Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-26

went along. She would cure her self of any hesitation regarding the posting of that letter.
 Then she went out in the glittering. busy street. Why, 1t was the very street in which was the theater where she had sung in public for the first time years ago. She recollected the difficulty there had been for her to get permission to sing at the concert. He had managed 1t, though--Dayid War rick had obtained the permission for her to sing. He had been organist at Saint Gudulph's. His room was next the rooms of her father in the old house; he had coached her in the singing, and took her into his choir.
 Three months later her fathers bro- ther, Uncle Dan, lent the thousand dollars she wanted, and she went abroad-at David Warrick's sugges- tion.
 How 1t all came back to her-all the little incidents of that past time. the time of her girlhood-as she went Ssong the street.
 And there! That fenced-in pile had been the theater, burned three months ago. She stood and looked at 1t. She thought of the night when she sang there. What difficulty there had arisen as to her getting . bedtting costume in which to appear, and then the fear that no flowers would come over the footlights for her. But David Warrick knew a lady who would lend \ her a gown. and David Waf11l1ad seen to 1t that great bunck6f roSes was handed from the orchestra to her, which flowers must have cost him more than he could afford. Also. in the beginning. letters from home told her of many kindnesses-how he had nursed her father in his last sickness; how he had comforted her mother, whose daughter was far away win ming a name.
 She went rapidly along the street. There 1t was. shop in the lower story of the building, as of old. It had been a stationer's shop then; now it was cheap millinery.
 She reached for the waving plume on her hat. and tore 1t on. This in her hand. she opened the door of the millinery ship. A thin. pale woman was behind the counter.
 "Ah," said the woman. "the. wind has loosened your feather. Let me have the hat; I will rearrange 1t in the next room. Be seated"
 But the customer continued to stand opposite a picture that hung on the wall back of the counter. All the present fell away from her-she was face to face with herself as she had been. What did 1t mean? What did 1t mean?
 q have sewn 1t strongly" It was the woman of the shop speak ing; she held out the hat with the plume waving in 1t.
 "Ah." she said, you are admirine that picture? It Is the portrait from the theater fire. It is Miss Cornell now the celebrated prima donna. That Is how the gentleman here was in jured. He saved the picture, but his eyes were terribly hurt. The doctor now hopes that he will see again. He lived in this house when Miss Cornel was his fellow-lodger. He lives here still-he has the room they say wal Miss Cornelrs. Oh, you have dropped your hat I will pin it on for you; fl is 90 dinicult to put on hat wher you have on . tight dress. Yes" ths woman was going on. he lives hers still-he has been organist at Saint Gudulph's for years. He is there nov for the first time since his accident My niece took him: he has to be led beg your pardon" for her customer had started for the door. "out shal have to charge you . trine for sewing in the feather"
 The customer may have placed some money on the counter. but shs was not sure She gained the street and hurried on.
 She sped along. looking neither ts the right of her. nor to the left Ans % she came upon the old-fashionet church She knew the little door tha led to the choir. She opened It. ant got to the narrow winding stairs tha , crept up to the organloft- Her hant cienched, and she felt in 1t the lettel she had intended to post on her way
 She mounted the sta:rss When sh' was near the top of them she paused hearing two yoices-a mans and ; voman's- The woman's voice va, young and passionate
 If love is e you cay 1t is." sai< that voice. @hov is it that you neveI availed yosrsslf of t, No. no. l c nct mean tat But I viIl do e yo' say; I u1l lst a,oas all this foolish s,s1l1AUnl4 - = aEfnr