The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-05-29

neS6 WOMEN, WHO "iohCu W A
Americans. Ash was anxious to know
how this was done I enterd the cot
tage. A number of Japanese women
we're reclining in chairs before large
mirrors. One patient was undergoing
| the process of having her face peeled.
Another had tiny weights fastened to
the end of her eyes and eye .brows'
which seemed to be. causing her much
suffering. These and all of the other
patients who were undergoing equally
as painful operations were attended
by young Japanese girls. whom at
! first thought were Americans. When
| the wonderful beauty doctor stepped
forth to meet us, I recognized her as
my old class mate Lorayne Kemp
| She was quite as surprised to see ne,
as I was to find her in this queer
business. We spent the rest of the
day talking of our good old school
days, when our heart knew no care
and no sorrow had ever knocked at
cur door. That evening reluctantly
parted from Lorayne and the next
day I left Japan.
My next visit was to the PHILIPPINE
Islands. Manila is a second New York
and che night as 1 sat in a brilliant
restaurant, | felt as though l were IN
the United States once again. At that
moment several United States naval
officers entered and took the table next
to us. A few minutes later beautiful
young girl entered and cast smile
in the direction of the officers. Oh,
they all do that remarked a tall of
| fcer with his back turned to us.
There must be something very COM
polling about my appearance. When
| was a boy in high school l had
terrible time lodging the girls, for
did not find it at all convenient to
keep up with more than six, in the
same town, at the same time. Al
though l was never a Latin student
the girls all flocked around my desk
during study period to read Latin;
and when l played the piano l had
difficulty in breathing, on account Of
| the mob of girls collected around
Carlton Erwin l screamed aloud
See, she remarked carelessly," there
goes another one after me-" Then he
turned around and recognized me.
oh tho
U. S. fleet which rested in the port
of Manila, and some of his brother
officers told me of Cartons bravery
! in the great war our country had with
Mexico a few years ago.
After leaving the PHILIPPINE Islands
made long interesting trip through
Asia and Europe. / did not meet an
other class mate, however, until was
on English soil. While in Westminster
Abbey viewing the grave of those
grand old poets, who contributed so
much to our worlds literature; and
the names of not only kingly kings,
but those from whose names our
memory recoils, met another mem
Der of that class, who with me had
struggled through the lives of those
very men. This class mate was Annie
Pope Eagleton. The third year after
she graduated, she was presented at
court and the next year she married
the Duke of Blenheim. l spent
several days with Annie Pope at her
magnificent castle on the Thames be-
fore l left England.
My next lengthy stop after crossing
the English Channel, was in gay
Paris. One night when l was worn
out by my days sightseeing | sought
theatre for the evenings entertain
ment The main feature of the pro-
CRANE was toe dancing by renowned
Partisan artist. The curtain rosei a
faint red light shone on the stagei a
crash of music and from one side of
the stage appeared a wonderful fiery
| flash, which after encircling the stage,
stopped for a moment before the foot
HSntS. Caught my UTedIn, IoF the
beautiful creature in the red spangled
ballet dress, was no other than Gladys
Martin. had no time to ponder over
my surprise for my brain was in a
busy whirl, following the quick move
ment of the dancer as she twirled
now here, and there on the stage.
! After tho porformauco 7 had q long
conversation with Gladys, who said.
mo wonder l was never able to read
Virgil. have heard of books giving
people pleasure but none have ever
! inspired me like the glow of foot
| lights" Yes, she continued, 1 have at
last found my vocation in life and
/ never -intand To desert IL We'll &C for