The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-04

prise or sympathy and We sat on . long time In
silence Only as rose to 60 my mingled thoughts
were gathered into one generalization:
"An women are strange but some OF them aso
wonderful" said. and that observation recurTed
to me many times In the succeeding weeks. for
though the drama had ended. the characters were
still there. II in a dreary sequel demanding the
interest and affection OF all friends.
When Clough came to me with the news that
he had Cancelled his engagement for the next sea-
that-the theater being closed-he had new
Joined ranks OF the has beens. rallied loudly
against the pity OF it,
And later when the stock company commenced
their season without Clough. who had broken his
in many weeks offered CIough his old place At
a big advance. urged him to accept.
You might we'll ask to have another try
for Miss Schwartz" he said with q half smile. But
from all hear my successor has given satisfActaon
there. and his contracts good al signed"
So Einstein's offers and my persuasions failed
alike.A We could not get him to return to the
stage. 1t took Jerry Mackntosh to do thaf-poor
old Jerry who had been dead and gone SIX months
more. for about the middle of winter Clough ran
into Jerry's little girl somewhere on the Bowory.
and found out that her mother was sick and tho
family almost starving. He asked me to write IN
article all of his old friends and In less than
q week the Jerry Macintosh BENEFIT" was adver-
tised in the papers. Included in the bill was the
last act of Prince Louis with Mr. Clough Hagan."
of Prince Louis 1t appeared from the wings
with the rough board cleats the back Of the
castle wallis and the hero at the top OF the tower.
dropping icy ironies with suave malignancy upon
his wife and her lover.
had just turned to speak to the stage carpenter
when the accident happened. 1t was at the end
of the second scene and the man had already moved
over to the curtain. There was . heavy crash upon
the stage and. turning. l saw the nimsy tower
mass of torn and splintered framework on
A.
curtain fell he raised himself on one arm and
gave his line.
MY ships in sight pure cursed fool no
cried shaking his fist At his trapped enemy. Then
the curtain dropped and ran on. picked him mp.
and carried him to his dressing room.
my leg is the worst" he groaned, his lip drawn
between his teeth.
felt 1t gingerly and he WINGED.
81 don't believe It's broken. but your ankle 10
most likely sprained," said while poured him
out a glass Of whisky. 1.-THE doctor 10 coming
II don't want the doctor yet. I'm going through
that last scene" he replied.
You certainly won't do any such thing"
no" affirmed Enstein. 'I'n step down ffont
and explain. wouldn't have you 60 on like that
for a weeks gate receipts'
Cloughs answer to swing his fest 70 the
floor and with hand on my shoulder he stumbled
heavily around to the wings
''You just come back to your ROOM" said au-
thoritatively he paused At the entrance. his
face drawn. his breath coming in quick sasps.
Not this time. Freddie I'll show her I'm not
always 4 GUTTER
understood and I wouldn't have stopped him
then II had knovn-what I did know later.
was standing where he left mo when the cur
tain rose. Some ono touched my arm.
why did you let him go?" The. Jewels eyes
were accusing Have you no feeling! No heart."
1 laid my hand above hers and met her eass
steadily. "Yes." said Have you."
A. A. -
the rouge and powder. but she made no answer.
and after . moment took" her entrances. But
though she delivered the lines faultlessy. she
hardly be said to have filled the part The Per-
scnality. the Jewel herself was not there. And
Clough's fine acting stood out in marked contrast.
AS watched him In turn noticed the beads Of
perspiration glstening on his face. He was suffer
ing agony.
We watched while Clough did that splsadid BIZ
Of silent acting at the end-listening. pistol IN
hand. to the long talk between the lovers He
showed IL all better-the shame - TIE hus
band learns his suspicious have bssa - unjuse u
his cruel revenge, and the battle between his de-
sire to atone and the Shrinking from death. When
At last to our stranng senses came the dull rsDos
Of the shot that meant the end.
few minutes later the doctor handed ne {
slip of paper.
Send some one to the drug store With this. and
tell the gentleman who diagnosed the sprais tina,
no Ueteer BUICK 70 ni1 own pfOIeoBaou <AS 11o84u
has fracture OF the Leg - wen - one Of the
smaller bones Of the foot"
obeyed him. He met me outside the door upos
my return and told me that he had not needed the
prescription. after all. 1--WE got him fixed up and
he'll get along all right There'n be something
here shortly to move him In. -
Az started to 30 in my return - detained
me. His haneee II With him now and they asked
to be alone"
His nancee"
Yes. Miss Anderson, isn't IT,"
They won't mind me. think" turned The
handle then paused. smiling. l viewed the trans
formation scene.
Evidently broken bones havent much - d
with happiness" observed I took Q had a
each.
The Jewel raised to mine eyes Inst we're no(
ashamed Of some haDpy team Isn't - 9ass
did,"