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THE IiANOASTER DAILY INTELIAGEKCEl?, SATUKDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1889
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MISS BRETHERTON
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By Mlia HUMPHHET WARD,
iOIUOBOr "ROBIBI KLBMERE."
CHAPTER I
T WAS the day of
.. Kfa .! .4
27 tbe Rey tl academy.
The great ceuri
rani of Bdrllngten
t-ouse m full of
carriage, and a
continuous stream
of guests was press-
ling up tbe red ear
petcd atalra ever
'which pros Ided
teme of tbe most
Imposing Indivi
duals known te we
eves of Londoners,
second only te her
majesty's beefeat
ers In glory of scar
let uppareL insiae,
however, as It was net yet luncheon time, the
rooms wens but moderately filled. It was
possible, te tee the pictures, te appreciate the
spring dresses, and te tingle, out a friend even
across the Ions Cillery. The usual peeple
were there; academicians of the old school
and academicians of the new; R. A.'s coming
from Kensington and ,the "regions of cul
ture," nnd R. A.'s coming from
mero northerly and provincial neigh
borhoods hens art lives a little deso
lately and liarcly, In want of the 'graces and
adernlngs with which "culture" preteases te
provide her. Tliore were politicians still
caiable as It was only tbe first week of May
of threning seme icst Inte their amuse
ments. There wero art critics who, accus
tomed as they wc.re by profession te take
their art in large and rapid draughts, had
yet been unable te content tbemselv cs with
the oue meager day allowed by the academy
for the examination of seme bOO works, and
wcre new eking out their netes of tbe day
befere by a few supplementary jottings
taken in tbe Intervals of conversation with
their lady friends. There wens the great
dealers, bctraj Ing In leek and gait their pro
found, jet modest, concleusness that upon
them rested tbe foundations of tbe artistle
order, and that if, in a superficial conception
et things, tbe star of au academician differs
from that of tbe man who buys bis pictures
in glory, tbe truly philosophical mind assesses
matters differently. And, most important
of all, tbere were tbe women, old and young,
seme in the full freshness et spring cottons,
as if tbe cast wind outslde wcre net mocking
tbe citerts of the May sun, and ethers still
wrapped In furs, w bleu showed a Juster seuse
of the caprices et tbe English cllmate.
Among them ene might distinguish the usual
shades and species; the familiar country
cousin, gathering material for the over
awing of such ether neighbors as wcre un
able te dip themselves ecry jear in the
stream of Londen; the women folk et, the
artist world, presenting greater varieties et
type than tbe women of any ether class can
beast; and lastly, a sprinkling of the women
of what calls itself "Louden society," as
well dressed, ns well mannered, and ns well
prev ided with acquaintance as is the custom
of their kind.
In ene of the further rooms, mero scantily
peopled as jet than tbe rest, a tali, thin man
was strolling listlessly from plcture te pic
ture, making every new and then hasty ref-v
crunces te his catalegue, but In general eye
ing all he saw with tbe leek of oue in whom
familiarity with the sight befere him had
bred weariness, If net contempt. He was a
handseme man, with a braid brew and a
pleasant gentleness et expression. The eyes
were line and thoughtful, and there was a
combination of Intellectual ferce with great
delicacy oHine In tbe contour et tbe bead
and face which was particularly attractive,
especially te women of the mero culth atcd
and Impressionable sort. Ills thin, grayish
hair was rather long net et that pronounced
length which inev Itably challenges tbe de
cision et tbe bjstaudcr as te whether the
wearer be feel or peet, but still long enough
te fall a little carelessly round the head and
se take off from tbe spruce, conventional
effect of tbe owner's irreproachable dress and
general Londen air.
Mr. Eustace Kendal te glve the person
wobave been describing bis name was net
apparently in n geed temper with bis sur
roundings. He was standing with a dissat
isfied expression befere a Venetian scene
drawn by a brilliant member et a group of
English artists settled en foreign soil and
trained in foreign methods.
"Net se geed as last year," be was remark
ing te himself. "Vulgar drawing, vulgar
composition, hasty work everywhere. It is
success spoils all tbose men success and the
amount of money there is going. Tbe man
who painted this didn't get any pleasure out
of It But it's tbe seme all round. It is
money and luxury nnJ tbe struggle te llve
which are driving us all en and killing tbe
artist's natural joy in bis work. And pres
ently, as that odd llttle Frenchman sold te
me last year, we shall bave dropped Irretriev
ably Inte tbe 'lowest depth of mediocrity. "
"Kendall" said en eager voice close te his
ear, while a hand mes laid en his arm, "de
jeu knew that girl!"
Kendal turned in astonishment and saw a
short eldish man, in whom he recognized a
famous artist, standing by, his keen, moblle
face wearing an expression of strong interest
and inquiry.
"What glrll" he asked, with a smile, shak
ing hU questioner by tbe band.
"That girl in black, standing by Orchard
son's picture. Why, you must knew her by
sight I It's Miss Brcthcrten, the actress. Did
"It's Miss Vrctherlen, the actrets."
you ever sce such beauty! I must get some
body te intreduce me te her. There's noth
ing worth looking at slnce the came in. But,
by ill luck, nobody here seems te knew her,"
Eustace Kcndul, te whom tbe warm artist
temperament of his friend was well known,
turned with seme amusement towards tba
plcture named, and noticed that flutter in tba
room which shows that something or seme
oue of Interest Is present, l'oeplo try te leek
unconcerned, and, catalegue in band, wcre
edging towards tbe spot w here tbe lady in
block steed, glancing alternately at her and
at tbe pictures, in the manner of theso
equally determined te satisfy their curiosity
aud their souse et )eliteness. The lady in
question, meanwhile, conscious that she wni
being loefcwl at, but net apparently uisiurDcu
by it, us talklug te another lady, the only
person with her, a tall, gaunt woman, also
dres.-ed In black and gifted abundantly with
tbe forbidding aspect which beauty requires
in Its duenna.
Kendal could see nothing mero at first than
t tall, slender figure, a beautiful bead, w 1th
a dcllcate white profile, In flashing contrast
with its black surroundings, and with lines
of golden brown hair. Ilut lu profile and
flgure there was an extraordinary distinction
aud grace which reconciled him te his
friend's eagerness and made him w Ish for tbe
beauty's next movement. Presently she
turned and caught the gaze of the two men
full upon her. Her eyes dropped a little, but
tbere was nothing ill bred or oxcesstve in her
self consciousness. Bhe took her compan
ion's arm with a quiet movement and drew
her towards oneet the striking pictures of
the) car, seme little way off, Tbe two men
also turned and walked away.
"I never saw such bnauty as that before,"
said the artist, with emphasis. "I must find
tome one who krjews her, and gtt the chance
of iflflini thnt fsra lurht tin. a I ,linll gn
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home" oae may as well These daubs are net
worth the trouble of considering new I"
"Bee what it U te be an 'Ideal painter,'"
aid Kendal, laughing. "At home one paints
river goddesses, and tree nymphs, and such
like remote creature, and abroad ene falls a
victim te the first well dressed, healthy look
ing girl chaperon, bonnet and elL
"Shew me another like her," said his
friend, warmly. "I tell yen they're net te
be met with llke that every day. Je ma
cennats en beaute, my dear fellow, and I
never saw such perfection, both of line and
color, as that It Is extraordinary ; it ex
cites ene as an artist Loek, Is that Wallace
new going up te herl"
Kendal turned and taw a short fair man,
with a dry, keen, American face, walk up te
the beauty and speak te her. Bhe greeted
him cordially, with a booming smlle and
bright, etnphatle movements et the head, and
tbe three strolled en.
"Yes, that Is Edward Wallace very much
In It, apparently. That Is the way Ameri
cana have. They always knew everybody
It's desirable te knew. But new your
chance, Ferbes. Stroll carelessly past thorn,
catch Wallace's eye, and the thing is done,"
Mr. Ferbes had already dropped Kendal's
arm, and was sauntering across tbe room
towards the chatting trio. Kendal watched
the scene from a distance with seme amuse
ment; saw his friend brush carelessly past
tbe American, leek back, smile, step and
held out his hand; evidently a whisper
passed between them, for tbe next moment
Mr. Ferbes was making a low bow te tbe
beauty, and Immediately afterwards Kendal
taw his flne gray head and steeping shoul
ders disappear Inte the next room, slde by
slde with Miss Brethcrten's erect and grace
ful figure. '
Kendal betook himself ence mero te the
pictures, and, presently finding some ac
quaintances, made a rapid tour of tbe rooms
with thorn, porting with thorn at the en
trance that he might himself go back nnd
leek at two or three things in the sculpture
room which he hed been told wcre Impor
tant and premising. Tbere be came across
the American, Edward Wallace, who at ence
took him by the arm with the manner of an
old friend and a little burst et laughter.
c "Se jeu saw the Introduction I What a
man Isl'eibcst He is as young still as he
was at IS. 1 envy him. He took Hiss Brcth Brcth
creon right round, talked te her of all his
favored hobbles, looked at her In a way
which would bave been awkward if it had
been anybody olse but such a gentlemanly
maniac as Ferbes, and has almost made bcr
premiso te sit te him. Miss Brothorten was
a llttle bewildered, I think. Bhe is se new te
Londen.that sbe doesn't knew who's who yet
in tbe least. I had te teke her oside and ex
plain te her Ferbes' humors; then she fired
up there Is a naive here worship about her
just new that sbe is fresh from n colony
and made herself as pleasant te him as a girl
could be. I prophesy Ferbes will think of
nothing else for tbe season."
"Well, she's a brilliant creature," said
KcndaL "It's extraordinary hew Bhe sbone
out bcslde the pretty English girls about bcr.
It is an intoxicating possession for a woman,
such beauty as that; it's llk'e royalty; It
places tbe individual under conditions quite
unlike tbose of common mortals. I suppese
It's that rather than any real ability as au
actress that ba3 made her a success. I no
ticed tbe papers Bald as much seme mero
politely than ethers."
"Oh, she's net much of an nctrcssjshe has
no training, no finesse. But you'll sce, she'll
be the great success et tbe season. Sbe lias
wonderful groce en tbe stage, and a flne
veice in spite of tricks. And then her Wesen
is se attractive; she is such a frank, un
spoiled, geed hearted creature. Her nudlence
falls in leve with her, and that gees a long
way. But I wish sbe had a trlfie mero edu
cation and something worth calling a train
ing. Her manager, Robinson, talks of her
attempting all tbe great parts, but it's ab
surd. She talks very nalvelyand prettily
about 'bcr art,1 but really she knows no mere
about it than a baby, and It is perhaps part
of bcr charm that she is se unconscious of
her Ignorance."
"It Is strange bow llttle critical English
audiences arc," said Kendal "Ibcliovewo
are the simplest peeple In the world. All
that we ask is that our feeling should be
touched a llttle, but whether by the art or
tbe artist doesn't matter. She has net been
long playing in Londen, has shot"
"Only a few weeks. It's only about two
months slnce she landed from Jamaica Sbe
has a curious history if joucare te hear it,
I dent think I've seen ou at all slnce I made
friends with bert"
"Ne," said Kendal; "I was beginning te
suspect that something absorbing had get
bold of Jeu. I've looked for ou two or
tbree times at the club and could net find
jeu"
"Oh, it's net Miss Brcthorten that has
taken up my time. Bbe's co busy that no
body can sce much of her. But I hev e token
her and her poeplo out two or threo times,
sight seeing, slnce they came Westminster
abbey, tbe National gallery, and se forth.
Sbe is very keen about ever) thing, and the
Werralls her uuele and auut stick te her
pretty closely."
"Wbcre dec3 sbe ceme from! '
"Well, her father was the Scotch overseer
of a sugar plantation net far from Kingsten,
aud he married an Italian, ene of jour fair
VenetUn type a strange race combination;
I suppese it's the secret of tsie brilliancy and
out-et-tho-w ayness et the girl's beauty. Her
mother died w hen she was small, and the
child grew up alone. Iter father, nowevcr,
seems te have been a geed sort of man, and
te have looked after her. Presently sbe
drew tbe attention et an uncle, a shopkeeper
In Kingsten, aud a shrewd, hard, money
making fellow, who saw them was some
thing te be made out et her. Sbe had
already shown a turn for reciting, and
had performed at various places in
tie schoolroom belonging te the estate,
and se en. The father didn't encourage her
fancy for it, naturally, being Scotch and
Presbyterian. However, he died of fever,
and then the child of sixteen fell Inte her
uncle's charge. He seems te bave scan at
ence exactly what line te take. Te put it
cynically, I imagine he argued something
like this: 'Beauty extroeidinory character
everj thing that could be desired talent net
much. Se that the things te ctake en are tba
ticauty and the character, and let the talent
take care of Itself.' An) hew, he get her en
te the Kingsten theatre a peer llttle placa
enough and be nnd tbe aunt, that sour
looking creature you saw with her, looked
after her like dragons Naturally, she was
seen (tbe talk of Kingsten what with bcr
leeks and bcr grace, and tbe difficulty et
coming near her, tbg whele European society,
the garrison, government heusV&nd all wcre
at her feet Then the uuele pla) ed his card
for an European ongagement Yeu remem
licr that Qoveruor Rutherford they hid n
llttle tlme age? the writer of that llttle set
of drawing room pla) s 'Nineteenth Century
Interludes,' I think he called tbcmt It wee
his last j ear, and be started for bomewhllo
Isabel Brcthcrten was acting at Kingsten.
Ha came home full of Iter, and, knowing all
tbe theatrical peeple here, he was nble te
.wi uer uv we-u. "'" """.'"""
jpociiUtelnber.uaesraph
here sbe Is, uncle, aunt and invalid sister into
place her at once, Robinson decided te
tbe liargaln,
"Ob, the bes a sister I1
"Yes; a little, whlte, crippled thing, lav
ish cripples generally are but full of a
curious ferce of seme hidden kind. Isabel Is
very geed te her, and rather afraid of Iit.
It seems te me that, she Is afraid et all her l l
lenglngs. I bcllove they put upon ber, and
she has as much capacity as an) body 1 ever
knew for letting herself be trampled upon."
"What, that splendid, vlvocteuscreaturer1
said Kendal incredulously. "I think I'd back
her for holding bcr own."
"Ah, well, )ou see," said the American,
with tbe qulet superiority of a tbree weeks'
acquaintance, "I knew sometblng of her by
new, and she's net quite what )ou might
think ber at first sight However, whether
chu is afraid et them or net, it's te be hoped
they will take care of bcr. Naturally shu
has n splendid physique, but it seems te me (
mat uauaen tries uer. i no piece meyuave
chosen for her is a heavy ene, and tben of
course society Is down upon her, and in a
few weeks she'll be the rage."
"I haven't seen her at all," said Kendal,
beginning, perhaps, te be u llttle berul w ith
the subject of MUs Brctlerteu, and turning,
eye glass In hand, toward the sculpture.
"Come and take me some ev enlng."
"By all means. But jeu must come and
meet tbe girl herself at my sister's next Fri
day. Shu will be there ut afternoon tea. I
told Agnes I should iftk en) liedy I liked. I
warned ber jeu knew ber little weaknesses I
that sbi had better be first in tbe field; a
month tcuce )t will ba lmoessihla taaat fceU
etsUmrMSertensJaU.- " '
"Then ril certainly ceme and de my
worshiping befere the crowd collects," said
Kendal, adding, as he half curiously shlffd
his eye glass se as te take in Wallace's
brensed, alert countenance. "Hew did you
happen te knew bcr P
"Rutherford Introduced me. He's an old
friend et mine."
"Wall." said Kendal, moving off, "Friday,
then, I shall be very glad te see Mrs. Stuart;
it's ages since I saw her last"
The American nodded cordially te htm,
and walked away. He was ene of these
pleasant ubiquitous people who knew every
ene and find tlme for everything a well
known Journalist, something et an artist,
and still mero et a man of the world, who
went through his Louden season with soma
outward grumbling, but with n real Inward
cost such as few popular diners out are
blessed with. That he should bave attechel
himself te tbe latest star was natural enough.
He was tbe most discreet and profitable of
clcerenes, with a real talent for making him
self useful te nlce people. His friendship for
Miss Brctlicrteii gave her a certain stamp In
Kendal's ryet, for Wallace had a fastidious
taste In personalities and seldom made a
mistake,
Kendal himself walked home, busy with
very different thoughts, and was toen estab
lished at his writing table in bis high cham
bers overlooking au Inner court et the Tem
ple. It was n bright afternoon; the spring
sunsblne en the red reefs opposite was clear
and gay; the old chimney stacks, towering
Inte tbe pole blue sky threw sharp shadows
ou the rich red and erange surface of the
tiles. Belew, the court was half In shadow,
and utterly quiet nnd deserted. Te the left
tbere was a gleam of green, atoning for ltd
spring thinness and scantiness by a vivid
energy of color, whlle straight across tbe
court, lw) end the rich patchwork of tbe
reefs and tbe. picturesque outlltie of the
chimneys, a dcllcate picce of whlte stone
work rese Inte air tbe spire of ene of
Wren's churches, as dainty, as perfect, and
as fastidiously balanced as the bend of man
could loave It
Inside, the room was such as fitted a studi
ous bachelor of means. Tbe bookcases en
tbe walls held old cellege classics and law
books underneath, nnd nbove a miscellaneous
literary library, of which tbe main bulk was
French, whlle the side wing, se te speak,
had that tempting miscellaneous air here a
patch of German, tbere an island of Italian;
en this side rows et English poets, en tbe
ether en abundance of novels of all lan
guageswhich dellghbi the feud heart of the
book lever. The pictures wero mostly auto
types and photographs from subjects et
Italian art, except in ene corner, where a flne
llttle collection of Trench historical engrav
ings completely covered the wall and draw a
visitor's attention by the brilliancy of their
black and white. On tbe writing table wire
piles of paper covered lYcuch books, repre
senting for tbe most part the palmy days of
tbe Romantics, though every here and tbere
were intervening strata of naturalism, bal
anced In their turn by recurrent volumes of
Salnte Beuve. The whele bad a studious air.
Tbe books wcre evidently collected with a
purpose, and the piles of orderly MSS. lying
en the writing tahle seemed te suuj up and
explaiu their surroundings.
The only personal ornament of the room
was a group of photographs en the mantel
piece Twe wcre faded aud brown, und rep
resented Kendal's lurents, both of whom had
been dead seme ) cam. The ether w as a large
cabinet photograph of a woman no longer
very young a striking looking woman, with
n flne worn face and a general air of distinc
tion and character. Tbere was a strong ro re ro
scmblance botween her features aud tbose of
Eustace Kendal, and she was indeed bis elder
and only sister, the wife et a French senator,
and ber brother's chief friend and counselor.
Mme. de Cbatcauvicux was a very notlueable
person, nnd her influence ever Eustace bad
Ijccii strong ever slnce their childish days.
Sbe was n woman who would bave justified
a repetition in tbe prcseut day of Sismendl's
enthusiastic estlmate of the women of the
First Empire, Sbe had that melange du
mellleur ten, "with the purest elegance of
manner, and a stere et varied information,
with v ivacity of impression and delicacy et
feeling, which," as he declared te Mme.
d'Albany, "belongs only te your sex, nud is
found in its perfection only in the best soci
ety of France."
In the da) s when die and Eustace had been
the only children of a distinguished and
wealthy father, a politician et seme foine
and son in law te the Tery premier of lib
young days, she bad always led and influ
enced her brother. He followed ber admir
ingly through ber Londen seasons, watching
the Impression she nude, triumphing In ber
triumphs, and at home discussing every new
book with her nnd sharing, at least In Ids
college vacations, the secretary's work for
their futher, which sbe did excellently, and
with a quick, keen, political sense which
Eustace had nevcr peen li any ether woman.
Bhe was handseme In ler own refined nnd
delicate way, especially at night, when the
tparkle et her whlte neck nud arms and the
added brightness of her dress gave her the
accent and color she was somewhat lacking
in at ether times. Naturally, she was in no
want of suitors, for she was rich and bcr
father wus Influential, but she said "Ne"
many times and was nearly 30 befere M, de
Cbatcauvicux, the first secretary of the
Trench embassy, persuaded tber te marry
him. Slnce then the had filled nn effective
place lu Parisian society, ller husband bad
atuuidened diplomacy for politics, in which
his general tendencies wcre Orleaiiist, whlle
lu literature he was well known as a con
slant contributor te The Rovue des Deur
Mendcs. He and his wlfe maintained an in
teresting, and in lta way influential salon,
w hlch prev Ided a meeting ground for tbe
best English and French society, and showed
off at ence the delicate quality et Mme. de
Chateamieux's lutelllgence and tliu ferce
and kindliness of ber womanly tact,
The uhelc had a ttutlleus air.
Shortly niter her marriage tha father nnd
mother died within eighteen months of ea b
. ether, and Eustace found his let in llfe rndi-
I ' 0 liaJ l.,, ,, wthcrt
( - ,eavIng wUelj
vented bis making miy serious efforts te sue
ceed at tbe bar, and in consequence his in
terests, both et head and heart, had been
mere concentrated than Is often the case
with a veung man within the walls of bis
home. He had uduilred his father sincerely,
and tbe worth of his mother's loquacious an 1
semt times inuldkHome tenderness be never
realized fully till be had lest It When he
was finally aloue It became necessary for him
te choeso a line In llfe. His sUU'rand he
divided his father's money butw ee-u them, ami
Eustace found himself with a fortune, such as
in the eyes of most of his friends constituted
a leading of Prevlle-nce tewnnl two things
marrlngd and a seat In parliament How
ever, fortunately, his sister, the only person
te whom lie applied for advice, was in no
hurry te press a decision in either case ujien
ldm. She saw that, without tbe stluulus et
the father's presence, Eustaeu's interest in
politics was less rual than bU Interest lu lct
Vts, nor did the times suem te ber propitious
te that pbllofiepbhconservatlsm which might
be said te represent the family t) pe of mind
Se the stirred him up te return te some of
the projects of his Camhridge days, when ha
and sbe were first bitten with a passion for
that great, that fascinating French litera
ture which absorbs, generation after genera
tion, the Interests of two-thirds et tbose who
am sensitive te the things of letters. Bhe
suggested a book te him which took bis
fancy, anJ in planning It something of the
old xest of lite returned te him. Moreover,
HWMHtwek.rTticlireau.lred him te snand
iiiiffiifr ft
part'et every year" tn"Taria,'and the neigh
borhood of his sister was new mero delight
ful te him than ever.
Se, after a tlme, he nettled down content centent
cdly In his Londen chambers with his books
about him, and presently found that glow et
labor stealing ever him which Is at ence the
stimulus and the reward et every true seu
et knowledge. Ills books reconciled him te
life again, and seen be wm as often seen In
the common haunts of Louden society as lie
fore. He dined out, he went te Uie tbcatn,
he frequented his club like ether men, and
every year be spent threo of the winter
months in Paris, living In the best French
world, talking as he never talked In Londen,
nnd cultivating, whcKicr In the thoatre or
tbe salons of Ids sister's friends, or tn tbe
studies et seme of tbe mere cndticmtcf Trench
artists, a fastidious, critical temper, which
was rapidly becoming mero and mero ex
acting, mero and mero master of the man.
New. en this May afternoon, as he settled
himself down te his work. It would have
given any of theso who liked Eustace Kendal
and they wcre many pleasure te see hew
tbe leek et fatlgue with which he hed re
turned from his round of the academy faded
away, hew he shook tack the tumbling gray
locks from his eyes with the test and eager
ness of ene setting forth te battle, and hew
as time passed en and the shadows deepened
ou the whlte spire opposite, the contentment
of successful labor showed Itself in the slew
unconscious caress which felt upon the Kick
of tbe sleeping cat curled up In tbe chair be
side him. or In the absent but still kindly
smlle with which he greeted the punctual en
trance of tbe servant, who at S o'clock came
te put tea and the evening paper bcslde him
and te ruake up tbe fire, which creckltd en
With cheery companionable sounds through
the lainpllt evening and far into the night
CHAPTER II.
Twe or three days afterwards ICendal, in
looking ever Ids ongagemont book, in which
tbe entries wero methodically kept, noticed!
"Aftornceu tea, Mrs. Stuart's, Friday," and
at ence sent oft n nete te Edward Wallace,
suggesting that they should go te the theatre
together ou Thursday evening te see Miss
Bntbcrten, "for, as you will sec," he wrete,
"it will be itnpossible for me te meet ber
with a geed coiiBclence unless I bave dene
my duty boferohand by going te sce ber per
form." Te this the American replied by a
counter proposal "Miss Bretherteu," be
wrete, "offers my sister nnd myself a box
for Friday night: it will held four or fire;
jeu must certainly be et the party, anil I
shall ask Ferbes."
Kendal felt himself a llttle entrapped, nnd
would have preferred te see tbe actress un
der conditions mero faverable te ail inde
pendent judgment, but be was conscious that
a refusal would be ungracious, se be accepted
and prepared himself te meet tbe beauty
In as sympathetic a frame et mlud as pos
sible. On Friday 'afternoon, after a long and
fruitful da) "s work, he found himself driving
westward towards tbe old fashioned Ken
sington house of which Mrs. Btuart, with ber
bright, bird like American ways, had suc
ceeded in nuking n considerable social cen
ter. His mind was still full of his work,
phrases et Jeubcrt or of Stendhal seemed te
be still floating about him, and certain sub
tleties of artistic and critical speculation
were still vaguely nrgulng themselves out
within him ns lie sped westwnnl, drawing In
the pleasant influences of the spring sundilue,
and delighting his eyes in the Mny green,
which was triumphing mere and mere
ev cry day ever the gra) ncss et Londen, nnd
wen!! seen have reached that lovely short
lh ed pause of v ictery which Is all that sum
mer can hepe te win amid tbe dust ana
crowd of a great city.
Kendal was lu that condition which is
proper te men possessed of thotsue literary
temperaimnt, wheu the first fervor of jeutli
for mere living is gene, when tbe first crude
difficulties et accumulation are ever, and
when the mind, admitted te regions of an
ampler ether nnd diviner air than any she
has inhabited befere, feels the full cliarm and
spell et man's vast birthright of knowledge,
and is seized with subtler curiosities und
further reaching dcalrej than anything she
has yet been conscious of. The world of fact
and of idea Is open, and the explorer's instru
ments are as perfect as tbnycau be made,
The intoxication of entrance is full upon
him, and the lassitude which Is the inev Ita
bio Nemesis et au unendlng task, and tbe
chill which sooner or later descends upon
every human hope, are as yet mere names
aud rhadewB, counting for nothing in the
tranquil vista et his life, which seems te Ha
spread out befere him. It is a rure state, for
net many men ure capable of the appren
ticeship which leads te it, aud n breath et
hostile circumstance may put an end te it;
but lu its own manner and degree, and whlle
it lasts, it is oue of the golden state et con
sciousness, and a man enjoying It feels till !
m)stcrleus gift of existence te bave becua
kindly been from teme beneficent power.
Arrived at Mrs. Stuart's, Kendal found a
large gathering already filling the pleasant
low rooms, looking out upon trees nt cither
end, upon which Mrs. Stuart had impressed
throughout the stamp of her own keen little
personality. Bhe was competent lu ull things
competent in her criticism of a book, and
mere than competent in all that pertained te
the nicetics et heuse management Her din
ner parties, of vvhleh each was built up f I am
foundation te climax with the most dellcaUi
skill and unity of plan; her pretty dresses,
in w blch she trailed about ber soft colored
rooms, her tnergy, her kindliness and even
th9 ev Idcnt but quite innocent pursuit of so
cial perfection lu which she delighted all
made ber jwpular, and It was net difficult
for her te gather together whom sbe would
when sbe wished te launch a facial novelty.
Ou the present occasion she was very much
lu her clement All around her vrere poeplo
mero or less dlstluguisbed In the -Londen
world, here was au editor, there an artist,
a Junier member of the government chatted
ever his teu with a foreign minister, and u
flew of the usual Louden chatter of n su
perior Und was rippling through the room
when Kendal entered
Mrs. Btuart put him in the way of a chair
and of abundant chances of com ire.it lull,
and tbcu left him with a shrug of iter elioul elieul
dersundanbUiier, "The beauty is shock
ingly late! Tell me what I shall de if nil
these poeplo are dlsapiiolnted." In reality
Mrs. Btuart was Ijcgluuing te lx) restless.
Kendal had himself arrived very late, and,
ns the talk flowed faster and the loom filled
fuller of guests eager for the new wmsntleii
which had Uxn premised them, the spirits of
the llttle hostess began te sink. The minister
had surreptitiously looked at his watch, nud
a tiresome lady friend had said geed by In a
voice which might have lecn lower, and with
a lament which might bave liccu spared.
Mrs. Stuart set great stere upon the success
of bcr social undertakings, and te gather n
crowd of iieepla te meet the rising star of
the season, ami then te bave te und them
home with only tea ami talk te renumber,
was ene of tbose failure which no oue with
any self respect should allow themselves Ut
risk.
Hew ever, fertune was ence mero lind te
oneot her chief favorites. Mrs. Btuart wai
just listening with a tired face te the Well
meant, but depressing condolences et tbe bar
rliter etandlng by her, who was descrtblng
te her thu "absurd failure" of n party te meet
tbe leading actress et the Coincdie Fiancalse,
te which lie bad luen Invited in tbe prev leus
season, when the sound et wheels was heard
ouUtde. Mrs. Btuart made n quick sU p for
ward, leav lug licr Jeb's com fork r planted lu
the middle of his story, the hum of talk
dropped In an Instant and the crowd about
tbe deer fell hastily hack as It was threw u
ejicn nnd Miss I) ret tier ten entered.
What it glow of rndlance und beauty en
tercd tbe room with berl Sbe eaine in
rapidly, ber graceful head tbreirn eagerly
back, her face kindling und her hands out
it retched as she caught sight of Mrs. Stuart
There was a v iger ami splendor of life about
her that madu nil her movements Large and
emphatic, und Jet, ut the some time, nothing
could exceed the dcllcate finish of the phy
sical structure itself What was indeed
eharacteristla lu her was this combination el
extraordinary perfectnua of detail, with n
flash, a warmth, a ferce of imprestlen, such
as often raises the lower kinds of L auty.lute
excellence and plcturusqucness, but is seldom
found lu connection with theso types where
the beauty Is, us it Here, sufficient In aud by
itself, and does net need mi) thing but its
own inherent harmonica of line aud hue te
impress itself en the beholders
There were teme, indeed, who maintained
that the small iieu aud delicacy of her feat
ures was out ut keeping with ber stature aud
her ample gliding motions. But here, agaiu,
the improsjleu of deljcacy was transformed
inn nnrime cm et -Mrrtnnncyqy tee targe
hotel eyes and the vivid whiteness et the
skin. Kendal watched her from his corner,
where his conversation with two musical
young Indies had been suddenly suspended by
the arrival of the actress, nud thought that
his Impression of tbe week bctore had been,
If anything, below the truth.
"She comes into the room well, tee," ha
taldjte hlmselt critically; "sbe is net n mero
milkmaid; she has seme manner, seme indi
viduality. Ah, new Fernandez" naming
the minister "has get bold et bcr. Then, I
suppose, Rushbroek (the member of the gov
ernment) will ceme next nnd vve commoner
mortals in our turn. What absunlitles these
things areP
His reflections, howevcr, wcre stepped by
the exclamations of the girls lieslde htm, who
wcre already warm admirers of Miss Brother Brether
tun, and wild with enthusiasm nt fludlng
themselves tn the same room with her. They
discovered that be was going te see her in
tbe evening; they envied him, they described
tbe play te him, tbey dwelt in superlatives
en the crowded state of the theatre and ou
the plaudits which gnvteel Miss Brethcrten's
first appearance In the ballroom scene In
the first act, and they allowed themselves
being asthctie damsels rolled In sober green
ish grays a gentle lament ev cr tbe some
what violent coloring et ene et the actress'
costumes, whlle all the time keeping their
ryes furtively fixed en the gleaming ani
mated profile and graceful shoulders, bver
which, In the entrance of the cend drawing
room, tbe minister's gray bend was bending.
Mrs. Stuart did ber duty bravely, lilss
Brcthcrten hed announced te her, with a
thousand regrets, that she had only halt an
hour te give "We peer professionals, j-eu
knew, must dlne at i That made me late,
aud new I find I am such n lour wny from
home that 0 Is tbe latest moment l can stay."
Be that Mrs. Stuart was put te It te get
through nil the introductions sbe had prom prem
ised. But she performed her task without
flinching, killing remorselessly each nascent
conversation In tbe bud, giving nrtNt, outher
or memlwr of parliament his proper little
sentonceof Introduction, and nt last beckon
ing te Eustace Kendal, who left ills corner
feeling society te be n foolish business nud
wishing the ordeal were ever.
MUs Brethrrten smiled nt htm ns sbe had
smiled nt all the ethers, nnd he sat down ter
his tbree minutes ou the ehalr lieslde her.
"I hear jeu are satisfied with jour English
audiences, Miss Brcthcrten," he began at once,
having prepared himself se far. "Te-night
Ifim te have the pleasure for tbe first tlme of
making ene et j our admirers.''
"I hepe it will ploeso j ou." she said, with n a
shyness that was still bright and friendly. '
"Yeu will be sure te ceme and sce me after
wards! I have lieen arranging it with Mrs.
Stuart I am nevcr fit te talk te nf terrrards,
I get se tired. But it does one geed te see
one's friends; it makes ene forget the thoatre
n llttle befere going home."
"De you find Louden very cxcltlngl"
"Yea, very. Toeplo bave been se extra
ordinarily kind te me, aud It Is all such a
new oxjicricnce nftcr that llttle place King King
seon. I should have had my bend turned, I
think," she added, with n bnppy llttle laugh,
"but that when oue cares about ene's art ene
Is net likely te think tee much et ene's self.
Inm nlways despairing ever what there Is
still te de, and what ene may hae dene
scorns te mnke no matter."
Bhe speke with n pretty humility, evidently
meaning what she Bald, and jet tbere was
such a delightful young triumph In her man
ner, such au Invulnerable consciousness of
artistle success, that Kendal felt a secret stir
of amusement as be recalled the criticisms
which among his own set he bad most com
monly heard applied te bcr.
"Yes, Indeed," he answered, plensantly,
"I suppese every artist feels the same. We
all dolt wearu geed for nnjthlug wovvhe
scrihble ns well as ) ou w he net"
"Oh, job," she said; with kindly, question
ing ejes, "jeu write a great deal! 1 knew:
Mr. Wallace told me. He says jeu nie se
learned, and that your lioek vv 111 be splendid.
It must be grand te write books. I should
llke It, I think, better than acting. Yeu
need euly depend en jeurself; but 111 acting
yeu're alwajs depending en seme ene else,
and jeu get iiiBiich n rnge when all jour own
grand ideas nru spelled because the leading
gentlcmau won't de anything ililTercnt from
what be has been used te, or the next lady
wants te show off, or the stnge innnager has
n grudge against jeui Something alwnjs
happens "
"Apparently tbe only thing Hint nlwnyn
liapiiens te you Is success," said Kendal,
rather hating himself for the cheapness of
the compliment "1 hear wonderf ul rejierU
of the dllllculty of getting a seat of tbe Cal
liope; and his friends tell me that Mr, Robin Rebin Robin
Ben leeks ten jcarsj'eungur. Pdbr maul It
is tlme that fertune smiled en lilm."
"Yes, Indeed; he had a bad time last jenr.
That Miss Hnrwoed, the American actress,
that tbey thought would 1k such n success,
didn't ceme off nt all. Bhe didn't lilt the
public. It doesn't seem te me that tbe Eng
lish publle Is hnnl te pUnse. At that
wretched llttle theatre In Kingsten I wasn't
nearly se much at myoaseas I nm here. Here
oue can always de ene's bust and lie sure that
the audlencn will appreciate it I have all
sorts of projects In my bead. Next j'ear I
shall have a theatre of, my own, I think, and
then"
"And then we shall see j'eu In nil the great
parlsl'
1he beauty had Just liegun ber answer
when Keudul becama conscious et Mrs.
Btuart standing lieslde him, with another
Or3vi'
Mrs. Stuart standtnj leslita him.
aspirant at lirr elbow, and nothing remained
for him but te retlru with u hasty smile and
bend shake, Miss Ilrethertcn brightly re
minding him tint they should meet again.
A few mlnutei) aftcrwuids there was ence
mera a general flutter lu the room. Miss
Brotherteu was going. Bhe came ferwnnllu
bcr long, flowing black garments, holding
Mrs. Btuart by the hand, the crowd dividing
ns she passed On her way te the deer steed
a child, Mrs. Stuart's jeungest, loeLIng at
ber with large, wondering brown ejes ami
finger en lip. The actress suddenly stoejied
te her, lifted her up with the (asecf phj steal
strength Inte the midst of her soft furs and
velvets, nnd hlssed her with a gracious
quoenllnesa. The child threw Its llttle whlte
nrins around her, smiled iqieu bcr rml
smoothed her hair us though U) leKuie Itself
that the fairy princess was rail. '1 licit it
struggled down, and in another minute the
bright vision wus gene, and the crowded
room seemed te have gre.vn suddenlydull
and empty,
"That was prettily dene," said Edward
Wallace te ICeudul as they steel together
looking en. "In another woman tbose things
would be dene for effect, but I don't think
the does them for effect It Is us though she
felt herself ill such n warm ami congenial
atmosphcre, she Is se sure of lu rsclf und her
surroundings, that shu is alie te glve lu rself
full play, te fellow uvery Impulse as it rises.
There is a wonderful absence of mauvalse
hente about her, and Jet I bcllove that, llttle
as she knows of bcr own deficiencies, she is
really modest"
"Very essibly," said Kendal; "it is n cu
rious study, a character taken se much ati
nature), und suddenly transiertu lute the
midst of such a I.oudeu triumph as this. 1
have certainly been very much attracted and
feel Inclined te quarrel with) en for having
run her down. I bellore I shall admire her
mero than J ou de te-ulgbt."
"Ionlj-heiM jeu may," said the Ameri
can, cordially; I nm afraid, however, that
from any standard that is worth using there
is net much te be said for ber as au actress.
As a human belug the is nearly jierfuctieii."
The afternoon ruestsdeparjeid, and jui a,
WV -" I i Hl i 'JVTJ IS j" I'l '
lf-Zlk?r
rne tass ma geno iar. roreca was announced.
He came in in a bad temper, having been de
layed by business, and presently sat down te
dinner with Mrs. Stuart and Wallace and
Kendal In a very grumbling frame et mind.
Mr. Btuart, a young and nble law) cr, In tbe
first agonies et real success nt the bar, had
tent word that be co aid net reach home till
late,
"1 don't knew, I'm sure, what's the geed of
Ketng te sea that girl with you two carping
fellows," be began combatively, ever bis
eup. "She won't suit you, and you'll only
spoil Mrs. Stuart's pleasure and mine.4
"My dear Fprbes," said Wallace In his
ptacld, undisturbed way, "you will see I
shall liebavn like nn angel. I shall allow my
self nounpleosant remarks, nud I shall make
as much nolse as anjbedy in the theatre."
"That's all very neil, but it you don't say
It, Kendal will leek It, and I don't knetv
which Is tbe most damping."
"Mrs. Stuart, you shall be tbe jndgoet
our bebav ler," sold Kendal be and Ferbes
wero excellent friends, "Ferbes Is net In n
Inn
Judicial frame of mind, but we will trust .you
te be fair. I suppose, Ferbes, we may be al
lowed a grumble or two nt Hewes it you
shut our mouths en the subject et Miss
Brothorten.",
"Hawes doss his best," said Ferbes, with n
touch et obstinacy. "He leeks well, ha
strides well, he is a flne flgure et n man with
n big bullying voice I don't knew what
mero you want In n Herman prince. It Is
this everlasting Irypercrltlclsm which spoils
all ene's pleasure and frightens all the char
acter out of tbe artist 1"
At which (Mrs. Stuart laughed, nnd,
womanlike, observed that sbe supposed It
was only peeple who, llke Ferbes, had suc
ceeded lu disarming the critics who could
affenl te scoff at them a remark, which
drew' a funny llttle new, halt petulant, half
pleased, out ut the nrtlst, In w horn ene of
the strongest notes et character was his sus
ceptibility te the attentions et women.
"You've seen ber already, I bollevo,"sald
Wallace te Ferbes. "I think Miss Brcthcr Brcthcr
eon told me j ou wcre at tbe Calliope en Mon
day." "Yes, I was. Well, ns I Ull you, I don't
care te be critical I don't want te whlttle
nwny the few pleasures that this dull llfj) can
prev Ide me with by this perpetual discontent
with what's set befere me. Why can't you
cat aud be thankful I Te leek nt that girl Is"
a liberal education; sbe lias a line voice, tee,
aud her ticautj', her freshness, the energy et
llfe In her, glve me every- sort of artistle
pleasure What a curmudgeon I should l
what n grudging, ungrateful fellow If, after
oil she has dene te delight me, I should nbuse
her liecause she can't sneak out bcr tlrcsome
speeches w hlch are of no account and don't
matter, te my Impression, at all as well as
ene of your thin, FrcnchSnnke llkecreeturcs
who have nothing but their art, as jeu call
It; nothing but what they luive been care
fully taught; nothing but what tbey have
laboriously learned with time and trouble,
te depend upon I'
Having delivered himself of this tirade,
tbe artist threw himself back In his chair,
tossed back his gray hair from his glowing
blnck eyes, and looked dufionce nt Kendal,
vv he was sitting opposite.
"But, after all," said Kcr , reused,
"these tlrcsome npoeehoH are lur metier; It's
her business te speak thorn, and te speak
them well. Yeu ero praising her for quali
ties which are libt properly dramatle at all.
In j our studio tbey would Iki Uie only thing
tlintn man need consider; en the stnge they
naturally ceme second."
"Ah, well." said Ferbes, falling te upon
his dinner again at a gentle signal from Mrs.
Btuart that the carriage would seen le
round. "I knew very well hew you nnd
Wallace would take tier. Yeu and I will
have te defend each ether, Mrs. Btuart,
ngelnst these two shower baths, nnd when
we go te see her aftcrn anls I shall be Invalu
able, for I shall be able te snve Kendal mid
Wallace the humbug et compliments."
Whereupon tbe ethers protested that they
would en no account be deprived of their
sliare of tbe compliments, nud Wallace es
pecially laid It down thatT'a man would be a
oer croature who could net flud smooth
things te say upon any concelvnblo occasion
te Isabet Ilrctherten. Besides, be saw her
every day and was In excellent practice.
Turbes looked n llttle scornful, but et this
point Mrs. Btuart succeeded In diverting his
nttcntlen te the latest picture, and tbe dinner
flowed en pleasantly till tbe ceffee was
banded aud tbe carrlage announced.
CHAPTER III.
On their arrival at the theatre, armed with
Miss Brothorten's order, Mrs. Stuart's party
found thcniselv os shown Inte a large roomy
box tlose te the stage tee, close, indeed, for
ptiriose8 et seeing well The heuse was al
ready crowded, nnd Kendal noticed, ns he
scanned the stalls add bexes through his
opera glass, that it contained a considerable
sprinkling of notabilities of various kinds.
It was a large "new thoatre, which hitherto
liad enjoyed but a very inoderato sliare of
popular favor, se that the brilliant and eager
creud with which It was new filled was in
Itself a sufficient testimony te tbe success of
the actress who had wrought se great a
tranftonu&tten.
"What an oxpcrlcnce Is this for a girl of
CI," whispered Kendal te Mrs. Btuart, who
was comfortably settled la tbe further cor
ner of the box, ber small dainty figure set oil
by tbe crimson curtains behind It "One
would think that an actor's llfe must stir tbe
very deptlis of a man or woman's Individual
ity, that it must call every power Inte action
and strike sparks out of the dullest."
"Ye: but hew seldom It Is sol"
"VV'ell, in England, at any rote, tbe fact
Is, tbclr training Is se Imperfect they daren't
let tbsmselvcs go. It's only when a man
possesses tbe lower secrets of hI4art per
fectly that he can aim at the higher. But
the band Is nearly through the overture.
Just tell me befere tbe curtain gees up somo semo some
tblng about the pla j. I have only very
v ague Ideas about it The scene is laid in
Bcrllu."
"Yes; In tbe Altes Schloss at Berlin. The
story is based upon the legend et tbe 'Whlte
Lady."'
"What, the warning phantom of the llo lle llo
hcnzellurnsr' Mrs. Btuart nodded. "A crown prlnce of
Prussia Is in leve with the beautiful Countess
Hilda von Welsscnsteln. Reasons et state,
howevcr, obllge him te threw bcr ever and
te take stc)s towards marrlage withaprin withaprin
cemet Wurtcmbcrg. They have Just been
Ijctrothed when the ceuntes, mail with
Jealousy, plays the part of the Whlte Lady
and appears te tbe princess te try and terrify
bcr put of tbe proposed marriage."
b, "And tbe ceunte-sa is Miss Brcthertenr'
' "Yea, Of course, the malicious peeple say
that ber getting up as tbe Whlte Lady Is
really the ralseu d'otre et the piece. But,
bush I there is tbe signal Make up your
mind te be bored by the princess; she is ene
et tbe worst sticks I ever sawl"
The first sceno represented the lUroem at
the Schloss, or rather the rejal anteroom,
beyond which the vista of tbe ballroom
ejiencd. The Prussian and Wurtcmbcrg
royalties bad net jet arrived, with tbe ex
ception of tbe Prlnce Wilbclm, en whose
matrimonial prospects tbe play was te turn.
He was engaged in explaining the situation
te bis friend, Waldomarveu Itetbenfels, the
difficulties in which be was placed, bis ias
tluil for tbe Countess Hilda, tbe iiell'Jcal
necessities vvblcb forced him te marry a
slaughter of the house of Wurtembcrg, the
prcssure brought te bear upon him by bis
inrcflts, ahd bis own despair at having te
break tbe uews te the countess.
I 1 be story Uirekcu off by tbe arrival of
tbe loyalties', Including thu pink and white
maiden who is te be Prince Wllbclm's fate,
and the royal quadrllle begins. The prince
leads his princess te ber place, when It 'Is
discovered that anetlur lady is required te
ceinplute the figure, and au aide-de-camp Is
dispatched into tba ballroom te fetch one.
He returns, ushering in the beautiful Hilda
en Welsscnsteln.
Prem this moment the nudlence liad becu
Impatiently waiting, and when the dauling
figure, in its trailing, penrl embroidered
rubes, apjieared lu thu doorway of the ball
room, a storm of applause broke forth again
and again, and for seme minutes delu)ed the
iregrtws of the scene.
Nothing, indeed, could bave been better
calculated than this opening te display the
(leicullar glf U'ef thu actress1. Tl.e quadrille,
wus it stately spectacular display, In which
tplendld dress and stirring niusie and the
rlfucts of rh) tbmie motion had Usui brought
freely Inte play for thu delight of the behold beheld
rr. Botwutntbe figure terewss u little
skillfully managed uetleii, mostly tn dumb
show, 1 be movements of tbq Jealous beautv
and "of ber fafkUM lever; war
throughout with fafflctert dramatta
te keep 'up tbe thread of the flay.
was net tne dramatle aspect of tM
which the nudlence cared. It was si
tbe display which it made possible of
ureiucrten-i yeutn ana grace ana
They bung upon her every tnevmnwlL ssM
Kendal found himself following hf tt MM
tame eagerness et cve as these abeat hssss.
lest any phase of that embodied poetry MM
escape him. .
In this Introductory scene tba
which went te-make-ntv the (toil stmt
clscd ever her audience ware perfaelttfsV'
tlnguUhable, Kendall explanation c W sJ,
himself was that It was baaed upea as ml
ceptlopel natural 'endowment' et paytssssll'
-...w,.w.., .u,u.,,lvu Pfun hi i y I
certain moral qualities, by MrapHcrty,
nit ummm- r
ness, truth et nature. There wMtHsssl sTa
eflllicnm nf TrmtVi nf rttiHf ftf lOisiSMaM
about her which it was Imtmthbt nn te last. ''.'
ana wuien eviucnuy reuseu tee en'
sympathy
sympathy ei the great majority et
Ferbes was slttlmr In the front of
with Mrs. Stuart, his shaircv crsiv 1
keen Unl fiun nttrapMnir nnntlitealila
tien in their neighborhood. UewaalaU',
most cxpanslve mood i the cembaUrassM ;
en hour bofero had disappeared, and HsissT'e -degt,
susceptlble temperament of Mst Ma! '
was absorbed In admiration, In tbe mar -rueus
artist's delight lu stirring and bssMsttfat 1
series of Impressions. WhenthewMtelMBr
disappeared through the doorway of tba taaV'"
room be followed It with a sigh of rctr4,asWlv;
during tbe scene which followed tstw tmh
prince and his Intended bride be ItftrrfiY .
looked nt the stage, The prlneesa,lndssJ,
was all that Mrs. Btuart proneunoA bar l,v'
be; she was stlffcr and clumsier than tram 1
bcr Teutonic rele could justify, aad .
marched laboriously through her very ptssparX;
nnd virtuous speeches, evidently drtvsss s,-,
by an uneasy consciousness that the anilsssw i
was only eager te ceme te tbe end of Mnsm 4
nnd of her. ' . , 1
In the lltUobnute Which follower! tike dlMV
ufieHuiuKx u& 1.110 uewiy uuirutaea w
tne distant uaiiroem, Mrs. btuart
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Imckwanl ever her chair ana said te
"New, tben, Mr. Kendal, prepare
criticisms I In the scene whlcn Is teal
Ing M Iss Brethrrten has a geed deal mc
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de than te leek pretty V
'Till l,llti vmt nMtli Anfl. AimnsnlM
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Kendal "Remember you are te be the Jlf fyj
et our wnavier at tne end. it is net tne pan -et
a Judge te tempt theso en whom, be M te -C
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- aeu put en niucn vtoience en j i mi awi r-j i
wild Mrs. Stuart, laughing. "Yeu 04 Mrxc
ward con have tbe back of tbe bes te teflc-t:
vrlinf-. hiyrmv vml ItlrA .In art fan mM wmi-tak
Mr. Ferbes perform his devotions ttsstisv,?
turuoe." , i;s
At tb Is Ferbes half turned round, aad ebeekJi
his great mono, under which gleamed aeMB-'ij
tenonce of ceiuedv menace, at the two aaem- .
Iiehlnd him. But In another Instead te k
tone of Isabel Brothel-ten's veles rivetet sslf
ttoutlen, and the eyes et all tbose fa. tbe beat V
U..U AMAA Mb. t. t SAMUK Ik. -' - - AV.
uuuuuiuivUHUuniwiiMiaiaiMHbiTiv'v ,
rhe sceno which followed. was one etitlH,
iat meritorious nesjaitm in the nMser -1
heavy Uerman clay from which ibe "WsssssK.
Lady" had been adapteu. It WMUseadeibt
show tbe romantic and passionate ekswbflsv't
of tbe countess, and te suggest that vebi of :
extra vagance and daring lnbrwbleh wfli:
tbe explanation et the rarsssmienlMlsV 1M
the original tbe dialogue hed a our! Oef ;g
man force and Intensity, which tesisMlUssKV
et its occasional heaviness In tbe Mentfe'el
Hawe, the large bened, swaggering
nge wne pinyeei me pnnoe, an maw
sulllclcnt ferce et feeling,, and a
sense subtle enough te suggest te ber
cnery modulation, could have mane a
mark In it But tbe first words ejbmk s'
voelcd Isabel Brotherteu's HmIHiiQsMl Msi
bofero tire minutes wt ever Tendal wm
conscious of e cemplete oeUopte of tnsst
svmmthotle relation brtweenbM ad'tbe
actress which the first scene hadpusVwislR
In another sentence or two the spoil baslbsMi' .
Irrevocably broken, ana M :
self te have passed from e state of i
ness te all that was exquisite i
te a state of mero -Irritable c
ber defects. It wae evident te him I
scene of great capabilities she
rese beyond tbe iricks of an
cuuen ; wai ner violence i
mennAfltf In ID which mi
and that even ber attitudes had lest I
charm. Fer, In the effort the
labored effort of aqting bar
which had exercised wen an i
ever htm In tbe first ecene, bad
mere strides and rushes; never, Indesa, winb-;
out grace, but often without dignity, sm at?
nil times lacking In that coniUteney, tbat'
unity ei pian wmcn is tee soul ei art. , t;.
'itie sense et cum ana aisniueieni
tromely dlsagroeable te him, and by tba t
tbe scene was half way through be bad al-'
mast ceased te watch her. Edward WmMaaa-f !j
who nau seen uer seme two or urea i
tbe part, was perfectly conscious of
change, and had been looking out for Hi
"Net much te be eald of her, I am
wben she cornea te business," he said te
dal in n whisper, as tbe two leaned i
the deer of the box. "Where did abe
theso tiresome tricks she baa. tbati
tonatiensho puts en when sbe want Vb,'3
pathetic, and that absurd Willi eat wmsmt
spoils every thing! It's a terrihle pity.
times I think 1 catch a gleam of
trjnal power at tbe bottom, but thm ill
n lack of intelUsence in tne artut I
Is a striking Instonce of bow much and ssew,
llttle can be done wltbcwt education, "J r
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"It lsmriotilybaecertalidy.neaidEstV&
de), while the actress' denunciations of bar '.;; '.;;
lever were still ringing through tbe theatres &
"But leek at tbe beuse I What fefiytt ?'
ever te expect a great aramaue art m msaj-'.v va
land. We bave no sense for tbe.redmsaaii .
of the thing. Tbe French would no mera'
seierara sucn acting as uui reran ec .;
beauty of tbe actress than tbey would Mia?
a picture by Its frame. However, If mas Mas i,
T.V..I.-. I. Owl. inAmm.. "
It's no wonder If commoner mortals fallow A";
suit" . , a
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uci as tne curtain leu en tne urs act, -mare x s,m
dene with. There are two or threo taJaaa lav i',?a
tbe second act that are beautiful la I
first appcorance as tbe White Lady she ie aa
wonderful os ever, but the third act la a
nuisance"
'Ne whispering there," mid Ferbes, leek
lng round upon them. "Ob, I knew what
yeu're af tc'rt, Kdward, perfectly. 1 hair M
nil with ene ear."
"Tliat,".sald Wallace, moving up te him,
"Is pbjsically Impossible Don't be se pug
nacious. We luave you tbe front of the bat,
and when we appear In your territory ok
mouths are closed. But In our own domain
we claim tba right of free men."
"Peer glrll" sold Ferbes, with a alga.
"Hew ehe manages te tome LiOnden as
ileua Is a marv el te me. If she were a afe
less perfect and wonderful than shots
would hav e been tern te Dioees br TOtt Csi
long age, Yeu bave done your best aa It is,
only tbe publle won't listen ie you, Ob,
don't suppose I don't see all that yeasse,
Tbe critical poison's In ray veins Just as it U
lu yours, but I held It In, check it sbaat
master me, I will have my pleasure la satts
et It, and when I ceme across anything las
ure that makes me lee; l will preteeimj', ,
fivlfnt-d f mm Ifc with All mv mtffhLO 4"
"We are dumb," said Kendal, with If)
m nt "niriprwian wnmti neaanucAirv k ,-"
jeu te consider what are the feelings '.
which the dramatle art properly and legMb .,-'
mntely appeals."
"Oh, bang your dramatle artf laid
Perbcs, firing up; "cant jeu take things
(Imply and straightforwardly! Bhe is then
sbe is doing her best for you tben test a
nrAi.mi nt ni n Irmlf whtnh Isn't as slnriOSSl
as that of a Diana cowetei earth, and yea 5j..
won't let it charm you and conquer you, be- ,
cause sbe Isn't into. tbe bargain as confeand-
tdlycloveresyouarojoursclvrsl WeU,i
jeurscivrsi veu,s
) our less, net bcrs." j
"ilv dear Mr. Ferbes." sold Mrs. Btuart.
with her llttle judicial peace making air,
"no shall go away contented. . Yea win
bav'u'had your sensation, they w ill have had
their sense of superiority, and as for ma. I
Shall get tbe best et it all round. Fer, white
jeu aru ben, I sea Miss Brethertea wHsi
our ejes, una jet, as XAiwaru win xn
lit nm en thu wuv home. I shan't sre te 1
without having expcvlenced all tbe Jeys eC-ft-1
t way uenie, i suau gu ui
criticism I Oh 1 but new, husn, ana ussen w '..
luis music, it is oue us sua """r"iiw
the evening, and we shall have the While &.,
I Assliusiwke tbe orchestra, Which wis a X-,1
reed one, and perhaps tbe most satisfactory' ,.
.feature iu the performance, broke Inte eeaaa
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