The sun., 1902-06-21

Dor,thy. did yuu ~ u. q ruhin'-u's over
,h-rr'- They ~~r- very pretty sirl-. even
fur tho n.ts shhofhooi at-ouf NonksrS. and
tho mo,In,st poltc.mAn said BY io,e'
When h- first -, eye- upon them, and gal
lof-d n In a -,s,. % high sxchsment to
tell everybody that they ~erc regular
b~aui
They danced AFTER they had had tea and
bread and butter sybl flung her arm
about Dofo,hy'- slim waist. and together
they went Waiting out into the obi hall,
their light. -waytns figures -kimmins
-wsllow-like over the sonksn porch and
cut into the sunshine. where presently
great brown roo, trippsd them up. ard they
fell. n laughing heap, on th" moss Next
instant two excited voices were crying
'Nlole,s' oh. real violets" And with fingers
trembling with haste. and eyes vide with
delight. they gathered the tumid LITTLE
hooded darlings of the spring, forgetting
their poverty. their make-hiftr. and their
anNieti--, a. God meant young things should
forget at times. and only remembering
,ha, they were sisters who loved each
other and had found out there under the
sky their frs, trd ~ sweet Mid viol.ts
They had lived in Orange, y. J.. hut pos
sihly not in the violet season. Sybl lawton
wished to go on the stage To earn money Tor
the family That Is a pale way OF putting
It. hut IL u the bcst we can do at the moment.
The reader will understand how much she
wished to 60 upon the stage when he comes
To read the story. Across the road from
the Iawtons lived the famous tragic actress,
Claire Morrrll. ,Curiously CROUCH Mrs
Morris herself lives in the same neighbor-
hood Sybil went white and flushed
rd from brow to chin at the mere thought
Of meeting Claire Morrell. The woman
Of fate the two sisters called her, and
when they had found four-leaf clover in
the place Of green and fragrant mystery
that had once been an orchard back 81
dilapidated Wood~rdge. where they lived.
th-y though, that she would he bound to be
Of some assistance to Sybl.
She came can,ering along the road pres
emily. They had seen her often at the
theatre Miss Morris says--had wept
themselves SICK over her stage heart break
and death Camille particularly. We sup
posel: but now they saw no faintest trace
Of that moving actress in the pleasant
faced woman before them-a fair-com-
plexioned. wholc-ome-lookine woman, with
lots of brown hair, that had glttcring
threads all through and through II that were
accentuated by the blackneSs Of the velvet
derby cap she wore. Her straight nose was
little too short. her cheek bones little too
high, her mouth a little too wide: in fact.
she had escaped being a beauty 20 easily
that one could not help feeling she had
never bsan in danger All Of which did not
prevent her from being adore,i by women.
When Sybil came tn make her APPEAL TO
C1aire Morrell for aSsistancc to get a place
ON the stage. tn" great actr~Ss could not
help bu, 800 that the girl had plenty 81
what the critics call Temperament Claire
Norrrll had reminded her that she had q
father and a mother and a good HON"
But her words wer- crossed bv q shrlll
laugh and the hitter cry a good homc'
Dear God. hear her / good home" And
Syhil claspNd her throat with both hands
10 choke hack the stran Cling rohs that were
following that laugh Claire Mnrrell drew
out Syhii'- hat pins and removed her heavy
hat She ran her hong fnges through
tho dark waves of Syhir. hair and said
gently What Is IL. childp- Sybil there
upon confessed the Iawton poverty. She
throw her arms abou, Claire Morrlls
wais, May tell you;- she cried viii
vou li,ten'- with a swiftly c'ouding face
she continued n death had robbed mo -
n lover had deserted any great dis
a-er would touch YOUR heart But you
who are rich. sucCp>sful, secure, cannot
L.. expected To understand the shame, the
humiliation. the suffering caused by mere
poverty And yet. /, is sen,eel poverty
thai j. crushing out the lives Of all those
who are dear 20 me-
Claire Morrell promised TO get her a
placc, anu Sybil ran home happy When
she retired that night to the room that sh"
shared with her sister Dorothy her high
spirits were bound 10 find expression.
Dorothy had placed the candl" high on
a small hracA-t that held their shabby
LITTLE hymnals and prayer books, and A.
Syhil entered she saw directly before her
the young girl on her knees az III" bedside
PRAYING The light fell upon her uplifted
happy face, making n faint aureole IN the
bright hair that AZ the back fell in long
ul-ue A tenderness came into Sybr-
eyes, hut as they fell upon the up'urned
sole- of Dorrie's feet from leneath the
nishtdrrss rising mischief triumphed She
looked at the pink round heels, at IA" white
ne.s Of the ho!lows. and then the I? nkn"ss
a gain across the halls Of the LITTLE trptters
and. resisting not a moment. stop a, and.
drawing her finger zig-zag across them
both, produced a wild ash out, n start ed
oh! ouch'-for ever and ever Amen '
You ought TO h, ashamed of yourself Syb' :
And With that the two IN gagged III battle
with the p lows. We have said that Sybil
had Temperament
The story includes an account of rail
road accident in the Harlem tunnel. After
th. crssh -ofnebolv lit a match and Dorothy
cried sharply. -Blooi' blood Oh, Syb-
bis's hurt, Can't YOU help herr She wa-
h.lred, and they issued from that he'll
o. darkness aud steam and gas and roar
and 20, home safely. Gentle Old Mr. Law
ton. who trrmblrd visibly all his length.
and the aridulous Mr- Iawton, -ghastly
under all her rouge received them. Mr.
Iawton CLOSED his eyes moment and
rassel his tongue over hls dry under lip.
Then. A. thrilling sweet ~ had been their
fam, birth crics. there came TO his ears
two jovous 'Papas' Mammas" And then
.nsued a very whrlwind Of embraces.
OF kisses, ot cries. Of explanations.
W. do no, care 10 be fusome. but the
phras. about the two joyous papas and
mammas fll- III with a powerful JOY With
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