The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-31
Gown me aisle and went in at the stage.
door. behind the proscenium boxes.

door. behind the proscenium boxes.
ABB bc, ,,s,s. I've taken UP this letter q
There's tho most awful coming and go
Ing IN this house. The door-bel does
rm1,ianG but o ring and while mamma has
cant get beyond Ludwig. there are con-
dolers like Mrs. spraguc Winter. and tho
flowers dts worse than n funernD that
we cant turn away. and I'm sitting UP
= here In my room In disgrace that Is Il
thousand times worse than death.
] wish could hear from you. 1t was
last evening that l telegraphed. don't
suppose there Is anything you could telc-
graph except that you love mo, and
don't suppose 1t would occur to you 10
do that.
Crawford. OF the fcncera, has Just writ
ten to me. He Is such a trump. IIc says
It's turning shame 1t has made such
str IN the papers. but the club Is proud
ofsmc.
But have not told you about the duel.
At n little before the time appointed
met Herbert Just hurryIng 10 the theatre.
lie led the way into the stage entrance
how dreary 1t s!-and The doorkecpcr told
us that Miss Wlmot and Mr.. Dltmorc had
not come, but ! she was expecting US we
might 90, in and walt with tho others.
What others?' asked Herbert, suspi-
ciously.
THE others Miss Wilmot WAS expect
Ing" tho doorkeeper said.
Il Son like the lookior this. :" said Her.
bert. II guess you had better wait until
l 20 in and see what's sort OF a reception
Miss Wilmot Is giving
but l can't walt out here said.
Elm sure I'm invited"
So VIC both went In.
Stan, they were all reportors!
Then Miss WllmDt and Mr.. Ditmore
came. He was carrying the swords ard
n quit case, and Herbert had the case
In which had brought my things from
the fencers. We all bowed. felt horri-
10 fnr 1icf Htcv, fig. II II
her drcssfng-roon and had one assign
ed TO me. n began 10 feel guilty.
want afraid OF Amy Wiinot, but OF what
my family would say II they ever found
out.
1t didn't take me any time TO dress.
and yet Miss Wlm0t was ready before
uring the distance and testing the swords;
and at last MIR. Gilmore handed them
TO me to choose from. ! took one at ran-.
dom. and he offered the other 70 Miss
duct tho duel OF which ] was very glad.
for he knows all about the etiquette OF
such things. and I'm pretty certain that
Herbert doesn't
the points OF our swords He looked
from one to the other OF us. Ready.
we said Then he released our sword
tips and stepped back.
From that moment every thought OF
nervousness left me. I felt perfectly at
home. The back of the stage was filing
with people. and realized that II, must
be time for rehearsal. 1t came to me
vaguely that this crowd was just what
she had been waiting for. did not see
them, and yet It was a sudden fanc'
OF rcsem blance TO you among them
that caught my attention Tor Inc iracuon
She took tho opportunity TO make =
coup, fourre, which ] parted Just IN
time By dro9P hda my hand an and n Chasing
her heart did 1t so easily md coolly
that drew it back little. 50 that shs
would not run on 1t. But there It was.
for an Instant. for all to see. had no,
SO much as scratched her velvet jacket.
and she must have known that wouldn't
dream OF hurting her; but. however that
was, she gave one cry: that VIII ring
in my cars to my dying day. and dropped
to tho floor, her sword ringing as 1t fell
beside hoy.
lift was meant to call attention 70 her
sell from yStorg sh was d6ns
she will be n. great actress. Il It was
real fear, 1t played her a splendid TURN.
I ran to pick her up, and nnit-lozen
others with me. and when we lifted her
she was as white as my Handkerchief: 4
but she smiled mt me and put on ne!
hand and said with nAperfect snow o.
self-pOsscsslon: =, ho 80 vo,,r
II see You are Dound W i'nSo so"'
That's ali, stan Herbert and ! got 20, ,,2ui:
and The rehearsal took PLACE ~ :. W,I,,.
e now 3,,ipt heroine, ana It apnesrs that
are both in ss aa4 PIE b III ss"s aces ali
o o,er b I,I letter? Il isn't the blotter Stan.
y" So ,SaT I've told you the whole truth and
vow }qot afa g eeonside Or our ensasemen II
an end r,.otisit? I won't see any
body, ] won't! Oh Pr. oh--s''aA--
is 1t really you ------------