WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1901'
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THE MOItNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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Miss Doson's
I . Chance. '
l By lUtharlne Kingsley Crosby.
I Copyright, ltM, If V. 0. EMtuitot.
I
(lit, IBM, to P. 0. EMtuitot.
Her name waa Dobson, but she In
tended to change It as toon as possl.
ble, not In any conventional way, Hko
a process of Ihw or gutting married,
however, but simply by going upoa the
stage. In puinuunt'e of thin plan she
bnuntod the offlee of the theatrical
niniiuger, Malcom Margin, far up on
tbo top floor of ono of tbe oldor office
hulldlug Iq that part of tba city which
tbo ceaual Rhoppor never sees.
Tbo elovator boy got to know her
very well. Jim wa a
"W61I, open tba door, can't your da.
mended Bttirgls impatiently,
"florry, atr, but wa are betweer
flours,", replied Jltri, who had so ajv
ranged It.
"Wbora la the watchmanr
. "Dowro't come till 7, sir."
Do there waa no help for It, and Mai
com tried to take It philosophically,
lie turned bla attention to tba glrL
Where had he aeon her before? Ob,
yei, aba waa one of tboae little stage
struck things whom ha had been try
ing to tire out He waa la for it now,
though,
'Tlease, air," said Mini Dobaon
bravely; "ploaae, Mr. Sturgla, may I
do aome of my parte now) It-It may
aerve to paaa the time while wa are
waiting."
The manager eipocted to glower at
tbla bold request, but tbo man in bltn
mllod liiHtcad, Ho, too, noticed a dlf-
... i farfifl niwl Imp nlii.lr unnonlnd tn htm
susceptible ,.., t tn ... h... AniMn nntv
youth, and when on one of bar aaceu- j What eip'nrI,DC0 hnT, yoa badr be
iloua Miss Dobson chanced to drop the . inquired,
clrclut of blue ribbon which tld ber j "Only la college," she repllod, "but
left aleove above a dimpled elbow be listen."
made a lovo knot of it pud decorated 1 It waa a tiny stage, that little car,
tbo controlling lever. Ula passengers, ( hung between heaven and earth, with
if they noticed It at all, doubtless j darkness everywhere beyond the reach
bidden aesthotlo i1 lu l,1l' "?nuucenK-ii uny stage.
THE. COLLEGE WIDOW.
Preaented to. London Thaatra Ooera
By American Company.
LONDON, April 21.-The British
public had their first sample of
"George Adc comedy'! last night in
"The College Widow" which Henry
W, Savage presented at the Adelphi
Theater. The audience was composed
largely of Americana and conspicuous
in the boxes were Robert J. Wynne,
the American consul general and his
daughters and Mr, and Mr, Oscar
Lewisohn (Edna May),
The verdict on the play was in
decisive; the Americans were entbusi
asHc but the English spectators were
interested and puzzled by turns. The
management provided a glossary of
Ceo Ade alang with the programs but
much of the dialogue particularity
the college along was Greek to the
English contingent, Many of the
best jokes were received in mclan
choly silence.
The company was almost entirely
American and their acting more Am
erican than the English were ac
customed to, ,
The fall of the curtain was follow
ed by some hooting but applause
predominated.
The newspaper comment is friend
!y, "
Aiagnincent, "stupendous" are
the adjectives used, to criticize the
third act.
ascribed it to some
yearning. '
From all thla you may guess that
Mlaa Dobaon waa pretty, which waa
very true, and, moreover, duluty and
girlish, which does not alwaya follow,
with wide gray eye and a glint of
gold In her soft brown hair.
Bbo hnd a reserve of temperament
and dramatic power which her com
plexion and bearing qulto belled, how-
I. ...( I.NU. 1.f Wfhllh
VTVi, MIIU Ifc Ula MIV l."V.I IUI. fiMiVH
made It ao hard to get a bearing in tbo
oflke above stairs.
Jim bad carried her back and forth
fiAw tn Ma m mnnfh Anil nnt1,nj1 hut
bur color waa beginning to fade, fact
which proved it to be her own at least,
but also aoitgfstod that her ambition
waa slowly consuming her with lta
whlta beat V
lie knew her type, for ha had aoen
It before, and it never gave up.
But tbla girl was younger end fresher
and-well, different, Jim thought lie
waa a chivalrous chnp, and he' lay
wake 'nights thinking bow be might
but bor audleuco forgot it in the gin
niour of the scenes ahe apread before
them.
She recreated old parts ao freshly
that the great manager could only won
der how else they might bo played.
Ancient and modern, from "8ho Stoops
to Conquer" to "AIUe-81tby.tbe-Flre,
and the aubtlctlea of "Candida," trag
edy and comedy and problem ahe
forgot her audience completely tlM an
Involuntary "Dully!" from Jim, who
could contain himself no longer, brought
bar to herself.
"Where did ybo learn to do it?"
gasped Malcom Sturgla when Mlas
Dobaon atood somewhat abashed In ber
own personality.
"Why, I've alwaya done It," ahe
stammered. "Do you thlnk-do you
think I will dor
"Tea," be ana wared briefly, "I think
yon will. Meet me here at 10 tomor
row to talk over the contract"
"Do yon mean for an engagement?"
Iler eyea were wide with astonish
ment
"For an engagement," be said, and at
the look of gratitude ahe gave him he
auddenly conceived the possibility of a
secondary meaning to the phrase.
Aloud be only asked, "You haven't
told ma your name yet, Miss"
"Dobson," she replied, adding hur
riedly, "but I can change It If you
think another would be better."
"'I have one In mind which might do
better, I confess, but we will talk that
over another time. Tbla baa been a
very lucky trip for me."
It seemed to Jim that matters bad
gone far enough, and aa though aud
denly Inspired he turned bla lever in a
way which scut the car quickly to the
street floor. Aa they passed out Miss
Dobson gave his hand a little squeeze
and whispered, "I'll never forget this.
Jim," and the manager slipped bill
Into the same receptacle.
Jim grinned.
"Shouldn't wonder If I'd made a
match as well aa a star," he thought
"Not a bad day'a work that!"
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"WILt.
OPE TUB DOOM, CAN'T
&MUNUKD 8TUKOI8.
TOD?"
help ber. ' Ho wondered If It would do
any good to speak to Mr. 8turgla, the
manager, about her aome morning.
Malcom Sturgla had given the boy a
five dollar bill the previous Christmas
and alwaya passed the time of day
when be was not thinking about aome-
hlng else, but somehow bla 'manner
did not invito liberties. '
A second month passed while Jim '
still pondered over the problem, and
Miss Dobfton'a neat black suit waa
wearing shiny at tbo seams in spite of
careful brushlnga. ' Then tbe end came.
It was late In November, when tbe
daya are very short and dusk falls
early. Miss Dobson bad been welting
for tbo tlmo when tbe door of the
grent mnn's olllce should open and ahe
be bidden to enter. ,
So she bad waited all these weary
weeks, watching others pass In and
out and reading on their faces what
their fortunes had been. In spite of
tbo duHpalr which aho ao often bow
her own hope never faltered, for aho
waa euro of herself and ber powers. , j
' For this reason Bhe was still sitting
there, though It was after 6 and every-
body had gone except the manager. 1
Suddenly the door opened, and Mai- ;
com Sturgls hurried out and crossed
the room Into tbe corridor outside,
where the elevator was waiting. Tbe
girl sprang up and followed, and tbe j
door clanged upon them, tbe two of
them, and Jim. ' 1
If it hadn't been for Jim-well, fail
ure does not make an interesting story, i
most peoplo think, for Miss Dobson '
was Just Blithering her wits for n j
third appeal to the august man for a i
bearing on the morrow when the ear
stopped. ' j
The boy Juggled with the lovers, nnd '
the elevator went up n fow Inohcs, i
stopped again, then ahot.dqwu another
story, where It atoppod .dellultely niul
o suddenly tnat it rainy jjouncmi..
Instead of her spcoch MIsh Dohi on
exclaimed earnestly, "Gracious!" mid j
tbe manager inquired: "Jove! Whut'g ,
the matter?" To this Jim, not Jove, ,
replied truthfully enough that "she" I
had never acted like that before, and ,
toe guessed the power mast have given
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