Marble Hill press., 1920-12-23
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She vas smiling looking Into M. HIayk .,,d
Of n" h"us". iI"r Iips moved. answering him
l"s. Afterwards. | don't mind paying
then"
Prom that moment she took the play into her
hands aud made % what II was meant ~ h.. H.
m"mh"rs of ih" company inspired by .r revolt.
aud latent dislike Of the BIG Man. supported her
Loyalty Nlih The yignr 81 m. hIs seem. r,sfur, Il
TO It the play tr,k ou d new unI convincing ~.
tect ENru the Impotence of the Rls Man could
not arrest u Progress The inspiration uf to,
Leading Woman carried II ou %. foot tide 10
success. The "ma>cuIaisd first arf was forgotten
Finally. the curtain descended uu a PLAY made
A. the end tie call for the author crew yrha
ment III. author was not In the house Then
they called for N" Leading Woman again and sl.e
coming forward bowed 10 m. Man In
Front and then she fr.mblrd ana grew weak
becaus" he looked Ight back at her ana smiled
The Eis Man made her pay when they got home
that night Exactly huw dn's hot matter This
j. civilized world but she veneer OF civilization
lies serS thin uu natures such a. his
Sh. saf ~ all night writing to the Unknown
whom she had seen At last Bodily pain and men.
tai anguish we're forgotten n the .rstacy that
drove her pen over "a. paper
Il have seen YOU knew YOU NJ heart has
shaken hands With you and oh II you would
call to me how gladly would come
The next evening She pleaded she was too m
10 play She really was Bur the Es Man
laughed She had reverted 10 the original script
She would play It 80 every night aud pay
for II after
The Man In Front there
He was there the next night
And each night the Hig Man made her pay
50 terribly That the last shred Of her allegiance
10 him slipped from her
Gu the third night a. the end of the perform.
ance a. she was preparing to go home the to.e.
phone belt in her dressing ronm rang She picked
W the receiver
"les1 I'm the leadlsg woman
To whom am speaking7"
The author u the piece" was the answer she
received promptly
She grew faint at the sound ~ the voice
Il want to thank you for what you have done
for my play. The papers are full Of you !
wasn't able to be present, although seats vere
sent was there in spirit. think II meant
So much to me"
voice within her asked question what J
seat-did they give YOU"
THE middle Of the front row OF the stalls
Number ten"
Her voice grew staccato. You weren't there?
You sent 30 substitutes"
mo. I cant even drive round and thank you
The doctor won't let me out"
Words dried In her throat. She got them out
harshly.
shall come to your The address, when
will |? Now Il"
Before she lef, the theater, she questioned the
nan In the box Office
Number ten. front row OF the stalls who had
IT,
"Nobody, madame. 1t was reserved for the
author"
"Did YOU let anybody else have 1t In his alb
encer
NO, madame. Ii has been empty each night"
The cab stopped at the hotel She got out The
ievator took her to an upper floor. At the
oor to room she dismissed the beboy
Alone In the long corridor she paused for a
noment her knuckles poised over the door panel
What was the opening OF that door going TO mean
0 her the shutting of anotherf She knocked
oftly. There answer She went In. clos
ng the door quietly behind her. her eyes going
lstantly to the still figure in the armchair.
II was the man she had seen In the theater--
\ the seat that had been empty all along Wait.
,g for her, convalescent aftey long illness he
ad fallen asleep.
Standing there. her eyes took their all OF him
Ter senses swan with the Joy of looking upon
i'm while he was unconscious of her presence
Ter eyes loved him
The room was untidy, tnhospitahle as a hotel
partment always is. II needed woman's touch
here was writing. table by his side with pa.
Frs on II and a woman's photograph hersl
The CRATE was full of ashes the fire low Silent.
she stepped across the room and knelt by the
ate,
The man, reused out of a fitfu sumber, awoke
see the woman tidying M his hearth
And thus, early In the year a new harntness
as dawning.