Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-25
A Checkered Career.


affairs than most girls would be able
to stand up under. Her father, who
had inherited fortune, had become
involved in an inextricable lawsuit and
had lost 1t and with it every cent he
possessed. He died from the effects Of
his misfortune. His wife was deli
cate woman, and none of his children
except Lorine was grown. Unfortu-
nately there were no relatives on |
whom the stricken family could call
for assistance, and they were thrown
into AFFECT poverty.
Lorine when the blow came was
about to make her entrance into soci- !
ETY., and she was capable of making
an excellent match. But, the blow fall
ing when it did, her opportunities were
cut Off on the eve Of fulfllment. Lang
don Morehouse, a schoolmate year
older than herself, was a youthful
lover of hers, but at the time of her
misfortune he was in college, working
his way through almost entirely by his
own exertions. None of the poor girls
associates could have kept up their ac-
quaintance with her except by visiting
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outskirts of the city.
LOrine possessed a voice, and this
decided her to try for an engagement
In one of the many light operas in
which the bulk of theater going people
delight. But she had only begun to
cultivate her gift when the family mis-
fortune came, and she was obliged to
accept a position. in the chorus. She
saw nothing of her theatrical associ-
ates except at rehearsal and during
performances, the rest of her time be-
ing taken up at home with the care of
her mother and her brothers and sis
tiers.
Butler Goodwin, the man who by
means of dexterous and INSCRIPTIONS
legal devices had ruined the head of
the Whiting family, saw her on the
stage and was greatly struck with her.
He sent word to her asking for permits
sion to visit her and was refused. He
went to her home-if it could be called
homeland offered assistance. This
was declined. He had just enough
conscience and amour propre to feel
the rebuff and resolved that he would
bring everything to his satisfaction by
winning her for his wife. He was a
contemporary with her father thirty
years older than Lorine, who hated him.
But she was placed in a position of
great temptation. Her mother needed
medical attendance and medicines; her
brothers and sisters were in rags and
hungry BY becoming the wife of the
man who had produced all this misery
she would be mistress of fortune and
could alleviate their distress. She con
sented to sacrifice herself.
On the day of her marriage ten min
utes after the performance of the cere
mony note was handed her begging
her to sing the same evening an impor
tant part of singer who had beer
suddenly taken i'll. Notwithstanding
: the positive refusal of the consent o.
/ her husband she determined to accep
/ the part and left him for the theater
= The result was a decided hit WheI
the curtain fell on the last act thu
7 manager saw her in the greenroon
j and offered her good pay to take sim
4? liar part in an opera he was about t.
4 put on the stage.
Z A tumult of thought coursed through
] the girls mind Presently she said:
9 Il will accept on one condition"
! at is granted. Name it."
"My salary must commence from thi
= moment"
- at shall commence from week ag
today"
Then anil there she signed the cor
E tract and left the theater with chez
4 for an amount ample to relieve tn
present wants of herself and her fan
lily. But instead of going to her hut
band she went home to her mothe
He never saw her again.
Lorine from that time rose rapid.
Her income was SUFFICIENT to enabl
her to secure instruction, besides pr
4 viding for her mother and brothel
4 and sisters. On her second contra
= her salary was doubled.
Ten years passed. Lerdne was ear
ing fne income in regular oper
Her stage name was Nine. Monak
One evening Langdon Morehouse vel
to the opera. He had completely 10
sight OF his school love, and when 81
went upon the stage she concealed u
fact 30 far as possible from her form
associates. Her youthful freahne
was gone. but she was now han
some woman. Morehouss did not re
ognize her. But she saw him In L
audience and noticed him. The rest
was that he asked for an introductio
Lorine concealed her identity. He
came attentive to her, but told her
his youthful love which had been bI
ken when he was at an age not to
able to help the object of it or ev
keep track Of her. Year after year
had hoped to be IN a position to W;
rant his seeking her. He had been d
appointed in his endeavors and was
ginning to think that bis fancy b
better be remembered as a dream tn
renewed as a reality.
One evening when Morehouse "
Eth orfra after an onAra she baI