The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-11
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was no one To whom she mad the right
TO turn. The Claytons had not only
resented her going on the stage, put
were pitifnlly- poor, Fielding was
having hard time 10 live and dress
properly on the small salary that ne
was receiving from the Lusk Broth
ers, and Fay knew, only too well, how
hopelessly in debt was every member
or the Yorke family She had no
jewelry nor anything OF value 10
pawn, and a week before, when she
had thoroughly appreciated the seri'
BUSINESS of her position, loan from
iLusk seemed the only way out OF her
present troubles Half a dozen times
he had offered her his help In case
that such an emergency should arise,
and she had practically decided that
when IL was absolutely necessary she
would go TO him and ask his aid. or
this decision she had said nothing TO
Porter Fielding. II would only dis
.tress him. and besides, as soon as
lshe began TO earn a salary, she could
in short time pay back Lusk his
Ioan. But now she could never see
n.nsk again, certainly never ask him a
favor.
The situation seemed hopeless and
once more her thoughts turned TO an
enforced return TO Pleasantville. But
~ would be an enforced return. Not
withdrawing the heat and dust or the
baked deserted city, and IN spite OF
its iifeless air. she knew that she
loved 1t. The idea OF returning TO
the quiet calm OF her former uneYent-
ful life had already become well-nigh
impossible TO her, and the more she
thought OF these things, the more
confused became her mind. With
flushed face and temples throbbing,
she jumped from the bed and took
several quick turns up and down the
little room. Hardly conscious OF what
she was doing, she called aloud for
Doris Yorke
After one glance at Fay's flushed
face and excited eyes. Doris closed
the door OF the bedroom behind her,
and taking the older girl by the hand,
led her TO chair by the open win
dow. She forced Fay TO sit down,
and dropping to her knees aud taking
both of Fay's cold hands in her own
soft warm ones, she gently pressed
them against her fiat child's breast.
Have your troubles really begun,
DEAR" she asked. What is it, row
with the stage-manager?"
Fay looked out of the window on
the dirty yellow walls OF the court.
She was already sorry that she had
decided to tell Doris Of her troubles,
but 1t was too late now TO turn back.
NO, she said in voice that
scarcely rose above whisper, sits
worse than that; it's Lusk."
She felt the hands of the girl kneeI-
ing at her feet close tightly about her
own, and 1t gave her confidence to
go on with the story OF her experei-
ence at the apartment-house. And
then she hurriedly told OF her fears
that Lusk would have her put out OF
the company. Of her lack of funds.
ana or her previous determination to
Dorrow the money from the broker
TO tide over her immediate needs
Doris listened to Fay's recital OF her
woes with a friendly interest but a
somewhat aggravating calmness and
the least suggestion OF smile play
aug about her pale pretty lips.
why, that's all right, my dear"
she said. OF course. il was dull of
a1usk to make his play so early in the
game, but you must have known il
nad TO come. You ought to be thank.
iul that that particular trouble is he.
hind you instead OF ahead OF you. and
we can fix up the money difficulties
easily enough"
There was something In Doris man
ner. perhaps more than In her words,
tuat maze Fay feel that her troubles
We're probably not so great as she had
imagined them. and she gave q sharp
little gasp OF relief
You're so very dear 10 mer she
whispered. Tell me What am To
do
Doris laughed and pulled herself to
her feet.
You? You're not to do anything.
You see It's like this
She sat on the edge OF the bed and
rested her elbows ON her knees and
her chin between her palms.
"All the men ia New York she
went on, aren't Max Lusks, although
when you first 90 into the business.
4 you are pretty sure to think that they
sre.-- A girl in the company. let us
say, has man TREND who NAV he a
pretty good sort. but he has n man
friend whom he has to take out 40 sun
per, so he asks his girl friend TO bring
along another girl from the company
Wen, SO you are chosen. and you trail
along, and the chances are that the
man friend is inst business acquaint-
ance and probably rotter, and YOU
get all the worst OF IL, Believe me.
the thing you've. got TO look out for IN
show business is the man friend O..
the man friend OF your best girl friend.
But. bless you! that don't last for.
ever, because gradually you make
your own friends. and it's up to YOU
to ask the girl 10 meet the unknown
rotter. Mind you, ! don't saw that
nearly all men are not alike--that Is.
as far az the way they treat girls on
the stage--because as matter OF fact
they are. But there are Just enough
exceptions TO make men friends worth
while and 10 keep up your belief in
the sex. know one myself"
Doris philosophy and her hopeful
outlook on life had gone far to soothe
Fays outraged feelings and now she
could smile cheerfully at the chorus
girls optimism.
"Only one?'' she asked.
Doris pursed her lips and knitted
her brows as II in serious thought
We'll, only one I'm perfectly sure
OF. His name Is james Alexander Stu
art. He's really great swell. and ne
doesn't belong TO Broadway at all. ex-
0ept to act az sort of bank for cho.
rus girls In hard luck He says they
appeal 10 his imagination, and his
Sense Of humor. which free libraries
,Gnd peace congresses don't He'd love