The Detroit times., 1914-02-20

90 with Mrs. Yorke, who, having
regained her composure In a re-
markably short space. OF time. stood
before the mirror once moro regard
ing herself and her new head-gear.
she glanced at the weeping Angie.
and then removing her hat. held II
before her at arms length and ap-
parenuy scrutinixed Its every detail
with tho greatest possible interest
and pleasure.
Shut up. will you!" she suddenly
threw at Angie. and then once more
turned her attention to the hat.
And all on account she sighed,
"of. doing rah-rah boy out OF q
couple OF measly bonnets. II makes
me that sore. III T."
The rest of the sentence was lost
In Angles cries. "WeIl starve," she
moaned, "we'll starve. It's cruel
for them to leave us like that-it's
inhuman."
Mn. Yorke tossed her hat on the
center table and regarded her niece
with an apparently new and specu-
lative interest.
NO. we won't starve." she said In
her deep laundering tones.
Seeing possible ray OF hope for q
continuance Of her layy selfish life,
Angie sat up on the edge of the sofa
and hurriedly dabbed her wet eyes
with Z much-used handkerchief.
"What1l we do" she gasped b.
tween sobs, what Is 1t we'll dot"
1T isn't so much what wen do"
Mother Yorke went on gloomily. a. II
condemning q prisoner to life SEN
tence," 'as 1t II what you'll do. Now
you put on that new hat of yours. and
try to borrow fresh pair Of white
gloves. from Doris or Fay-they may
going away. Then you 60 downtown
ana proceed to stump up the stairs
Of every manager In the city. and you
keep on stumping until you get fob.
and, Angie Club. never you dare
come into that door again empty
handed. Do you hear meg'
Mrs. Yorke drew herself Of her full
majestic proportions and with the
manner OF true tragedy queen point
ed to the door.
Now, you CRATER" she fairly shout.
ed. her eyes sblaxe, you blonde loaf.
er--get OUT"
For two days. Fay and Doris and
her grandfather stopped at hotel In
the neighborhood and then moved TO
. furnished nat on One Hundred and
Thirtieth-st-, far over on the west
side. The new apartment was very
small. and ill-lighted, and stuffy. and
the wallpaper and furniture were
cheap and vulgar and garish, but II
WIS the best they could afford, as Mr..
Hooker could be Of no financial assist
ance, and Fay had insisted that, at
east for the present, II would be only
right for Doris to send half OF her
salary to her mother. The girls did
the cooking and the housework and
in all ways practiced the strictest
economy. They had promised each
other that they would live on their
wages. and would neither ask nor &C.
cept assistance Of any kind. Il was
4 lie In which there was or could be
little sunshine, but one fraught with
hardship and deprivation. The two
girls took long walks In the morning
and In the evening went downtown
together to their respective theAters
and returned together as soon -
their performances were over.
Doris was cheerful and even ham
pier than she had been when she vas
the main support Of Mother YOrkeS
Hat. bat the lack Of variety In her
ire and ne hapeisss vulgarity or her
Now home wore seriously on Fay's
nerves, and she became constantly
more gloomy and depressed. She No
ldn1er had the money to buy even
the few thfngs that would have been
necessary had she continued to 20 to
the lunches and supper-parties Il
which for time she had been 90 con-
spicuOus Z figure. But as she persist.
g b refusing al Invitations, the invi-
tations became constantly less FIRE.
uuent, md In 4 short time she was no
longer asked out at all. It was also
but natural that in her present nm.
happy mood. tho girls at the theater
should show but slight desire for her
company and gradually leave her to
her own devices.
For the time being her spirit was
gone, and she was morbid1y conscious
Of her lack Of suitable clothes and the
cramped nat with its stale musty
od0r had become almost unbearable.
LUX had written her several times,
and WAS most anxious to give her
various kinds OF parties. She had al
ways refused these Invitations with
short formal notes, and had finally
wrjtten him CURLY that she no longer
went anywhere. but was devoting her.
seIf entirely to her stage work, and
10 the study that was necessary for
her future career. Had such been
The case Fay would have been much
happier than she was. but she was
cnly TOO wen aware Of the fact that
phe was not only not learning ANY.
thing that could possibly be OF any
value to her, but that she no longer
did her work 1t the theater with the
spirit that the management had q
flSkt 70 expect. On several 0cca-
sions. after she had left the stage.