El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-07

| seemed to be on the verge OF Mysteries,
and as a testimonial TO her art. 1t may
/ truthfullv be said she had the entire
I audience laughing with her. Which Is n
much more satisfactory statement to
make than that there was not a dry
eve in the house
The play deals with the subject of
middle age. Here Is charming hostess,
a Mrs. Caroline Ashley. whose husband
has been in East Africa for ten years
after a disagreement with her. She has
remained in London. where she maintains
fine establishment and entertains
lavishly. Two of her devoted admirers
are Robert Oldham. an attorney and a
bachelor. and Rex Cunningham, a young
and more ardent wOOer. Either would
marry her In an instant were she free
from her East Africa husband.
Picked a Husbands Successor.
Oldham is looked upon by all their
friends as the logical successor of the
husband should he ever die which seems
improbable because several false reports
OF his death had already reached Lon
don in the past, and then been denied.
Finally there comes what seems to be
authentic news of Ashleyis death The
death notice is printed in the London
Times, and that seems to elinch the mat
ter
Everybody takes it for granted that
Oldham viii Immediately propose for the
widows hand. Indeed. two of her friends,
one Alaude Fulton, a busybOdy and a
chatterbOx. and the other Isabelle
Trench a sympathetic soul whose heart
constantly bled over other peoples trOu-
bles, voluntarily took charge OF the en-
tire matter
Oldham. however. seemed not so anx-
Al. l.N l.,
band was out of the way. He proposed.
of course. He felt as if he had too. But
he did it in such a matter of fact way
that the widow could only refuse him.
which seemed much in his satisfaction
Woman's Pride Injured.
Mrs. Ashley's pride was hurt. She
sent Tor her dear friend, DR.. COrnich, and
the doctor diagnosed her case as mid
die age" He said 1t was an ailment for
which he could prescribe no cure. Mrs.
Ashley was indignant. She promptly
telephoned for Rex Cunningham, her
young admirer. He would propose i'm
mediately, Economically, passiOnately-
instead Of which on learning the match
with Oldham was off, he expressed sur
prise, and even disappointment On re-
Election, he thought the widow had bet
ter reconsider and accept Oldham. He,
Cunningham. preferred TO remain mis-
cradle bachelor.
Mrs. Ashley again sought the assist
ance of the doctor. She would have him
enter into conspiracy that would settle
the affair to everybOdv's satisfaction and
save her own pride. She would have him 4
announce 20 her friends that he himself I
had proposed and been accepted
Husband Brought TO Life
Instead Of which when the friends /
and mblushingly, that Ashley was not I
dead, and that, in fact, he had been in !
that very room, not ten minutes before !
and that he was as much alive as anyone /
present and that the report OF his death
was premature TO say the least. But he
had gone to America and would never
return.
And so Mrs. Ashley. resigned to her
middle age. resumed the even tenor OF
her way. and proceeded TO entertain her
friends as she had before and to accept q
the attention Of her male admirers with
her ewes now open to their artifieality.
Young Actress Pieases-
Dorothy South. of the Aburn Princess
forces. proved a Young comic opera sing
er Of whom much NAV be expected. when
she opened her season in The Princess
Pat" at the HippodrOme, Elizabeth. \.
J., last Tuesday eevning. Miss South
has her eve on the grand opera stage
and expects to make her debut there at
the close of her tour of the west and
south in the Victor Herbert Henry Bios
som opera. There will be two road com
Danies PLAYING the Cort theater success
IF last winter
Miss South has never appeared below
he Mason and Dixon line. As her home
s in Knoxville. Tenn. and she has rela-
ives all over Dixie this opportunity TO (
ing before her Gown folk" proved more !
attractive than debut in more a serious