The wageworker., 1910-05-06

"Who's that?" she demanded.
"That. my child" Stanton answered,
with an odd smile, lis only a woman
of the world"
II don't like her," the girl burst out
passionately; Il don't like her." And
in moment she had left him.
The man laughed amusedly He
knew that she would come back to
him again, and she did. He found her
waiting at the old trysting place on
the night that he was going away.
Her face was very pale in the moon
light.
What doleful Liza Amir he
teased. She looked at him dumbly.
Il will come back, little one," the
man comforted. You must not forget
me, and one day you shall lead me up
the lonely trail again, while l tell you
how much 1 have missed you since we
said goodby."
The girl raised her dark and solemn
eyes to his. You will never come
back" she said quietly.
Stanton laughed. WELL" he answer
ed evasively, "there will be the book to
finish first, and them
dull monotone, you will marry the
beautiful lady"
Stanton did not reply to this. Good
by, my little mountain maid," he said.
II will send the book to you, and re-
member that the man who wrote it
will be thinking of you always"
Il don't want your bookv' she burst
out fercely.
He tried to put his arm about her,
but she darted from him and went
running feetly up the narrow path.
Far above messy bank lay bathed
in moonlight. Stanton, watching, saw
the girl pause moment here and then
throw herself face downward upon the
ground. The man lit cigar leisurely.
then picked up his valise. Still the lit.
tie figure lay quite motionless. Strange
creatures these" he said musingly and
continued his journey downward.
Much work had accumulated during
Stanton's absence, and he was very
busy for some time after reaching
home. Then he returned to the book
once more, walking to and fro as was
his custom while thinking out the de-
tails of a story. Often he would pause
before the picture of Liza Ann which
had been placed upon the mantelshelf.
He seemed to gain inspiration from
the witchery Of her laughing face.
Another picture stood near in gold
en- frame-that of woman serene and
beautiful who was wearing a wonder
full gown. The author ended his walk
abruptly this evening and seated him.
self to read the paper; then, with a
sharp exclamation, he looked more
closely at the printed page. The pic
ture from the mantelshelf in some
unaccountable way had been trans
ferred to the paper before him. Liza
Ann, seated upon a fallen log. the old
sunbonnet framing her tangled curls.
smiled happily out upon the world
with childish wonder in her eyes. Be-
meath the picture Stanton read, Miss
Judith Jerrold who is appearing at
the Star theater this week in The
Transformation of Liza Ann.
Feverishly the man turned to the
theatrical notes: Miss Judith Jer-
rold comes to the Star theater this
week in new play which has been
written expressly for her by Henry
Clayton. Miss Jerrold has been spend
ing the summer months in remote
part of the mountains, resting after an
exhausting winter season and study
ing the speech and mannerisms of the
simple folk who will live upon the stage
in Mr.. Clayton's production of The
Transformation of Liza Ann There
are many emotional actresses. There
is but one Judith Jerrold. and she will
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the mishaps Of Liza Ann
Stanton jumped to his feet. 1t was
late, but he must see her tonight. must
know for a very certainty the truth.
Half bewildered, he entered the the
ater and sat through the performance
as one in a dream. The great actress
was holding an impromptu reception
upon the stage after the play. so he
pressed forward through the crowd
which surrounded her. She advanced
to meet him and graciously extended
her hand, but a mocking light shone
in her dark eyes.
"So,' she said laughingly, Il am dis
covered. My only apology Is that
having been i'll seclusion so long, the
desire to act part became irresistible.
1 had read many of your delightful
character studies and longed to see
if could impersonate the unsophisti-
Gated mountain girl so truly as to de-
ceive even you. Il student of types.
The result has been satisfactory to
myself. but disappointing. l fear, to
the author. as you will find that many
of the original and ingenious sayings
which so amused you at the time
We're merely quoted from the play
which you have seen tonight"
Stanton's face grew very stern. "A
greater part of the book will have to
be rewritten" he said. 'The incident
has been an unfortunate one for me-"
The actress was wearing the trailing