Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-25
CHAPTER v.-(Continued.)

NJ dissipation and care. She had entered
his presence, hardening her heart by the
membranes of such wrongs as reused
all her womanly resentment, yet gentler
memories rose also.
CTS all so hopeless" she sighed; "and
vet-and yet cannot bear to leave you
here, and go back to my own home and
think what yours isl"
~ want no better" he declared.
She stayed but little longer, and
when she rose to go she was touched
anew TO see upon the wall picture of
herself cut from one of the illustrated
weeklies.
In a very short time she must be at
the theater; but she was crying under
her veil as she walked away from the
house through the dark streets. After
a while she took off her cloak and made
other slight changes in her attire, so
that it was Miss Winchester who pres
emily got into a cab and drove to the
theater.
She had never acted better than she
did that night, and the interest of her
audience was wrought to the highest
pitch as the final scene began.
The stage was darkened, though
cleans of limelight fell where the prin-
cess was wont to glide forth with white
robes and loosened hair, and eyes looking
straight before her in the strained and
rigid gaze of a somnambulist.
At this point in the play, Ivis, with
several other girls, would be waiting in
the wings. ready to take their places in
the last picture Upon this night, as
often before, the attention of Wis was
riveted upon the woman whose destiny
she felt to be linked with Jocelyn's and
her own.
Then she saw what no one else did.
Auriol had to pass along a kind of gal
lery, and down shallow steps. Her at
tendants afterwards came out upon the
gallery, which was a solidly built affair,
though it had to be pieced together by
the scene shutters at every performance.
The girls, however, came on by differ
ent entrance to the princess, so that it
was between herself and the figure Gid
ing forward that Wis saw gap In the
supposed gallery floor.
In another scene the carelessness of
the scene-shifters would not have been
:raught with such danger. Auriol would
have seen the gap, and stepped over it..
y,
thinking more of the other woman's
safety than of the play, sprang forward
Her own foot caught in the woodwork
She tried to save herself, and fell between
the back cloth and the built-up scenery
on to the stage below.
She was lying like dead girl amongst
the heterogeneous properties when actors
and actresses and supernumeraries hur-
ried to the spot. The curtain had been
lowered. Auriol was the first to reach
her
What was she doing out Of her own
placer" asked Langley, testify, of the
Others.
IF she had not rushed forward when
she did, should probably be lying here
instead of her." said Auriol Good
heavens, is she deadf Stand back all of
you and let her have ART"
She sat down in her trailing white
garments on the dusty boards and sup
ported the girl in her arms, while she en-.
deayored to restore her. That her worst
fears were not verified was little short
OF miracle. The lightness and tender
ness of Wis had stood her in good stead.
Auriol, tall, and of fine proportions,
would have fallen from such a height
with much greater force.
An exclamation of deep thankfulness
came from Auriol's lips as the girls eve
lids quivered, and then were lifted.
"A doctor was very soon upon the
scene, and Ivis was carried into the
green ROOM The audience were assured
OF Miss Winchester's safety, but were
Obliged to depart without more than a
glimpse of her before the curtain, whittier
the was conducted by the leading man,
VINO had made the necessary speech. She
was incapable of going through the last
scene. She had only left the side of
WIS for those few moments. Whether
~ was actually the case or not, she be-
heved, and declared, that to Wis she
owed an escape from lifelong injury, and
perhaps even from death.
! he doctors report was one which re-
he'ed her mind considerably. Iyis was
terribly bruised and shaken, but did not
appear to have sustained any serious
BODILY hurt. He feared most the result
81 the severe shock she had received.
she seemed to be in a weak state of
health, as if she had lately endured some
mental strain or anxiety, or perhaps been
studying too hard. This was greatly
against her.
DAISY was lingering wistfully near the
oo@F where Auriol stood with the doctor,
ana was the first to ask what he said.
Are You her friendf" inquired Auriol,
'aImng TO Daisy again, when she had
replied to her and Others.
do you know her peoplef"
she lives by herself, Miss Winches-
YER explained Daisy. "She has no rela-
Mons she told me So"
WIS, still so weak and dazed as to sub.
l0it quietly to those about her. was care
55,ll.Iy wrapped up and carried out to Miss
WsA'chester's own brougham not long
4ter Everybody wanted to do SOM:
~IAg Tor her, and Mr.. langley would
.'o' !et her try to walk, but lifted her
a. easily as if she had been a child. ana
-5 as kind and fatherly as he was
.o.Ie'imes irate, which is saving a great
, 'saI, Auriol got in beside her. and Wis
n ,., ga'l nave thanked her, but was inter.
II 'pIea at the first words.
81 DON'T talk of thanks to mel What
-- owe youf" cried the elder woman
M. e'uousiy-"my very life, Yes. | do.
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