. Her first appearance. Illustrated by Gibson and Ashe. HER FIRST APPEARANCE She gave him the address, and hesprang down to the floor, and gath-ered the child up in his arms andstepped out on the stage. Theprima donna had the centre of it toherself at that moment, and all therest of the company were waiting togo on; but when they saw the littlegirl in Van Bibbers arms they madea rush at her, and the girls leanedover and kissed her with a greatshow of rapture and with many gaspsof delight. Dont, said Van Bibber, hecould not tell just why. Dont. Why not ? asked one of thegirls, looking
. Her first appearance. Illustrated by Gibson and Ashe. HER FIRST APPEARANCE She gave him the address, and hesprang down to the floor, and gath-ered the child up in his arms andstepped out on the stage. Theprima donna had the centre of it toherself at that moment, and all therest of the company were waiting togo on; but when they saw the littlegirl in Van Bibbers arms they madea rush at her, and the girls leanedover and kissed her with a greatshow of rapture and with many gaspsof delight. Dont, said Van Bibber, hecould not tell just why. Dont. Why not ? asked one of thegirls, looking up at him sharply. She was asleep; you ve wakenedher, he said, gently. But he knew that was not thereason. He stepped into the cab atthe stage entrance, and put the childcarefully down in one corner. Thenhe looked back over his shoulder tosee that there was no one near enough28 *$&> ^r ^^ igr~
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