El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-24

Miss Van Busker stood in the very
center of the stage and said her WORDS
I very clearly in the pretty Bostonlan
SAY, don't you think''-here she
I looked up with a CLEAN at George
/ little bit more-weH, you don't seem
| very ardent, do your
Lord George looked sheepish and
moved his feet and murmured ne
would do it on the night.
Were taking a mighty lot OF stock
in the night" Miss Van Busker said
briefly Il guess, il you don't mind,
we'd better do it right now"
We were a large party staying at the
Abbey for theatricals for the viearage
dOvecot
we were doing The Importance OF
Being Earnest, for as we'd none Of US
ever acted before. except Algy Stour-
ton, who'd done a Lobster in the pan
tomime at Hatsworth. We felt we
ought to have a good play to make
When Miss Van Busker said that
about the night, Esme Charrington,
who had been sitting on an orange
box with me and pretending to read
=, a letter. got up
I think IN go. she said quickly.
! "RehearsaIs are the most boring
things, and Miss, Van Busker is So
/ so very thorough"
1 Lord George looked up as Esme went
| out and-Well, shut the door hard He
/ seemed to act ever SO much better
/ after she had left
The next afternoon, when CoraIie
/ and I had been for a turn on the ter
1 race and came in together through the
| big conservatory, we heard ESme
I dor, and she was saying, George.
! you must" And then she rushed out
past US and upstairs without word,
! and lord George came out from be-
/ hind the palms.
! 1T seems quite warm in here Cor
! allie said innOcenty- We've had the
/ loYeliest walk
Esme came down to dinner with red
| eyes, and she and George were very
/ much depressed that evening
/ During the next few days I was
/ suddenly took to following Miss Van
/ Busker about; in fact he was OBJ.
| viOusly. as AIgy StOurton said to me,
/ Making the running"
I The Importance Of Being Earnest
was to come off on the last day Of the
| month
We were all getting into a fever as
/ the time approached, for none OF US
/ but Miss Van Busker and George
! Churston really knew our parts, and
I poor Mr.. Willing who used TO be at
I the Lyceum, and was supposed to
/ coach US. was quite frantic.
| Esme CharringtOn had been the
/ prompter. but as she was always in her
/ room, poor lady BulstrOde was got in,
and never could find the place She
was so astoniShed, think, at Cora
I ue's-Weu Irritation with lord George,
/ she never had her eyes on the book
So things seemed going awtully
badly, and II 1t hadn't been for all the
/ people asked and coming I'm sure
we'd all have given checks for the
| DovecOt and have got out Of it
/ Well, on the night there was q large
/ audience at the school, and it was all
| Except Cora1ie and Lord George very
| bad, and we were very much ap-
/ plauded.
I from Vienna and in the last act she
/ looked too lovely in a sort OF rose
! colOred faille with a lot OF Cluny and
silver insertions.
At the end, what the local papers
I called huge floral tributes were
/ handed up to Coralie and some Of US
/ and then the curtain came down and
/ everyone rushed off to go round in
/ front. and only Miss Van Busker and
George were left hand in hand
And then-Wen, I was glad Esme
wasn't there-but George looked at
| COralie and said:
Il wish we were going on Ike this
forever"
Miss Van Busker stood quite still
You don't mean that" she said
| was in the wings pulling on my
| gloves, and so transfixed at her mean
ness I simply stood there
! Lord George laughed recklessly- I
do he said
Then you're asking me to marry
4 your" Miss Van Busker said cOOlly.
Lord George nodded yes" he said.
1 II ulQl seem uluCl- DuL 0OEdA4E
seemed TO think it sufficient
/ very we'll she said. looking up at
| him That's a bargain. Don't you
| forget it Goodnight George" and
| she ran off laughing and looking back
was so surprised I literally
couldn's move, and Coralie ran into
me.
We'll" she said. Il suppose you
| heard that? You wehen't Just meant
to. but it can't be helped
/ I was so dusgusted I went straight
/ Up to my room and stayed there
| Perry packed that night. and deter
/ mined to leave before anyone else the
| next day; but when I got down into
the hail I found Esme staring out OF
| one window and George gloOmily out
| Of another never saw two people
| so wretched.
And just then CoraIie came running
/ down stairs; She wore a short check
| travelling dress and the trimmest
| green hat with a plume "GOOd-mOrn-
| ing, Miss Charrington,' she said TO
Esme; "good-morning. lord George"
George ChurStOn turned round
slowly, and so did Esme, but she was
CoraIie shook hands with Us all
Goodbye, lord George" she said
But what about" George said
! slowly He is not a coward, anyhow.
COralie put her hand on his arm
! and drew him on to the doorstep
! See here she said (and I couldn't
help Oyerhearing), I don't bear malice,
| but d'yOu think you've been quite
! square with me2 But don't worry,
I she added hastily, looking up at him
/ again I guess I've come out on top
Do you realize today began last night
I during our third act. and its the 1rse
! OF Aprfl2H
| George looked quite daZed as Cora
lie ran down the steps and got into the
| motor, and passed his hand over his
| eyes He went straight up TO Esme
| and took her hand.
| And last week they were married
| and sailed for Canada, and Coralie
I says it's all her doing.
But sometimes wonder II he ever
| but no; of course he doesn't
FINED SIS ON CHARGE OF
SPLITTING IN SISTERS FACE
Wednesday afternoon judge Ballard
/ COldyvell. of the corporation court. fined
7 Manuel Varela S25 on a charge of spit
1 tfrc- ~, his sietar,s faca rrasdar- nfo-I,t