Show t t w ws s LEADING LADY 1 c I Ia a w 7 1 t 64 J BON BONNER NER tS- tS cOPrA CO IM bO 5 fA co fAe fAh e h 10 i STORY FROM THE START 01 1 While despondent 0 o er tr th the n en enforced I tort forced l t of ot her nance Hance lane Jim JimI Dallas all li er fI In edit elf defense d ot of I unmet member ot of o an family II t I polar pillar le la I engaged eng to toi toI i lay liy t loin In a chant perform perform- perform ono an o of or Twelfth T Night on Gull Island on the th Maine coast I Continued PROLOGUE Continued 2 2 lou ou ou can 01 always II I be relied on ou lIn tune e lu 10 dt dI d il t I ll i t 11 albeit w is tS Kt yet et UI 11 It IL toUs tOkU ern t bt IJ beuten In hill lurt i art urt and I 1 lea e c S at lit III ert flat But I 1 UMI t ulue tu to I take nn dimms of oC oCI ft I tr r I ln ind It If Stoles Moles was In U the my I was as sho bhe I 1 d o It nt t know Inow a whether ht sl al t a d oue that far but It would l hol has li m I c i olli I for Cor In 1 lir r I and und for hit rut rest t of ofus ofus us II too It Its Ils s all plain sailing no now no ex cx ti t for Cor one ono thin c e ed nn and then linn In answer to Ills hIs look 1001 about the police If IC they the hive Ilse h I e her hr r flun as people pic Su eu 11 they do al nl jut ut It up there ther t 1 the Hie h l 11 II I moan man shrugged In the on the the lint-the certainly uin tan t tome ou on the 11 eie e a to H ln ti about no It-no It no one but the comp III to 10 tole toIe le Ie allotted ullo ed there thre till the Ibe performance DId slit Ih sh spent speak to you ou about that that o o she fihe hardly c cr c er alludes to the subject t But Dut the they would keep aItch a catch I Oil Ott her wouldn t the i a ilie lie nodded frowning fro a little at t a new v In Ills his experience I I should think so-a so so a woman roman la In her herI I o n n Men lieu ell under und r sentence of at death o hiss II 1 0 been unable to 10 k p away II from tut III girl Irl they were ere In loco loio 10 0 with And 1 tutu hl n she lie ron ma know Inow whre he Is 1 Ie le e Ine Inu In u e with him Oh Hi I don dont t think th tint U It Anne In ularm Shed hed De Cr tal such Fuch n U risk 1 slight grating crating noise e came from tl tI e a hail Anne Annc held up a n quick can tinning hun han IV I 1 It V I L 1 ike Ie care curc the she murmured Hero here s stOL fat tOL I II Joe tome tame In III his Pamma hat low lost on his brow bmw He Ill le gale we u uc c no sign Im of ot greet n t tIn In ng till 1111 Ill he saw caw 11 Un Ila- Ila tt II then he tie mil emit hl I In jn al t Hello lIello and sn 1 e rr R hi his lint hat I little Allne Annes II got gt a caller Howdy Pus ett I How Ilo t s a Ili hll lei 7 11 He lie was like lane the same dell rte rc tic Ill ti a same arrn long Ion p eyebrow Vi ind tl il a i slime same trick of ot till hit vu III tIll 1 hI l ur ed high ou on his forded forehead hl hi T f fice IC ice h hid td an no elfish alm St malign n 1 tilts locking lacking In his lurs on and the brn hron l n l st I II I brilliant and hard liard were sere ere net M-I fur furt furI to Ie I I t I t in to his hia Hi Ile cd ed forth y with a n of if l ln ue 3 on the Hie 1 twelfth l AI U I t t lit III ll 1 I ad heard this and ti 11 Hat ut at and Anne Ii hill hid td told him tl 11 a I till rills Ills His Inure surf sur Aunt he ht hadn t sho shown shon n much Ie Ic hir e Illy ill III u toss ft tl Ill I'll 1 nil que tI ti in Am Aut An sh she ads alit at atVas was Vas In lu hl his 1 mind minda a nl I e a ho t-O often s lotI lot Io I 1 I e lil Id the llio wl wi en In n u question Ill I'll II ii d I 1 tr cr I lIu I I l y ii ou u eel tol 1111 bt dy to pla plu Se- Se StI Sei I t i ilin ll in let etan eta etT ii n I 1 hat I n J who lio Ith 01 ot the llie southern ti It l ur lut la ti H n tu I hut but h hey In i lu In t Inland frD lit Ile kale kalea u e eu II a LII l hest t-t t rutI rut ruti i I 11 Il c sure Hurd d d II It ii l ok 01 like lir hu lIt 11 ul JL way was a II I Jk chance ou II jr li tl 11 e a whale III Ie prote l n II t fort hi-fort Il you yiu U pI el et pry in i nt na thin that looks ilk 1111 W hll s t III brother r hy l y SIra Iri lIl the llie 1 I III fig n 11 ash actress when h hU vaa U 0 user lr I ere cre I id 11 boy lIoy to 10 play IJ 1110 in It 11 I w n e ij lIk like ller lier well her nut not us aa ns III H I 1 It l k h D ir t I ts i s tt it had affil Ills ill nl as a tm lid hJ 1 1 I and v s I to a lOIl lit III I li h t I i I Il 1 e n lo lu kin 1111 kli for fon for and to III ll 0 e a k III n lull Island With Anne It It li Hued lit III l hi-l hl US 08 B i 1 feth III al ro r fin h I Ie le e II a r ti II mi 1111 mi nal IL o f of I v w r rha iu i i But Joe aim i r g e lI ll 11 i t I lit I t o y du ilo Iu II al at his feel fc l will uil id 1 l 1 sJ I s wl l MI M 1 I It its te 11 tho the ai itter IUt g n lot d di I It 7 It ull In hi K a tut matter It Ir t L tf I f nn d ul t vu OU loul l J but hut liu l u and andel II elt hi el t hale 1111 lia III ut ill is rs muck much 11 nu ne n as chalk and krul clu chi Le se I 1 11 Is hi co cn c II III i iI li Jl J JIL t I- wh and I fitly Illy al ut III it Ill I'll waist across tl ti n nIth with will a 0 minting mincing of 4 lit III H It n WitS was so flO well Y ell don dOli th It Sll 11 tI a k h i not nut contain his hey 1 I nigh tr I tin 10 1 o a ul n II Jo Ie his faire 0 with lIh south I 1 cr and out d t t Ina or q l I t r nuts 1118 shout shou d 11 ani I ther tut rr s I for tor thee the an there Vh and thue litre and und lour tho Are Arc all Iho Ihl pro plO tie Ie 1 T 11 et en t ay a II l J aud looking loo hl nr to 10 u a lu 10 rr loM-rr lr ers 21 lone tone If ul ut Anno Anna said eald It If lf It b lI bt thus thua to V ll U ui IJ It lu me e slap t P lt it chi hl CI ex Jh Uh he ir could oulu Ally r llly luy and I 1 I before torl w the to 1 idiot I-idiot II I In III h her r c oen ell es Ite Hl o d how bo boto li to 1 manage JoeI Joe Jot r I I e could keep him hini In order Th The boy Ul afraid of ot tint hIm n nod by this time that hIs future lay Iny In It llis itt ii hind It JC there OS ens 1111 Ill hung Anne Annc M anted that was ens nl hI his gift girt tl II ere re could be no DO Q letlon Its helo being belne ht hrs hirs n She lic he was ns ery sery 8 ss eL murmuring her thanks aa ns she fib h H went cent nt all Im I'm to 10 the thedoor door an nn I 1 1 that Joo Too would acquit Im wall tl har l heard she Fhe said sold lo to king kine Into Inlo her dark arl ests H felling tin soft ott HII Irl sure ure of ot her hand lind Joe Joc had loft left the sitting E room when lie lIe he a wint I nt lit 1 lalk Ull there and she hl li 8 supposed ed edh la h hll had to bed bod lint pro pi he came In his hat i n II o again tad and sold t ald lie he was ns I out thc Site he was wah ah d It aa a rasi rast r lIt n but Jt l ut tc le t e swung fc wun about I In for tor his cone cane saIng Ill I'll 1111 It was ns too t tr ta te r e a td V e L r Like LIk a Picture From Some Antique Romance hot to sleep She tried to detain him alti Illi remarks about the new work lie Ill nn shortly as n was sus us Ills hIs wont with her treating It as I a 0 small mat matter matter ter nothing to get excited about nl about oa al-oa oa o oa a familiar pose tint Cut the site noticed I un under under under der his Ills nonchalance n a antis fue the low blow of ot ao on Inner lotion In lilt his ees e Ce eA CHAPTER 1 I I 1 h In i t was wan user o 0 er and the in audience e was os dl bottle i oine of them had gone cone the house houf e tak the IIII chance to hose hate a n look at ot it when it the Ihl II were wert In you couldn t so 10 much mucha aw nil i ut ul our our foot rout on 11 round time the lie shore Others OtheN lingered hinting lIa In Inn a n farewell ell word with II h the congratulating theta theta-It y us us the ff lIt l thing to do and ard they de desir str It od It I The he arts wa liS sery pry affable shaking hands with lIh Mr Ir has Ila IlaI I the lor an au I Miss ill s Saunders tut Ihl slur who Ii in III he paL s Iris 1 l lift tI II tIe e I lint till on lioi het tare face l tired II or Irl but was liS bu so S Hel and tutu unas I II I e ll nett lt of i II 11 I sea lit rot roi III lug Ing on III II t ill ch that se fei 11 at tied Lull bull I land from tin tut took 1001 un Cn Er nod and nl Thy Thi Th start J In lu groups that linn broke op Dp The 1 tut K skimmed d l lIht winged the lilt whits hit hurry tf d f tit their lIl 1111 Ilk threads Ihn lid tl II at ut t J I II bit It k I tn to tbs III I Il u in II lI 1 l I 1 ill ut of or the he carrH d the Itle 1111 tilt aurill ull Ill tars 3 lir r ld tits Ills t r rii tl ii e a little te l 1 wn 1 s ii on tIe ll II e a II I 1 S are 1111 1 I 1 f ll tI t I i in um tat iri solid H were r In till the I th lint It of oil I 1 niKl II I y It h l t teen ull U cd l ly 1 I tit lit II u I II i I r rn In their nl Hll M s slat 1 U 11 1 hull bud 1 iii HId d a n great greut Iut dial deal It f t Inform ah uti ut III Li II tithe Liso so I torI nn uc from froni thriLl 1 oriel un and ani J some rot I I Who ho was Mr Ir I 8 lOll 1 I l 11 tr ir If Ic I 1 f fry c 1 ry la III slit i t 1111 over to 10 n worth for supplies naJ hail hod to n e U 11 lit t b I ai ut slit did tier her po power er Sew ca at ot last the p had had n t hard liard d slew lew of oC the lie actors the whole holl 1 up lip an I r II r e ei fitted flUd Sara link I Ink Ill ut s II description to lu lilt ni 1 In that Sins 09 Mss Ml IS s racy the one she alto 1111 Was Wasso wast-o wast so o and i s si An I 1 it 11 e c Duke Duki wn III at lIC And the woman roman oman who ho stool 1 I round andlen and ten len ltd Jul on In wi 8 his wIfe Sari I hadn t Mid said much at out her lier slit h hy y n n t of at much Importance anyhow on n how liow or h shed d lia ha hale c e lint more inore act III luk to 10 do Out But that hat boy who wh ho Sins os lola 1 twin lie he was wua Mina Ml 11 Irac II th r and Sara Sura hull had said he ho and DOl MIss II I s Saunders did didn t get Et on well Hell Ill I'll ahe coul could Bl ae ci It though they didn t say ny uric nd Ind tHe lire I UI up tilt the hutch butch Ir era S ulf ho was aas us loon In inthe the play pla plu In III I d n t see sec how hoe la In took 1001 him fr f rr Iii l It II It was Sine In Ion lose lo o 0 alt with II LIe dl didn II t look 1011 like Ilk l lob loi-i In the lie face lice She he was as n real rial al pretty but Jut II lied d a n queer r sl al mug mu on ou him hUn tl il at ut bay b IY y I guts she he was Vas meant to bo lIo blinded by lost And hint hIm druell tic the 11 e Mme hair and all nil ml might ht lend her Istra astray I 1 d tI n t see sec how you OU could hose hn lia e em 01 look 1001 Just jut alike unless they the d an Si ho hid hd a real t twin tIn In brother and nud ma h bc ou oud d po go o tae tle whole hole COUll country try our OHr r and not find that He Ile 11 alt alii t like IIIi her no wa aa a growl l I lold old m ni the wheel I seen em both when they thy s wasn t acting and uDd he s an mum ugly pup PUll that one anI Then the tho ho I o 0 it at grating on tho the liar hay hayworth worth h altar wharf hart Gabriel urged urN them orr lie hadu t got through h et ct got to 10 k back lIl for part purt of at the compan company alto ho were ere calculating to get the Hit main line lIue at Spencer and after that back again for the Iracy rucy racy bo lIo The s iwa n In throng throns of ot boats emptied their cargoes and ond the thick pressed cro crowd d mo to the end of ot the Ibe wharf separated Into streams and group groups I- I Farewells arcelle arc elle last lait commending comments rOl rust ro l on the tir limpid sea lIla scented air The Tho waiting stalling line of ot mo- mo motors tor mo-tor tors lorl absorbed the summer ummer visitors rl ot olf and purred away past the tho cottages und under r the e ew ing ingland neland f-neland land IlInd elms The matrons sank tank grate grata fully upon the yielding cushions cushion roll ink by the tho dust dusl dusti buggies tho battered autos the line lines l of ot bicycle rW rUlers r Into the quiet serene sert-ne country where here the th shadows shadow were lying bins I Ing long lone and clear cleor 11 les It ll had nad been a treat success from first r t to lust last there hadn t been a hitch There was Sins os one outsider left on 00 the Island 11 ally aUy Shine the photographer sent by the tir 8 s indicate to take pictures ut ot what shat hat was os a 8 notable boa bo- boI bodet ko-clety ko I det c went cent ent In a ilace of ot which the publiC had holl heard much and nod seen seu noth nothIng Ing hut But unlike the other out J Is ilon extending o cr 0 er a 8 longer louger r had not been M so agree abl atilt lie He hud had seen the llie actors actor at Ot close range In their habits as tile the 11 ll c lunched with Uh watched the tho last Int rehearsal taken en a lot of ot pIctures picture ot of oMis Saunders In tho the bouse house and gar garden den car den And Aud he bud had sensed eu ed on nn electric disturbance In the atmosphere and come upon to f of ot Internal dis dIs- dIscord discord cord That wits HIS wa at the last rehearsal when the poetic Mola loIn hud hind lost her temper like an ordinary woman and J Jon on the Tracy something boy boy about the place he stood In nothing In as a tar far taras faras fara as Shine could me ate le to get Ctt mad about And till thi boy hind had ons answered ered In kInd like the spItting of oC an angry cut cat n nully ugly ully scene sene that the director hind to stop Thuu the Ille moan man Stokes Stoke y who sho ho played the Duke n it handsome It something chap chup was ens as the matter mailer with him He lie hull hind a u haunted sort of ot look lookas u us If It his Ills mind was US disturbed espe espe dull clan when lied hc d turn Ills hits e eyes i on un in Miss IS Saunders Ills the wife wife the woman omun they called Ilora Was lora 1 f lora was us on 00 to bin Shine uw t-uw her t him eloD from her theU the U aU wai i n 11 watch lItch u r run Iton alien n iou OU duet don Oll t I aunt them them to n see He It i ht hl y wits wa e e to tf stress and In hl fill felt It here here- here lIdo the thc und ond and w was ds tuo t-d t to curl sit lt 11 Ho c tr were Here ani the roup up lip Miss I I nn and J Mss Misa Tracy Iracy linked amis anus und and uro 1110 eu tI I IT I toss to l the I 1 lu III the and ami ir tr hit Ihl tiny were sere like hike u ur uI r I froin from at mi- mi anti hue romance tin tin- noble nible nl bIt lady lully OUt ncr ner irk i 1 One In Inn Inn Inn n irrow casings of or I rodd the ot er r In kilt an nn I II II I d j kit of f niora mort sot tr lr gru lIIne tUl tas d ii watched tl li em III i at acIn III n dual Iel I Os 0 o cr er CF lh d lie III d turned h lo III bO fco and nil taw t that SK l 11 k 01 was w s them toO loo Intent Ilk t u II hungry r dok duk the llie lund hind that laid a n stalk ot of ud tars IH S t his hia Ill lips ii 11 Uett I lint link do 10 ni nt cos O |