The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-06
by JEAN Do KERSON.
Copyright 1911, by Associated
Literary Press.


( Copyright 1911. by Associated
Literary Press,)
! 1t was popular play and Alice
Ludington had FASTENED her shop
! ping and luncheon in order to secure
u seat before the curtain arose on
4 the matinee performance.
We have seats for two" said the
man In the box office as he ran over
1 the tiny pigeon holes and then placed
his pencil point On the chart. Seven
aud eight NJ -
IT want only one" said Alice. feel
! ing rather forlorn and wishing she
had asked Maud Fenwiek to accom-
pany her.
she went down the aisle Of the
/ theatre with & little thrill OF antici-
/ patton. The seat was on tho right
hand side near the aisle. and as she
settled herself IN It with fiutter
! of soft brown draperies she noticed
I that the seat beside her, number
1 seven. WAS unoccupled.
/ That il the other seat" she
thought. as she removed her hat and
/ laid It on the vacant chair. I a0
/ nope nobody takes IT," ON her left
/ was stout woman. whose features
4 possessed a vagueuess Of outline that
/ denoted n tendency TO Weep at emo
tlonal moments In the play
Alice f1ffc:Jd her soft hair into or
as .fa IIahte var, io,xgred s,,,,s f.ns
entered fba ROW, ~ saats NJ ne otfar
nrd 7ytthn,,t 1oo1-8rs, -, Afisa
moved her hat h her I'm ana was
4 conscious fhat ,,,aT, was sstttrr ~
side her, with eyes fixed on ti3e
opening scene OF the play She Was
obiiv!ous to everything else for
/ tha FIST a,1 nr1ree34a ,ofVarf tfs
/ close she eaty tts rsxss,,,G,Ta,,,l. - her
/ own hart tragedy
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ana tba harasoTna +a,,ah,T.tT, VII,
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scenes before her w!stful eyes
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ha6 ea1llned alfnsrei9is T,a4e.s III.
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Iyo1.an orr OF her rnen,orv
aftar Inc dosth ~ M father The
,,a-. ,,,o,.ld oT,n, different lines from
49,. ~ Ancc,a axneriance There
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80 - ~ hrier bennv DAYS Of the
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< Alice.
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was "eak-nlhaea ,h1ng not 70