Cañon City record., 1902-04-03

then ! lay down on the bed. and The
leading lady covered me with cvefy
! thing she could find and pretty sop-'
/ the bed cot up aud stood On the ceiling
and dlln'r care at ALL
when IL came time 10 go 10 the the.
/ 4teF iRrsnda. sis dsxgratt.!..i hni
was $3.50 drunk that ! couldn't walk
straight, the leading lady got me up
and told the Juvenile man TO walk ms
| around the block. and lie walked ni,'
around about fifty times In the snow
We were in a little Minnesota Town.
and II had showed for week When
he took me to the theater. was per
fectly sober. and didn't care for any
| thing. had no troubles whatever
walked up TO the stage manager and
said cbee.fully. Well what do we play
ionight:' He told me. and couldn't
remember ever 10 have heard of it. but
got out my part AMI studied il while
] was making up.
When ! went on. knew about half
of my first scene. which was ti.. Ion
gcst one had in the play. I.uf didn'i
care. I'D always been troubled with
stage fright more or less. but nJi f!i's
time not a fright. When ! fnfg"f,
waited calmly for the prompter. who
was Of left. having n iii. ry and 10y
had to go across right and III down 10y
a table. ! knew | couldn't hear tile
prompter there. SO | walked over and
got the table and dragged II clear across
the stage. and the audience appiaudrd
because did IL so naturally.
Then / went crazy aud wliat h;,p-
pened nfterward scarcely know. But
when ! came on after the thrilling ell
max OF the scene ! fell into ti'e lead
ing Iady's arms. and she hussed me up
tight. She said; You never played 50
well as that before You werc Ike
Julia Marlowe' And she kissed me On
both cheeks. Julia Marlowe was my
idol then. and cried with heavenly
JOY on the ieading iady's neck That's
all true. just as IT happened. Brenda.
and ] never had stage fright after
ward
Poor little ElsIe." said Brenda. kiss
ing. her at was a hard school where
you N-re taught"
-.It was" said Elsie Yet ! think
wouldn't have amounted to much any
way. How could amy mortal man fail
to see the difference between you and
me-
"My child said Brenda. 40 man
Eau. Why. the brass knobs m the
posts Of this l,cd know the difference be-
tween you and me-the vital. essential
difference. They love you In their lit
tie brass hearts. Everybody loves you.
Dr. Kendall. for n cold bloodesi sawyer
OF bones who could amputnte rny head
/ r.E.
hand with the eternal reverence Of
man Tor woman. and when lie gives
you I,ain / eau see his own heart
shrink But he treats me as II wer'
gentleman whom he had met At the
club
Elsie Opened bcr eyes 80 wide that
they seemed to light the room rs she
stared 1t Brenda. whose checks were
flushed by her unusual earncstness.
Il attn glad TO hear you speak like
that" she sslid.
Brenda rasc and walked across TO
the window. Then she returned to the
bed and took E.lsie-s hand
Il am going TO opcn my heart to
you she said. lit was not i--rau>e
Clarencv Alden preferred you Ia me
that 4 lost my self control that last
day. cared nothing FOR you. d,.spiscd
you: ! admitted no comparison. II
was because though the Intensity OF
his own nature for time deceived
him. be never really loved mc at all.
\oi.ody ever loved me. | am called
. good looking. even II beauty IN the
society columns Of the papers AMI l
am 40 rich that | have attracts many
men. Bui not Que OF them wis able 10
present even n crc,iltable counterfeit
OF love though some Of them could
counterfeit almost anything else from
good lr,~Iius TO the national eur
rencyl until MIR. Alden entered the
lists. That's hardly fair to him. he
was sincer-. hut mistaken
-Yet didn't have at all the feeling
that I IsiVe now she continual 1t
WIS only that last day that | I,,ranie
enracod. mostly NJ myself Il Is since
| have CONE h"t,. sinre | have known
you. the most wonanly of Gods cra-
lures. thai l have had som. true CON.
pr'hen~ion oI any own hack. some hon
est sorrow for H."
"ouiy since you have been here"
said Elsie How remarkable. But.
Brenda, II Is sweet OF you Ia talk this
way to me. aud am 81 glad. 50 very
glad. How long have you known pr.
Kendails
"What u queer question" said Brcn
da- :" About two years, but we haven't
met dozen times. BY the way. he is
going TO hr married"
He Is going TO be marriedr" exelaim.
ed Elsie. TO whomy"
Il don't know" Brenda replied
From something he said the other