The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-12-15
Lord LOyeland
Discovers
America
"a
" c. n. AND A NJ
WILLIAMSON
csuvuaosa sssA y pssAlsAay. Fsss .
e~asaay. cspydsAa 1904 -
- pascisss cs@paw

les. tJiuH JacObus tell y0us BUT
perhaps ha thought It didn't natter"
1T doesn't seem to- rctorted Val.
smiling family at bis own hidden
meaning.
"You're supposed 70 be the son OF
the Duke OF Highgate. Pa Winters
the duke, you know. or course.
though. you haven't seen tho whole
play yet. only your own scenes. so
you can't keep track Of everything.
You have only 10 walk on. or. rather,
waltz on with Miss Moon. you know.
And when she goes OF and | come on
In girls clothes again you must say.
The next Is mine. l believe with an
English drawl. But the parts down
on the program as Lord William
yane.'r
by Jnvel know WHY vane. He's
In the Esack Wa began Loyeiand.
but be BIT bis lip and broke OF
abruptly.
The human flower laughed. II
don't suppose your friends lord.
though"
Icveland did not reply as the choice
lay between iib and an Affirmative.
'You ought 10 know how lords be-
have more than any IL us." went on
the giri. .'as you're an Englishman.
suppose you've scen somef@
"yes. a few" said val cautiously.
'were fhry very haushtyy'
mot all Of them"
swell. as you've scen. them yon'Il
know just how 10 net. and you TOOL;
real swell Perhaps you'd rather
watch Jack Jacobus' big scene than
talk 10 me. have 10 30. anyhow. In
about four minutes
I'D rather tnlk 10 you than watch II
rou'il let me because have a message
for you frcm an old friend OF yourz
that I've be~u wanting to tell you all
day." Loyeland began hastily. no, "a
waste one OF the four minutes. Il
wonder II you remember him-i,lll VIII.
mgr
"isul wiisng-a friend Of yoursy'
The girl spoke sharply In her surprise.
Then you haven't forgotten him"
Forgotten hint ! never VIII to my
dying day"
Her voice qulyered O little. Tor. like
most acti ssses Of her type. her emo
lions were as easily played upon as
harp strings
Those are almost the words he used
about you." said Lovelnnd. interested
In Lilies part Of the broken love mel.
cdy as he had been in Bills. ''only bis
were stronger"
"what were they-exactly
~ShaIl tcll you rcallyY
-fcs: quick. qnlckr'
@Iie SAID be always bad loved you
and always would lore ycu iIll bis dy.
Ing day
OH Lille de Isle gulped down a
small sob. u thought he'd forgotten
oil about me long. long ago. lie never
wrote
NO: he told me he didn't dare. or
something like that. bat be couldn't
resist sending q message by me"
III yon knew what II Il 10 me 70
hear from him ngnin. How 10 the
world did you meet hlmT'
But that was long story, and be-
fore Lovciand could begin 10 sketch Il
''the human flower" heard her cue. with
professional instinct she daried out Of
: the entrance on 10 the stage and took
up her part as n she had thought Of
nothing else since she laid II down.
II was not until the end Of the third
acf that there was the smallest chance
20 continue the talk 80 suddenly bro
ken short. f.oyeland had 70 change
back again into the beard. wig and
blood stained clothes Of murdered Dave
Drcadnought In order 20 appear as a
g..ost and wave bis dend hand under
the rernorseful villains nose. but this
act Of refribution was reserved for the
end OF the play: therefore. encouraged
BY Lille. Val stood half concealed In
the shadow OK some diansed scenery
taking OF Bill 10 Blli's STIR.
lie told her OF Hllrs dog. Shake
spearr the tiny creature .'whc made up
BIT for the lost little enl.'7 lie told
her how BIIl generally contrIved 70 put
inside dime each week 70 buy stage
paper. solely IN The hope .cf finding
news OF her. lie described BiIl's de-
light at hearing thar abe Ind become q
STAR with her own company. and
explained how u was by Bus wish
and adyicc that he had written 20 ask
for bis present engagement.
III only II was my company. really"
sighed the poor little star. ''wculdn't J
Just send for BilI 20 come outf But
] haven't got any more say than the
property man. and y. D. used TO bate
I'LL. because-becaus be was jealous.
You zee. that was before Jacobns mar.
ricd. Oh. since you're q friend Of Bilfs
and be told yon he cared about me !
can talk TO you as n I'd known you
forever. X BiII had asked me to mar
~ him ! would IN a minute Hut he
never did. wasn't sure be evcr real
" cared I'll what you said tonight.
He was the best man ever knew"
Pm ~ eufu " lrn't lbo bal eyer
Xmrx $3.50 m&fX H~&*fa - &C.,