Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13
BY SEWELL FORD

stupid old thing couldn't come himself, and he's
sent of his young That's much nicer.
Torchy, didn't he say? How odd! But come
along. Don't stand there staring. Goodby, Marie.
You must do my hair this way again
time
And next thing know I'm hepin' her into the
car, while Martin tries to smother grin. @There
you are!' says chuckn her suitcase in after her.
Il guess I'll ride in 'front.'"
"What' SAYS she. "And leave me to take that
long ride all alone? I'll not do it. Come in here
at once, or I'll not go step! Gomez
MO shrinking violet about Gladys and as climbs
in shakes loose the last of that kindergarten
dope Ia been primed with. III admit was some
fused for awhile too, and | expect l does the
dummy act, sittin there gain into the limousine
mirror where she's reflected vivid. | tryin
to size her up and decide whether she really was
one of the chicken ballet, or only high school
imitation I'm so busy at it that | overlooks
the fact that she has the chance of watchin
@Well?" says she, as we swings into Central Park
Il trust you approve!
"Eh?" says l, comm out of the trance. 3Oh
get you now. You're waitin' for the applause
Let's see, are you on at the Winter Garden, is
it the Casino roof"
@Now don't be rude, says she. @Whatever made
you think I'd been on the stage?"
Il was only judgn by the get-up, says I. dts
fancy, all right
"Pooh!" says she. 3I've merely had my hair done
the new way. l think it's perfectly dear too.
There's just one little touch, though, that Marie
didn't quite get. wonder if | couldn t-you1 II not
if try, will your
"Oh don't mind me- says |.
She didn't She'd already yanked out three or
four hatpins and has pred off the zippy lid.
"There, hold that, will your says she, crowdin'
into the middle of the seat SOS to get good
view in the mirror, and beginnin' to revise the
scenic effect on her head. Near as can make out,
the hair don't come near enough to meetin' her
eyebrows in front or to GOVERN her ears on the
side.
Meanwhile she goes chatty, Il suppose Mothern
be wild again when she me like this. She always
does make such do anything different. There
awful scene the first time had my hair touched
up. Fancy'
II was wonderin' if that was the natural tint?"
;aysI
Goodness mol" says Gladys. at was horrd brown
And when used to 60 to the seminary they made me
wear it braided down my back with bow on top l
vas sight! The seminary stupid place, though.
always breaking some of their silly rules; so
sIummah sent to the convent. That was better.
Such jolly lot Of girls there whose mothers
,reat actresses And just thinktwo of my best chums
gone the stage since! One of them married
md divorced the very first season too. Now wasn't
hat thrilling? Mother is furious because she still
writes to How absurd! And some of the others
he won't allow me to invite to the house. But meet
low and then, just the same. There were two in our
,ox party last night, and we had such ripping lark
fterward!'
Gladys runnin on as confidential as if she known
ne all her life, interruptn the flow only when she
makes jab with the powder puff the eyebrow
,encil And ben as how I'd been cast for thnkin part