The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-27
AFTER THE MATINEE.

Coming out into the sunshine this
way after a performance Il DOESN'T
seem natural lot 10 draw deep breath.
but I believe it IS cooler Inside than Il
is here Do you know this IS the second
matinee I ever attended,
Is that so2 4 90 once a week. any
way, and sometimes twice. I've seen
this twice before
Well. ike that. why didn't you
tell me and we would have gone soEe-
where elss7"
Il don't Know anything thatTdsooner
see Don't you think it IS gooc2-
Pretty good said the young man
There were bright spots IN it,
Il should think there weret I enjoyed
Il awfuIly much I'm sorry you cien't
ike il. though / though. you seemed
rather bored
Bored And me with YOU Hardly.
And m glad you liked it. would have
cit pretty bad II yoa hadn't"
-Oh. | always have coed time, and
that Aubrey De Vers is Just too lovely
for anything always 90 to see hln
when ne comes to town Don't yoa
think he's spIenGidz~
I don't think he Is anything extra
replied the young man, coIdIy-
You con'tt Why. AL the girls raye
about him They say he's charming OF
TIE stage. too"
Devoted 10 his little grandchildren
Why. how you talk Hes not even
married and he's not 30 yet"
You seem to have Informed yourself
about him pretty thoroughly
Yes. | read a little sketch Of his ca
reer the other day. Il seems he never
bought Of the stage as profession uE-
u about ten years ago He was edu-
Gated for the church
-ToO bad he didn't have another
think coming
Didn't you Ike his song, OF Thee.
, Beloved I'm Dreaming2-
4 thought II was a pity somebody
didn't throw something al him and
wake him
Why, how critical vou erst thougbf
the way he prolonged that last nOte ard
lust let It die away ito a faint whisper
vas the sweetest thing ever heard
He ran it up into the fzIsetto- II was
Just trick A coed singer would never
20 such q thing
Well, yoU think he's handsome, don't
youz"
In z showy theatrical way. yes pay
1aps-for any body who likes that type
Ny sympathies were with that little
I WOmzn-whzt was her Eame2 Oh. yes.
/ Miss COIOnz There's a girl who has
alert She can act. tell you If shf
I sn'J at the top OF the tree inside Of
/ year or two In mistaken"
Z She wasn't bad. agreed the girl. in
[ differently, but | don't think she made
I much Of her opportunities. she Ger
tainly had chance TO act Do yoJ
think she was gOOd-Icosingz
/ a sumner That smile Of hers is
( winner And id yoU notice how gracs-
I tuI she was2 Ii vas pleasure to watct
I her move about She has got the pOet6y
OF motion down fine"
She seems to have made an impres-
sion On you What 90 you think her sgs
would be. talking about sgesZ
i 4 should say she was about - Why
are you smiling
I oh. beeauze-something funny oe-
CURED to ne"
lyon think-@
I think its awfully funny the sors
II woman that the average man raves
1ver
Il I don't know that I've been rzving
over anybody And it isn't
Becomes infatuated with. then
Nor Infatuated with anybody. \
simply said that she was gOOd-IOOSirs
md acted well If I accused you CT be-
Eg infatuated with
Wei. 50 on This is getting interest
ms"
I don't go to see her perform twice a
week. anyway"
~Nos Wen. Why don't YOU It's going
o last week or two yet and yoa
1aghn't TO miss any chance to cast
your eyes on her beauty and grace.
Think Of that winning snilet It re
minded ne Of an advertisement Of
5entifrlcs- But / mustn't say things
like that / don't want to hurt yoar
Feelings
You 30 hurt my feelings. though.
VIXEN you talk like that"
~AwfuIly sorry Now. have a lit
tie shopping to do before the stores
SloSe. 50 III release you Thank you
ever so much for delightful time. AIr
Robinson. Good-by,"
aSee here. Maud said the yours
nan. --you're not going TO run away
from me like this take it al hack.
ana I'm sorry.
Take what all bscSs Not all the
beauty and grace and the superb
Yes. III take that back. 400. Hang
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