News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-12-13

her feelings by painting some lurid
picture of his imminent artistic and
financial damnation If she leaves him.
partly because she believes, or has
been led to believe, in this destroy
Ing angel moonshine. Now she's got
to listen to reason. So, likewise, Max
You're becoming more human word
by word" commented Ember with
open approval. Continue; elucidate ;
l can understand how a fairly resolute
lover with the gift Of CAB can talk a
weak-minded, fond female into deny
ing her pet superstition; but how
you're going to get around Max passes
my comprehension. The man unques-
tionably has her under contract"
"But you forgot his god is Mann
mon," Whitaker put in. "Max will do
anything in the world for money.
Therein resides the kernel Of my plan.
It's simplicity itself: I'm going to buy
him."
"Buy MAXI
"Body-artistic soul-and breeches,"
Whitaker affirmed confidently.
Impossible
"You forget how we'll fixed I am.
What's the use of my owning half the
gold in New Guinea if it won't buy
me what already own by every moral
and legal right? 2"
HE won't listen to you; you don't
know. Max"
I'm willing to lay you small bet
that there will be no first performance
at the Theater Max tomorrow night"
"Youll never persuade him"
I'll buy the show outright and my
wife's freedom to boot-or else Max
will begin to accumulate the local
color of hospital ward"
Ember smiled grimly. you're be-
may I ask, do you propose to pull of
this sporting proposition?"
"Do you know where Max can be
found tonght?"
"At the theater-"
''Then the matter will be arranged
at the theater between this hour and
midnight"
II doubt if you succeed in getting
the ear of the great man before mid
night; however, I'm not disposed to
bubble about few hours"
'But why shouldn't II"
Because Max is going to be the
busiest young person in town tonight.
And that is why I've been looking for
you. Conforming to his GUS
tom, he's been giving an advance
glimpse of the production to the crit
les and few friends in the form Of
final grand dress rehearsal tonight.
Again, in conformance with his Gus
tom, he has honored me with bid.
I've been chasing you all day to lind
out If you cared to go--'
Slight o'clock and bit after"
Whitaker interrupted briskly, consul |
ting his watch. Here, boy" he hailed |
a passage page; "call taxicab for |
me-" And then, rising alertly: "Come :
along; I've got to hustle home; and |
make myself look respectable enough !
for the occasion; but at that, with |
luck, fancy We'll be there before the
81 Sul
This mood of faith, of self-reliance
and assured optimism held unruffied !
throughout the dash hoRleward, his
hurried change of clothing and the
ride to the theater. Nothing that EN-
Der, purposely pessimistic. could say
or do availed to diminish the high
buoyancy of his humor. He main
tanned a serene faith in his star, a
spirited temper that refused to recog-
nize obstacles in the way Of his de-
sire.
In the taxicab, en- route to the Thea
ter Max, he contrived even to distil
good omen from the driving autumnal
downpour itself.
"On such day as this" he told his
doubling friend, 81 won her first; on
such day shall win her anew, final
ly and for all time!"
From Broadway to Sixth avenue,
Forty-sixth street was bright with the
yellow glare of the huge sign in front
of the Theater Max. But this night,
unlike that other night when he had
approached the stage of his wife's tri-
umphs, there was no crawling rank of
cabs, no eager and curious press of
people in the street; but few vehicles
disputed their way; otherwise the rain
and the hurrying, rain-coated wayfar-
ers had the thoroughfare to them
And even this he
chose to consider a favorable omen:
there was not now a public to come
between him and his love-only Max
and her frightened fancies.
The man at the door recognized EN-
Der with cheerful nod; Whitaker he
lid not know.
"Just in time, Mr.. Ember; curtains
been up about ten minutes" Il