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or wealthfriends, of being by chance
on the right spot at the right time; and
luck had boon against her,
Disappointment, too, and weary,
weary waiting had taken the bloom off
bur beauty, which was of a hypo de-
pending very much on expression, and
the look her face habitually wore now
was that of o, woman whom cares and
failures and struggle's with nooessity
had reduced to an automaton. Yet in
some respects her position would nob
have been an unenviable ono to a loss
ambitious woman. The conscientious
care which had formerly made her a
good governess, and later an almost too
submissive wife to her carolese husband,
made her now fill her very unimportant
Voles with an attention to the most trifi.
ing details which obtained for her the
oonsideration of the authorities in the
theatre, although it was of course not
possible that her efforts to bo artistic in
her representation of monosyllabio
maids should attract the attention of
general public or of the critics in front.
And her salary, though not high, was
now sufficient to keep her in comfort,
which might have bean greater had she
been more economical. So that thepri,
vnege or thlnlnng nerselt a martyr wee
almost out of her reach.
She had not quite given up hope,
though it was no longer joined to bright
confidence in ultimate success, when a
small part was entrusted to her which
enabled her to shore unmistakable signs
of talent. It was such a very small
part, and it would so undoubtedly have
improved the piece from a dramatist's
point of view to cut out the scone it wag
in altogether, that the critics took no
notice and the public did not seem im.
pressed. But it drew the attention of
her companions to her; and Annie, with
her heart beating wildly, overheard
more than one prediction that she would
" get on."
With reawakened ambition, her old
high spirits came back to her ; the cloud
of cold reserve, which closed over her in
spite of herself when she was unhappy,
disappeared, and for the first time Aunie
found pleasure in her profession. The
society afforded at that time by the
theatre she was in was some of the
pleasantest in London. It included
men and women who were among the
world's recognized pets -women of
beauty and men of wit, handsome actors,
and two actresses of whom Europe had.
acknowledged the genius. Annie felt
the charm of this brilliant circle, which
was indeed, as theatres so seldom are,
as attractive as the outside world ima-
gined it to be.
Sho was sitting in the greenroom ono
evening, between the ants, when two of
the actors came in, discussing the beauty
of a lady who sat in one of the boxes
nearest to the stage.
"I'm sure 1'vo seen her in the Park,"
said one ; " and I've been told her name ;
but I forget it."
"Is that her husband behind her—
the ball man with the eyo.glass 2"
" Don't know, I'm euro. Should think
not."
The other laughed.
"She is rho handsomest woman we
have had in front for a long time --much
better -looking than any of the profes-
sional beauties. Perhaps she is a pro-
fessional beauty—eh 2"
"No—too good.looking."
It was the other's turn to laugh ; and
when they were called on to the stage,
they were still criticising the unknown
fair one, and anxious for another view
of her.
Annie's cariosity was excited, and,
contrary to her custom of devoting her
attention entirely to what was going on
on the stage, she managed, on her next
appearance to say a few lines, to get an
opportunity of looking towards the box
the two speakers had indicated. And
she gave ono of the slightest, most im.
perceptible of starts, for the lady was
Lilian, exquisitely dressed and looking
`handsomer than ever. Annie could not
sae the face of the man behind her in
her glance at the box; but she was
anxious to know who it was, and later
in the evening she was satisfied, for a
young actor named Gerald Gibson told
another that the lady was Mrs. Falconer,
that ho had been to a dance at her
house two nights before, and that " the
tall man with the eyeglass," who was
one of the other occupants of the box,
was a Colonel Richardson, who had just
returned from abroad.
All this filled Aunie with excitement
and anxiety. Had Lilian recognised
her? Who were the other people in the
box? Had Colonel Richardson really
only just returned from abroad 2 These
and other questions concerning her
sistor•iu-law and the rest of her hus-
band's family kept her awake that
night in a fever of newly -awakened in.
tenet in the Braithwaites. The remenl•
brauce of het life at Garston occupied
her very little now; the long solitary
hours of daylight, wheu she was not
engaged in rehearsal, she tilled by writ-
ing, her old taste for which had rovived
to console her for her otherwise mono.
tenons life. After rho exchange of a few
letters with William, she had heard no
more from him, and it was now more
than two years since she had received
his last. During all this time no news
had reached her of her husband or his
family. Sho had said of late bitterly
to herself that, if they had cared to do
so, they would have found her out long
ago, and sho had begun to wonder
whether she would over see any of them
again, when this unexpected yetmost
natural event showed her again the one
of all the Braithwaites whom she least
cared to see.
Annie Liked Gerald Gibson, as every-
body in the theatre did—a grave, quiet,
thoughtful•looking man whose reserved
manner impressed those around him
with respect, even though it was often
merely the result of his having nothing
in partioular to say. Ile might have
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been the son of a oheeeemouger, but he
wee as perfect a genblemau not only in
look and Manner, but in mind, as d he
had been the sou of a duke. Annie
know, though she had known him only a
few weeks, that she could speak with-
out reserve to him. On the evening
after she had seen Lilian therefore she
found an opportunity, when they, were
on the stage together, but not mime.
diately concerned in tho business of the
scene, of alluding to the beauty who hard
made such a sensation among them the
night before.
" I think I heard you say you were
fortunate enough to know her, Mr. Gib -
eon 2" said she, her Interest peeping out
from under the indifferent words.
" I don't know her well. I was in.
troduced to her about ten days ago, and
somebody got me a card for an ' At
home' at her house."
"Sho is very beautiful, isn't she?"
"Yes, very, for those who admire mas-
sive beauty.'
' Then don't you admire her 2"
"Yes; but Ihave seen women 1 ad-
mire morn."
" 1 don't like such frosty enthusiasm.
Is she nice, pleasant, amiable 2"
"1 doe's think' amiable' is quite the
word for that type of woman. But she
is very brilliant, very charming."
" 1 used to know her once, before she
was married," said Annie, in a low
voice. "I am glad to hear she is happy."
" I am seemly able to judge of that.
Ladies act so well, even when they aro
not on the stage, and they are often
charming when at heart they are very
miserable—so the novelists say."
" You don't think she is miserable, do
you 2" asked Annie anxiously.
" Indeed I have no reason for think-
ing so. She seems to have everything
she can want—beauty, wealth, position.
a good husband."
" Then Mr. Falconer is nice 2"
" He is generally popular, I believe ;
but I have scarcely seen him."
" Ah 1" escaped suddenly from Annie's
lips. She thought those last words
significant.
She could not bring tho conversation
round to Colonel Richardson now with-
out excitinghis suspicions, so she merely
asked him not to mention that she had
ever known Mrs. Falconer.
" I wish to remain perdue to my old
friends until I have got on—if I ever do
got on," she added sadly.
"You will get on, Miss Langton. How
can you doubt it ?"
" How can I do anything but doubt
it ? I have waited so long, and seem no
nearer the end."
"But you must bo nearer the end."
" Ah—but what end 2"
She turned away with a little shrug
of the shoulders, and his eyes followed
her with interest. She was not massive,
ani ho found more attraction in her
Saco than in those of all the professional
beauties.
A few evenings later, as he was leav-
ing the theatre when his share of the
performance was over, be saw Miss
Langton in front of him walking down
the quiet street whore the stage -door
was. A gentleman standing on the op.
posits pathway crossed over and raised
his hat to her. Gerald Gibson saw her
start, stop, hesitate, and finally put out
her hand. Gerald passed them, but
neither noticed him; and he recognised
the gentleman as Colonel Richardson,
whom be had mot at Mrs. Falconer's.
" That was the reason of her interest
in Mrs. Falconer thou 1" thought Gerald.
CHAPTER XII. .4;4111T"'
Gerald Gibson had not gone many
yards farther down the street, after
seeing the meeting between Miss Lang.
ton and Colonel Richardson, when he
was overtaken by a fellow-aotor, Aubrey
Cooke.
" Did you see who Iittle Langton was
talking to 2"
" Some friend of hers, I suppose. I
didn't notice."
"It was Frank Richardson, the man
there was all that scandal about a few
years ago—Lord Berwick's wife—don't
you remember 2"
Well?"
" Well, I'm sorry ho has got hold of
little Langton, that is all."
" You aro sorry without cause then.
Miss Langton is a long way above his
level. She can't refuse to speak to
him, for he know her people well years
ag4•"
With unerring certainty Gerald Gib-
son had jumped to this conclusion. The
other looked surprised.
" Oh, you know all about it then
You are the favoured one for whom Miss
Prim opens bar lips, We'll, I really eau
glad to hear it, for she is the flag I
always hold out when old ladies tell mo
there are no virtuous women on the
stage; and, if oho worn to go, I don't
know where on earth I should look for
another."
" You are too oynioal, Cooke."
" Don't shy loin words at mo. If I
deserve them, it 1s because I was led
away to a meeting of the Society for
the Mutual Improvement of tho Clerical
and Dramatic Professions this after-
noon. Oapital institution—the par-
sons looked happy and the pro.'s looked
good. But thab can't last. Good
night."
Aubrey Cooke was not at his bast with
Gibson ; the two mon had too little in
common. But he was a clever fellow.
Ile hada plain silly face, a bitter
tongue, and a manner which found
favour with most women. Tia adored
women." Those however he worshipped
the most deferentially would scarcely
have approved of the manner in which
ho spoke of them among other men in
their absence, for there was a strong
dash of young Paris in his adoration.
Ho was toe shrewd to make ayy mis.
takes ; and no man know better sho e .
act tone in which to address any pard.
cular woman of his largo and. varied
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