The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-30

would never have happened.
at seems to me ridiculous" ne
said, addressing the other members
of the house party, when all were as
aembled for tea, that Nancy will not
marry me-"
81 don't see why / should, pro-
tested that young woman, too ousy
with tea to be anything but concise.
81 love my profession and l wouidn
give up acting for any man I've yet
seen"
But il you married me you would
MT need to give it up. That Ii, not
altogether; you could always go DacA
to it for flyer now and then; that's
easy enough"
Pardon me-" began young
gentleman in gray fiannels. linen ior
at least a half hour he and MISS
Scott, growing more excited as they
talked, explained to Charles Edward
how laborious and exacting was the
career of acting.
well" said Mr.. Austin, finally, i
feel that you exaggerate. / believe
that I, for instance, could go on the
stage at once. And believe that
one could get an engagement In al
most any company he liked II ne
knew how to ask for it."
"You might try" said the young
gentleman in gray.
II WILL" said Charles Edward.
by the strangest chance henry
Trevelyan is playing for this one
night at Chatham. His company Is
fairly dificult to get into. You might
take a train over after dinner and
get an engagement In It."
II WILL" said Charles Edward.
He rose and took Miss SCOTS cup
from her. Then. having disposed OF IT,
he sat down next her.
you'll never do u, you know" she
! said.
What will you bets"
ii What you like"
II "You know what I want" said
, Charles Edward lowering his voice.
you are absurd" she said. We'll.
!, IL you have an engagement in Henry
!, Trevelyan's company by lunch to-
morrow you can-you can propose
again. Good heavens, no. shall un'
D questionably refuse! But you seem
$ to like doing It,"
y To requests for personal inter
}. views the great actor was not IN
4 accustomed to turn deaf ear; but
\ when, few minutes after the curtain
had fallen, Mr.. Austin's name wal
brought to his dressing room he was
as it CHANGED, in a genial mood. HI
y sent a message that, while he could
e not see him at the theater, he woult
II be glad to see him at the station be
= fore returning to London.
VI At the station Mr.. Austin presented
r, himself.
q You want an engagement in m,
company, suppose" asked the grea
actor.
Yves, / was going to ask for that,
n said he, seating himself. But the fl
!, sillade continued.
: Can you act?"
= I'm sure can"
70 But have you acted?"
III The applicant leaned forward 1
We his chair. "A lot as an amateur, ant
o although perhaps I'm not the one I
as say it. thought"
lie "Oh!" said Trevelyan, with
at chuckle, and then suddenly his MAJ
a ner became more formal. AT pre-
:. ent there is no vacancy in my cor
pany. Anyway, 1 can't engage 20
~ because I've no means of KNOWN
you're q good actor"
Oh And I've no means of provir
lie It."
w. mo. Yoa see my point?"
&C. Now that his young companion d
vs. see the point, Trevelyan had the a
,at of feeling that the conversation hi
no been brought to singularly neat al
=. definite end. Then chance sent
interruption.
The door from the platform open
es- and a man dressed in sailors costur
ts- appeared carrying bundle and ,
ng companied by woman.
air you're In a bloomin' 'urry to {
SUI me onto my Ship" said the sailor.
of ought to stay at home and keep
70 eve on you and your bloomin' lodge
,or "Oh, for the Lords sake. Ed"
woman said, drearily, you amt e,
AS goin' to begin that again."
II amt rightly touched on the m
ter at ALL" growled her husband.
ne 81 dunno what you call touched
ism IT," she retorted. bitterly. You g
IL me q black eye"
EST well. you've got another ! NIT
not ave blacked, amt you. same as /
lur- the hrst?"
aga The possible victim of this secs
b.. assault was reduced to tears, throl
-. which she protested that the stoI
20 certain Mrs. Mason had told
about his own welded wife and