The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-06-02

looked up at him with startled, widen
ing eyes.
who's rhat?" she demanded.
"That. my child" Stanton answered
with an odd smile, lis only a woman
of the world"
Il don't like her." the girl burst ont
passionately; I don't like her" And
in a 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 a doleful Liza Ann" he
leased She looked at him dumbly.
81 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 then
Then" said Liza Ann in that same
dull monotone, you will marry the
/ beautiful lady"
Stanton did not reply to this. Good
| by my little mountain maid he said
Il will send the book TO you. and re-
member that the man who wrote #
will be thinking of YOU always"
i don't want your book she burS;
out fiercely.
He tried to put his arm about her,
but she dartcd from him and went
running fcetly up the narrow path
| Far above a messy bank lay bathea
in moonlight Stanton, watching, 81"
| the girl pause a moment here and thea
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
crcat lures these" he said musingy and
continued his journey downward.
Much work had accumulated dur,ne
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 WIS
his custom while thinking out the de
tails of story. Often he would pause
before the picture of Liza Ann which
had been placed upon the muntelShc,f
He seemed to gain inspiration from
the witchery or her Laughing race
Another picture stood near IN so'd-
en- frame-that OF a woman serene ana
beautiful who was Wearlh@ a Wohuer
ful gown. The author enacd his walk
abruptly TINS evening aEe seated MN
self to read the paper: lHeh, WIN
sharp exclamation, he looked nor"
closely at the printed page. ne Pc
ture from the manie'SheIt III some
unaccountah.e way had been trans
ferred to the paper before nan. LA
Ann, seated upon iaHea los the o'a
sunDonnet training hoF tangled cu''s'
smiled happily out upon the "'.'"
| with childish wonder IN Eer eyes. hH-
meath the picture stanton read MISS
judith Jerrold. who Is appearing at
the star lheatcr TINS week IN Inc
Transformation of Liza Ann.
Feyerishiy tie man turned TO Inc
theatrical notes: Miss Judi'h DER
roId comes to the star th'"I'' l-'9
week in new play Whlel. La2 been
written expressly for her by Henry
Clayton. Miss Jerro!d has been spend
ing the summer months in a remote
part Of the mountains, resting after an
eNhaustIhg winter season ana study
ing the speech ana mahnefiSms Of the
simple FOLK VINO VIII I'VE upon Tie stage
IN MI. Clayton production OF Inc
TRANSPORTATION OF Liza Ann. Ihefe
are many emotional actresses 1hefe
IS but one Judith JerroId' ana SIZE VIII
move US TO laughter ana tears Win
the mlshaps OF Liza Ann.
stanton jumped to ms feet. IL was
late, but he must see her tonight must
know for Il very certainty the truth.
Half bewiidered, he entered the the
alter and sat through the performance
as one in a dream. The great actress
was holding an tmpromptu reception
upon the stage AFTER the play, so he
| pressed forward through Inc CROWD
| which surrounded her She advanced