The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-30


ried TO another State. They thought
they were pretty smart, but that vas
where they overreached themselves.
and when my friends discovered where
I was after my mysterious disappear
ance, they were forced TO admit the
falsity of their position, and I was i'm
mediately released.
Most of my life I've been the under
dog as far as my family are concerned,
and some Of the papers have said
things about me that were really vile,
and mostly because I have always been
an impulsive, carefree, happy giri.
When / was a wee little kiddie they
began calling me a tomboy, and do so
even today.
But il isn't that 1 mind. but when
they say have neglected my boy for
my dogs and horses, and lost my hus-
band through too many cocktails and
ardent following of the pace that kills,
it hurts. It was ! who sued for a
divorce, anyway, and there was no
scandal connected with the suit. which
was uncontested. We just didn't get
along as well as we could have wished.
That was all"
A little King Charles spaniel scamper-
ed into the room and gamboled at the
feet Of its mistress. ''I only arrived
yesterday she continued turning again
10 the subject in hand, "and am ex-
pecting my things from Philadelphia 4
am busy today trying TO get ready for
my very dear friend, Adele Richie,
who IS going TO spend the summer with
me"
Earnest When
Talking of Friend.
AS she mentioned the name Of her
actress friend Mrs. Pierce grew sudden
ly very earnest A certain hard in
tensity Ieaped into the eyes which but
a moment before had glowed with kind
ness and affection as she toyed with
her tiny spaniel. She had risen to her
feet and the little fellow tumbled
unheefied to the floor.
I'm talking about Miss Richie, there
is one thing I want TO be sure to say"
she pleaded earnestly, land that is that
have known her only q short time.
even though she Is so much to me, and
yet some Of the papers have been so
unkind as TO connect her name with
my divorce case.
time of my divorce from Tom, and to
connect her IN any way with the mat
ter Is most unjust 10 her and a great
injury. I met her in the ordinary course
Of social and theater events-reaIIy. I
am not quite positive just who ii was
that introduced us-and we have been
friends from that moment"
This interview is set down as Mrs.
L. T.
dex to the character of this young
woman so much talked OF, a veritable
Kaleidoscope Of moods, hitting from
topic to topic and back again with
the agility of a butterfly
Unjust newspaper talk has made me
notorious" she remarked. "and now
they are getting after Eleanor Sears,
and just because she is a sportswoman.
full OF life. and out for good frolic.
IT won't be long before they will be
treating her as they have me-
Neither Slang
Non Profanity Heard.
People who profess to know, and they
are legion. say that Mrs. Tom is more
than slangy; that on occasions she can
swear with the best of the fellows. This
may be true. or it may not. She didn't
say But during a tete-a-tete lasting
ever an hour. not once did she use either
vigorous slang or profanity. She is not
at all the kind OF woman one naturally
conjures up in reading about her escs-
pades- II is impossible to imagine her
tossing bouquets onto the stage and
pulling them back with a string, to the
embarrassment Of the star and the de-
light OF the gallery.
She has eyes that sparkle, and give
the lie TO many Of the stories with which
her name has been coupled. Mrs. Pierce
probably never gave a temperance lee |
ture. it may be she has a fondness for
cocktails and cigarettes, but her tenden.
cies have not sacrificed her health |
Eyes as clear as hers and form so
supple and healthy do not go hand in
hand with excess.
A mention of her boy started the fire.