Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-28
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 Enoch laid his cigar on tray and sat bolt upright. Were you in front last night?' he asked curtly.
 No" Oswald spoke gravely. ! Miss Paget and Dorcas had nine curtain calls at the end of the second act. The gallery began to hiss. Peo- pie downstairs joined in. Can you think of any actress who is free, or engaged for that matter, capable of touching her in the part?"
 Tt was not acting last night. Were you back of the scenes?" 1 Enoch brought down his fist with a thud on the table. "I was not, and I'm sorry enough that l wasn't. would have settled things differently. I have had the whole story rehearsed to me by several people. Do you know that Miss Paget's child is in my home?'
 Oswald bent his knife to the point of resistance. It snapped in two | pieces He tossed the fragments in a | waste basket. You mean the little blind boy?'
 l "Yes." Wentworth's voice was fierce with irritation. T have not seen him-I have no wish to see him. Dor cas told me this morning what she had saddled herself with. She and thrashed the question out He laughed unpleasantly. "1t did precious little good.'
 l knt, $,p~r cd ho ohi into the street?"
 Enoch shrugged his shoulders inn patiently.
 | II don't want to go over the ques- .tion again. It puts me in an awkward position with Miss Paget to have the child in my house. So far as l see l cannot turn him out unless my sister goes with him."
 l What do you suggest?'
 Good God! there is only one thing to do-send the child to the asylum where he came from. The mother is | in the right when she wants him sent back to England. He was in g good | enough home there."
 l Who took him out of it?" :. | II don't understand the situation. Miss Paget knows, l fancy, but she has not given me the mans name: She says it was piece of nasty re- venge.' : :: ~.
 She told you this?" '
 "Yes, l. have had a nice morning. It was gone over step by step at home, | then again with Miss Paget. She wants the child ,
 ITO care for?"
 No" Wentworth turned his eyes studiously in another direction. "She intends to send him back to England immediately. Why shouldn't she? The woman has to be footloose in her work blind youngster would tie her down neck and heels. They un- derstand that sort in all ssvlvu There isn't doubt that he would be happier there" s:
 That is your honest conviction?"
 j"Tm sure of one thing. That brat is not to be harbored in my house. Suppose the mother made it out a case of kidnaping?" .
 T had not thought of it in that light If
 Well, think of it now," Enoch burst out furiously "I am as fond of Dor cas as any brother could be, but she is the, sort of girl who can't be moved when she takes stand on anything Miss Paget is clever, handsome woman. I cannot be wholly at odds with her, seeing her every day of my life as 1 do."
 That was in my mind when spoke of letting her go"
 Enoch was on the verge of checking him with an impatient exclamation but the Englishman interrupted! "Yor have had your say now I am going to have mine. You remember one day during the early rehearsals told yo, all knew of Zilla oaget's story.
 was beginning, then, to have qualm' of conscience about bringing her ovel and setting her among decent people She is worse than l imagined. In thu most degraded woman you find brut' feeling-brute motherhood I mean She lacks that"
 Who gave you the version of thi : story?"
 Merry told me last night" You have not seen Dorcas?" "I have not met Miss Wentworth , since yesterday morning. . Tt was a case of stirred-up emo tion with the whole bunch of then They will take things normally in } day or two. You had better have talk with Miss Paget. She is anxiou , to see you.' T think" Oswald spoke coldly. "i : would be better for Miss Paget if sh did not come to me- might tell he } in plain English my opinion of hel ' Hadn't we better let her go?"
 If we didn't have to take into coI l sideration the question of a woma } fit to play her part. there's her coi 3 tract. It is iron-bound for the whol a season. There's nothing especial ,. heroic about Miss Paget. Get he 9 mad" Enoch laughed grimly, ''an 3 she'll give you trouble to burn." 3 I'll look out for that myself. IT
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