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THE ACTRESS
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he demanded hoarsely, "what do you mean? How have you failed?"
"I am married," she said with a fatalistic calmness. "A month ago, I married Harry Ramsdell, who plays the part of the brother in 'The Better Self,'"
Jerold Wharton released her wrist, and when he spoke his voice sounded strangely hollow. "I wonder how you have the courage to act that play now," said he.
For a moment, both were silent. Then he murmured wistfully, "Poor old Coningsby. He always fought and worked like a man, but he never received a man's reward. Poor old Coningsby, he didn't deserve this."
