Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
By FRANK x. FINNEGAN

of artists, is to make two more appearances at the
Opera House. The bill for tonight is East Lynne ,
and for tomorrow night Leah, the Forsaken. "
Prairie City did not often revel in a sensation;
when it did draw one, the town knew how to make
the most of it. Little else talked of. The town
took sides the question as to whether there was
possibility of the talented emotional actress proving
to be Mabel Robinson entitled to half-interest in
the Prairie City Rolling Mills and the of the
Robinson estate.
Meanwhile Manager McGillicuddy took up his
station in the office of the opera-house and COM
placently watched results while the press agent
prepared reams of copy for secondary stories on
the Fothergill kidnapping The whole city seemed
to move down on the theater at once determined to
get look at the actress who might develop into
he1resS and leader of society in Prairie City
Every seat in the opera house was sold before three
O'Clock and the disappointed latecomers were
obliged to content themselves with tickets for the
next evening-the last of the engagement of Nc
Gihcuddys Empire Dramatic Company
Bud, said McGillicuddy when he finally cor
raled his press agent alone a of the Palace
bar and they had cold and bubbling quart open
between them, " that inspiration"
Sinclair idly fecked imaginary speck of dust
off his arm, and spoke in deprecating tone. Oh,
do those things now and then he said It's ali
in the days work. But this story isn't done vet"
MOI exclaimed the manager pausing with his
payne ficked his nose. What next? Have you
got another yarn ready it? Don't go too far,
Bud Wen have to back down gracefully, if we're
called before we get out of town"
Leave it to me- said the press agent con-
fdently. Il took occasion to call on Mr.. Mark
Robinson at the Prairie City Rolling Mills to-day,
and asked him if he wouldn't like to call on Miss
Fothergil and if he could discover whether or
not she his sister He bit like fish guess that
will make pretty good story for to-norrows paper
chr
Have you fixed up the date for the interview"
asked the manager eXcitedly.
Sure" answered the press agent, finishing his
wine. He's going to call on her in her dressing
room during the show tonight. That make it a
better story see?''
Miss Flora Fothergill was resting after the trying
third act of " East Lynne" that evening. She had
just passed through the tsnaeel.stomed experience
of playing to house packed from floor to ceiling
all the interest of which had been conferred upon her
The exceptionally strong company of artists sup
porting her went almost unnOticed by the rapt
audience. In every move of the talented emotional
star the young women professed to see reflected
the mannerisms of Mark Robinson, the catch of
the town. her brother if she was indeed the kid
mapped infant of other days Had the solution of
the mystery been put to popular that night,
the talented emotional star would have been
promptly indicted into the Robinson home and en-
dowed with half the Robinson fortune.
Miss Fothergills rest in her dressing groom was
not so complete, however, to interfere with her
keeping her strained for approaching footsteps.
The alert Sinclair had fixed the hour and minute
of his arrival with young Robinson so that he
might not catch Miss
Fothergill unaware
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