The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-21
A WARRIOR BOLD
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= HE whirled over toward one corner /
and seated herself with a flutter
OF furs and frou-frou silk petit
coats at the table we had just selected
for our quiet midday luncheon.
Millicent elevated her eyebrows and
madame pul un her gold mounted lorg-
nette: nothin- Jsaunted however. the
beautiful cyclone settled. her hatpins.
took of her gloves and began Voiubiy,
in a beautiful, clear, musical soprano.
Hope you don't mind my sitting
here The place is SO crowded every
where, and L must have. my MONDAY
bite, and 1 always choose this table;
only a little late today. Had a merry
Gus attack just before Il got of. And,
50 you see. il is you who have pre-
empted my claim, don't you know?"
And her laugh was so melodious, her
manner so innoceatly bold and she was
altogether so pretty and attractive that
we both smiled and bowed our aeGuies-
cence TO her self-impOsed companion
ship.
You see, I've been rehearslng ever
and dead tired, she went on WITH q
sort Of gasp. You've no idea what
hard stage manager Teddy is-al per-
fectly right, you know: half Of US need
his severity, but, oh. dear. how tire
some it is. And I'm actually starved
>
And while she consulted the bill OF
fare with absorbing interest we ex-
changed glances and wirelessly tele-
graphed to one another
Here's novel adventure. Let's
make the best of it"
Lamb chops. please she ordered to
the waitress who welcomed her with
smile, and hotter than hot, remember;
a cup of hot coffee and some hot rolls.
I can't swallow your lukewarm, cold
lUncheons." she went on. How these
poor. pretty little English girls exist
on their glass Of milk and a bun every
day is more than I can comprehend
I've got to have my three squares Or
Ia die. But they dance all the same
You must see them. They dance beau
tifuIly-on their empty stomachs, poor
thingsl" And she laughed at her wit
ticism, evidently not knowing 1t was
/. "a classic"
Are you PROFESSIONAL she asked
madame. who nearly tainted away at
the query.
No? Well, then, you can't under
stand anything about how tired and
hungry. professionals get. Dear knows
wish I had some other. easier way of
earning an honest living, but you see
it's like this: I've got the dearest little
boy in the whole world 10 support and
educate. Ny husband is dead-he was
an actor-a legitimate. He never
dreamed of my going on the stage, but
laws ahvei stage people was all I knew
when was left alone and with no in
come and little boy. 1 ran away from
school TO marry my Romeo. Ny people
were all dead, and so, when Ariels IA
Their died / Just took the first offer the
stage people gave me. They were very
good to me. Professionals have good
hearts under their tinseI trappings.
Well that's the way come to be where
~ fr-~- t-r
think of it, / nearly died With shame
at first. but ii was all 1 could do. /
haven't much voice. but my figure is all
right, and so you see I'm a Warrior
Roldr" And she sang softly, in the
sweetest little voice a snatch Of the
chorus in new operetta just about to
be presented
i've got the dearest little home in
the world when I'm hOme-two rooms
and bath-just Ariel and me. He goes
TO school every day and he's awful
smart-the teacher says so, too. He
had a little part in a play with one of
our best actors last season and it came
near breaking me all up. I was SO
fearful lest he should get stage fright
and cry. don't you know, but laws
alivel there he sat in the wings whit
! ting away at a stick, waiting to go on,
as cool as a cucumber, and says 1.
'Dearie. are you sure you're not a bit
Scared2
Nav. what for?' he says. looking
up at me as bold as a lion. Don't I
know my lines 0. K. mamma2' And he
did, and-well, Mr.. T., the actor, just
/ took him up in his arms after the cur
tain rang down and looked at him, sort
Of solemn like, and said he: oh, what
it is TO be little innocent, fearless
ehild.' Have you any Children she
asked, pausing for a moment.
Her healthy appetite had been APP
peased az intervals during her mono
logue, and three chops, hot half a
dozen rolls; and two cups of coffee were
consumed with zest that was envia-
bic.
Madame turned pale at this sudden
query. Her little boy" was a mem
DRY. and Millicent, being still a bride,
/ blushed and answered No for them
both
We'll. then, you don't understand
It's something wonderful TO De the
mother of a child. a child keeps you
out of all temptation and wrong