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Next Week’s Offerings at the Local Playhouses
ORPHEUM’S FIRST SEASON
OPENS ON MONDAY NIGHT;
GOOD VAUDEVILLE BILLED
The First Presentation of
Atlanta’s Newest
Theater.
When the big electric sign down Marietta'
street flashes ltd menage across the city
next Monday night the rauderille season at
the Orpheutn, Atlanta's newest theater,
will lie ushered In. - .
There’s some good vaudeville ottered for*
the opening bill, the best that’s obtainable, I
write Weber and Rush, the New York man* I
ngeri. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Fisher, favor
ites In the East, ore the headliners In their*
new sketch, "The Half Way House,” while
an added attraction 1s "The Great Fran-
oelllf." billed ns marvelous in their strength
npd known as "The Human Towers of
Strength.” Orth and Fern. In a musical
4klt, "Sign That Rook;" Hill, Cherry nnd
1II11, a clever trio In trick bicycle work;
Ed Gray, In Ills Inimitable funny stories;
tin- IioliiKTi* Msters in u ii"\v :• n.1
dance sketch, nnd Hathaway nnd Siegel,
who present a new singing nnd dnneing
"oddity," nre down on the program, while
the klnetogrnph will close the hill with
new moving pictures.
Theater-goers who visit the Orpheum for
the first time will hove n surprise. The
thonter lk ns pretty as can be found in n
loug Journey—roomy with comfortable seats,
resplendent In Its new dress of gold, old
ivory nnd white, cool during the warm
evenings nnd comfortably warm for the
winter season. The ushers are provided
with uniforms of- spotless white nnd ft
large orchestra will wear Immaculate even
ing dress. Every convenience that a the
ater can provide Is ready for Orpheum
pntrons. n smoking room with essjr chairs,
n retiring room for the-ladies—aud courte
ous treatment from every attache of the
house. Two performances will be given
every day, except on Mondnyi, when there
will be no matinee.
TEN GREAT ATTRACTIONS
For $1.50 is what The Big Herald says.
Read nnd get a season ticket to the Great
Lyceum Course before It Is too late. •
NEWPLA Y FROM OLD BOOK;
“LENA RIVERS” AT THE BIJOU
PROMISES TO BE pleasing
PERKINS FISHER.
Mr. ami Mrs. Fisher are the
headliners at the Orpheum next
week.
A SCENE FROM “LENA RIVERS" AT THE BIJOU.
AL FJELD COMING AGAIN;
MINSTRELSY AT GRAND>
/NEXT FRIDAY AND SA TURDA Y
Old Favorites and New in
Silk and Burnt
Cork.
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"Strikingly beautiful” Is the general rer-
llct of all who have Men the rangiiMebnt
first part aiul beautiful apectaelea that Al
(1. Field bat made the fenturea of hi,
greater mln.trel alinw this »ea«on, nnd
which will be presented Friday and Satur
day next at the Grand. Mr. Field lms over
come the lmpowlblo In itnge croft by pre-
—.*— -*■•> —-Y |n a aerie, of the moat
come the Imponlble in s
scntinc bis compsnv In a
I W IIV9 Ui IUC
over conceived for
The first part alone Is said, to bo a mar
vel of exquisite taste nnd Ingenuity, the
lighting effect, helng worthy of an Aladdin.
lighting effects lielng wormy or an Ain iiiiu.
for they rtrnl the effulgence that wlsard
cast l>y bln wonderful lamp. The hot house
or conservatory scene in the Jret pert »
rich In embellishment, and with It, wealth
or roiingo an«i uuwtwiib
trleelly articulated, It revedl. In Mr.
It, deelgner, a muter craftsman. XI Ith the
opening of the entertainment to the Inst
word which ends ..the..«ertre of splondId
spectacles In the olio, there In not n single
blaarro note In the entire ncherne of light
and color, everything ha,.been prepared by
Mr. Field with an eye single to harmony
and Id, nrtlata nnd Imlldera of ,cener*-ond
accessories have certainly translatin'! his
tatultlvo thought Into concrete form. Every
ver nml plant I, Illumined.by a light of
,i. own eapecial color, and the myriad col
ored light, which play on the camndpa of
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ired llghta wnieu nnu ■"■
water In the electric fountain In the I nek
ground throw, the entire cimemlde of_tlgb
Clifor nnd uers|)ectlve Into one hnrmonloi
whole. "it rffiSgi minstrelsy .tata,™*
with the fsmsdr
iiliity wltli the folded yet womlnnis Arabian
S’lghta entettnlntilent,. The Al G. Held
[renter mhintrel, will appcnr.fnr throejmr
} Tenter mmairei. re-■
nrninneen. Including n matinee Saturday
afternoon
ED GRAY’S TURKI8H BATH
GAVE HIM AWFUL SHOCK
i... ••Tho Tall Tale Teller;” ai
Ed Gray. "The Tall Tale Teller.” a,
he style, him,elf, I, here to tell stories
at the Orpheum for the opening bill
next week. Ed has been to Atlanta
before, but hi, last visit was some
years ago. He had an experience In o
Turkish bath that was worth remem
bering, and If he doesn’t tell about It
Dll the stage It will be because this an
ticipates him. He told the yam to a
few friend, at his hotel l«st n| ght.
"This one i was too horrible. I was
hot and dusty after a longhrlde through
. r T.T. A tin nf ft nnd ItlBt
he vlUage. about Atlanta, and just
jefore my dinner I conce ved the
bought of a bath, and made Inquiries
i, to the nearest location of a Turkish
lath establishment. It was a strange
dace, with one slab and one attenda
nt and no pool except a cold shower,
kfter I had taken the steam I reclined
rlth my back on the slab to bo rubbed
lawn After a time the attendant
,1,1 me to turnover, andl did so.
.-I had no sooner changed my posi-
K than my eye was attracteJ by
ome lettering on ‘he surface of the
lab.' I rained my head and looked at
t more closely and aaw upon It an In-
crlptlon, which said; „
“ 'Sucred to the memory of Mary
Vllllamx. Born September If. Isso.
*”1 tohfthe attendant I thought there
rax no necessity for finishing the iob,
nd took my leave as qulckly ax pos-
Ible. It appears that the slab had been
soured when an old ve™ e ‘*'V
lied up and some of the slab, re
roved. I never go Into a Turkish bath
aw without a graveyard chill.
“Just Out of College."
•Just Out of "Allege" will be given
: two last performances Saturday
ternoon and night at thejBIJ°u.' .T*)*
indlng room sign has been working
ertlme this week, and Judging from
i advance sale for the two remaining
M n i”e. n . l V, e .nd'°nr^m’‘at‘th^o
fesifaswra
anesL brightest and mu.l amusing
rartlona that ha® over bean pre
yed at the Bijou and there ia rhym*
d reason for the large crowds that
ve packed the popular theater dur-
(Its engagement.
nltations Pay p tho.Dealer a Larger
mrlsc you wonld aever In- offered n sali-
He when you «sk for an advertised aril-
Next week at the Pastime Theater,
on Peachtree street, the first part of
the vaudeyllle bill will be given over
to a one-act musical comedy, which
will be participated -In. by the entire
list of stars.. There will be songe,
dances, dialogues nnd specialties, and
will be a tabloid form of the most pop
ular style of amusement.
Following this a full program of at
tractive acts will be offered amp these
will doubtless please as well ns has
the billwhich comes to a close nt this
house tonight.
Spangler and May, the knockabout
team, will offer their new act a, nn
opener. It Is entitled ’’The Newsboy
and the Bootblack.” Tncse characters
offer a good opportunity for several
sentimental songs, some street dancing
and humor both original and unique.
Jean 'Beaugerc. the Parisian Imper
sonator and character delineator, has
been retained for another week amP
will offer a new series ot characterisa
tions. This will include the popular
men of today and the recent past.
“Terrible Teddy,” "Our Next Presi
dent,” and a lot of stage favorites will
be recognised In this act.
Miss Lillian Carl, the sw’eet-voiced
singer of illustrated songs, will Intro
duce the now ballad entitled "Some
body’s Darllqg, Long Ago.” '
Ed Hadley, the blackface eonledlan.
comes on next week with a series' -of
songs, parodies and a monologue.
Kit Carl, eccentric dancer, will put
on hla latest creation aa a finale, .
"The Dsvil’s Auction.”
There’s a little girl In "The Devil’s
Auction” who Is Just about the llvest
wire since Eva Tanguay tied herself In
love knots all over the stage at the
Grand. Violet Hlleon Is her stage name
and she has a pair of eyes that makes
every man In the audience think he Is
her onllest only. She sings and dances
as though she did It for love Instead of
a weekly pay envelope, and she’s very
good to see.
But besides Violet, there’s not much
at the auction worth buying. There’s
one specialty In that last act that’s
rather out of the ordinary, and a comi
cal dance or two. but the day of the
perennial extravaganxa Is getting
threadbare at the edgee. The gorgeous
scenery which made such a hit a few
seasons ago looks 'ordinary now, when
Compared to recent scenic displays, and
the merit of the company doe, not make
up for the ago of the production.
But It’s a great show for the chil
dren. There’s enough tumbling about
and Juniptng through doors and old
fomlly portraits and that sort of thing
to make a small boy think he's at a
circus, and for amusement purposes
only ’The Devil’s Auction" fill, the bill
for thise who like that sort of thing. It
Is here for Saturday matinee and night
performances.
AL G. FIELD, MASTER OF MIN8TRELSY.
AT THE RINKI
DUPLET GLASS.
GREAT LYCEUM COURSE.
Season ticket sslc opens Monday morn-
..ig. You ran reaerre yonr sent for Ih*
entire reason when yon buy.
Jennings In New Role.
DeWItt Jennings, an Atlanta stage
favorite Who was here In the summer
stock company at the Grand, has been
engaged to take part In a new play. He
will appear In Edward Milton Jtoyle’s
new play. "The Struggle Everlasting,"
which will open lt| Boston September
B. Harris, who Is putting
Henry
on the production, has a company,
headed by Miss Florence Roberts, re
hearsing for the opening performance.
Tcnmneswll^np^ar )■ Saul.
Butcher’s Polish
Also Johnson’s wax at th*
GEORGIA PAINT dL GLASS CO,
40 Psachtree Street.
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The* management of the Kt. Nicho
las skating rink hat t-ugaged a top-
notch attraction for next week.
Miss Bertha Dowd Mack, the lead
ing lady skater in the great skating
ballet scene in Anna Held'n "Parisian
Model," after Considerable negotia
tion on the part of Manager Stewart.
Beulah' Poynter Is To Bo
Seen in the Title
Itole.
lileli
•oek,
It wonld
has been given permission to appear for , |o of , hoiM ,
The presentation of “Lens Bil
ls to ho made nt the BJJou
should prove hlghfy UlVomng.
seem ns If every one had) read Mrs. Mary
J. Holmes' hook, nml It .would also seeui
ns If every one frlm has done so wnnts to
see the piny ilnimutiseil Ifrom It,
In dramatising "Lena Hirers” every ef
In Atlanta for cne week. Miss Mack
Is by far the highest-priced perform
er who has been seen at skating rinks
In the South this year.
Miss Mack for some time appeared
In vaudeville at various prominent
houses throughout the East and was
always featured as a top-liner. It
would be Impossible adequately to de
scribe the various leatures which go
to make up her skating act. Only a
professional skater, familiar with the
technicalities of the business, could
give such a description.
Wastell and White will produce their
comedy act for the last time Saturday
night. Immediately following the act
Miss White Is to be married.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOtJO 0
O O
0 CONCERT GRANT PARK O
O 8UNDAY AFTERNOON. O
o , a
O Wedemcyer’s Concert Band will O
O render an excellent program at the O
O concert at Grant park Sundny O
O afternoon beginning at 3:30 O
O o’clock. The program in full fol- 0
O lows: O
O March—The Thundeher—Sousa. O
O Overture—Morning, Noon and O
0 night—Suppc. 0
C> Intennezso—Cura I He ra Rusti- O
O cans—Mascagni. 0
0 Selection—Romeo et Juliet — O
G Oounod. 0
0 Andalusian Serenade—Bonnet. O
0 Intermission. . o
O Waltses—Impassioned Dreams— O
0 Rosas. O
0 Selection—The Jolly Widow— O
0 Lohar. 0
0 Song—When the Violets Whls- O
C per. Marie—Blanke. 0
O Medley—The HoneymOonera— 0
O Cohan. 0
March—Dixieland—Bonnot. 0
O Fred Weaemeyer, Director. 0
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if . " lu rvuwu in or mono tltliiir!
Iilrb mmlo the book so A’lifcrtulnlntr, Tn«-
nlnr In romnrksble In way, nml tbut
I* that It linn boon naif ngnln nml again
by rotnijftent ctltlon to be un luiprovouiout
on the book. An a mid many ilrnmatisa-
tlonn hnve railed to thoroughly entrk the
taken ° f lU ° nove,s fro f w nlrfi they were
.Mian Reulah Poynter Huh the rolo of Lena.
. wor k bn* bean A rained highly.
The Chattanooga Tlnf.*M nnh! of the per-
THE ORPHEUM TB M # UD£ # I//U£ E
Grand Gala Opening Monday Night
, MESSRS WEBER & RUSH PRESENT
MR. and MRS. PERKINS FISHER IN "The Half
Way House.”
ED GRAY, The Tall Tale Teller. ORTH & FERN, “Sion that Book.”
HILL, CHERRY & HILL, Novelty Unlcycle Experts.
MISSES DELMORE, Some New 8ongs and Mualc.
HATHAWAY & SIEGEL, Singing and Dancing Oddities.
THE KINETOGRAPH, With Up-To-Date Pictures.
EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION:
THE GREAT FRANCELLA AND COMPANY.
The World's Heavyweight Juggling Artist.
Matlnes3 Every Day But Monday.
Night Prices, 15c to 50c—Matinees, 10c and 25c, Any Seat In the House.
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GRAND
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21
MATINEE SATURDAY
AL G. FIELD GR MINSTRELS
THE SHOW YOU KNOW WITH «5 PEOPLE.
Al G. Field, Billy Clark, Doc Quigley, Harry Van Flnssen, John C.
Dickens, Geo. T. Martin, Boardman S. Carnos, Bun Granville, Walter
Sherwood and 5Q Others.
The Greatest Olio Ever Seen In Minstrelsy, Including
"THE 5 MUSICAL MARINES”
Prices'23c to 31.CC—Matinee 25c to 75c—SALE NOW ON.
formnnee:
BIJOU
NEXT WEEK
Matinees Tuesday, Thursday nnd Saturday
BURT & NICOLAI OFFER
MISS BEULAH POYNTER
IN HER OWN DRAMATIZATION OF
IT’S
A
LENA RIVERS
A Most Interesting
Play from an
HIT
By Mary J. Holmes.
Interesting Novel
Friday Afternoon, Special Matinee of Ibsen's "A DOLL’S HOUSE."
THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS
A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure
SYNOPSIS.
Fmnk Ithe b*rol nml Itogliinlfl Itraophrldgc
(cousins) uictfl Mtib*. Vvm Slnvlinkv, n
beautiful womnti, nt Sbrnlogn. Kb«* I* «u-
tnekeii by n foreigner (Dr. Cnr! Muellei),
^he latter denminllnR tbnt Abo surremler to
Tilm "a bit of tin per nml it itonc. lie
claims ho hn* tno mlaulng frnguient nurt
that "the other* were then In the hotel.
Frank rescue* her nml I* given n
with neruilr,l*on to open It when he think**
the right time ha* come. A telegram nn-
nonnee* ihe sudden den»h of Iteginnui f
fpther. Fmnk I* made executor of the
i|tiiii.i, i limn is iiwh t.atv ■ ■ ",
tnte. Reginald I* obnrged with forgery, nml
call* upon Fmnk to *nve hint from nrre»t.
A mu hi ruahofi Into the room nnil
Innid hi* wife I* dend and tbnt bo 1* chant
ed with her murder. Frnnk nnd Heginnm
lenvc the house bv n secret passage onu
rench the Brncebrldge country home o.t
bong Island. They eiubnrk l» nn nlrenlp.
Reginald I* sent to Frnuce. I’rank Rants
that the phynlclm: who nttended Reginalds
wife resembles Dr. Mueller. lie hires n
farm In Ohio near the place where this doe*
tor lives. Sylvln Thurston, pretty dnuRliter
Of n judge In Ohio. In brought Into the story
Dr. Mnoller falls In love with her. He seeiui
to know her brother, a painter, who resides
abroad. Sylvln. Dr. Mueller and n girl
fllend vlslf "The Hollow," nu old bouse,
said to l*e haunted.
Hay morn! Thurston returns home unex
pectedly nnd Is greeted by his sister durlug
the temporary absence of her flunco.
CHAPTER LXI.
Mueller Is Anxious.
"I don’t remember that you ever men
tioned your friend, Mis» Crenwell, to
me, Sylvia,” Dr. Mueller eald a moment
later. "At least, If you have, I feftr
I’ve forgotten the name.”
He bowed smilingly and shook hands
with Agnes Creswell. The girl hnd
grown slightly pale, as she still gaged
hard at Mueller—an involuntary stare,
which became uncomfortable to him, It
seemed, ere long.
"Have you met me before, Miss
Creswell? I ant growing puxiled and
Mueller said, with a little
P tempo airy ^ ..
Sylvia and her hrothor go for it
.ad moot llnsll. who «|iiftm*ls with Ray
mond.
The following mornlHjrRuH. . f.u d?"}.•*
i (if inimwiug iiiuriunjj noli, .fiuii; ",' ■-
found In the wood* iienr the Thurston bottle.
unctrtisHmia ‘U'Ihmi she rwovers, consrbuuj-
IIcns, lu*r mind Is Apparently unhinged with
some horror. Raymond Thurston Is fouttu
In the stndio, shot through the heftrb
Sylvln suspects llnsll of the m
her hrotbAr.BBBHiHHflMi
nurder
Sylvln prepares to visit Florldn In search
of health. Nurse Mason appears on the
srene. and It develops that she and Dr.
Mueller are greater friends than appeals
Nurse Mason tells Dr. Mueller that, she
has the heir to the llmeebrldiro fortune safe
and hidden. Sylvia goes to Florida and re*
benefited In lienltn^MuHle?
plend* with her to marry him In Jnne.l
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llo«v Thimtan rnhnlt* .lit' tolil n fnljvlinivl
to xbl.'W UiibII from ,11,1)101011 of burin*
ninnlvroil “
■IliintMcd.
vr ilf'dnri'i ,lu> cun not lw
CHAPTER LXc—Concluded.
’Oh, but I shan’t be quite alone, Syl
via,” amt Acne, blur.hcd prettily.
Frank Shcnstone lx probnbly already
walling for me at the rectory. He
promtxed to meot me there. I’ve been
here xlpcc about 4:30 o’clock waiting
for you.”
I’m xo xorry! How stufld of Saun-
derx not to have gone to look for mel
Well, If you are determined to go—to
meet Frank, I mean—It lx no good for
me to prexa you to xtay. But you’ll
come over again when Ethel In coming,
won’t you?"
"I shall be delighted, Sylvia. That
will be ,ome day next week—probably
Wed ne,day."
Say Wednesday for certain, Agnee.
•* ii",'!*? nn, ‘ 1 of * lln * , ‘ And then you and Ethel muxt remain
Ich nppcnl, rft once
- the .-iiul.lfr-, even
though the en,t nicy rf)t be ao urouv n. It
I, lu.the itrcntor drartim.
"Itut n» [irccntcil h tin. IMJ011 theater
thla week, tile pixyrcd nre up to the atnntl-
ard. nnd. In tact, the) verdict of the.,, who
eon- thla pretty play Jcutcrdny nt the nintl-
iiei. and bet ulxht. If that thla la the lieat
ilrnmn that hax lifieolii i'acntnl at the llljon
theater atnee Ita opeyln*. alaait a year afoy
"The 'Ktnltdlp* rooil only' afen mialit have
Iteen hung not laat fnlxht P.iui lieTore ihe
etirinln went up. Lot the-nintltna- was
alao w ltmeeaml liy at very larce audience,
"There waa nut it slnele illapienanl per-
aoti In the two niiitf-peea yesterday. From
lanabter to team
itleiire la carried
Blvera.’ "
WHAT IT SAYS.
If monef talk,.
Ax aoaic folka tell.
To mo«f of un
It xa»: "Farewell!"
ptember Llpplnrott'x.
with me for nt leaxt a week.”
Thla wax accordingly arranged, and a
few mlnutex later Agnex Crexwell rose
to take her departure. But at thlx
moment n dogcart whirled up to the
front door, and Sylvia, glancing through
the oriel window, caught A gllmpxe In
the twilight nf her huxband alighting
from the trap.
"Pari hax arrived. Now, you muxt
watt to nee him, Agnex; It won't delay
you long.
Footxtepx were heard In the hall a
few mlnutex later; the drawing room
door wax opened gnd Dr. Mueller enter
ed the room.
"Why, you are almoat In the dark
here.” xald he aa he advanced xlowly
ncroxs the floor to the window. “Oh. le
thla you, Mlaa Peard? I gueaeed you
were here when I aaw the bicycle at
the door.”
He turned to ahake handx with Moni
ca. Sylvia touched him lightly on the
arm.
"The bicycle (x not Monlca'i. It be
long, to mother old friend of mine,
Carl—Agne, Crexwell.”
Mueller MArted and turned at once.
The fa’.nt light from the window fell
upon hla face, revealing every feature.
A euppreeaed exclamation escaped Ag
nee CrdxweU'x llpx. She gaxed at Cart
Mueller for a moment or two. ax though
IE WOMAN
a&i! preserve her beaut?.
iea>! of bslr Is one of the
cbsnns.
ial Hair Regenerator
gray or bleached hair to ... .. A -
urn I coicr. It Is clean.. she could hardly credit the evldenca of
when applied can not lie her eyes—and cars.
- Romple nfhfllr colored ! ’That face—that voice!” waa the
Privacy assured. thought that passed through her atar-
Imperial Chn. Co., 13S f. 23d St, N.T. i tied mind. "How like—how strangely
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Interested,
laugh.
"Oh. yes, It waa only an accidental
resemblance. Pray pardon me," Agnca
murmured In sudden embarrassment.
"For the moment you reminded me of
some ono I had met, only once Indeed,
three years ago,”
"Why. this Is distinctly dramatic, Mlsa
Creswell," Muellar returned, with an-
other laugh. "Do tell me ail about It.
! am.curious to learn further particu
lars as to my double.”
"It was a stupid mistake of mine."
Agnes said, hurriedly. "And now I shall
must be hack,fQr..flt nI je rv
-."■(.xhlli "go with you to the gntr, Ag
nes.” .Monica Peard said, alao rising.
"Monale, 1 want you to come to me
for a week or more, If you wlslj." Syl
via said quickly as she. too, stood up.
“Come tomorrow If you can. I ahall
take no excuse, mind."
"Very well, dear; It will be a great
pleasure to me. I need hardly sny,"
Monica answered at once.
The two girls withdrew, Sylvia ac-
companylng them to the front door.
“Now, Agnes, don’t forgot my mes
sage to Ethel. Wednesday of next
week, remember!"
When Sylvia retuYned to the drawing
mom her husband waa standing by the
window goxlng out abstractedly. His
face waa in shadow and he did not
glance around as Sylvia entered.
"How did It happen. Sylvia, that you
never mentioned Agnes Creswell’s name
Saturday Matinee and Night.
THE EVERLASTING
“DEVIL'S AUCTION.”
Superb Scenic Investiture—Novelties,
Singing and Dancing—The Ele
phant Baby Ballet.
SALE NOW ON. /
THE BIJOU
Tonight—Matinee Saturday.
JUST OUT OF COLLEGE
GEORGE ADE
PRETTY GIRL8—CATCHY MU8IC.
Next Week:
‘LENA RIVERS.’
IS—r
Matinees Daily 3-4 p. m.
Nights 7:30-11. *
Next Week’s Bill.
MUSICAL COMEDETTA,
BY ENTIRE COMPANY.
SPANGLER & MAY,
"NEWSBOY AND BOOTBLACK.”
JEAN BEAUGERE,
CHARACTER IMPERSONATOR.
LILLIAN CARL,
ILLUSTRATED S0NG8.
EO HADLEY,
BLACKFACE M0N0L0GI8T. I
' KIT OARL,
ECCENTRIC DANCER.
St Nicholas Auditorium
PONCE DELEON PARK.
TONIGHT ONLY
LOUIS WA8TELL and MI88 LOUI8E
WHITE assisted by petite FANNY
MAE BRADLEY fn P f.ney .bating.
Benefit for MISS WHITE.
ADMISSION 25e.
Hollow from Ethel.
"They are really coming on Wednes
day afternoon, Carl," Sylvia said glanc
ing up from her friend’s scrawled pages.
” ’They?’ Whom do you mean, dear?”
he asked vaguely.
"Why, Ethel Creswell and Agnes, of
course. Don’t you remember T
"Oh, yes! Well, how stupid of me!
I’ve never thought of the matter since.
That will be pleasant for you and Mo
nica.”
For Monica Peard, in accordance
with her promise, had come to stay at
The Hollow on the day after Agnes
Creswell’x visit:
Sylvia seemed to be recovering some
of her old brightness and good humor
during the previous days. Monica’s
presence In the gloomy old house
cheered her wonderfully and many of
her friends in the neighborhood had al
ready called on her; so her afternoons
were aufflclently varied and enjoyable.
Her one bate noire—Nurse Mason-
had become of lata atrangciy softened,
and even amiable. In her manner to
Sylvia.
Instead of the hard, defiant look In
the doep-set gray eyes nnd firm mouth,
nn expression nlmo.t deferential ami
deprecating was now noticeably in evi
dence. Apd if this sudden transforma
tion did not altogether convince Sylvln.
sho was at least satisfied, for the time
being to allow Nurse Mason the benefit
af the doubt. .
Wednesday morning, aa Carl Mueller
r.
* L ' nur V. y ; examined his letter* and paper* on
have to go, really. I was Just laying breakfast table, he auddonlv glUTOeft
with a frown of annoyance on his face.
"How stupid these people are, to be
xurel They seem to be perfectly help,
less to conduct the simplest business
transaction uniats one la actually at
their shoulders all the time)"
IIow so, Carl? I don’t quite under-
to
"WelL you see, we have lost sight of
each other for some years, Carl. The
„ . ,om » years, Carl. The
Creswellx lived at one time some miles
from Clevclnnd. but they sold ths place
and went to live at Mount Clemena four
or five years ago, and since then I’ve
seen them but seldom."
“And Is Agnes Creswell, then, a par
ticular friend of yours, Sylvia?"
- . ,P, ot exactly a ’particular
friend.’ We were at school together,
you see, nnd all that. But her sister
Ethel certainly was, and Is, a particu
lar friend of mine. She Is at present
nursing Mrs. Shenstone over at Hills
boro, and ihe is coming to spend a
week here next Wednesday."
. As Sylvia spoke. Mueller averted his
face still further from.her and he wae
relieved that the gathering twilight
concealed all outward traces of th#
startled shock.
”1 hope you ore hot displeased at
my having asked her to come on a vis.
It," Sylvia resumed, something In Uuel.
fer’x continued silence striking her as
being unusual and ominous.
"Even If I were displeased It would
be rather late In the day to dwell upon
that fact now. Sylvln. However. It
does not matter In the least, of course,"
he continued, with a rapid change of
voice and manner. "You are quite at
liberty to ask any or your friends to
spend a week, a month, a year, If you
like, at The Hollow. And now I shall
have to leave you. Silvia. 1 have some
accounts to see to before dinner.”
He turned away from the window
quickly, hut as he wax passing Sylvia a
sudden impulse seemed to sway him,
nnd he threw his arms about her slen
der figure and crushed her to him,
as he kissed her again and again.
"The fact of It Is. darling, I fear l
am Jealous even of your girl friends."
he whispered passionately. "1 am
afraid you will And me a difficult per
son to live with. Bui. probnbly time
will teach me some common sense and
conslderateness lit those ways. I need
tham Knfh Itndlv "
them both badly.
He released her as abruptly ns he had
encircled her with his arms and quilted
the room without another word.
During the remainder of that evening
he made no further reference to the
the days passed. Sylvia thought he
forgotten all about It—a supposition
which was confirmed when on the fol-
Pwl-T sir-’- n | ••:<•-■! -t
stand.”
Sylvia looked pusxled.
”1 refer to my lawyer In Buffalo and
hla assistant, Sylvia. .When I was over
there the other day I mapped out their
work for them In black and white, nnd
now I nnd my trouble was In vain.
Judging from this letter everything
seems to be In a hopeless muddle, and
I shall have to start for thore again to.
day.”
"But I suppose you will be back eoon,
Carl? 1 hope aa 1 should like you to
be here to meet the Creewells."
"They are to etay for n week, are
they not?*’
“Yes, for a week. They’ve promised.”
"Oh, well, in that case, even If I can
not return at once, there will be plenty
of time to meet them afterward.- I will
wire to you Sylvia, If I have to remain
at Buffalo.”
Mueller drove to the elation nt Cleve
land an hour later. Just ox he was en
tering the town he met tho minister,
who was riding alowly homeward and
glancing through a newspaper ax he
came lastly along.
"Beautiful morning. Dr. Mueller, You
and Mrs. Mueller have brought the fine
weather back with you, I think,” the
minister said, as he drew rein for a
moment; he never could resist the op
portunity of saying something pleas-
ant.
”1 hope so. Mr. Prosser. I’m Just off
to Buffalo for a day or two. Is there
any particular news today? I’ve not
had time to' glance at a paper this
morning.”
"No. everything seems very dull The
newspapers for the .poet week seem to
me to be chiefly made up V>f padding.
line (alklntr , 'nnu’t ’ " nnrl ths mini..
But talking of -news,’" and the minis
ter drew nearer to Mueller and lowered
hie voice a little. “I wae up at Red-
brow yesterday afternoon, teeing old
Miss Letltla and her niece, and they've
nt last heard from Bull Thurston: Hla
■Ister had a long letter from him yes
terday morning.”
“Really? And where haa he been
hiding himself for the past year?"
"That I can not tell you. The ru
mor had It that he waa for the greater
part of the time staying with Gabriel
Baring at Cleveland; but, between our
selves. Dr. Mueller, I never qulle be
lieved that. Baell Thurstoa’s move,
mints have been wrapped In mystery
ever since hie cousin’s death last Oc
tober: and. although his sister carefully
Shunned the subject whenever I hap.
pined to meet her since then, I always
felf Instlnctlvly that ihe had no certain
Information whatever as to her broth
er's whereabouts.”
"My wife will be Interested In this,"
Mueller said, after a little pause. “At
one time, l believe, she and Basil Thur
ston were very good friends Indeed."
And he smiled and shrugged his shoul
ders. “But I wonder since Rose Thur
ston mentioned the fact to you of hav
ing, heard from her brother, that she
did not give you some definite news
concerning him.” .
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