The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-03-28


time friends, ard he smiled in 4 pleas
ed manner whenever he caught her
looking straight III him.
For half hour this daily visit last
ed Then he would glance at one Of |
the nearly clocks. give her hand lii |
tie press and hurry back in the di- |
/ rection from whence he came. she go
| ing ever toward Broadway again.
Spring merged into early summer.
and with the coming of warmer days
she appeared more fraii and dropping.
ing health.
Once he asked her if she wasn't
ready to give it all up and go back
home
| Ne" she answered, but he detected
a shade of hesitancy in her voice.
The Irish cop also saw she was
'1ookin' bit piney" and felt genuine
sympathy for her. He pondered on
whom and what they might be. but.
failing of any reasonable conclusions.
dismissed them from his mind for
the time as a pair OF -'sintimintal i'd
lifts.
One day they were sitting on
bench near the fountain. Two gaudily
ettired girls were coming along one,
of the walks and must necessarily pass
them. Polly was immediately covered
with confusion and prayed inwardly
that they might turn into another
path.
On they came. however. They were
of certain exaggerated type Of chorus
. girl with which the theatrical profess
sion is usually afflicted. In high heel
ed shoes they minced their steps. their
hats were enormous. their gowns were
extreme in fashion. and no effort had
, been made TO conceal the fact that
, compilations and hair were of artificial
j coloring.
:. Polly glanced away. assuming not
to see them, bnt her flaming cheeks
belied her pretense
The girls snickered and coughed and
: tried to attract her attention. looking
back until they were ont Of sight.
'sWho are they? he asked, his voice
sterner than she had ever heard it
q before.
o "a couple of students at the dramat-
dc school," she replied. with forced in
q difference.
= rs that the kind they are where you
/ are learning to be an actressE
y -tOh. few; not all, Of course. You
4 see
.Itli go tomorrow and see for my
4 SELF, he interrupted decisively.
Y And lie went.
@ The class in dramatic art, in quite
. abbreviated skirts, was engaged at its
4 fencing lesson when the unannounced
:. visitor strobe into the room.
t 1t was big bare place, the dingy
/ walls hung with cheap prints and
t posters of well known members of the
j theatrical profession AT one end oil
the room was a stage with tawdry
. mismatched scenery and dusty fittings
4 an ugly and glaring example Of sham
o representation Of art and genius
!, The fencing class. comprised Of q
e couple of dozen, few Of whom Were
men, was distributed over the main
: 1 floor at regular distances. A German
6 instructor perspiring and voluble in
i his language, was calling ont the
strokes and tuning because the class
y had stopped and piled its attention Oh
+ the newcomer. Several Of the girls
+ oged him boldly, and the two whit
. had seen him with Polly in the park
, CHANGED the remark
o "Polly's angel! Girls. that's .Polly's
y ANGER
He remained but a minute OF two
; taking a cool survey of the PREMISE
h the while He had nothing to say tf
the attendant who approached him
He singled out Polly. and his gaze
rested steadily upon her for mo
mant She resembled lily among {
bunch of carnations. though she was
blushing painfully at the moment
Then he retreated. slamming tht
door after him with an expressive am
very jarring bang.
1t was nearly a week before he Wis
tied the square again. She went daily
and when he didn't appear at th'
usual time she looked disappointed
the corners of her little mouth drew
down pathetically. and she went away
he udu HOT CdllGu upUH uti uOi we
so much as written.
81 thought they'd be havin' fare
ND purity soon." commented the cop
"They was too swate altogether t
last"
Then he came again. She was wait
ing. and he greeted her pleasantly
But there was a determined express
sion in his eyes that troubled he
peace of mind not little.
:. Polly" he said and so loud tina
Il several Of the weary hoboes on tn
benches woke up and looked around
e you're going home with me tomor
Re row."
IS Polly started.
1t Homer" she repeated inquiringly
"Home? Why-why. it's fully tw
s, months yet before the school closes