Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-14

IN. cou.; appreciates you: admirH-
ton for tho prisoner, but YOU mast
.nniuc N"Lr remarks. while on tn.
stand. to tn" answers 10 questions
wiirh viii ho asked YOU"
ooh. yes was told that She an
>Worcd readily. but forgot Then
turning 10 LauGdon she added chccrilN.
Fire away, Nj i.nnrdou. I'm all
ready
\ little -ust nl .;,uaIt,r tha; was
haze OF bitterness OF old raiscdicS rip
Piled through tho court ana the young
est JurHuaU settled his tie with Ccs
turo that was rs natural rs /; was IN
conscious when Any'S bright sDprais.
ing eyes rested for an Instant upon him.
Thcn !.arcdou, coming clos" TO the
witness stand said quietly:
Miss Barton. you know the defend
ANT. Mary i'a-". do Nou"''
WHY. of course. do. YOU goat She
answered with bubblru lauah tina;
= found an echo in tho room. Eu, Lang
don frowRed ana his voice was more
harsh as he said Please answer yes.
ar no and remember that if YOU want
TO oiI Miss Page. YOU must make your
answers short and TO tho point Tho
lint ot rebuke startled Amy. and 'h.
tears rushed INFO her eyes as sh- said
plaiutivcly:
"lll Try. but it sounded 50 funny Tor
you 10 ask me II | knew w; hes;
friend
"rho''s all right: understand. Now
ond how YOU nrst met Miss Page"
III WAS som" years a.o ana She aud
her mother came to gu" apartment,
with Il note from Cousin Mice CowcS
who lived ~ New Town. Cousin .tiir.
had sent them 10 Us because shr kncw
We had an cXtra room W. wanted to
r"n,, and she thought that ; could help
Mary lnrd job
90 n
I'm The merry -mcyrS -ihnt is. on the
stage. Id hccn across tho fuot~ my
self Tor n couple OF seasons. and Co'!S-
II Alice said Mary wanted 10 become
AN actress and thought | cuuld show
her how 20 make the rounds It's e
tough proposition getting Job in
New York with no friends and no
pull she added, nodding her head
wisely toward the jury like some pert
little robin. but !.augdon FASTENED 10
interrupt her philosophical utt"rancns.
viii YOU tell tie court. please. Miss
Barton. about the FIRST position secured
i'y Miss Page and 90 the events mat
led Mp 10 it
well. it just happened that Tn, day
iIary hit The big town had = date
with Webster. tn" real boss OF the mU-
steal comedies. az course he isn't the
sor, that you'd want 10 send youi. ill.,
tie sister from the country To SCI bu'
too much hedging don't 80 in the slow
business worth "a v hoop. YoV'vo got
10 trust TO a sharp tongue and q hat
pin ;ill YOU show them where they get
"T. and once they re wise they treat
YOU all right Webster Was like that,
but II lie promises YOU part lie plays
fair, SO never was afraid 20 buck
his Office boy even on a busy day Well,
when Mary told ms she had a hank
crin-s for grease paint and sin weeks
81 being sworn a. in rchcarsals, said
sne'd better come 20 RICH, along with
me- and m..yhe Wchster would let us
10 Il $3.50 - II getting us Jobs IN
enc SA,ne.-'rovus. Mary was ,ickled 70
0eath. 20 OF: w went.
Il had an appointment with the old
roam. but nc was ScrappiuE with one
uf his romantic leads YOU could hear
Vas a lonc time before could per-
.uade his little ccrehus to 80 IN and
tell him ! was waiting .ht any rate.
nc came out ~ last blowing blasts OF
red fire after the actor-aud then he
saw Mary. Talk about lions and lambs,
Why. he purrcd when he saw her and
sc Was 50 sweet to me almost got
:. leading lady's contract out Of him
before ne woke ~. ana began TO ask
"ic uucstiors about Mary. Something
IN the way hc looked wh"n | said she
.s~'is. out - iuh made u" wish | was
ful-sizcG .hapcrou, TINT when lie said
10 send nor 80 talk to him, II"
Wight % abb. go p.,r. %. both
csdn't Gar" tuyn down the chance OF
a double meal ticket so J went ou,
s.nl Mary went iu"
GRO T., continued Tu-NIur~ny.