New-York tribune., 1905-01-13


play Dec oeeasonaiy he dropped % in on Derons to
hear what was going He was getting rather
but that would last forever. he finished his i
copies typed which was expensive work but he I
thought it safer 1t was so hard get play read;
for months. An author was lucky If he could get /
LOTT % managers 20 TSaa & one play IA ,ls year ana ana
The managers seemed 70 imagine that any one I
Charlie began to lose confidence in himself BY
sona M m had ewed me covers % as f5sy were S
ginning to look shabby They were very favorahlv
made SO far ahead They regretted very much
{eey sy could d not See @ s b na 10 Mr. - %
ncously put pieces OF paper in between the leaves
pieces Of paper untouched When he read in the
papers the usual managerial complaint that there
were no dramatists. charlie felt inclined TO write
that there were no managers capable OF judging a
Glance. etay Sr with PLUCK enough 10 give ne" man
At last he received letter from Derone to the
effect that his play would be put into rehearsal on
he burned the letter he had Just written TO his land
lord giving notice that ne would be leaving his
He arrived at the theatre half an hour before the
rehearsal was called hoping to have a few minutes.
rived Toward I2:9O O'Clock the members Of the
company began to straggle In one by one. having
meats for the, purpose Of hearing the play, read.
Whlch annoyed theh- E-VsIy one one MolusIe e. "a VINO Wno
and down the stage could be At last Blankstruher
arrived After a few more minutes were wasted
in pleasant conservation. chairs were placed in
circle, and Blankstruther started 20 read the play
having hurriedly introduced Charlie to the com
pany. He was in hurry. and ne read II very
". Nobody was Interested. Every one was bored
se TheTe Was only one excePtqa.a 3 ION gir er EYES
very delicately written. and Charles heat went
RehearsaIs began Blankstruther cut and slashed
and altered without consulting Charlie one day
a5ssnese saseo TSe %y whose Meaning Of the play had been
altered Blanks struthers particular style; the
comedy had been vulgarized' the pathos had been
practically eliminated -,-., -
cepton. on the next morning, the papers spoke
warmly OF Blankstruther's magnificent attempt
would speedily find a better one TO replace the
%6 o the G1 e Sh saw promise in the
work but their notices came too late 10 be OF much
ances and Blankstruther. having let HIS theatre
70 a erencn company; went went on hql9ay ~ me- I
man. but when he reached his rooms he broke down
Then things began to 90 very badly with him him
1ica G III IG ~ DL +S otr O - D -a T I'd Enovn eacb
other children. and were to be married directly
start. But the morning after the play with
drawn, hs received an incoherent sort Qf letter
her people behaved to her any longer. and that
who was quartered in the 7 eighborhood. and she
knew he would never forgive her; but It all seemed
he must never think OF her again
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would write half through the night. but his money
the typing Of what he wrote He had given up his
| rooms and taken a small one somewhere on the
| Grays Inn Road.
lost sight Of Charlie completely fer some months
put one night on coming out OF the Avenue inca
fi,a tTe saw what ap2eared to me to TO ee a very IA
There was nasty fog. and the ErnbanAment was
| of me stopped opposite the Savoy and turned TO
| look the coping. II Charlie. went up
| He turned to me vita look on his face shall
never forget: You were a minute too soon" he
| ! saw ne was badly in want Of food and he
| him into cab and drove him to my rooms When
we reached them he had fallen asleep. reused
down in an 1T armenian in front Of the the s He LOCKED &
His face was drawn and Iined his cheeks were hoi-
low his clothes in the last stage Of shabbiness and
after while he became almost his old self
/ He told me his story. Bad luck had dOgged him.
| He could get nothing accepted. ! know his work
was good; he had easy. graceful style. and he
nm ne "1uI1 o5sen vS NIX W ah1 Gown Low, nus root, ~
sp9ut5g A1Png @ w @ aep earths 1ast picture Is
/ az they must to the soul OF any man who makes
/ for him in the world He had lived for q time in
| one in Hoborn, working day and night; he
| him about his work. and had limited mysteriously
/ OF something in the future But he had had the
present staring him in the face
he broke down in the middle Of the story and
faintng. rang for the porter. and sent him of
/ for doctor. and IN the mean time; undresSed
| ing skeleton What he must have suffered no one
/ will ever know When the doctor arrived Charlie
was delirious. He sent out 10 telephone for a
| nurse
| For nearly a week fought for his life. but he
| had desire TO live We got the fever under. but
I the exhaustion that followed the worst sign.
| The doctor was perfectly candid He hasn't got
chance" he asserted, unless you can revive IN
| him a desire for life"
| l was sitting with him very early one morning.
The nurse had gone OF duty at midnight complete
/ ly out. About 2 O'Clock he asked what the
a., time was. and after he had taken little nourish-
| Il wonder why God puts you into the world with
| Hope and Ambition and Belief. and then starts 20
/ break your spirit by drying up all the good that's
| in you and pushing you down every time you try
| 10 rise. He spoke quietly, with no trace OF ex-
| I ventured a reply. Perhaps It's because you
the real yOu-cau't find yourself until you've had
! TO look life squarely in the face.
Il don't believe that" said Charlie. II don't be-
/ lieye In anything-nOw I'm beaten I've tried hard
/ TO be brave and 10 go fighting: but / m done.
| don't want TO 90 on any more m Just toe tired
! OF II al 10 want 10 I'VE l Know WndI IL ls
/ TO dread going 10 bed at night because OF having
| 70 wake up in the morning and face II all again.
/ LIES nothing but Worry, and disappolntnent and
/ temptation You shown things you long TO
| possess. and then they're sharply Withdrawn from
4 your reach and put where you can only see them
! own Oh I'm so tired of Ifei It's cruel
| not only to but TO nearly everybody Just
/ and don't think. and who selfish and self
/ indulgent, and without principle. The pain
OF the world has eaten its way into my very soul.
| I'm glad I'm going out Sod you be-f you were
/ There was L long silence. Only once did he stir
/ when toward morning. he cIutched nv hand and
/ As the dawn showed dlmly through the Venetian
blinds and the streets began 20 hum with the life
/ oppressive crept to the fireplace and endeavored
70 the fire into life, then moved quietly the
bed and listened. The silence almost spoke 10 me
| I looked at the boy The despair had vanished
/ from his face. He smiling. I touched his
| Charlie had solved the problem for hiuseIf-CThe