The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-26
CHAPTER XVII.

CHAPTER XVII.
Eta Romnay's Return.
e would have been about half past
l upon the afternoon of gloomy No
yember day. some three months after
Gavin Ord Set out for Rumania, that a
hanson cab was driven up to the stage
door OF the Carlton theater, the Lady
Evelyn, wearing heavy black furs and
motor veil, which entirely hid her face
from the passersby, alighted timidly
Deaf to the man 8 ELUSIVE assurance
that he mad no other ambition in life
but to drive the same fare back to the
place whence she came, Evelyn entered
the narrow alley wherein the stagedoor
is situated and at once asked the stage
door keeper If Charles Lard was or was
not within the housed The simple ques-
have satisfied diplomatist but helped
Evelyn not at all.
Maybe he is, maybe he ain t. It
depends on who wants him. Now, you
take word from me, miss. Say to
yourself, Shall I go and have dinner
with the Prince Of Wales this afternoon
or shall mott That II answer you and
leave old Jacob Briggs to finish his
pipe in peace, he being the father Of
widows, likewise of orphans. -
Jacob, it was plain, had but just
1unched and was more affable than upon
any less benign occasion. He sat with
his back to bill which announced the
Oliver Cromwell-a comedy, by Row
land Wales, - and he smoked q pipe
with that which the ancient Weller
would have called an uncommon pow
er Of suction. Here, said he, is an
other Of 'em, meaning thereby another
candidate for histrionic honors which
TWENTY-FIVE shilhngs week should re-
them; but said he, NY when oi I've n got
lamb, So he addressed Evelyn
humorous like" and did not lose his
patience even when she would not go
aW ssY ,n.. ..o y, 1v.,a +oa.u
am sure he will wish to see me. IF
Jacob Briggs, pulling the pipe to the
right side Of his mouth, ate a smile as
tho it were good butter.
Perhaps he was agoing TO send
earriage and =, pair for ysr, miss, OF
airy to such young ladies as you. Now,
shouldn u wonder If You don II think
as you can play Miss Fay's part bet
teri she herself. I've seed many
and most Of 'em do But, lord. Pm
too good natured to take much notice
on it. Tryin Is tryin J, says I, and il
you ask for sufferin (sovereign) !, who
knows as you maynf get shilling.
Wet you We got to do, miss, Is to 90
round to the horfss. They'll soon turn
you out of that. and better for you in
the long run g
And yet you used not to think 80
when was playing Di Vernon Mr.
Tie smile left jacobs face as tho
some one had hit him. He slipped down
the board until he came near to sitting
on the pavement. Speech did not Inn
mediate1y assist him, and he could NUT.
! ter nothing else but the mystic and en-
tirely Irrelevant phrase, sD-n my
until he had scrambled to his feet and
DOTTED his carpenter cap.
Good Lord, Miss Romney, if you d
: have said SO, why, I'd have pulled the
theater down for ye, and willing. Mr..
lizard MOVIE won t be glad neither.
Briggs says he to me, she II come
back some day just as sure as Mrs.
Briggs but that s neither here nor.
there, miss. He's over at the tavern
now and Mr.. Lacombe with him. Let
me say the word and he III come back
in q fire engine
Evelyn protested that she did not de-
sire the word to be saids but would
i wait In the auditorium and announce
herself to the great man. Understand
ing that the g tavern really meant
the Carlton hotel and that there was i
rehearsal Of new and modern play
J. at 2 clock, she entered the theater
whereby from time TO time the @.