Beloved Scoundrel
“She waited anxiously to hear that the President and his party had departed safely. She had visions of the ugly hunchback confronting Abraham Lincoln and murdering him in some fashion. But nothing of this sort was to happen. Her dresser, Gloria, came up from the stage area to inform her proudly, “President Lincoln has left in his carriage. They cheered him all the way from the theatre door until he entered the carriage.” “No one threatened him?” The big woman looked puzzled. “Why would anyone do... that? Everyone loves Mr. Lincoln.” “Not everyone, Gloria,” she said quietly and began to remove her makeup with visions of the ugly hunchback still troubling her. John Wilkes Booth insisted she join him at Casper’s for a midnight supper and champagne. He was in a wildly, celebrating mood and it was hard to resist him. He seemed to grow in charm and wit as the night gave way to early morning. When they left the restaurant she was too lightheaded to even think to look and see if the hunchback were still following them. No sooner was the carriage under way than he gathered her in his arms in the darkness.MoreLess
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