Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-09
Angles AMBITION.
BY GERALD PRIME.

| BY GERALD Prime.
| Copyright, 1910, by Associated Liter
| airy Press.
They were talking it over-Angie
and her pretty mother.
1T certainly must have been graft
/ fying-in a way" said Mrs. Calhoun
in her leisurely Southern monotone.
Her daughter was buttering piece
of toast, an occupation which seemed
ito demand her utmost concentration.
Mrs. Calhound slipped her tea in 81
lence and with look Of polite expect
ancy. She always drank tea at break
fast which gave her an added distinc.
| ton in Alabama. where such a prefer
ence is unusual
They were not in Alabama, now.
Mrs. Calhoun regretted the fact, and
! that they were perched-most inse-
curely 1t seemed to heron the
eleventh floor of New York apart
ment hotel. She had been trying for at
least ten minutes to find out whether
or not her daughter shared her regret,
a bit of information which the young
er woman seemed inclined to with
hold for the present.
J "Well, do you really feel pleased
over your-1 mean our venture?
continued Mrs Calhound, with gentle
insistence, putting down her cup anu
saucer and letting her hands fall list
lessly into her lap.
This was direct question, and as
such demanded an answer N even
though it. came from her mother, who,
! Angie knew perfectly WELL would
have been neither hurt nor resentful
had her daughter elected to remain
silent.
mo" she said with a little laugh
which did not ring right fact
which did not escape the attention
of her mother and added greatly to
her disquietude-"i wasn't at all graf
flying, and I'm not bit pleased with
it. / just hate 1.-THE whole business.
from beginning to end.''
| ooh, Angie"
81 knew it," the girl interrupted
recklessly. II was determined to DO
it, and nothing could have prevented
me when the chance came. |
wo"ldnt have accepted kingdom III
II ,nge for my opportunity to come
to lew York and be an actress. An
actress, indeed!"
/
heap of It," her mother affirmed 10y
ally.
"Not little bit," declared her
daughter positively. I'm Angela Cal.
houn first, last and all the time and
l never lose my hateful idedtity for u
single minute It makes no difference
whether the part is Queen Elizabeth
or Little Eva--Tm Angela Calhoun all
! the time"
I'm mighty glad you are" said her
mother, with sudden assumption Of
spirit that almost transformed her.
Il hope nothing will ever happen to
change you into anybody else. That
is-unless-"
| Gust so-unless,' Angie came to
! the rescue.
"How they did applaud you last
night" said Mrs. Calhoun, returning
| tactfully to the matter in hand. "All
those people must have enjoyed it, if
you didn't. thought they never
would get enough of that last song.
| I don't see how you can feel that it
i wasn't success. Everybody in the
house was delighted. Mr.. Goldsmith
was charmed He came into the box
to congratulate me, you know"
| what did he say?''
/! "He was too excited to say much of
anything. Our little girls a big
winner was one thing. Really, An
gle, when l saw how those people
! liked it and were carrying on, I
couldn't help feeling-well, proud Of
you"
"You dear! wish for your sake
/ that I might do something really
worth while,' said Angie in a voice
that was passing beyond her control.
Never mind, dear" becoming at
once the tender maternal consider:
'you have but to say the word and
we will go south at once. We can go
back to Talladega in blaze of glory
Your success last night has made
that possible. Shall I begin to pack
up, Angie?"
That was all that was required to
bring about instant reaction. The
girl abandoned her sensational lapse
with dexterity that would have
served her admirably on the stage.
Don't let us be sentimental,
momsey." she said. 1--WE really can't
afford It. No. we won't go back to
Talladega. There isn't soul in the
town that ever want to set eyes on
again"
Mrs. Calhoun sighed family. II
used to think that you and Geoff
Martin" she began, but Angie would
not permit her.
"Mr. Martin and are mere ac-
Notwithstanding more" she said
with an air of finality. Then she con-
tinued. Il shall go right on as I have
begun. am not an actress and know
it. but as long as the public wants me
| 1t can have me and welcome. Gold
smith wants me to sign with him for
three years, and shall probably do
! it. OF course, don't expect to keep up
the delusion that long: somebody is