The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-22
win you do me

a fayor?"
DO you a fyvor! Why, Miss Nora,
Td-Id-do anything in the wide world
for YER he assured her, fervently.
We'll, she coaxed, 81 want you to
keep the Shrimp from telling mother
about that bet if you can. It won't be
for long. l will have plenty OF money
soon. I'm going away tomorrow"
Coin away-tomorrow?" He gazed
at her in blank dismay. "W-where
to?" he stammered.
ITO New York. I'm going to be an
actress. I'm going or the stage with
Patsy"
ION the stage!"
He repeated the words as If he did
not comprehend them.
But l shall be back in a little
while" she went on in the same coax
ing tone, and then IN pay up. VIII
you keep the Shrimp quiet until then?"
les already pyed," he said.
1t was her turn to be astonished.
what do you mean, already paid?"
she asked.
"Yus. Mr.. Crawford gave me S. tip
for drivin' i'm to the stytion, an I
gyve it to the Shrimp an told i'm it
was from you"
Wasn't that nice of Mr.. Crawford?'
she said.
A load was lifted from her mind.
She had nothing further to fear, for
she was sure of the Duke. Her man
ner underwent an entire change.
"Then l owe the money to you in
stead of to the Shrimp. That'n be all
right. You needn't be afraid. I'll pay
you back
I'm not afraid. Miss Nora said the
Duke sadly. "But I'm sorry you're
goin' to leave us-awful sorry. The
plyce won't seem the same"
"Well. I'm not sorry" she told him.
I'm going to be in the chorus at the
theatre and wear beautiful gowns.
And I won't have to slave and wait on
a lot of dirty stable boys there"
CHAPTER TX.
"a ATRICIA was a girl whose brain
worked quickly and enabled her
to take in situations and form
decisions instantly. When she had
surprised Nora and Crawford b had
Immediately concluded that her sister
would be safer under her WI supervi-
sion. and that the sooner she took her
with her the better.
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surround Nora with all necessary safe
guards as far as Crawford was con-
cerned by simply informing her par
ents and Mallory of what she had seen
and warning them against the New
Yorker. Crawford never would have
had another chance to get near her.
In the first place, it would be highly
injudicious at this critical stage of
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his chances of success by causing at
the very outset unpleasantness be-
tween him and the partner upon whose
assistance he counted to get him out
of the hole In which he found himself.
She knew Dan and her father. Their
rugged honesty would brook no liber-
ties with the women folk of their
family. Therefore she would keep to
herself the knowledge of what she had
witnessed.
secondly-and this weighed with her
more than anything ~else-there was
Nora's display of temper, with its di-
vulgation of her intentions and its dis
closure of her independent tendencies.
1t had opened Patsy's eyes to he fact
that the girl was nearing an g when
she would enfranchise herself from
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In the world. For this spirit she could
not find it in her heart to reproach her.
| although it a tumbled over lik a
house of cards the edifice of horne
| staying ease and felicity she had build
ed for her with her hopes. Had she
not done the very same thing herself?
But, as she had told her parents. she
very much doubted Nora's ability to
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no ordinary courage and strength of
mind were needed not only to succeed,
but to keep from temptation.
Still she had faith In her own power
to keep her from harm by guidance
and example aided by the girls natural
goodness and the strictness of her up
bringing. Moreover. she argued, that,
as Nora was determined to carr her
living in some way, the stage certainly
did offer better opportunities than the
department store or workroom. AS she
had observed to Mallory in talking it
over with him:
There amt a girl as begun with me
at the Casino who amt ridin' around
in her own tiara. but the milliners is
still trimmin' hats"
Nora had looked forward apprehen-
sively to the inevitable interview with
Patsy. She wondered what the latter
would dc in regard to the incident OF
the kiss. Would she tell their parents?
And II so what would happen? She
had a positive dread of scenes and of
being lectured. She was immensely re-
lieved when Patsy informed her that
she would say nothing about 1t and
why she had reached this decision.
Nora passed the matter off lightly and
blamed 1t all on Crawford. 81 didn't
know that he was going to do 1t, and I
couldn't prevent him." she declared.
She treated 1t all as a joke and laughed
about it. She did not, however, mem
ton the wager that was won In adj
vance nor the fact that he had handed
her his card.
Patsy o advantage of the oppor-
tunity to give her some SOUND advice
and to enlighten her a little as to the
dangers which thereafter would beset
her, but she was too excitedly happy at
the prospect of their future to dwell
just then at too great length or too
seriously upon these things, n the
girls sat up far into the night discuss
ing their plans.
Two days later found them in New
York eager to start in and do. They
had arrived just at the right time, for
Patsy. who vas we'll known. obtained
an engagement to lead the chorus in
a new production at one of the Broad