The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-25

Lorayne Kemp. She was quite as
surprised to see me as / was to find
her in this queer business We spent
the rest of the day talking over eur
good old school days, when our
hearts knew no care and no sorrow
had never knocked at our door.
That evening / reluctantly parted
from Lorayne and the next day l left
Japan.
My next visit was to the Philip
pine Islands Manila is a second
New York. and one night as sat in
a brilliantly lighted restaurant,
felt as though i 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 a beautiful
young girl entered and cast smile
in the direction of the officers.
.-Oh, they all do that remarked
the tall officer with his back turned
TO us. There must be some thing
very compelling about my appear
ance- When / was a boy in high
school had a 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. Although / never was q
Latin student, the girls all hocked
around my desk during the period to
read Latin; and when / played the
piano / had difficulty in breathing,
on account of the mob of girls col
lected.' Carlton Irwin" I scream
ed aloud. .'See," he remarked care
lessly, there goes another one after
me-" Then he turned around and
recognized me. The next day Carl
ton showed me the L. 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 Is
lands l made a long, interesting trip
thru Asia and Europe. I did not
meet another classmate until 1 was
on English soil. While in westmin-
ster Abbey, viewing the graves Of
those grand old poets, who contrib
uted so INCH to our worlds litera-
ture; and the name OF not only king
ly kings, but those from whose
names our memory recons, / met an
other of that class, who with me had
struggled thru the lives of those
very great men. This classmate was
Annie Pope Eagleton. The third year
after she graduated, she was pre-
scented at the English court and the
next year she married the Duke OF
Bellerose. / spent several days with
Annie Pope at her magnificent castle
on the Thames. before / left Eng
land.
My next lengthy stop after Cross
ing the English channel, was in gay
Paris. One night when 1 was worn
out by my days sightseeing, sought
theater for the evenings entertain
ment The main feature of the pro-
gram was toe dancing by renowned
Partisan artist. The curtain rose; q
faint red light shown on the stage; q
crash of music. and from one side OF
the stage appeared a wonderful fiery
fash, after encircling the stage, stop
ped for moment before the foot
lights. i caught my breath, for the
beautiful creature in the red-spang-
led ballet dress was no other than
Gladys Martin. / had no time to
ponder over my surprise, for my
brain was in whirl, following the
quick movements of the dancer as
she twirled now here, and now there.
on the stage After the performance
/ had long conversation with
Gladys, who said, NO wonder / was
heard of books giving people pleas
ure, but none have ever inspired me
like the glow of the footlights.'
Yes" she continued, II have at
last found my vocation in life and
never intend to desert it,"
Well. as TO my own thoughts, / al
ways knew that Gladys would at
tempt to make a name for herself,
but / never dreamed she would do 1t
by toe dancing.
Although Paris was wonderful, /
visited many other cities throughout
Europe which were quite as interest
ing. had intended going tn Naples
but the city was guaranteed because
Of plague which had been raging
for several months.
While passing thru Italy / picked