New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-05
BE LEONARD MERRICK.


Before went her mother came in Her moths,
didn't treat the commission ariyher mother
b 5dI right put it on paper for her when goe
There was nothing for me TO see her about again
t tI1I TWO or Ihree months had heard from her
Charles Wynd6a 5ad i B9om nhs &c rs ana sna
ouTSnd n cas sae =, wrote that she was going on
wasn't cloud in the heavens and I was sui
hpd stayed longer that t 1Ss S soaa SaS ?:
stayed to supper II 1t hadn't been for the mack
"0f course she went on working ar the pu,ins,,
she was doing about It, She was a regular trump
bo,ab nfSd setting her letters and answering them
4 last she wrote that she was coming 6ack-and i
run TO new suit. and~I attribute a great deal 20
haven't had Sar cbsn Ger[a i "a. all my visits;
- had never loved befOre-so Quickly. I was fond
OF her already. hope when YOU write the story
you,n bring her charm out strong; YOU had better
ssh1 tne MS TO me and IN put in some OF tbs
SFese PANT on EN- AS sat there that after
ia like to marry her: knew that IL the comedy
ever caught on ga try 70 make nv agent wife.
Cameron. who had Just taken the Throne she vas
as excited about IL as | was.
The, Throne isn't quite the house ia have
Cameron will take pains with the smallest detail
You'll be pleased with everything-Oh! mustn't
Il laughed, There was no need for tell her
=, You have given me chanceE she said. TIN
makes @ shan ever ogra pyed IL tTS snsagemens
o. the things without any greasepafnt on emil
reminding me all the time what a service she had
I've talked It Ike. pals. She said that Of
course, Cameron would play the Colonel himself.
Who's Fairfax j said; i don't know him
scene OF yours in the Orchard Act will go for moth
Ing II your lovers not good
saa Fairfax TIr 1 ysy clever EognT seG RI she
Just made great hit at the imperial; him
wei, things couldn't have looked more prom
any money on account, but he gave me a cigar
me percentage . he SeTssd 70 was sIs
Making discount for Disappointment hoped
that. thered be the provincial tours, and Tiers
were the American and Colonial rights I had
,T h s the expenses bsgaP again gains. S1 sb at
intosh SO I managed to raise pony on the agree
ment The interest was iIiSuitous but ! tas
Of fortune I didn't fuss I went TO tailor. and
I bought a two-guinsa panama. and had eighteen
..Fsirtax turned out to be a plain young man
reading as Miss Mnar seemed % DO. However. he
improved She OF course was divine and Cameron ,o
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. financially they
calculations always had 70 adjourn with Cam
and Cameron iunched extensively II a man stands
/ you champagne one day you can't offer him Sass
| but the Els were vanishing at such a rate that
thanked banked Providence when the last week came.
had contriysd 70 cling to aver and shook hands
Ed Tys HaS on It 2 ks Ra1 sss
the PIECE in Wggrsh bo;. for three 9 S
I walked here to the Throne on the night Of tho
and that went drink for the acting manager
/ In the morning hadn't the means TO buy news
papers with the notices OF my own play. Penness.
| I read them in public library among tho unern-
| "of course. the notices bucked me up With an
| emphatic success could smile at being stone
dd H Come The box once s Sheets s gave me the
/ at
| 'niggers' gave up playing outside. The piece al
/ money in the house: the audience always looked
/ very nice. but none Of them had ever paid They
Paper II 5EoEs5 FaPeS II Essns =, -. 1
recLoned NV weeks ROYALTIES would about cover
| the cost OF my Worthing trip And then was
cameron sent for me- He said:
The dressing room reeIed. I muttered that the
| notices had been good.
TITS more than the business IS. Look at the
II hnted fee6ly that the BEST people hadn't come
=. he said Well IN Stys II chance to pick up II
Il waived. I heard hin IN kind Of stupOr
Orlando paused; his head dropped sadly. ascer-
| tanned that the barmaids weren't looking. and
ITS hard lines said We must have an
| other talk after the show. You won't mind my
second act must be half over"
why did I ever write thu second aGtf DOns
WHAT'S the it''i matter with it7i
The dramatist was silent again. 7 saw that 10
! was struggling with strong emotion AT last he
/ said in low voice.
! The rest Of the story-so far as II hss sone-is
| It had stripped Of all. and involved IN the
was appeased? Not sol Pecuniarily It could harm
| me no more. but through my affections was still
: vulnerable: the monsters most tnsidious injury.
| II noticed. during the rehesrzals that Fairfas
| was struck with Miss Millar; and lately Mss
Millar has shown an unaccoqntabls interest IN tbs
i
| to account for IT, She's always saving how tan
me Is can an ses gave awe h Il. nss 70 !Dss
| I Invented the tender things for him to do. She
| Consider what happened when wrote tbs
Pima n1ge IN f 61s W an s sES9 n.s
M llI face. she answered me with Elsie MiilaE,
the fancy could command tried TO make tbs
charming girl fond OF Materially pro-
caIiy Was lending my own chaTactsr 70 any man
who played the lovers part
her. oh. she has been very sympathetic about my
fa an now we she t ak 81 & sa0 s
Of my comedy: It's natural. I supposSshs undsr-
the second act yOJ shan't see the second act, tbs
second acts the other mans glamour 20 herl She's
him The monster gave him bis opportants-Sna
he's stealing her from me with my own wordsi'
land hope pc stll IS you've TAXED 70 me- 'aio'
Il can't help hoping ho answered, Our
An attendant entered the BUFFET with a notes
Orlando tore Il open-and passed Il to me nuoeIy.
Dear Mr. Littleton: I hear you are IN front to-
the week Mr.. Fairfax and are engaged 10 Be-
T T1,1 we owe our hardness 70 your pay
YOU Yours YRS; always sincerely ELSIE IsST MILIAR
has finished with YOU now at any ratei You krow,
you're disappointed In love; and you know the lasr
Yes" he, said. -. You think your editor
Will send check for the story--'
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