Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

there about it that seemed to her by the throat
stranglng, choking, her? She stepped forward bindly
watching the hand Then gust of air from unused
open door blew the curtain asde and the nightmare of
the thing vanished, and she saw
With an narticulate gasp she was in the room. She
had seized the shaking hands; ard the crouching figure
they belonged to lifted itself by the violence of surprise
and fear, and Old King Lear faced his daughter
&C., she painted "the way you came! Quick
OH" with bitter, angu1shed cry "You-my
father!' Then imperatively, Someone may come!
Moving uncertainty, but with fascinated eyes
her face, and sudden abasement in them that cut
to his daughters soul, the old man stumbled through
the unused door by which he had come, and the
tains fell back into place And it at this moment
that the prima donna burst into the in whrlwind
of rage and pque at cherished song gone wrong, and
the string of diamonds fell between them, the leading
lady and the girl of the chorus, to the floor.
THE prima donna had won success by grasping every
situation. Also she hated this girl. 49, she
sneered "the immaculate Cordelai" She laughed in
the manager instantly, she demanded of the boy out
side. And you,' she laughed in the girls face "stay
where you are you theft
discharge herr echoed the manager, when he had
effected the instantaneous appearance and grasp of the
situation demanded of all managers. "Yes of course
But why before the entire company"
Because l wish it, retorted the imperious
@And BESIDES craty, at would be well for the morals
of the company There may be other would be thieves
she laughed again, among the lot
"A1l right he acqueSced YEARLY. "If you make
point of it. of course but" He glanced at the STILL
erect figure of the cuprt She young and there
look in her eyes, even now Why would these
fool leave their cursed baubles about for the
tempting of God knew what poor devils! He frowned
impatently
"Stage waitin bawled the boy that call despotic
from which there can be question why, pause to
make reply. And moment later the galaxy of beauty
trooped with merry tra-a-la, the daughter of "Od
King Lear in her accustomed laughing place. For of
such is the kingdom of Thespis
1t at last, the tuneful little opera and the
tragic demanded afterpiece. To do him justice, the
manager had been as lenient too enient
to make the spectacle quite cruel malicious
woman had demanded However, it enough she
thought for her purposeto shame this upstart girl
forever in the eyes of one
"You can go now, said the manager brisky to the
young culprit still and erect at this bar of judgment
"All of you clear out" he ordered wrathuly He liked
little the role thrust upon him. The girl guilty,
of course; but
MISS CORDELIA, may see you safely home?' 1t
came like thundercap that quiet yet clear young
voice There striving for dramatic effect in it.
though better line the star of the company had
never spoken should be pleased if you would allow
me the privilege"
Oh he was of good, sound stock, this young favore
whom neither fortune the public could spoil! He
stood quietly before her. oblvous of the gaping and