Gilpin observer., 1915-05-13
TOO MUCH WARNING
II Parents Had Not Preached
Harry Might Not Have
Done It.
BY DONALD ALLEN.

uuAuClHi SuOSthuCes Uut VI u 6ooN uS~A
more dignity, saw in the papers that
the son OF man a great deal like him
had married an actress and thereby
broken his mothers heart and caused
his father to hang his head in shame.
The actress" was chorus girl on
salary of fourteen dollars cer week,
and she spent her money for choco-
lates and left her poor husband to
bear all the expenses of the flat on
his ten. When he could no longer do
SO, having been disowned by mis-
father, the wife ran away with
butcher who wouldn't give even mis-
best customer a chunk of cat meat.
Mr.. Frayne didn't take on so very
much about this affair, it being his
busy day, but when he read the same
sort of affair again three months later,
with the addition that the ruined nus
band had hung himself to bedpost,
he turned to his wife.
And we've got son growing UP,
he said.
Yes, and he's now twelve Yeas
Old was sighed.
DO you think had better speak 20
him about it?"
81 would. You cannot begin wi III
a boy too early"
And so young Harry Frayne WIS
called into the library and told the Sc
two cases, and learned that they were
only two out of hundreds of like ones,
and then the question was put to him
with all parental sternness.
Young man, would you marry an
actress?"
But never saw one, papa" was
the puzzled answer
THAT makes no difference-would
your
IL guess not"
"If you ever do, sir, shall disown
you"
"Then I won't"
No one in the Frayne household
unless it was the cook, who would
have married an actor right OF ana
taken her chances of being choppe1
I'D with an axe the next week. ever
attended a theater. 1t therefore hap
pened that when young Harry had
reached the age of twenty-one and
was starting for Chicago to enter a
railroad office, his father did not think
1t necessary to post him on any more
tragedies of the theatrical profession
Il shouldn't hang around the veati
bule Of theater if were you," he
said by way of advice.
mo, sir"
Because an actress in front OF ;he
house is Just as dangerous as one on
the stage"
"Even il you don't speak to her"
even So"
"Miss Barrymore dangerous?"
"I have said that they are all dan
gerous."
But why are they. father?"
BE careful, sir. or shall think
you are taking an interest. l VIII
answer this one question for you. II
is because they eat late suppers anc
receive bouquets from brokers. II
you do not care to read evenings
there is the Y. NJ. C. A"
A wooden-headed man would be
prepared for the natural sequence
The evening of the young mans ar
rival was spent in his room. The
next one found him at theater. Hf
entered with fear and trembling. Ht
was rather surprised that at leas'
six actresses were not on hand tf
welcome him. Such as were in sht
play on the stage acted with just al
much propriety. and he quickly OBJ
served that they were far better look
ing than the girls in the audience.
"Why, there are rich people here
and nice people!" said young Fraynt
to himself as he looked the house
over. "T wonder what father ant
mother are so down on actresses
for"
And for the next year, except wher
his father visited Chicago, 1t wal
always two nights a week at the
theater and sometimes three. and ther
the young man had an actress pointed
out to him on the street or In
restaurant, but he thought them more
reserved than any other class. It was
months before he happened to be In
troduced to one, and then by accident
and not by her stage name. They hat
few minutes talk and though hel
face and voice seemed familiar. It wal
when he saw her on the stage agar
that he fully identified her.
Young Erayne had good societ,
backing, and the more he talked witt
people Of social standing about the
atrical people the more he wondered
at the opinions held by his parents
1t was at a gathering Of distinction
that he again met Miss Bell. and they
sat together long enough to become
quite well acquainted.
1t was then that the young mar
learned from her own lips that HI
had made the acquaintance OF al
actress and no chill ran over him. mo-
did he find himself gasping for breath
| He found her not only winsome bu