Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-06-17

way to her and upon Frances ask
ing if he were satisfied, he said, "sat-
isfied, why Miss Clayton, you are
wonderful, every look and movement
seems easy and natural, exactly like
the authors description You will be
more successful than ever before, and
then Mile. Clayton will be great-she
will be the idol of London.
When Aldrich was told about the
success attending the dramitization of
his novel he said nothing except ask
ing for the stars name and when
told that it was Miss Katherine Clay
ton, his stern-set face grew sterner.
"Have you ever seen her play be-
fore, Aldrich," asked McFarley.
eyes, in Paris. She wouldn't suit
my book though" lied Lorimer as
McFarley was about to discontinue
the subject so near to his heart.
"Suit your book" exclaimed the
playwright, "why old man, you
ought to see her, she's sublime, it will
be the hit of the season. tell you,
Lorry, come up to the next rehearsal
and you will be convinced" AS
Frances stepped out from the wings,
at the next rehearsal, she perceived
noticeably tall and handsome man
entering the pit and she noticed that
ne watched every movement of hers
intently. 81 wonder who he is,"
thought Frances, but by the time she
again sought the wings, she had rec
ognized him as the same man who
had seemed so much interested in her
while she was playing in Paris, and
also the man whom she had noticed
SO often gazing at her on the ocean
journey aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm.
1t seemed strange to her that he
should be at rehearsal. McFarley
and the manager seemed to treat him
with much respect and he seemed to
know the book so we'll or-suddenly it
dawned upon her that perhaps he was
the author of ga Princess without
Title"-pcrhaps he was Lorimer AID
rich. And Frances thought, "can
this be that farmer lad, as auntie
called him? how distinguished he
looks?" During the next act she
played better than ever before, and
McFarley nodded his head many
times in abject approval. Every now
and then, she would gaze at the
handsome figure in the pit and Won
der why she hadn't recognized him
as Lorimer Aldrich before.
Frances was obliged to leave early
that afternoon, perhaps it was excus-
able-she so dreaded an introduction
to Lorimer. That evening however
she received box of roses and the
card attached read: "From the
author of "a Princess without
Title" with sincere congratulations.
"Then he is pleased" said Frances
to herself, and she felt as happy as
if she had pleased all London.
Lorimer was sitting in his room,
at the hotel, that evening contemplat-
| ing players manuscript of his book,
"How well she said that, and that
how her eyes sparkled when she said
this" and so on, living over again
the events of the past few hours.
"She is a good actress" he thought,
"now she will gain great renown and
to her belongs, also the success of the
original" The next morning as he
strolled forth, he encountered her
name on all the billboards and under
meath was the title of his book.
AS he entered his box with McFar-
ley on the night of the first perform
ance, murmur swept through the
gathered throng, civilian Darwin,
the author" The curtain rose, it
seemed like a dream to Lorimer.
There she was in the quiet village
home,. just as he had portrayed her
when he was writing his book and
suddenly with start he thought of
Frances-Frances Lowering, he had
almost forgotten her but now it,
struck him forcibly that Katherine
Clayton resembled her in manner and
appearance. Was it Frances or Mile.
Clayton who had urged him to write
his novel? Frances must be about
as old as Miss Clayton now. He
scarsely heard the wild burst of ap.
plaus, his thoughts were back in the
quiet country home and he was stroll
ing through the meadows with
Frances, nay, with Katherine Clay
ton, not Frances. He now knew that
he loved her, because she resembl
ed Frances, it was that which had
attracted him from the first.
The play was a great success.
Every magazine and paper comment
ed upon it. Frances was unable to
leave London the entire season.