The San Francisco call., 1908-08-27

SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 26.-Living
lonely existence in big, silent, rarnb-
ling house IN Sixth street in San Ra-
fael is q small gray haired woman.
Her face is deeply scanned from
q life full Of troubles. No one
visits her to tighten the gloom that
hangs over the old house. The doors
and windows are barred, and the ge-
NAL warmth of the sun is never al
lowed to steal in Within the cold
building the pale little woman ekes out
her hermit life, stunning mankind.
In London is another woman. She is
young. beautiful and surrounded with
everything that wealth can command
She is happy among friends. who pay
her homage for her wonderful success
on the London stage. Her pictures are
in every magazine and she is known
the world over. The theater going pub
Iic and the critics unite in saying that
she is one Of the great actresses. She
is an idol. Fate has dealt to one sue
cess and happiness; to the other disap-
pointment and misery. These two are
mother and daughter. The mother is
Mrs. Douglas Saunders; the daughter.
under the name OF Marie Doro. is star
ring IN Locke's London success. The
Morals Of Marcus"
FATHER WAS SUPERINTENDENT
Twenty years ago the Saunders were
well 10 DO. They had a little home be-
low Fourth street in San Rafael. Doug
las Saunders. the father, was superin-
tsndent OF schools and provided a good
living for his wife and little daughter
Then he was stricken by the great
white plague. When his wasted body
was laid to rest the widow and little
Georgia Saunders were left to fight the
world alone.
earning their own livelihood, their path
was hard. The mother, however. man
aged 10 keep the child IN school Peo-
pie in San Rafael who remember the
pair speak OF them as the mysterious
two. The girl was bright and viva
ciouss but she never sought companions
Instead she either kept 10 herself or
remained in the company of her mother.
Eleven years ago Georgia disap-
peared- Without a word she slipped. of
into the world to make her own. way
The fight for existence in san Rafael
had become too hard. When the girl
left the mother, already bitter toward
the world, withdrew from it entirely.
She locked her doors, barred her win
doWs and gave up her friends.
MOTHER BECOMES RECLUSE
The grief over her husband, coupled
with the deeertion Of the child, all but
unbalanced her mind She became a re-
cIuse
Five years ago she received a letter.
and after that the lonely woman began
watching the magazines in the public
library. She would come in and with
ont a word would peruse the different
periodicals. No one knew why. Finally
she confessed Little Georgia who had
run away from home six years ago had
become great actress.
DAUGHTER ATTAINs SUCCESS
when the announcement came that
Marie Doro was a star and would play
fbe part OF Charlotte IN the Morals of
Marcus" the pride OF the mother could
not be withheld and she confided in
other persons, and yesterday the secret
leaked out
Yesterday when questioned by a re-
porter as 10 the whereabouts of her
daughter she refused TO talk others.
hovever. 20 whom she has told the
rforv are strong IN their belief that her
rtorv is true, and Marie Doro, who
Eavs that her real name is Stuart and
that she was born IN Pennsylvania, is
none other than Georgia Saunders, the
san Rafael girl who ran away to make
her own way in the big, busy world.
MRS. saunders story Is also strength
.~ef much by the fact that pictures OF
EFfee Doro have been identified as Geor-
- Saunders by persons living in San
Rafael who remember her as girl.