Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14

Sit WONlu. q IiaHN ss'uulrS'lltf Srlll
ing a thrill through nini. AS he thought
am! wondered whetker il meant mere hk-
ing or something of q Warmer nature.
| Actors. by very reason OF their calling,
are. AS A class. given 10 self-consciousness.
but Sidney Marston VAS a peculiar eNcep-
| ton 70 this rule. I'm HE three days dur
Ing which he had known Denice. he could
NOT disguise from himself tina he loved
her. hut that she had q similar feeling for
| himself he did not dare 10 imagine. But
| must. wen at the risk Of AN adverse re
Suli.
To his friend Edwards he said not a
| word. he feared Encouragement In that
quarter, and determined 10 ACT entirely
| upon his own initiative, and keep his own
counsel.
AS luck would have it. he was the last
to lea. g the building that night. He was
in no particular hurry and dressed him
self in leisurely fashion.
I; was a very dark night. and as he
stood for a moment In the doorway. the
glow of his cigar lighted up his features
in q wierd way, suggestive OF the fiend in
Faust"
Half-past II chimcd from the clock in
the market place.
There was not q soul 10 be seen in the
street: everything wa silent as the grave.
Suddenly IA report rang out from 4 door
way ON the other side OF the street. and
Sidney Marston fell on his face on to the
pavement. with a revolver bullet in his
right breast.
Tw" and a half year. ate. a big crowd
WAC assembled OUTSIDE a certain fashion
able theater in the West End of Ioi,don.
Away from the pit doors the queue"
extended. three deep. down a side street.
till the head of i, you'd scarcely see The
tail.
Taken altogether. L. was an ORDERLY
queue. only one iidiyidual providing a
discordam, note.
This was a man who. d late conner. con
triv, d to .lude thu vigilance OF the police
who kept the line. and to insinuate him
self er.dually toward The mead of the
string OF Waiting people
Some rrsented the unfair action. others.
women mostly. mildly Protested. but ulti-
matolN gave way.
r:y This means. the man had got to
within a dozen rows OF the door. when
rnahi" 10 advance any further orward,
he remained.
II" was a dark-fcatured man. of middle
height, spare and restless of manner.
Th. stage door OF TINS particular house
was situated at the point where the man
stood: the crowd bting broken 10 allow of
the passage of the PLAYERS.
The PLAY was Romeo ind Juliet" with
panice Hope and Sidnel Marston in the
tide roles.
Fer a month after The aiteinp; on his
lif". Sidney Maiston l.y very near to
death. then. the bullet eXtract,d. he took
a turn Tor the better. aud rapidly r-cov-
cred
Without his Heading man" Edwards
was again helpless. and IN despair dis
banded his company and threw up the
sponge.
Denice Hope. howe'er. remained in
Newton-Tantield until the crisis was past
with Sidney. The result may b. imagin-
ed.
one day. with the doctor. appeared a
vision. who vision-like. would not speak.
but smiled at the patient. so thai. when
she had vanished, he declared himself 10
be nearly we'll.
IL certainly helped the consuInma,ion on
wonderfully. as in another six weeks he
was ready for work again.
In the Era" he saw ina Juvenile
Load" was required in the touring company
in which he knew that Denice Hope was
principal lady.
10 write in and apply for the vacancy
was the work OF i've minutes. and when.
thre" days after he was requested TO Join
At Bradford. he could have shouted for
very sladness.
The rest of it I'M q nutshell
The two broushi together in such Tragic
fashion tfor both We're convinced that it
was Trevelyan's hand that had fred The
si,ot soon cam" 10 ! perfect understand
ing, the inevitable result being later on.
one OF The prettiest Of ilieatricl weddings
in Manchester caih eiral.
Ey leaps and hounls. the actress came
TO the front, bearins her mate with her.
until, at The time. she was euihralIing
l-onGcneis with the magic Of her genius.
II was with the s%i.atest difficulty thar
the police could Keep the space ia front
of the stage dooi clear.
More than once Tie intrusiveiy pushing
man had been officially given 10 under
stand that = he lid not keep in his place
he would be removed
For a time h" was quiet. Then. a ear
rias- drove up. GU u which a gentleman
handed a lady.
Quickly she passed through the swing
doors. her compauiou. after a few words
to the coachman. making to follow her.
Shaking himself free of those who would
have held him back. the dark-featured
man. mis- eyes Align with an insane gilt
ter. moved out and stood in the doorway.
barring the way 10 The actor.
Trev"lyan." exclaimed the latter. |
Yes. coward, Trevelyan," almost
shrieked the unfortunate man.
The words were scarcely out OF his lips.
when two constabl.s seized him and bore
him away: Sidney Marston. whispered 10
the officers tina, as soon as his duty was
done. Ii. would visit The station.
Al midnight he was here Informed that
the man had been removed to a hospital
whittier. early the aaNi morning. he went.
Tr"veiyan WAS then rear the end. but
quite sane.
His voice was wonderfully distinct as h.
asked Sidney. who brnt over him. % lei
Sc. the face Of Ienice. tho Divine.
just once more.
Who am / thai ] should deny him
said Sidney to himsclf
A telegram dispatched to Sloane street
brought the actress 10 he Hospital I'm less
than an hour.