The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-09
By
ANNA ALICE CHAPLIN

That's all very WELL said Jane Felowes. But.
GEAR child. it's the of thing that you have to
take some notice Of"
Have l." said Josephine and raised her head
proudly
All MY dear, my dear" said Mrs. Felowes gent
1y. Don't bear her much OF a grudge whoever
she is. There's much evil that arises just from
pain. Sometimes l think that all the wrong in the
world comes from sorrow run to waste:'
There was q subtle atmosphere of mockery in the
dressng-room that night; Josephine was acuely
OF il. and she deliberately fingered over her
undressing and redressing. that might feel
that they had driven her away. Gussie dressed
first. She passed the wash basin where Josephine
WAS busy scrubbns her hands with a nail brush She.
Gus trinity dressed for the street, in bright
green gown and a floating veil.
How quickly you manage to dress" said Joseph
inc with an effort. The rest OF us are hardly rid
OF our makeup yet"
oh that's because you take much time
your scrubbing up" said Gus in the tone of one
who not willing be gracious but who felt
vastly superior, ali the same.
But can't go the street without scrub
bing up" expostulated Josephine examining her
hands carefully by the light of a swinging electric
light
Gus looked her swee,y and fastened the last but
ion of her glove.
OF course, if has a date that does make
a difference" she murmurcd. But l so straight
home"
And with that she made her exit.
For the next week Josephine never allowed TO
forget the episode of the dab of rouge. She heard
II talked of in the dressingroom whispered of in the
wings downstairs, insnuated in the raised eyebrows
of the men of the company. Only Dorrence Mac
Gregor seemed to remain oblivous the joke-to
abiding relief.
Jane Fellowes it who took it upon herself to
enlighten the unconscious hero of the affair. She
went bare-facedly his dressing room and there
she unfolded to him such things she thought it
we'll for him know.
AS result of this Dorrence made point OF fore
going his habitua game of bridge in his dressing
that evening-much TO the other bridge fends'
chagrin-and of haunting the wings until he found
what Mrs Feilowes called typical group of cats
Josephine stood near by looking unuterably unn-
terested.
Mrs. Fellowes began the campaign.
oh. dear she sighed, with well-simulated discon-
this business I really think that could bear 1t IL
! didn't have to spend half an hour getting my COM
pexion look like what it once was and my lips
like what they never could be,''
You should adopt my method" said MacGregor
carelessly. Il hardly make up at ALL you know A
mere dust of fesh-colored powder a bit of blue
paint my eyes, and the things done. | never
bother with my lips at ALL"
There was little stir. They looked closely
at him than usual. 1t true Not an atom of
paint there to be his thin, clear-cut lips
Mrs Fellowes smiled with superhuman sweetness a
she said Dear me, no, So you don't. Do you
know, | never noticed it before
Gus, scarlet to her ears turned away, and Bird
Latin followed her Then MacGregor deliberately
walked over to where Josephine standing She
had heard every word.
This is an execrable business that we're in" he