Marion Marlowe's Triumph, or, In Spite of Her Enemies — page 19: what you’re looking at

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* ee - He is dead in love with you— 1 pay him.” Ar dhe shall have one or not, as I happen f fee a], said the girl, coldly. “My motto is whe ty ou can, then act yout OW pleasure is tte er of reciprocation.’ s Lemadrid looked at her With a ¢ am in her eves. She had never able. to. live up to such a motto. yd-night, Miss Lemadrid,” said Ma- m avecty es Sees delighted to have seen ~ on Lo 4 &) > _— - e of meeting you.’ : ight, dear. So charmed to havé € 1 } ou, * murmured the actress. o sur LIVOOC" a A carriage. gf . ‘The “deceitful little idiot! She was de- ehte ted to meet me, was she!” were her first ‘ds to ler - friend, Rita Esmonde. “ Well, m make 1er wish that she had never heard nan ne, much’ less seen the face, of Claire ; mi adrid - Sek oe See = ee 7 - - i *~ “- « = — * «. ~ ~ . 7° ¢ i aN ©, CHAPTER IX. > _-VERA’S SECOND INVITATION. a Jarion retired that night she was tly ‘happy, for at last there seemed a ree e of realizing one of her greatest am- T1 ons. a ° “a ’ y r, Temple had offered her a position, nd hb ‘ae 3271: an d she was determined to accept it, but first he meant to consult with some oi her friends : 1€ subject. _ Teviewing the evening there was one ai pot. That episode in the dressing- mene her terribly. ) once did she gain an_inkling of the at th, although she told both Vera and Nona : ¢ occurrence as soon as they returned to dressing-room, Pa i le or in 4 of “course the two girls ihned: to be great- “Sl prised, and appeared to sympathize 2e] ply with her sensitiveness in the matter. . 50 mean of Gordon to bolt that way, then it’s just like him. a stisp cious. No doubt he ebeugit that the _ tellow was making love to you.’ + “Why, that would be absurd!” said Ma- — hotly. “I trust Mr. Gordon is more of * $ - . nom ~~ ne in a mY OSS ‘Sone? ee ara Dodd MY QUEEN. act te osnight, as welt BS to have had the. sh 100k hands cordially, and then got | 8 said Vera, with a sly wink at the soubrette; He’s awfully 17 a gentleman than that! And as for Mr. Temple, he’ assured me that he understood it “Still, it was awkward for you, dear,” said Vera, sweetly, while she inwardly rejoiced “that her plan had been so successful. After the first act Marion had gone with them to the wings, but she little dreamed that one of the courtiers’ in a gor- geous, Vigo -trimmed costume was no other than the “workman” who had so annoyed her. After that, had come the meeting with Claire Lemadrid, but through the entire evening Mr. Gordon avoided her. Marion thought of it now, and was greatly troubled by the actor’s action. He had certainly demonstrated that he did possess a suspicious nature, and further, he showed a lack of discrimination that, to Ma- rion’s mind, seemed almost unpardonable. She went to sleep thinking of the actor's handsome face just as she had seen it, flushed with chagrin, at the door of the dressing- room. — The first mail in the morning brought her a letter from Mr. Temple. In it he reiterated his proposition of the night before, and as- sured her that he was ready for her to sign a season’s contract. Evidently Mr. Temple had been favorably impressed with her, at any rate, and if this was the case she-could afford to~take no no- tice of Gordon until such time as he saw fit to explain his conduct. She was sitting in her room reading over her letter when her friend, Alma Allyn, came in. Miss Allyn was a newspaper reporter, and wonderfully shrewd and clever. «! m not so sure about this being a good thing for vou, dear,” she said, after Marion showed her the letter. “But I must work at something, for my money will soon he gone,” said Marion. quickly ; “and some way I have suddenly be- come ambitious to be an actress, and Miss Lemadrid’s part is an excellent beginning!” “IT should say so, but tell me about ‘ie company,” began Miss Allyn, cautiously. but a second later she had thought of something more important. “Oh, Marion, I forgot to tell you the news!” she cried, suddenly. “Mr. Ray “king's 1S ECOMICLOO© (C <S) (CO)