The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-15
AFTER THE MATINEE.

man SAID IL seemed very queer.
what seems queer?" asked the girl
Coming out into the sunshine thi'
way after a performance. 1t 6oesn'
seem natural not to draw deep breath
but believe it is cooler inside than 4
is here. Do you know this is the second
matinee | ever attended,"
rs that so? I go once a week, any
way, and sometimes twice. I've seer
this twice before"
We'll, ! like that Why didn't yor
tell me and we would have gone some.
where clse?"
81 don't know anything thatTdsooneI
see. Don't YOU think it is good?"
Pretty good" said the young man
There were bright spots in IT,"
81 should think there were! enjoyed
1t awfully much. I'm sorry you didn't
like 1t, though. l thought you seemed
rather bored"
Bored! And me with you? Hardly!
And I'm glad you liked it, would have
.elt pretty bad If you hadn't"
"Oh, l always have a good time, and
that Aubrey De We're is just too lovely
for anything. I always go to see him
when he comes to town. Don't you
think he's splendid?"
u don't think he is anything extra, >"
replied the young man, coldly.
you don't! Why, all the girls rave
about him, They say he's charming of
the stage, too"
Devoted to his little grandchildren?
why, how you talk He's not even
married and he's not 30 yet"
You seem to have informed yourself
about him pretty thoroughly"
Yes. read a little sketch of his ca.
rcer the other day 1t seems he never
bought Of the stage as profession I'M
II about ten years ago. lie was edu-
Gated for the church.
Too bad he didn't have another
think coming"
Didn't you like his song, of Thee
} Beloved, I'm Dreaming'?"
Il thought it was pity somebody
didn't throw something at him and
wake him"
Why, how critical you ere! l thought
the way he prolonged that last note anG
lust let it die away into a faint whisper
vas the sweetest thing | ever heard"
"He ran it up into the falsetto 1t was
Just a trick A good singer would never
10 such thing"
We'll, you think he's handsome, don't
your"
I'm a snowy, theatrical way, yes, PEI.
haps--for anybody who likes that type
My sympathies were with that little
woman-what was her name? Oh, yes;
Miss Colona. There's a girl who has
alent. She can act, | tell you. If sht
snt at the top of the tree inside of
year or two I'm mistaken"
she wasn't bad" agreed the girl, in.
differently, but don't think she made
much of her opportunities. She Ger.
tainly had a chance to act. Do yol
think she was good-looking?"
"A sumner That smile of hers is {
winner. And did you notice how grace.
tul she was? 1t was pleasure to watch
her move about. She has got the poetdy
of motion down fine"
"She seems to have made an impress,
sion on you. What do you think her age
would be, talking about agcs?"
Il should say she was about %. Why
are you smiling?"
on, because-something funny oc.
Cured to me-"
lyon think" '----' At
i think it's awfully funny the sort
of woman that the average man raves
over"
81 don't know that I've been ravlne
over anybody. And it isn't"
Becomes infatuated with, then"
Nor infatuated with anybody.
simply said that she was good-lookine
ind acted we'll. If | accused you of be.
ne infatuated with"
Well, so on. This is getting interest
lng."
Il don't so to see her perform twice
week, anyway"
No? Well, why don't you? It's going
20 last week or two yet and Won
oughtnt to miss any chance to cast
your eyes on her beauty and grace.
Think of that winning smile! 1t re-
minded me of an advertisement of
dentiirlce. But | mustn't say things
like that. l don't want to hurt your
feelings"
You do hurt my feelings, though.
when you talk like that"
"Awfully sorry, Now. have n lit
tie shopping to do before the stores
close, so Ill release YOU Thank Won
ever so much for a delightful time, Mr.
Robinson. Good-by!"
'See here. Maud" said the vounq
man, you're not going to run away
rom me like this. take 1t all bacl;
md I'm sorry"
Take what all back? Not all the
beauty and grace and the superb"
Yes, Ill take that back, too. Hang
ler!"
why, Eddie"
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