Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-10-26

have been used to doing and think
ing seems to be crumbllng up around
me. Last night even hated my work,
Or at least part Of It,"
His eyes lit up with genuine pleas
are.
81 can't tell you how glad / am to
hear you say that" he declared. IL
don't hate your work--Fve got over
that. don't think I am narrow about
1t. 1 admire Graillot, and his play is
wonderful. But think and always
shall think. that the denouement I'm
that third act is abominablel"
She nodded Understandings.
81 am beginning to realize how you
must feel" she confessed ave won't
talk about 1t any more now. Drive
me to the theater, will you? / want
to be there early tonight, just to get
everything ready for changing after
ward"
The reception In honor of the little
company of French tragedians, at
which almost the whole of the English
stage and sprinkling of society peo-
pie were present, was n complete sue
cess. Louise made charming host
ess, and Sir Edward more than ever
| justified his reputation for saying the
right thing to the right person at the
right moment. The rooms were crowd
ed with throngs of distinguished peo-
pie, who all seemed to have plenty to
say to one another.
| The only person, perhaps, who
/ found himself curiously i'll at ease was
John. He heard nothing but French
on all sides of nina language which
he read with some facility, but which
he spoke like schoolboy. He had
been wandering about for more than
an hour before Louise discovered him.
She at once left her place and crossed
! the room to where he was standing by
the wall.
"Cheer up" she begged, with de-
lightfuf smile. 81 am afraid that you
are being bored to death. Will you
not come and be presented to our
guests?'
"For goodness sake, nor John i'm
plored. 81 have never seen one of
them act, and my French is appalling.
I am all right, dear. It's quite enough
pleasure to see you looking so beauti-
full, and to think that am going to be
allowed to drive you home afterward."
Louise looked into neighboring
mirror, and gazed critically at her
own reflected image. She had curl
Gus feeling that at that precise mo-
ment she had reached the zenith OF
her power and her charm. Her audi
ence at the theater had been wonder
fully sympathetic, had responded with
rare appreciation to every turn of her
voice, to every movement and gesture
The compliments, too, which she had
been receiving from the crowds who
had bent over her fingers that night
had been no idle words.
She was conscious, acutely con
scious, of the atmosphere she had ere
ated around her. She was gioryini
In the subtle outward signs of It. She
was in love with herself; In love. too
with this delightful new feeling o.
iavlng. IL would have given her moro
Joy than anything else in the world
in that moment of her triumph, Il
have passed her arm through Johns
to have led him up to them ALL and 4
have said:
"After alE- you see, l am n very sim
pie sort of woman. I have done jus
the sort OF simple thing that othe
women do, ard am glad of it-ver
glad and very happyW
Her lips moved to the music of he
thoughts John leaned toward her.
did yea say anythingY' he asked
"You dear stupid of course | oil
not! Or If I did, it was just one G
those little whispers to oneself whic
mean nothing, yet which count for
much. Can not do anything to max
YOU enjoy yourself more? shall haV
TO go back to my guests now. "
| are expecting a royal personage, al
| those TWO dears who keep so close
my side do not speak word of EN-
| lsh."
| "Piease go back, dear" John begg'
promptly. ut was nice of you tea con
mt all. And here's Sophy at last. thai
goodness! Now am all right"
She laid her fingers upon his arm.
| "You must take me back to \
/ place." she said. 'Then yoa can.
| and talk nonsense 10 Sophy."
They were back in the crowd no
n and she dismissed him with a Lit
nod. He made his way quickly to
spot where he had seen Sophy.
ct his disappointment, she had diss
ID, pcared. Grailtot, however, came
IT. and seized him by the arm.
"Still playing the moth, my you
ID. friend?" he exclaimed. aren't
wings sufficiently burned yetF'
he Il am afraid it's become a PERI
ny nent role" John replied, as the
ew men shook hands. "Where have
Sir been all these weeks, and why have
m. YOU been to see mel"
am paris, my dear young friend-P'
and llfel Now l am back again
am am not sure that know why. l CT
me over with these French people,
see them start their theater. ForI