Show IZ I St ry of the Day Da ill I f ALTER ANGELA MORGAN t process of ot dressing for the matinee seemed to Adelaide a a. Impossible undertaking this afternoon ut It t her things things with a lagging Indifference and mused heavily while I 1 her hel hair l ought of ot wearing for the first time her bea beautiful new chiffon hat no other feeling than nan ban a a. torpid complacency The prospect of wite wit wit- Iii e of the most successful plays lays of the s season ason-a. ason a a production which v she anticipating failed anticipating failed now to excite her sluggish interest I us d abruptly In the act of hooking her waist on the shoulder and anda a What a nuisance dressing was anyway Women had no a whatever on the subject They were slav slaves s to their dressmakers mak rs I II ma man maj l submitting to fashion a which made necessary the the use use of I tens ells of ot refractory hooks and and eY eyes S o ully inert staring listlessly upon the the r photographs h that that decorated Pt Of her mirror A half contemptuous smile curled her lipi s as herte her herte te Upon one of these one these one that showed a a. very engaging ng masculine I she detached It from rom its prominent pla place e against t the e mirror 1 l among inong a miscellaneous collection on a a. side table lIDo no more than he need expert t she the said aloud with a toss of the he head d. d ins rs ins s need not look for fOl loyalty l yal when they h have V forfeited the right tonce to tonce to nce nce sN seemed med to give her her- hera a grim satisfaction She attacked fd the hool hooks s 6 n with Uh a a. spiteful determination ha r Ii care of ot course she pursued whether Will Courtney ever ver calls I 1 to me me- If It he lie d es Inot wIsh to see me any mo more e that Is ie I his ly Iy it dots does seem seem Jerking at a a. hook hook as as if hit another might might another inS r hh his attention to some one beside that conceited where conceited Is that Banis Just the sort ort of ot a a. girl he has always pretended to dislike I m it n for foi you C it it information of Sally ont Tremont ont of the girls recurred girls recurred to to her herg g I saw sad Will Courtney Courtne at the time art exhibit she suld said and andu u suppose oppose was vas with him That sUl silly little Eva Harris They Thor were at ate e together gether on Monday too Would you have thought It of Wilt Will He sensible ad js smile grew more anti and more contemptuous as aa she he continued to r re- re re- re I h here se things thinS's Of course Sallys Sally's Words had nothing to do with her pres- pres 0 perIsh mind perish the thought Her mood of today was simply a culot cul- cul I. I ot of that general despondency which had hUll been stealing upon her for Igi 1 again as-aln as she put on the chiffon hat and regarded ed Its effect In the time Wh What t was the trouble with it If Something surely It did not set right e r led it on at the milliners milliner's it had certainly been becoming Now No it ange sage narrow loftiness that gave her face a a. peaked look Its queer I ran can never get a hat to suit me she muttered crossly as she sheP P Mgr tr muff and opera glasses r i cheerlessness of outdoors smote her w with a It vast sense of ot depres- depres m comfortless existence of city living what living vv was as the mortar brick what I on on genuine existence Ie e Ay ty y to the elevated station the sight of a littered vacant lot Irritated n The he were so painfully apparent toda today ega egah ga d to meditate gloomily upon the disadvantages of ot metropolitan life l e ts s to become of humanity if people continued to crowd into the cities WE the second-hand second air Truly It was a problem The weight of It op- op OItI op OIt- I fi as she ascended the steps to the platform ed at the theatre she waited impassively for the curtain to rise he would to discover a gleam of cleverness in the first act bho rely rete re- re te ely ly an impression of its Ils stupid impossibility What dummies the ere And the leading woman What an absurdly affected and selfa self- self a could people rave so over her hei Was Vas it possible that capable ble of truly Impassioned a acting IJ I t- t t 1 I I t L J A. 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B N I Adelaide AdelaId endured the intermission slon with a a. numb resignation The or orchestra hestra I played poorly today x Just after the curtain had risen on the second act some one came caDe in quietly and took the vacant seat at Adelaide's left lett The girl turned her gaze from the glare of the I stage tage and endeavored to distinguish the features of the man at ather ather ather her side I Their startled glances met In the semi His ast astonished whisper and hers were simultaneous Adelaide w Mr II Courtn Courtney Courtney- y Taken off her bel guar guard the girl had to struggle bravely for the cool composure which It lad had been he her intention to maintain should she meet Will Courtney again That the young man was disconcerted was only too apparent apparent Agitation was plainly visible in his face and manner s They watched the the act act Jn in silence Adelaide wo would ld have nave denied that her heart beats were irregular She stared straight ahead with a stony serenity Upon th the tall fall of ot the curtain he turned to her promptly r Well This is Indeed a happy coincidence kate Fate J te has ha tome to me than I would have dared to be to myself I w Her glance expressed interrogation For perhaps he pursued you may ay have perceived that daring tendencies have been the decline my on for the past two weeks or pr s so Daring she repeated Wonder deep in her eyes eyes i iWas Was I not ot very very daring daring at one e. e time I must must have seemed have seemed e so under the cir circumstances J J v ti Under the circumstances circumstances- o. o j h. h Surely yo you understand me 1 5 1 t I do not Did It ever occur to you that my coming to see you yoU so so often often might result disastrously for me That perhaps I might grow to care care are mode for you than t to IV J 1 have any right care His tone had dropped almost to a whisper His eyes looked fully Into hers She gazed at him as in a dream conscious that the orchestra played tend tenderly entrancingly I I You mean mean she faltered I mean that I remembered the other man necessarily J t Adelaide stared at him In blank bewilderment I refer lefer to your engagement of course I learned of weeks eks ago g ii Some one told you ou that I was engaged to be married l Certainly Is it not so 1 M AI nil 9 s sNo No Th The Information was fa false se I fall fail to I Her Hel eyes drooped under the glory of ot his swiftly ardent glance It Is not true he breathed They were both silent for fox a space r 1 rI if I k know oW w who told you sal said Adelaide with a sUdden sudden Illumination tr n It was vas Tremont Sally w The orchestra ceased playing The rhe footlights flared up And may I come to see you as aa before he whispered hurriedly I come often You understand me now Adelaide May I The girl looked at him and smiled His hand closed over hers as the house darkened The third act was thrillingly beautiful The actors seemed to have awakened astonishingly from their lethargy The superb acting of the of-the the leading woman woman was wasa a J. J revelation Adelaide could readily understand now now why pc people called her hei wonderful Courtney accompanied the girl as s she left the theatre A glance In the he big mirror over o the door had reassured her ol of her hat as s to the effect o u It was was certainly certainly very etY becoming after all The streets street swarmed with humanity homeward bound How cheerful Row flow expectant were the faces that met the eye Adelaide smiled happily Dear humanity How like one family after all ali In IP Its hopes hope it its sorrows its fears its Joys joys and and Its loves What a wonderful thing the gift of ot life yes lire yes even en life in m a city It had many glorious features The street car was crowded to suffocation but Adelaide was unconscious o of any Inconvenience She cheerfully reached for fOI a strap and smiled bt benignly upon the faced dirty faced little urchin who planted planted his feet on her hei trailing skirt Courtneys Courtney's arm supported her whenever the time car stopping abruptly sent the lurching occupants against each other Courtneys Courtney's eyes smiled Into hers Courtney Courtney Court Court- ney talked to her hel What a beautiful world to live in That night the photograph was was was' reinstated In Its former prominent place against the mirror And of course Adelaide kissed It first Just like Ike any other foolish girL II J. 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