Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-28

allow Does 1t Feel to Stand There
and Hear Them Clap Like a Thun.
der Storm and Call Your Manner"
an idea that Lefty Lane was looking
for him through the performance. She
finished in a storm OF applause, and
flowers were strewn upon her, and
Dan found himself, in spite of his res
olution, going back into the wings.
This time two or three cards were
sent in. One by one he saw the visi-
tors refused, and Dan, without any
formality, himself knocked at Lefty
Lanes small door, which Higgins
opened, looked back over her shoulder
to give his name to her mistress, and
said to Dan confidently, "Wait, sir;
just wait bit" Her lips were af-
fable And in a few moments, to
Dams astonished delight, the actress
head and her body enyeloped in her
snowy cloak, and he understood with
leap of his heart that she had sin
G,ed him out to take her home.
She went before him through the
wings to the stage entrance, which he
opened for her, and she passed out
before him into the fog and the mist.
For the first time Blair followed her
through the crowd, which was big
one on this night. On the one side
waited the poor, who wished her many
blessing, and on the other side her
admirers, whose thoughts were quite
different Something of this flashed
through Dams mind-and in that mo-
ment he touched the serious part OF
life for the first time.
In Lefty Lanes motor, the small
electric light lit over their heads and
the flower vase empty, he sat beside
the fragrant human creature who
London adored, and knew his place
would have been envied by many a
man.
Il took your friends to their place
all right" he told her, ''and I'm going
to see them myself tomorrow | adj
vised the girl not to get married for
her money. Say, this rs awfully nice
of you to let me take you home!"
She seemed small in her corner.
"You were great tonight" Dan went
on, simply great! Wasn't the crowd
crazy about you, though! How does
it feel to stand there and hear them
clap like a thunderstorm and call your
name?"
She replied with effort "It was a
nice audience, wasn't it? Oh, I don't
knows how it feels. 1t is rather stimu-
lating. HOw's the other bOy?" she
asked abruptly, and when Dan had
said that Rugg!os had left him alone
in London, she turned and laughed
little.
Dan asked her why she had sent for
him today I'm mighty sorry was
out of town." he said warmly Gust
to think you should have wanted me
TO do something for you and didn't
turn up. You know I would be glad
to do anything> VI at was it? Won't
you tell me what it was?"
'"rhe Jew did it for me-"
And Dan exclaimed: ''It made me
simply sick to see that animal in your
room. l would have kicked him out If
| I hadn't thought that it would make
an UNPLEASANT scene for you. We have
! passed the Savoy" He looked out Of
the window, and Lefty Lane replied:
81 told the driver to so to the Carl
ton first"
She was taking him home then!
"Well, you've got to come in and
have some supper with me in that
! case" he cried eagerly, and she told
aim that she had taken him home be.
cause she knew that ETr. Ruggles
would approve.
mot much you won't" he said, and
put lis hand on the speaking tube, but
she stopped him.
Don't give any orders in my motor,
Mr.. Blair. You sit still where you
are
''Do you think that am such a sim
pie youth that I"
Lefty Lane with gesture of SUI
| preme ennui said to him impatiently:
"Oh, just think I am pretty nearly
tired to death; don't bother me. l
want my own way
Her voice and her gesture, her beau
ty and her Indifference, her sort of
vague lack of interest in him and in
everything, put the boy, full of life a:
he was, out of ease, but he ventured,
after a second:
won't you please tell me what you
wanted me to do this afternoon?"
''Why, I was hard up, that's all.
have used all my salary for two
months and I couldn't pay my bill at
the Savoy.
Lord" he said fervently. why
didn't you"
81 did. Like a fool l sent for you
| the first thing, but was awfully glad
! when five o'clock came you didn't turn
| up. Please don't bother or speak of it
again"
And burning with curiosity as to
what part Poniotowsky played in her
life, Dan sat quiet, not venturing to