Evening star., 1911-08-13
LORD LOVELAND
DISCOVERS AMERICA
c. N. AND A. NJ. WILLIAMSON
INCLUDING SCANDINAVIAN.
Doubleday 4
Mcclure

Forgotten him7 I never Will, to my
dying day.
Her voice quivered a little. for. like
most actresses Of her type, her emotions
were as easily played upon as harp
strings
Those are almost the words he used
about you" said Loveland, interested in
Lilies part Of the broken love melody. as
stronger
What were they-exactly?
''Shall tell you, really?"
Yes. quick-quick."
"He said he always had loved you and
always would love you till his dying day.
"Oh!' Lille de Lisle gulped down a
small sob. II thought he'd forgotten all
about me-long. long ago. He never
wrote"
NO He told me he didn't dare, or
something like that. but he couldn't re-
sist sending a message by me-
IF you knew what it As to me to hear
from him again! How in the world did
you meet him?"
But that was a long story. and before
Loveland could begin to sketch 1t the
Human Flower heard her cue. With pro-
fessional instinct she darted out of the
entrance on to the stage and took UP her
part, as IL she had thought OF nothing
else since she laid 1t down.
1t was not until the end Of the third act
that there was the smallest chance to
continue the talk SO suddenly broken
short. IIoveland had to change back
again into the beard. wig and blood
stained clothes Of murdered Dave Dread
nought in order to appear as a ghost, and
wave his dead hand under the remorseful
villains nose. But this act of retribCtion
was reserved for the end of the play;
therefore. encouraged by Lille, Val stood
| half concealed in the shadow Of some dis
used scenery. talking Of Bill to Bills star.
| He told her of Bill's dog. Shakespeare,
the tiny creature who made up a bit for
the lost little gall" He told her how
| Bill generally contrived to put aside a
/ solely in the hope of finding news of her.
He described Bills delight at hearing
| that she had become a star" with her
| own company, and explained how it was
| by Bilrs wish and advice that he had
| written to ask for his present engage
| ment-
IF only it was my company really
| sighed the poor little star. wouldn't
just send for Bill to come out? But l
| haven't got any more say than the prop
| erty man, and J. j. used to hate Bill, be-
cause-because he was jealous. You see,
that was before Jacobus married. Oh,
| since you're a friend of Bilrs and he
| told you he cared about me, 1 can talk
| to you as If I'd known you forever. If
| Bill had asked me to marry him, I would,
in minute. But he never did I WASH t
| sure he ever really cared, till what you
said tonight He was the best man
ever knew"
Pm not sure he isn't the best ever
| knew. too." said Lovela-d
| I'D have sooner begged with him than
| be a queen with a crown on my head, If
| he wasn't the king. sighed Miss de Lsle.
Don't you feel that way, too, about
| love?''
YES" Loveland answered. Il didn't
always: but then 1 used not to under
stand
It's too late now Bits star went on.
| 1--WE shall never see each other again"
| The words echoed in Loveland's head.
TOO late now; we shall never see each
| other again"
/, The Human Flowers thoughts were far
away with Bill Willing. But at least she
knew where he was, and was sure that
| he loved her, while Val did not even
know the name of the place near Louis
vile where Lesley Dearmer lived, and he
| was sure that she did not love him. Yes.
he was sure Of that, though perhaps,
there was a time, he told himself. when
he might have made her care.
Instead of trying to win her when he
had the chance. he had asked her advice
about the best way of making love to
other girls. Oh, he deserved all he had
got. he thought, with sudden fury-all-
even to being waiter at Alexander's and
a leading juvenile under the management
of u j.