The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29

- VERYONE had said the door was
~ locked and barred-that there was
- no INTERVENING Maude Adams 1t
was in Washington.
Yes, she was as the Little Princess
builded in the high tower. Might I have
magic? Certainty wished a fairy finder
box.
So far had not seen her, neither her
Lady Babbie nor her valiant L'Aiglon'
only the pictures and the stories had
foated across my vision-as all the
world's-the many day, watt of early
sweet, and breath of violets. Yes, like
the spring. she seemed to me in mind.
No wonder I trembled slightly when
I stepped up to the desk of the Airing
ton hotel in Washington. where she
was then presenting The Little Min
lister" and asked the clerk to send my
card to her. The bell boy returned:
Miss Adams-she say. come right up,
Miss
Where wondered, the condor of sec
retaries, relatives and maids?
I flew down the narrow sixth floor hall
all In a tremor-lncense burning. felt
the censor swing. I caught a flash of
pink through an open door. spright-
ly voice greeted me:
"Oh there you are-come right in
I entered. Entered into such a chaos
of tights, stockings, pettlcoats, wigs.
slippers, bodices, corsets, roses, that l
stumbled.
..oh, please don't look at the room!'
cried the voice. and l al once became
aware of a pink cloud floating in the
chaos, a rose colored hmona, all runies
and lace and waves and whirls enveloping
some slight little woman with fluffy light
hair.
"Miss-Miss Adams?' I faltered.
She bowed. so glad you came. Take
this chair by the bureau" She whisked
off a red silk petticoat from the chair
and tossed 1t over on the bed-already
debris absolute. I'll sit on the trunk.
she said and there she sat swinging
her little French heeled boots. She met
my glance with a dancing smile
won't you have a drink she said.
"A-a-what?" The question was so ut
terly at variance with the reports was
not certain l heard accurately.
II told the boy to bring bottle when
I got your card. Don't you like cham
pagne?" she gazed on me.
| leaned back in my chair and laughed
till | could laugh no more. MY httle
spirit of the spring ran away.
..What's up?" she asked, helping her
self literally.
nothing Is smiled, only" laughed
o,s-,fn. You see, Miss Adams" and
cou1dn't finish at all. l looked at her
from top to toe inwardly tracing and
comparing this-the real flesh and blood
Maude Adams-with the Maude Adams OF
Public Opinion. There was no difficulty
IN recognizing the features with the mask
Of paint offu-thin a bit, sallow In color,
and sligtsIv wrought, but the expression
both of eyes and spirit was totally diff
ferent from the pictured ones There
was however no room for doubt
do you know your acting is won
derfui thing-a wonderful thing!" 1 es
claimed. La
Thanks awfully,'' she replied, and she
offered me cigarette
.Where-do-you store-and keep-all
thisg" Ishesitated at the word energy p
asked as I marked but a slight body
under the pink cloud and was reminded
of the many invalid tales had read.
Me? Oh, I'm lots stronger than l
look" she exclaimed, then it isn't so
terribly hard, don't you know. Oh, of
course, its beastly wearing on the nerves
and all, so many rehearsals and the con-