The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-07

until thr4 re an SICK OF o. Even the
Office boys beat 30 now when they
catch sight OF those blue plumes
Doris fOrke leaned her elbows un
The table and rested her chin be-
/ tween her palms Why don't you
FRY for this show Fay's in? IT,
Z Flats funny. kid Mrs. Yorke IN
ierrupled that's what ! cali good
cheap comedy. Why. Rosie Lamont s
( going with It, and she told me the
oiner day that they had the greatest
/ bunch OF shoW-girls ever seen on
tiroad~ay Angie'd have great
chance Tor a job with that crowd
! not"
Doris looked calmly al her mothers
excited perspiring face ana shrugged
her shoulders.
oh, ! don't know. They're not
so much just lot OF old established
failures should think the man
ayers would be- glad TO get a new
race once in a while. III go in with
/ YOU 70 see Morley tomorrow morning,
Angie that is, II you're game It's a
good engagement--a week or two on
The road and then Broadway Tor a
! long run. Think il over"
Further conversation was interrupt.
| ed by the ring OF the telephone bell.
Doris answered ii. but announced that
ne call was for Angie. Before the
latter bad reached the telephone the
gloom that had filed the little dining.
room had been dispelled and now
there was an air OF cheerful expec-
fancy.
! Sure, VIII. Angie cooed through
che telephone. | thought you'd for
get all about me. TN be ready in ten
minutes. Just ring the bell in the
halfway and III come right down. By
| by"
Who is it?" sasped- Mfa Yorke.
her round shining face fairly exuding
hilarious excitement Angie started
on run for her bedroom
It's a john | met at supper last
week, she threw over her shoulder.
lie coming mp with his car
tood. good for you, Angie" Mrs.
YORK called. lie oughtfo be good
for the telephone bill anyhow" She
hustled out OF the room IN pursuit OF
the fortunate Angie, and Fay and
Doris We're leh alone.
Doris Went over 10 The window and
looked ont on the narrow court Of
dull yellow brick walls and rusty iron
horoscopes. For moment she beat
la tattoo with her knuckles on the
soiled wndow.pane and then spoke
without looking around I'm sorry. ("
she said very sorry. FAY"
ray looked mp from her seat al the
table in surprise
Sony" she repeated "sorry
about what? That Angie is going out
for ride?"
No. about The row But / suppose
you nad TO get used 10 it sooner or
later It's always that way, lighting
anu. quarreling and pickering over
WHO'LL pay for this and who'll pay for
that and how they'll divide nv salary.
rake my advice, and when you begin
70 get your wages don't loan 'em any.
thlng. because you'l never get 1t
back"
Fay. laughed, Don't YOU worry
about That" she said. I'm need il all
myself, I'm beginning To find ont al
ready what lot 1t costs 10 live on in
this town"
Doris turned aud looked Fay even.
~ in tho eyes.
No, you don't. Fay. Youn never
kEow till you're IN debt. That's
when youll appreciate it. When the
men You thought were your friends
are chasing You like lot OF hungry
wolves, and your own mother is beg
ging YOU 10 ask money from lot OF
college BOYS % pay the rent" She
Folded her arms over her fiat chest
ami turned back toward the window.
"Oh, God" she whispered. how [
hate 1t all, | tell YOU. it's awful. The
degradation of it and the everlasting
cry or those two women in there fol
money, always money and al any
price"
The girl suddenly put her arms be.
fore her on the window-frame and
sobbed aloud. Fay went over to her
and laid her hands gently on Doris
shoulders. After all" she said. she
Is your mother"
II know" the girl sobbed softly al
know. but sometimes it's SO hard not
TO forget that One OF these days Tm
afraid III tell her Just what kind of
q mother ] think she has been to me.
and then that would mean the end OF
the only home I've got"
4 4AV Dtii iHdA NOuuttltu WITH the
street vestibule rang shrilly through
the apartment. and from across the
hallway they heard the door OF An
gie's bedroom closed with a slam. and
the rustic OF her dress as she hurried
out on her way TO keep her appoint.
mont
Don't forget the telephone bill"
Mrs. Yorke called after her. and If
You only could get enough TO pay that
night dentist for fixing Pops teeth :
And. Angie, dear, there's always the
rent"
Doris turned from the window. and
as she looked at Fay. she tried 10
force a smile into her tear-stained
eyes.
Mothers right" she said there's
always the rent"
Ii had never occurred to Fay that
her life at the Yorke fiat was anything
more than one Of the unhappy steps
she must take In order TO reach the
goal OF a successful actress. Had she
believed for one moment that her
present unpleasant surroundings were
10 last for more than the briefest
period she would have returned at
once to the home that she believed
was still open to her at Pleasant willie.
During the few days that she had
been with the Yorke family its mem.
bers. except on the occasion OF the
outbreak concerning the telephone.
had refrained from any OF the usual
exhibitions of open warfare, and had
done their best 10 make IL as com
Portable and as pleasant as possible
for the new boarder. But in spite n
this monetary effort Fay was always
conscious OF the dull sordid life az