The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-10-19

"Now Please Do Tell Me About the
Poor People"
That's the way l am. I'll do anything
give anything. so long as l don't have
! to hear hard Stories" She turned to
him confidentially. Perhaps it's act
ing in false scenes on the stage; per-
haps it's because I'm lazy and selfish
but l can't bear to hear about tales of
VICE."
/ What she said somewhat disturbed
his idea of her big-hearted charity.
II don't believe you're lazy or self
ish," he said sincerely, ''but I've got
an idea that not many people really
know you"
This amused her. Looking at him
quizzically, she laughed II expect
you think you do"
| Dan answered: well, I guess the
people that see you when you are a
kid, who come from your own part of
the country, have a sort of friend
ship" And the girl on the sofa from
the depths of her shawl put out thin
little hand to him and said in a voice
as lovely in tone as when she sang in
Mandalay:
well, guess that's right! l guess
that's about true"
After the tenth of a second, in which
she thought best to take her little cold
hand away from those big warm ones,
she asked:
'Now please do tell me about the
poor people"
IN this way giving him TO under
stand how really true his better idea
of her had been.
why the old duffer is as happy as
a house afire," said the bog. mot to
boast I've done the whole thing up as
well as knew how. I've got him into
that health resort you spoke Of, and
the girl seems to have got regular
education vice! She wants to study
something, so she's going to school,"
go on talking" the actress invited
languidly. 81 love to hear you talk
Montana Don't change your twang
for this beastly English drawl, what
ever you do"
"You have, though, Miss Lane. ]
don't hear a thing of Blairtown in the
way you speak"
And the girl said passionately: 81
wish to God spoke it right through!
wish had never changed my speech
or anything in me that was like
home"
And the boy leaning forward as
eagerly exclaimed: ooh, do you mean
that? Think how crazy London is
about you! Why, if you ever go back
to Montana, they will carry you from
the cars in a triumphal chair through
the town."
She waited until she could control
the emotion in her voice.
go on telling me about the little
girl"
"She was so trusting as to give the
money up to me and l guess it will
draw interest for her all right
THANK you," smiled the actress,
"you are terribly sweet, The child got
Higgins to let her into my dressing
room one day after matinee.
haven't time to see anybody except
then"
Here Higgins made her appearance
in the room, with an egg-nog for her
lady, which, after much coaxing, Dan
succeeded in getting the actress to
drink. Higgins also had taken away
the flowers, and Lefty Lane said to
Dan:
Il send them to the hospital; they
make me sick" And Dan timidly
asked
Mine, too?"
This brought a flush across the ivory
pallor of her cheek mo, no, Higgins
keeps them in the next room" And
with an abrupt change of subject she
asked: ''Is the Duchess of Breakwa-
ter very charitable?" And Blair quick.
/ ly replied:
Anyhow she wants you to sing for
her at a musicale in Park Lane when
you're fit"
Miss Lane gave a soft little giggle.
"ls that what you call being charita-
ble?"
Dan blushed crimson and exclaimed:
"Well, hardly!"
did you come here to ask me
that?"
II came to tell you about our mu-
tual poor You'll let me call them
that, won't you, because happened
! to be in your dressing-room when
they struck their vein?"
Miss Lane had drawn herself up in