The Washington times., 1909-01-04

Spouse. Il have often thought that II
that blase first-night audience only
knew, would their applause be more
hardy or their appreciation more keen2'
Il wonder, too"
The plain little dining room seemed
almost a heaven to Miss Niiliward as
she had glanced over It when Mrs.
LangdOn had announced the serving OF
dinner. Baby had had hers early in
the evening. and the meal had proved
rather a quiet one Tor the two.
i nave 10 laugh when 1 think OF the
awful fright John gave me some days
ago" Mrs. I.angdOn went on. In fact,
il was the very night Horace brought
The news or the acceptance of the
play"
yes" Miss MiIIward said, as her
hostess paused anc smiled reminis-
Gently.
He went over 20 fathers TO cash
Mr. NNebster's check she continued,
and when he came back we sat up for
some time planning for the future. Sud
denly ne burst out about a horse that
worried MIN.
Then he went on to explain that ne
referred to the horse IN the play, and
he was only thinking what an awful
calamity IL would be if the animal,
whsh brought out On the stage, sud
denly took il into his head to run
away"
What a. foolish thought" Miss Mill
ward laughed.
For over an hour the two women con-
tinued to talk nothing but play, then
Langdon and Fanshaw arrived fresh
from a rehearsal
Tell us what half-hnished produc-
tion looks like Mrs. LangdOn began
at once.
You tell them, Horace. I'm too tired
10 talk much"
Langdon pushed back the hair from
his forehead and unconsciously pressed
his hands to his eyes The movement
did not escape his wife, and before Fan
shaw could speak she queried, John
do your eyes pain your
Yes. they do. dear: quite little to-
night"
Miss MillWard glanced into them.
why, they do not look bad" she eX-
claimed. What IS the natter"
IsauEdon shook hts head gIoomily.
Yes. I noticed them myself" Fan
shaw put in ''I told John they look
just like a drunken mans eyes-glassy
ana without any expression. But iJs
nothing like that. Mrs. LanEdon, be
cause have been with him ever since
he left the office"
John IS temperance, anyway" There
was Just a trace OF rebuze in her voice
at what she considered very poor
joke Than she turned TO her husband.
John. why do you not so to that
specialist % whom DIT Jamison directed
you?"
Now. dearie. what chance have /
had2'' he replied Il went there once
and could not see him. Every night
since then has not contained as many
hours as / could use. The next day
You remember the night Mr.. Davidson
cssbed our check, IIorace7 That was
when I went. after I left you on the
street. The next day was the conference
with Webster, and e took every evening
Of ours TO work together on the changes
he suggested"
ct know. but"
why, dearle, I've had it easy com
pared with what Horace has been upI
against. With him its been attend
rehearsais all day, make notes OF
Webster's suggestions. and then come
here in the evening and work with me
TO follow them out.
81 know all that only too we'll. Mrs
LauEd0n declared, but I regret YOU
did not make that visit"
"PShsw, Helen. don't bother about
g. It's that electric light at the office, !
and, thank heaven, I've only got an F,
other week there. When 7 learned that
royalties are paid every seven days ~ |
was mighty relieved. I can tell you" /
part OF the scenery arrived today. d" /
LanEdon Informed his wife by way OIL
changing the conversation. Helen, it'sI
Rreatr'
els that soE" she said. and her en-
thusissm again came TO the front. Ell
am so anxious to see it."
'It seems 20 me as II the opening
might would never come" Miss Mill
ward added.
We may wish st never had on the
following day Fanshaw laughed
'Why do you say anything Hkei
thate" Langdon queried in tones Of
annoyance.
You kuo~z I don't mean it, the other
soothinEiy
well II there is any slip-up. ~ will
be that horse YOU introduced" Langdon
went on
But that's one OF the things Web
ster especially likes. BY the way. John.
I was taking 20 the stage manager. to-
day and he told me that evidently one
Of the main things that hit Webster
was the fact that the three acts are all
played i'm one setting. The cheapuess
Of the production appealed 20 him, ]
guess. because I understand he has
spoken about that frequently.
And, by the way. here is thing
earned today Collins. the press agent.
was iu front or the theater when I
arrived tonight, and stopped to chat a
moment. lie Informed me that az there
are no other openings next Monday all
the critics win be at our show. Let
hem GOMEZ He threw open his arms
% mock welcome. They'll see a play
hat will give them something to write
about ].