The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-27
zm EVENING STORY
seats IT the Opera

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Seats It the Opera.
/ (By Harmony Weller.)
| Nr.ava <,arr .i~,,ed rather heavily ~
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DUO seoA o1' ne-
opera
| She and her brother mao saved ou1
ing the entire summer Tor the pFis-
ilege of going every Friday night 20
| the opera ana then, Wnen tney n.o
bought the season tickets ana psao ZOE
them. Dick had been sent away on an
extended business trip to the west
| Madge could have cried AZ sne TOOK
out her ticket nom the oesk drawer
and transferred 1t 70 her opera paS.
The other one-that one OF Dck|
must be left behind. 1t was q shame.
| 1t was while Madge was daopine
white rose perfume on the tips OF
her dainty ears that the aoea came
to her. She would advertise her extra
ticket and sell 1t to some one.
VINO knows! Fernaps there - soIe
lonely girl In New YORK VINO VIII wei,
come my company AZ mucn az WI"
welcome ners
Going down on the subway that
nient Maose draiteo OUT, IN ner mlno'
the wording Of her advertisement. Al
ter that she gave her mind over to
the delight OF Gioconda with Dessinn'
Caruso ana Amato: sh. admltte0 our
ing the evening tnat II was q seinsn
treasure out unoouoeeuiy conAo1
.aoie one 70 nave that extra seat ior
ner opera cloak and glasses.
~ o1o not deter ner. however. rom
having ner advertisement In the papers
the next day nor from contemplating
the pleasure CT having s1ri cnum
o1slus aer az tne next rIioay opeta.
Maose was entireiy optinistac ABOUT
oA5poeus VI "e1 seat,
AZ was not more tnan sne e1pecteo
men, wnen Eisie Waoswortn called IN
.ne cou.se oa q uay OF Two IN answer
rue a0ss a,.. s,.ns..I !,
~ an oy vIsi.Lns IN ne" xorA'
MISS Waoswortn told Madge. and l
t;",.n. inysem 700 ,a.e 10 GET q season
s.eL ! want 10 near All OF the sing
"nllc :! am mere.
am delighted to have the pros
PEI o. your company Madse said
tie ul less snyy. nope you viii
DO able to use the ticket every FRI
day-it is lonesome for me. So few
persons really love music as do.''
Il doubt II will miss one opera"
laughed ELSIE. land feel that we win
become friends"
1T SIM .ce-ta;r
oA .Sel 'Hin we WILL amrmed
Haause.
| friends. Their acouaint,rco hos
tured rapidly, meeting a. thew ,iid
every week at tn. orer. -
l was not until the seventh week
OF the season that Elsie failed to oc-
cupy her seat.
the curtain rise before h. s,-,.,a'
| wcer 81, Her arrival,
ushered ,n a,,, sooo-iooking man was
| ushereo INTO the chair beside her
The mutinous glance with which she
would have greeted his anne,rorco
faded swiftly. The man him.e1r Us
go. al the neinserence neces-
80 IN tne situation. If the lights
n1u olhiinisned second later Barney
Wadsworth's disposition would have
the first act. A. r. MO. cue 10 oa sa Oh
time to mt h;s - Nv was. ne nad barely
ANA ana arrange his long legs comfortably
darkness. - '"se' ="
He is a rather erumnv r.~s.
cided M.d1a' .ra supy person, de-
The r,,,.,o ee' ana gave herself over to
ne .1usc.
| oe 80 with Barney Wadsworth He
NAG come TO the opera merely because his
saster Elsie had flown into a perfect little
hurricane s, Of rage because he had at first
refused. And now to cap the climax. he
was compelled to sit through an entire
act beside a girl whose face seemed
s.raneeiy aiiurinE in the semi-darlkness.
ed good look.
IA A'. 1.-THE, the scent Of white rose that Madee
stealing through wadsworth.s sense. s We Hs
was vaguely annoyed at this little friend
OF his sisters for being mysterjously MAG
netic. It was going to huri him ont 81
his habitual indifference He felt thet
knowledge even before the onera house
| was radiant with lights and he could turr
1 sQuarely toward Madxe
.My sister Elsie" he s.ya IN vo,..
SO low as not to startle Madwe o,,f ~ No.
music-attuned senses s.asleG me ~ ~.
you this" wadsworth siinre6 : e,v,,, ~
into Madee's hand oiiS "o'e
| She cast a glance NJ so,nethsc.r IT. =.
lief into the ewes ~ 4hs no, ssN IN -
lowed swiftly. Made dec;d.d s Iie a aT.,