The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-06-15

celIeut neaUWav In my work aud con.
graduated myself that when staged
the realism there was in il would
make it u great success. Whenever |
notified Miss Withers that the lovers
had gone forth on a stroll she would
leave whatever she might be doing to
accompany me. We would shadow
them. keeping out of sight so far az
possible, yet where we could observe
them. One thing | confess with some
shame. 1t was absolutely necessary
to my purpose that should catch bits
Of their conversation There was a
bench backed by bushes on which
they often sat together. Miss With
ers and by taking a circuitous course
found 1t possible without being OBJ
served to conceal ourselves in these
bushes and hear all they said 1t was
eavesdropping. but | considered that
the end justified the means. These
loving interviews would in my play
touch the hearts Of many persons
considered Miss Withers also justified
since she was my assistant.
Two persons wrapped in common
work are very liable to become wrap
ped in each other. And the more alb
sorbed they are in the former the
more unconscious they are liable to be
with regard to the latter Miss With
ers was called away for few days.
during which period was surprised
that was unable to do any work In.
deed. discovered that she was at
least thief even If this was her only
iniquity. for she had stolen my heart.
But ] was hy no means ready to yield
to snch enthrallment and when she
returned went on with my play with,
out showing any signs--at least any
intentional signs--of my own heart
interest"
One day when Miss Withcrs and |
were passing the barn on the Powell
farm she expressed II desire to go up
In the huyloft. We entered the barn.
mounted to the upper portion by
means Of n ladder. lifted a trapdoor
sufficiently to let us on to the second
floor and found ourselves in with the
sweet smelling hay. Cupid delights in
odd places for forcing avowals The
hay was very inviting to sit on. Re
Ginning on the fragrant lounge. yield
ed to the influence of both the subdued
light and the delicious resting place
and poured forth. like the bird il, the
poem. my unprecedented lay"
had scarcely finished when we
heard Il smoker immediately under the
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the ladder.
We looked at each other with crlur
son faces.
Then. springing up, ! rushed to the
trapdoor and attempted to raise it. Ii
had been bolted beneath.
Another play than the one WAS at
work on was being enacted. The lovers
we had spied upon had detected us and
turned tile tables Oh us. We were
locked in hayloft and could not get
! out until we We're let out. Here was a
pretty hOw.de-do. When some one
came in to feed the stock we could at
tract attention. the door would be un.
bolted and we could 60 free. But how
would we be thereafter looked upon?
Bribery and corruption could not avail
US. even If practiced by one so adept
in chicanery as my heavy woman"
What was to be done? Nothing. We
awaited the inevitable. and I surmised
what that inevitable would be.
Within bali an hour we beard per.
sons below The two lovers were there
and several others We heard them
rummaging about. and presently some
one said. Let's 60 up and sit on the
hay" All agreed and began to ascend
the ladder. Then the bolt in the trap
was shot, the door was lifted and the
head Of Emily Powell appeared. See
ing US. she put ON pretended look Of
surprise. exclaimed. "Oh. excuse met
and disappeared. In a few moments
we heard the varty leaving the harm.
and there was soothing left tor us but
to do the same.
1t was fortunate that had offered
myself to my companion. for It ena-
bled me to DO the only thing to save
us from oblequy II not from ridicule
which latter nothing could save us
from. The eavesdroppers said moth.
ing Of what they had heard. but
boldly avowed that Miss Withers and
l were engaged. She neither affirmed
, nor denied my statement to me OF any
one else and locked a. though love
was the furtAest thing. from her Heart
However. be1hre we parted she had sc
far recovered from the misadventure
as to give IN undemonstrative con.
sent.
On returning - the city I completed
my play aud aad no difficulty In put.
ting It on the teards. took my dan
Gee and others ~ her family to tie
theater when the raece was put on 6cr
the drst time and. leaving them IA
their seats. went detind the curtain.
It was soon evident that the produe.
tion would 10 4 great success. The
interest was accumuiAt1ve till the eli.
max In the third act. snd at the fall Of
tie curtain was called on for q
speech. While making Il I glanced