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without cause or provocation�察�has received the devil of a bump。 

     Before Miss Page could venture upon an explanation�察�Anita Flagg had 

changed into a very angry young woman。 

     ;And what's more�察─�she announced�察 �he can't do it to me� ─�

     She   sent   her   telegram  back   again   as   it   was�察  �word   for   word�察  �but   this 

time it was signed�察�Sister Anne。; 

     In an hour the answer came�此 �Sister Anne is the person to whom I refer。 

She is dead。; 

     Sam was not altogether at ease at the outcome of his adventure。 It was 

not in his nature to be rudecertainly not to a woman�察�especially not to the 

most beautiful woman he had ever seen。 For�察�whether her name was Anita 

or   Anne�察  �about   her   beauty   there   could   be   no   argument�察  �but   he   assured 

himself that he had acted within his rights。 A girl who could see in a well´ 

meant offer to be kind only a subject for ridicule was of no interest to him。 

Nor did her telegrams insisting upon continuing their acquaintance flatter 

him。 As he read them�察�they showed only that she looked upon him as one 

entirely     out   of   her   worldas     one    with    whom      she   could    do    an 

unconventional thing and make a good story about it later�察�knowing that it 

would be accepted as one of her amusing caprices。 

     He     was    determined      he   would     not   lend    himself    to   any    such 

performance。 And�察�besides�察�he no longer was a foot´loose�察�happy´go´lucky 

reporter。 He no longer need seek for experiences and material to turn into 

copy。 He was now a man with a responsible positionone who soon would 

be conferring with cabinet ministers and putting ambassadors At their ease。 

He wondered if a beautiful heiress�察�whose hand was sought in marriage by 

the   nobility   of   England�察  �would   understand   the   importance   of   a   London 



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correspondent。 He hoped someone would tell her。 He liked to think of her 

as being considerably impressed and a little unhappy。 

     Saturday   night   he   went   to   the   theatre   for   which   he   had   purchased 

tickets。 And   he   went   alone�察  �for   the   place   that   Sister   Anne   was   to   have 

occupied   could   not   be   filled   by   any   other   person。   It   would   have   been 

sacrilege。 At   least�察 �so   it   pleased   him  to   pretend。 And   all through   dinner�察�

which he ate alone at the same restaurant to which he had intended taking 

her�察�he continued�察�to pretend she was with him。 And at the theatre�察�where 

there was going forward the most popular of all musical comedies�察�the seat 

next to him�察�which to the audience�察�appeared wastefully empty�察�was to him 

filled with her gracious presence。 That Sister Anne was not therethat the 

pretty romance he had woven about her had ended in disasterfilled�察�him 

with real regret。 He was glad he was�撮察�leaving New York。 He was glad he 

was going�察�where nothing would remind him of her。 And then he glanced 

upand looked straight into her eyes� �

     He was seated in the   front row�察�directly on   the aisle。 The seat   Sister 

Anne   was   supposed   to   be   occupying   was   on   his   right�察  �and   a   few   seats 

farther to his right rose the stage box and in the stage box�察�and in the stage 

box�察�almost upon the stage�察�and with the glow of the foot´lights full in her 

face�察  �was   Anita     Flagg�察  �smiling    delightedly   down   on   him。   There       were 

others with her。 He had a confused impression of bulging shirt´fronts�察�and 

shining   silks�察  �and   diamonds�察  �and   drooping   plumes   upon   enormous   hats。 

He   thought   he   recognized   Lord   Deptford   and   Holworthy�察  �but   the   only 

person he distinguished clearly was Anita Flagg。 The girl was all in black 

velvet�察�which was drawn to her figure like a wet bathing suit�察�round her 

throat was a single string of pearls�察�and on her hair of golden´rod was a 

great hat of black velvet�察�shaped like a bell�察�with the curving lips of a lily。 

And   from   beneath       its   brim   Anita  Flagg�察  �sitting   rigidly   erect   with   her 

white´gloved hands resting lightly on her knee�察�was gazing down at him�察�

smiling with pleasure�察�with surprise�察�with excitement。 

     When she saw that�察�in spite of her altered appearance�察�he recognized 

her�察�she bowed so violently and bent her head so eagerly that above her the 

ostrich   plumes   dipped   and   courtesied   like   wheat   in   a   storm。   But   Sam 

neither bowed nor courtesied。 Instead�察�he turned his head slowly over his 



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left shoulder�察�as though he thought she was speaking not to him but some 

one beyond him�察�across the aisle。 And then his eyes returned to the stage 

and did not again look toward her。 It was not the cut direct�察�but it was a cut 

that hurt�察�and in their turn the eyes of Miss Flagg quickly sought the stage。 

At the moment�察�the people in the audience happened to be laughing�察�and 

she forced a smile and then laughed with them。 

     Out   of   the   corner   of   his   eye   Sam   could   not   help   seeing   her   profile 

exposed pitilessly in the glow of the foot´lights�察�saw her lips tremble like 

those   of   a   child   about   to   cry�察  �and   then   saw   the   forced�察  �hard   smileand 

heard her laugh lightly and mechanically。 

     ;That's all she cares。; he told himself。 

     It seemed to him that in all he heard of her�察�in everything she did�察�she 

kept robbing him still further of all that was dear to him in Sister Anne。 

     For five minutes�察�conscious of the foot´lights�察�Miss Flagg maintained 

upon her lovely  face   a   fixed   and intent   expression�察  �and   then   slowly  and 

unobtrusively  drew   back   to a   seat   in   the   rear   of the   box。   In   the'   darkest 

recesses   she   found   Holworthy�察  �shut   off   from   a   view   of   the   stage   by   a 

barrier of women's hats。 

     ;Your   friend   Mr。   Ward�察─  �she   began   abruptly�察  �in   a   whisper�察   �is   the 

rudest�察�most ill´bred person I ever met。 When I talked to him the; other 

day I thought he was nice。 He was nice�察�But he has behaved abominably 

like   a   boorlike   a   sulky   child。   Has   he   no   sense   of   humor�拭  �Because   I 

played a joke on him�察�is that any reason why he should hurt me�拭─�

     ;Hurt     you�拭─   �exclaimed      little  Holworthy      in   amazement。       ;Don't    be 

ridiculous� �How could he hurt you�拭�Why should you care how rude he is�拭�

Ward's   a   clever   fellow�察  �but   he   fancies   himself。   He's   conceited。   He's   too 

good´looking�察�and a lot of silly women have made such a fuss over him。 

So   when   one   of   them   laughs   at   him   he   can't   understand   it。   That's   the 

trouble。 I could see that when I was telling him。; 

     ;Telling him� ─�repeated Miss Flagg;Telling him what�拭─�

     ;About   what   a   funny   story   you   made   of   it�察─  �explained   Holworthy。 

;About his having the nerve to ask you to feed the monkeys and to lunch 

with him。; 

     Miss Flagg interrupted with a gasping intake of her breath。 



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     ;Oh� ─�she   said   softly。  ;So´so   you told   him  that�察 �did   you�拭�Andwhat 

else did you tell him�拭─。察�

     ;Only what you told usthat he said 'the day could not begin too soon'�察�

that he said he wouldn't let you be a manicure and wash the hands of men 

who weren't fit to wash the streets you walked on。; 

     There was a pause。 

     ;Did I tell you he said that�拭─�breathed Anita Flagg。 

     ;You know you did�察─�said Holworthy。 

     There was another pause。 

     ;I must have been mad� ─�said the girl。 

     There was a longer pause and Holworthy shifted uneasily。 

     ;I'm afraid you are angry�察─�he ventured。 

     ;Angry� ─  �exclaimed   Miss   Flagg。   ;I   should   say   I   was   angry�察  �but   not 

with you。 I'm very much pleased with you。 At the end of the act I'm going 

to let you take me out into the lobby。; 

     With   his   arms   tightly   folded�察  �Sam   sat   staring   unhappily   at   the   stage 

and   seeing   nothing。   He   was   sorry   for   himself   because Anita   Flagg   had 

destroyed   his   ideal   of   a   sweet   and   noble   womanand   he   was   sorry   for 

Miss Flagg because a man had been rude to her。 That he happened to be 

that   man   did   not   make   his   sorrow  and indignation   the   less   intense�察  �and�察�

indeed�察  �so   miserable   was   he   and   so   miserable   were   his   looks�察  �that   his 

friends on the stage considered sending him a note�察�offering�察�if he would 

take himself out of the front row�察�to give him back his money at the box 

office。 Sam certainly wished to take himself away�察�but he did not want to 

admit that he was miserable�察�that he had behaved ill�察�that the presence of 

Anita Flagg could spoil his eveningcould�察�in the slightest degree affect 

him。 So he sat�察�completely wretched�察�feeling that he was in a false position�察�

that if he were it was his own fault�察�that he   had acted like   an ass and a 

brute。 It was not a cheerful feeling。 

     When   the   curtain   fell   he   still   remained   seated。   He   knew   before   the 

second act there was an interminable wait�察�but he did not want to chance 

running into Holworthy in the lobby and he told himself it would be rude 

to abandon Sister Anne。 But he now was not so conscious of the imaginary 

Sister Anne as of the actual box party on his near right�察�who were laughing 



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and    chattering     volubly。    He   wondered      whether     they   laughed     at  him 

whether   Miss   Flagg   were   again   entertaining   them   at   his   expense�察  �again 

making      his  advances     appear    ridiculous。    He   was    so  sure   of  it  that  he 

flushed indignantly。 He was glad he had been rude。 

     And   then�察  �at   his   elbow�察  �there   was   the   rustle   of   silk�察  �and   a   beautiful 

figure�察�all in black velvet�察�towered above him�察�then crowded past him�察�and 

sank into the empty seat at his side。 He was too startled to speakand Miss 

Anita Flagg seemed to understand that and to wish to give him time�察�for�察�

without regarding him in the least�察�and as though to establish the fact that 

she   had   come   to   stay�察  �she   began   calmly   and   deliberately   to   remove   the 

bell´like  hat。  This   accomplished�察  �she   bent   toward   him�察  �her   eyes   looking 

straight into his�察�her smile reproaching him。 In the familiar tone of an old 

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