thing
do you imagine
Imagine" She faced him daunt-
lessly now. The color was rushing
back into her face. II imagine
nothing. | know. Know for Ger.
tainty the cruel thing which have
heard rumored for months, but
which | could not believe until
saw. The thing which you have de-
MED again and again protesting
that you could have no thought of
any woman but me. Oh, you have
said it over aud over! And yet
this new infatuation is possible to
you with our wedding day set for
next week! You can love this crea-
ture-
He interrupted her vehemently.
Louise, when will you women I'M
derstand? Can you possibly delude
yourself into believeing that it is
love l feel for that dancer! Don't
you know"
She shook off his hand resolutely.
"Oh it is you men who do not un-
derstand, who will not understand
You think you IAN keep the love of