The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-08

perato effort at self control. Rachael
felt an agony OF pure Jealousy seize
her. In an absolute passion Of envy
she looked down at MaEEie clay'
The young, fiowcr.crowncd head, the
slender. sllppcred feet. tho youthful
and appealing voice-what weapons
had she against thescr And beyond
these was the additional lure--aa old
as the theatre itself--of the faHcinat'
ing profession: the work that In like
play. the rouge and curls, the loves
and RACES so openly assumed yet no
strangely and stlrringly efective'
Rachael had gowns a thousand
times handsomer than these youthful
muaiina and embroideriea. Raehaeir
own home was a setting far more
beautiful than any that could be sim
ulated within the limits OF a stage,
" MaRsic was successful iugenue.
Rachael might have been called a
natural queen OF tragedy and OF com
edyl And yet
And yet. IL was because she. too.
saw the charm and came under the
spell. that Rachael suffered tonight.
Ii she could have laughed II to sccru,
could have admired the surface pref
tincss. and congratulated MaEsio
upon the almost perfect Illusion. then
she would have had the most cffrc'
tive OF all medicines with which TO
euro Warren's midsummer madness
But Il seemed to Rachael. stunned
with tho terrible force Of jealousy,
that MagAie was the great star OF
the stage. that there never had been
such play and such a leading lady,
IL seemed TO her that not only to.
nights triumph. but a thousand other
triumpha were before her. no, only
,he admiration OF these 1900 or 1900
persons. but that Of thousands morr'
Marsle would be- a rage haEaie's
young favors would 10 scuEh, far
and wide aIagwle'a summer home,
Magsie'A winter apartments. Mngaie's
clothes and fads. thcs. would belong
to the ndorinE public Of the mos,
warmth cartea and impr~sslonahie
city In the woria' Rachael saw Il
all coming with perhaps more GER
ialn,y than did even the little actress
behind the foo;lights.
Cute play. but don't think much
% Magnlcr' Eiluor Pomeroy said.
frankly. I.ilnor vanderwaii would
not have been 10 lmpotltie but Ra,
chaei lei, that ahe would hsss liked
10 kiss her guest.
II think hfaEsie IL rather good. &c
she said deliberately.
Nothing like praisinT the giri
with faint daFnrsF' Peter Pomsroy
chuckied.
well. wha, do you think. Peter -
bis hostess asked.
"I--oh. Lovdi don't see play
ono. a year" he said. with the man.
nor. n not the actual presence. OF n
yawn. FL think tia rather good. III
tell sou what. Greg. don't ses you
losing any money on IT. he added.
with interest. "it'ii run. the matinee
girls wifi Gomez
"Magslc'd KIN you for that" EiInor
said.
II don't suppose We could sec
Nagslr. Warren. after this In over"
Rachael asked. 20 make him speak.
what did you say. DEAR" lie
brought his gaze from a general
study % the house 10 n point only
few inches out of range Of her own.
"No. / hardly think So" he answered
when she had repeated her question.
"she's probably excited and tired +"
You wouldn't mind my sending q
line down by the boy7'' Rachael per.
sisted.
well don't think I'd do that"
lie hcalsatcd
''Oh. I'm strong for itF' Eilnor said
vivaciousiy. "It1i cheer MagAie up.
she's probably scared blue. and even
I can see that this isn't making much
OF hitF'
The note was accordingly scrubbed
and dispatched: Raehaei's heart was
singing because Warren had no, do
MED f.linor's comment upon the sue.
cess OF the play. The leading man. a
popular and prominent actor. was
diEturblngiy good. and there was the
part OF an Irish maid. n comedy part.
80 well filled by some hitherto un.
known young actress that IL nigh,
really influence the run Of the play.
but still. there was consofing in.
dicaiion already in the air that Mar.
garet ciay's talent was somewhat too
slight 10 sustain leading woman.
At III II was over. and II Rachael
had had TO endure the comment that
the second net was "the best yet -
there was the panacea. Immediately
10 follow, that the end OF tho play
was pretty fiat"
Presently they all filed bnck 20 tho
dark. windy stage. and Joined
Magsie in her dressing room. She
was glowing. excited. eager for
praise. Never was young and
lovely woman more confident Of her
/ charm than Marsle tonight A
flushed self-satisfaction was pre=cn,
on her face during every second Of
/ the 10 minutes che gave them: her
laughter was selfconscious. her smile
fun Of artiess qualifications; nhc could
not speak TO any member Of the little
group unless the attention Of every
one present was rivetcd upon her.
a callow youth. evidently her
adorer. was awaiting her. She spoke
slightingly OF Bryan Masters. the
leading man.
Hes charming, Rachael" said
MaEsic. smiling her bored young
smile. with dcllciously red lips. as
she was buttoned into a long fur
coat. "but--he wants 70 impose on
the fact that--well. that have mr.
rived. II you know what I mean
As every one knows. his day IL pretty
well over Now you think I'm con
ccited. don't you. Gregg Oh. I like
him. and he does do II rather well
don't you think? But Richle"--
Richie was the escorting young mar
-"RIchie and / tease him by break
/ ing into French now and then. don't
| tye % laughed Maggie