La Junta tribune., 1907-05-25

friend. she and Hiram had been
-out" for the last three months. ln-
stead OF moping and sorrowIng and
breaking his heart he had again called
her a jay aud continued his business
Of buying butter and eggs for the mar
ket
A thea tricai company playing did
She Love Him. had struck the town
and excited the people. The actors and
actresses had saunfered about the
street and been the observed Of all oh
servers. There was talk Of IRE
mendous east and n carload OF seen
cry There was talk Of n farewell
tour and tremendous applause" The
play had run several hundred nights
In New York and the same In London.
and Its author had received over
million dollars In royalties.
Miss Uattie StebbIns had determined
from the FIRST to join the company. She
met the manager In grocery where
he had called for crackers. cheese and
herring. and. TO her intense JOY. lie
was looking for young lady TO play
second lead Her salary would be 81
per week Her part would be to hold
Up the train of the leading lady's dress
as she entered the parior. trim two
LAMPS and ask the leading lady IL she
should turn the cat outdoors, The
manager could promise her no more
Just nj present ~ the leading lady
was insaneiy jealous OF her part. bu,
later ON there would be change.
II was agreed that Hattie should
leave when the company did and make
her first appcaranc. Mt the next town.
She dosiertI her friends ana was at the
depot as the company mude ready TO
depart at midnight 1t departed in
the clboose of freight train. The
manager explained that they preferred
10 travel thar way In order to view the
scenery,
There were hyc ACTORS aud three ac-
tres,es The ACTORS we've gallant
enough. bnt tie actresses hcld aloof
and threw ont insimnatlons aud made
IattIe feel as badly is they could.
There was sleep that night Tor all who
sat on the floor. Ia the early morning
the company rolled Into iis next stop
ping place. and the manager took tie
upper rooms Mt the village inn. These
Included the gnrret. He did this. be
explained. on the ground Of health. He
borrowed Hattie's watch that day and
forgot to return II.
She went on ia her part that night
She had studied IL for hours and was
letter perfect. She fcil over chair on
her entrance. aui she fell ovcT nnothcr
on her exit, and. though the actresses
sncere,l and wanted to know II she
thought she was IA cabbage patch.
the manager took her aside and said
he never saw such actin. by an am
ateur. She had only TO keep ON and
fall over four chairs to bring four
rounds Of applause from the audience.
lie wound MP by borrowing her breast
pin.
For whole week Miss Hattie Steb-
bins played second Lead and rode from
town 10 town in cabooSrs- For wlioi"
week the actresses showed their Jcai'
ousy OF her Sometimes enough money
WAS taken In TO pay tie bills and get
to the next town. Sometimes the pTiht-
er aud the landlord We're held up by
promises. Sometimes tAc audience
numbered atty people. and the ap-
plause that went up the manager call
cd positively tremendous" Sometimes
only half dozen people sat around
and wondered what IL was all about.
Miss Hattie had two gold rings. and
the mauag ger borrowed both OF them.
She loaned two or three OF hcr dresses
and hat to the actresses in the hope
of getting into their golden opinions.
u
she fell down she learned TO fall grace
fully on her shoulder. The manager as
I sured her that the pinnacle OF fame
was not far away, and everything
looked rosy. when she awoke one morn
, ing to ind the company gone and to
learn that the landlord was holding her
for the bill.
! Luckily her father arrived Mt that
juncf,ire. There was no scene. She did
not fall into his arms. She had had
( acting enough. He simply took her
I home. where she found Hiram waiting
\ for her. He had been bi,iing his time.
and there was no scene with him ell
/ ther, He simply remarked that IL she
had got over being jay he would
I like TO revive the marriage question.
ana an HOUR ia'er ieiiiaie heau was
( resting on a manly shoulder and gazing
I up at the new moon with dewy eyes.
I After n long while Hiram gently asked:
Dearest. what does varlet mean.
I Yon know you called me one"
"Its-it's some kind of nn animal. I
guess. aud I'm sorry" she replied as
she snugg!ed closer.
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