The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-23
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PAULA rs DESERTED BY
LAYTON AT TIME WHEN
Her FUNDS ARE
VERY LOW

"Margir." said Paula. 4 have
heard great deal about the temp.
tatlons of The At ge. | don't think
there is any more temptation therr
than In any other place wnen
young men and women are con
stantly In each others COMPANY
You cannot discount sex or SEA
instinct. We have ignored Il too
long as something wicked and
shameful. What We must do. Mar.
gle. IL TO recognize Il and make II
take On those Godllke attributes
that are Us due
The sreltcst temptation To
youth Is 20 learn things Of which
they have only heard whispers.
In my first love | was very In.
nocent. witch means ! dld not
know. My innocence and lack 81
worldly knowledge NUT have fas.
cinated Earnest l.aNton. for he Ger.
talniy was Es infatuated with me as
was with him For the Blk weeks
OF our rehearsals he was with IN.
almost every waking moment lie
coached and advised me az only a
man will coach and advise n WON.
an In whom he Is personally inter.
eHted
Being In love. Marric. IL being
very selfish. | remember that aft
sr the frat week paid little Al.
tentlon 20 Miss Madden. who was
ectlnE "a n she did no, care for
got that sho was an actress and
WIS probably bringing the tech.
nlaue OF her trade TO cover her
breaking heart
One night. after dining vith
LAYTON. paid a week In advance
for my room. which left me jus,
one dollar 10 cover my expenses for
the next two days when the show
would open.
But ! expected ns usual 10 lunch
and dine with Earnest and did not
worry.
Imagine my surprise aud con.
sternatioa next day when Lawton
said to me across the table. I am
not going TO see YOU alone again
until after tho opening. want to
go ever some OF my scenes wI,h
Madden. pnd don't want TO have
one little. tiny bit Of my mind
taken from the play until the pub.
lie has passed lts verdict. You.
Will dine with me here after tn.
curtain drops on opening night.
and We will know Just what has
happened 10 us
Don't look 10 downcast. dear.
ca, girl. Whatever the critics will
say OF tho play or OF me. can al.
ready read the limo which viii say
OF you. Miss Newton scored
great personal triumph
Margic. ! could not think Of any.
Thing but that poor little dollar
bill which mus, keep m. roing for
the next two days. did not know
then that ! might have gone To the
manager. and he would have given
me little advance on my first
weeks salsry. just made up nv
mind TO live on bread and milk
and use tho street car.
Z did not sleep much that night
after ! got 10 my room. and the
next day when arrived at re-
hearsai was inexprcssibly shock.
cd TO receive only nod from Ear.
nest Lawton. He did not speak to
me once during the entire morn.
ing. and ! went home nj night tired
and hungry. but had no appetite
for bread and milk.
y did not realize then how thor.
oily selfish this was In Lawton. lie
bad philandered with me until the
las minute. and then he calmly
ignored me while he fixed up his
part with Miss Madden.
And such is the nature OF WON.
an that In two days Miss Madden's
face seemed 10 grow rounder, and
her skin become pink and almost
girlish again. while felt a thou.
sand years old. and each time /
looked in the glass wondered IL
this strain ] was under was ruin.
Ing my complexion
Ito be continued)