Hester and her maid looked in upon me every morning after that, until I was able to leave the hospital.

During these visits we told each other the eventful story of our lives since the night of our parting at her father's gate.

Her first appearance on the stage had been, as I suspected, literally represented in the play.

For years she had been permitted to accompany her father behind the scenes, and nights when the cast was short she had played small parts with great success.

The glamour and excitement of stage life had proved distasteful to her.