Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-01-25

addeN and Seton knew that she mad
not. after all. recognized him-'l
thought Seton would produce II. Don
You thinii il rather his kind of play"
Perhaps it 49," Seton agreed.
II wonder VIII he didn't the girl
said thoushttully. 1T is an absurd
fancy OF m!ne-even my husband say it
is-but l have rather thought his wife's
death was the reason." She did not see
Seton vince hts wife's death had been
the reason.
The girl continued: ut is a clever
play. but it is so worldly and hard.
| saw Mr.. Seton but once. 1t was not
more than two months before she died
but 1t was easy to see how beautifully
simple and good she was. h wouldn't
have liked this play. 1 remember she
said
Did @ NEE, herr" Seton asked in
a. low voice. He knew how little she
would have liked the remarkable play.
'YeS-rather unconventlonally," said
the girl. and she smiled slightly. Pos
stbly She appreciated l1a, the uncon-
Ve~ntionality had been no more than
that In which she was now engaged.
Seton made no rejoinder. and she con-
tlnued: 1T Was at Il first night of one
OF Seton's plays. ] sat just below her.
She was in a box. She had forgotten
her opera glasses. and she couldn't sec
With the ones she got in the checkrooin.
so 1 lent her mine. She seemed even
more eager to see than land / don't
usually use opera glasses" The girl
added the explanatory phrase as though
she feared her auditor might think she
meant to exalt her own thoughtfuiness.
II often lent them to people--but /
never have to anyone like her. She
was so charmingly grateful-and de-
l!ghtful. She told me she was Seton's
wife. and ! told her l WAS about to
marry a of his company
Int ACTOR started aS the girl said
this and quickly glanced at her; but
She did not observe him-she was for
the moment lost in her narrative. She
continued, turning occasionally To
Seton.
II had a beautiful time with her" she
said slowly. She was so wonderfully
single-ninded. She told me some things
about her husbands career; / could
see how much everything he did meant
to her, and I could see how much she
must mean to him. People say he has
been rather wild and reckless since she
died. | should think he would be,
wouldn't you?'
Seton looked nj her young face. with
its wistful irish tenderness. She had
much OF the Single-nindedness that she
admired.
Yes; OH. ycsl" ne said hastily.
My husband said he didn' think
grief was amy eXcus for recklessness-
pul he says Seton isn't so reckless as
people say"
Does he know hiin"' the actor asked
quickly.
III doesn't know him, very we'll; he
is younger than Seton. He is his un-
derstudy III the play he has now"
All Seton exclaimed. To himself
he added. SO she is his wife: that ex-
plains her-somewhat."
He has a tiny LITTLE part i'm the play
i an undcrstudy always has
and b" probably never will have a
chance to play Seton's part
Does he act pretty well?' Seton
asked. although he knew. He wander.
ed If the girl could judge an actors
at Il play.
II don't quite know" she said. II
think he may. If he has opportunities.
l remember | asked Mr.. Steton-,
You did. indeed?''
Yes. she said. Then, as il ia reply
70 ms half expressed surprise, she add
'ea: People sometimes do such inn
pulslve thinss. Sometimes we remem-
Der TOR a little while that. after an
only II very few things count; and we
except the usual conventions from the
Blu, for her extreme nne simnla sari-
BUSINESS, Seton would have accused her
on AN attempt to be epigram,naticaI
He wondered if she suspected herself
Oh excepting the usual conventions. He
wondered what his wife had thought of
the girl. he had frequently laughed
With fond amusement, at a simila, art.
lessness IN his wife, whom this girl in
no other way r%eseinbled.
lie wondered also what his wife had
said about his understudy's ability
Before he could lead her to disclose il.
the curtain assembled for the next arf
of the play.
The girl appeared To forget him in
the play. n had talked to him mere
" IN plying revolt against his face, in
when she saw such tragic sorrow. She
gave her eager attention, as before. to-
the STAGE; and Seton again watched
her.
He suspected that some friendly i'm
pulse had led her To speak TO him. as
II had led her to lead her opera glasses
10 his wife. The little characteristic
glimpse of his wife that she had given
him refreshed him and softened his
loneliness as his arduous attempts at
diversion never had. He hoped. but he
did not expect, that the girl would mt
the end of the act resume the conyer-
Sation.
h did not: but after a OF
silence. he felt warranted in saying,
more guardedly than she could know.
II must have met your husband the
other day He reflected that the
equiyocation could do no possible harm.
You met Seton's understudy:" she
said. with immediate interest.
Yes"
Then you did-meet my husband. /
mean. He hasn't much opportunity as
Seton's understudy." she repeated.
MOP"
NO: he probably won't ever have a
chance to play the part" She sighed
almost imperceptably. but Seton heard.
Does he think he can play ito" he
asked.
Yes, he thinks he can. And thinl.