Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-07

he has suffered through my sisters.
But when l am my own mistress,
when l am great player, | shall
marry you. You will be my manager
l will have the career to please my
father and q husband to please my
self. If you do not hear from me do
not fret. l will be simply waiting"
Over in the obscure little German
town Lucille was regarded as
prodigy. Never had the great profess
or seen such a capacity for work. He
sent glowing reports to the maker of
careers who showed the letters to his
wife and remarked with swelling
chest that they had one daughter who
took after her father.
II knew a career and such opportuni-
ties as | am giving her would knock
young Wallis asinine romance into a
cooked hat"
. And what of young Wall?
He was making some talk in his
own world too. The great electrical
trust for which he was working out
inventions and improvements realized
that it had found prize worth hold
ing.
Here was man who would work
eighteen or nineteen hours a day for
their interests. He must not slip into
the clutches of any rival concern
For, you see, it was only Dan Cupid
who knew that every time Harry Wall
scored a fresh triumph, every time his
employers advanced him in position
and salary, he would set his lips a
trifle more firmly and mutter un-
der his sharply drawn breath: "And
she thought I'd be the managerial hus-
band of a musical star. I'll show that
father of hers"'
Margaret had just pulled her mis-
sionary husband through Il dangerous
attack of mountain fever, and Janet
had just given most brilliant dinner
at her husbands Washington home.
when the maker of careers received his
third and most conclusive jolt. 1t
came in the form of an anonymous
letter. mailed in the obscure town
where Lucille was performing such
prodigies of labor
Il presume you understand that to
marry a German officer your daughter
must have a dot of at least $4,000.
write this in the most friendly spirit.
1t is we'll she should not build air cas-
tlcs-aS American girls will"
Mr.. Werner cabled to Lucille with
out wasting time on investigation:
Return by s S. Franz Gustave.
Passage prepaid"
She sat with hands folded. facing
the maker of careers.
When he had finished speaking she
arose. and the woman who stood be.
fore him was a new Lucille.
Now | have something To say
meant to be q great artist to please
you. to repay you, but you by your in
sane distrust have ruined my career.
Six months more and | would have
been ready to face the critics Six
months more and your dream would
have been realized but you have
shamed me before my master BY
now his little world knows it all, and |
refuse to go back. never saw Lieu.
tenant Heuscr but twice. What lie
may have said in the drawing room
of the American consul was no fault
of mine-and on such Il rumor you
built your mountain of distrust. did
not love, | did not even admire the
lieutenant-because | did love do
love, some one else. and now-becausc
by your own hand, by saying that you
will never raise your finger again for
this ungrateful daughter-you have
east me off without a hearing. | am
going to him aud tell him that | love
him"
And, leaving the maker of careers
filled with the humiliation. of self
wrought defeat, she went to her room
and wrote to Harry Wall:
Come. The door OF my fathers
house is open to you. My career is
ended. | ask only to share yours