The Greeley tribune., 1905-10-26

suing between Noel Verney and Mrs.
CulIlreh Hundreds, almost sprang up
| il-hL III his seat.
BY jovew he said. OTIS Sionorr
The house did NOT raco0uiza nor all
at once and the boxes gnn1rrntIv NOT
at all. But even the nyyful presence
|ot the duchess and the appaIIiur
consequences which doomed in fine
near future could not restrain thn
men. They laughed at every wicked
point in the song ana when he was
Off the stage they yelled 10 have him
back again. 1t sounded as if the
whole hall were one confused. inner
| lous demand, and though they did not
call hcr by name, it was obvious that
sigma was recognized. | wondered
| what she would do, and almost held
my breath when the small ragged
/ figure returned for n brief moment,
/ but only just in sight at the wings.
| There was a growing terror in Signals
| eyes-an expression most alien to
them. Either the passing of the eX-
| element, or the realization of her
| own daring, or else that clamoring
audience, was terrifying her. She
! bowed hastily and battered off, in
| spite of the cries to her to sing
again. | feared the demand was too
,trong, and that they would force her
to come back, and | turned to look
round for Ncrncy. But he had dis
| appeared, and he was not in the
! duchess box, though | looked there
with fear and trembling. Her grace
was still sitting calm and smiling,
lat the front of the box: there was
something omiuous in her tacit refu-
/ sal to recognize what everyone knew.
| Lady James face was like n mask: |
]
| ing. but | could not see her plainly.
The next turn fell flat, though there
| was a gallant effort TO aDplaud and
carry if through. But So many of
| the men had vanished that if looked
! as if n wind had swept the stalls
bare, II was fatally easy 10 get be-
hind. They were Waiting for sigma.
| sat out two turns: then | followed
vcrney. He had as l suspected, left
/ his place before sigma had made her
bow. and was waiting for her be-
hind. Bv the time | rot round, the
wings seemed TO be full of men, chat
| tering in excited voices. and at n
| little distance stood Neney, cool and
lanquId' talking to BatSburg. | heard
the manager say, .Sulkily, AT the
Slde-Qoof-Ees' lhere IS way round,
ana l Went tie9 ana thefe IN tne I'll,
100" .ia I q oi, "iS hora
was = bro~h0m woitin% there. I
| stood unpotirnd on the novamnnt nm
| iii they came oIItIinddnd, if was
who opened the carriagc-door SIGMA
had changed her clothes rapidly, and
| slipped away from her dressingroom
while the men We're still awaiting her
IN the wings But she was crying
nIl'tIi!, I . IT 50 ilutII SurPI is,,r
me llaL Ielt the WhoIe scene niue
unreal. Nefney put her INTO tne
o,,', 80 dr' tI,a TO,
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no. ,-oioo nnI,n n,,+ nr +bn fa,.I-.
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10 Won moan that 7 was tbe couse
mic tinog,,
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iioW uare YOU Ia Z WV nv W ~
| Atdi s'''u $50 go l'''' ''"''S' W.
'i'eI VI ''''''t nun, 20 nv
80 you thought you would fIins
your independence OF my OPINION at
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We ell you ''"l,"'' \o'uIH- Cou,u'
l am gong 10 'IAe ll'' o.uS OF luc
auaIr On ilNSeli from LUIS l.IiG i0rlH
however ana tackle lhe fanny
'Will you stand by me, Nocl' Sig
M must really have had fright 10
say that!
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