Smith, Frank Berkeley, 1869- · New York, Funk & Wagnalls Co. · leaf 54
at tumbles on thepavement, and two men and a girl, as amarine, a soldier, and a vivandiere, in sil-vered faces and suits, pose in melodramaticattitudes. The vivandiere is rescued alter-nately from a speedy death by the marineand the soldier. Presently a little old womanapproaches, shriveled… … LES BEAUX MAQUEREAUX lights, in the haze beyond, the vast audienceof by-gone days; smiling as if she still heardthe big orchestra and saw the leader withhis vibrant baton, watching her every move-ment. She is over seventy now, and wasonce a premier danseuse at the opera. But you have not seen all…
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