Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-03-27


7 begged you er real hard. coulu
your
"NothIng short OF assassination
could make me refuse you" said hicb-
ard, emphasizing the pronoun anu
looking sadly out across the HUDSON
II was wrong. OF course, but be couldn't
help II, and really she was pretty
enough to excuse so venal a lapse
ooh. you dear, delightful man" chlr-
ruped the little lady. Now. listen
Don't look at the river. Look at me.
81 dare not"
Nonsense You said you were ho'
afraid Of butterflies"
IL was wrong. am OF one.
Don't be afraid Of me. won't hurl
you" said the highly fattered CIR
laughlngly.
81 breathe again. Go on
"WeIl Lord Croyland, we are goin.
10 have a little one act play on rr
day evening. and You are in 1t, be-
cause you Just said you would. and
know you will do It just beautifully.
because told Harriet you could, and'
having promised, OF course you can't
refuse now. when everything has
BEEN
Hold on: hold on" interrupted Rich
ard. "I'm sort OF losing my grip on
things. Slow down to trot and let's
get our bearings"
This sounded very unlike an Eng
llsh nobleman, but the young lady In
her excitement failed to notice.
you see." she began again, "the
play is called The Man and the Bird
You are the man. and
"And you are the bird" completed
Richard. 81 thought as much. Well.
go on"
Miss Imogene dimpled with pleas
ure and applauded his quick percep-
tion.
YES" she said; II am the bird. and
you--its only play, you know, OF
course-and you're just desperately In
love with me-"
'I couldn't act that part It's too
real, and
"oh. yes. you can! thought you
wouldn't find II difficult I'll help
you"
THAT settles II. I'm lost"
"And. besides, It win make Cornelius
Van der Awe Just frantic. He isn't In
the cast, you know. We've put him
in the audience, and he has Just TO sit
there and be wretched. Oh" she cried
at will simply be too delicious! Dom
you think so?"
"Rapturous. but dangerous for me.
assented Richard gravely. rs Miss
Renwyck in the playr
'Why, of course she is, stupid! She's
getting It mp herself and has the lead
ing part"
Richard frightened. Private the
atricals were not so silly. after all.
what sort OF a part win she playr
he asked.
"Oh, the serious partr' his compan
lon advised him. "Its more real act
ing than mine. Of course, but I like th'
love part best. don't your Richart
nodded, and the debutante continued
Harriet is the rich heiress, you know
And. oh, she's going to wear the Ren
wyck diamondsl Her father will
bring them up from the city tomorrow
night. She'll look awfully stunning II
them. You are engaged to her-in thu
play, I mean-but you'll And out tina
you love me best. and It's an awfulll
exciting scene. You and lin the play
I mean-you and | are in a room to
gether. and you tell me how much yo'
love me-
Hadn't we better practice litti
bit now?"
Don't you think you could do
without practice2'
II shall need TO acquire-er-restrai
In the presence OF such temptation
you know"
"Oh. | see. guess II won't be neces
sary for you to be too restrained. It
beautiful. so impassioned - the lar
guage, you understand"-
II shall try to live up to It."
"And just when you kiss me-
'I'm sure II would be best for us I
Try that in private"
Not at all. We can make belley
about that part, you know"
That's not true acting"
Isn't It? Oh. Wen see about tn;
later, and we needn't rehearse tn,
anyway"
but I'm sure to bc SO awfully awl
ward about that I've had so litt
practice In my short life"
You poor little innocent Englisl
man. Wen fix that later"
"oh, happy hope"
"Wll YOU listen TO me. Lord Gro,
laudg
I'm silent"
Harriet comes Iu aud dcuounc,
you. Don't you think it's perfectly d
uclousY
Dazzling"
Then it's settled, I'm SO glad Com
on and lets dig up more roots"
Miss lmoscuc Chittoulou proccede
10 pick Wild dovers. MIR Richard WI
liams carried them In the four oun,
basket and commuued with hlmsel
peuunciatou at the present speakiu