Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-20
CHAPTER XVIII.
Temperamentai.

Temperamental.
September waned and October
dawned In grateful GOODNESS: an exQui-
site month of crisp nights and .enliven-
ang days. Of mellowing sunlight and
early gloamings tenderly colored.
Country houses were closed and the.
aters reopened. Then suddenly the
town blossemed overnight with huge
eight-sheet posters on every available
boarding, blazoning the news:
JULES MAX
bses - announce the return o.
SARA LAW
In Z new Comedy entitled sFaith~
by JULES MAX
Thsatsr MAx-Frlday October 18th
But Whitaker had the information
before he saw the broadsides In the
streets. The morning paper propped
up on his breakfast table contained
the illuminating note under the cap
ton, News Of Plays and Players"
Jules Max has sprung another aid per-
haps his greatest surprise on the theater-
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manager has boon out Of town for two
months secretly rehearsing the new COM
edy entitled ''Fsith." Of which hs IL the
author and in which Sara Law will re-
turn finally to the stage. Additional in
terest attaches to this announcement in
view OF the fact that Miss Law has au-
thorized the publication OF her intention
never again to retire from the stage.
The opening performance Of Faith
will take place 1t the Tyheater Max to-
morrow evening. Friday, October Is.
whitaker glanced up incfedulously
at the date line Of the sheet. Short
notice, indeed tho date was Thursday,
\ October IA. Max had planned his
game and had played his cards cum
ningly, in Withholding this announce
ment until the last moment.
After pause Whitaker rose and be.
gan to walk the length Of the room,
! hands In his pockets. head bowed in
thought.
Search as he would, ha could dis.
cover no ranking Indignation. nothing
hut some self-contempt, that he had
allowed himself to be SO carried away
by infatuation for an ignoble woman,
and q cynic humor that made 1t DOS.
sible for him to derive a certain salts
faction from contemplating tho com.
pleteness Of this final revelation of
herself Returning to the breakfast
table, he took up the paper, turned
TO the shipping news, and ran his eye
down the list Of scheduled sailings
nothing for Friday; his pick Of half
90 dozen boats listed to sail Saturday.
The telephone enabled him to make
I 4 shastytssssryatloo on; the biggest and
fastest Of them All
BE had Just concluded that business
and was waiting with his hand ON tho
receiver to call up Ember and an
5nounce his departure. when the door,
bell interrupted. Expecting the waiter
to remove the breakfast things, he
went to the. door, threw 1t open, and
turned back instantly to the telephone.
As his fingers closed around the re-
Sceiyer second time, he looked round
His hand fell to his side. Otherwise
he did not move. But his glance was
that Of one incuriously comprehending
the existence of q stranger.
The woman met 1t fairly and fear
lessly, with her head high and her lips
touched with trace of her shadowy,
illegible smile. She was dressed for
walking, very prettily and perfectly.
After q moment she inclined her
head slightly. 1.-THE hallboys said you
were busy on the telephone. I insist