Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-18
'oo"d"uri from r,ia.

I"t't %irlS are quite within ,h.,,
t'.niS because of what has harnc,,ed
~, l" WHIch understand tina, YOU
'"'" MIS-" Page Hon didn't need i.r II
SIC wouldn't accept the a,icptionv NJ
ihtH obnoxious Ia her Weu -, u.
'NA'f ana III look after their intcr-
10" can send Nour alto .rcv to
Il any tlinr. And he walked out
81" !o'hti u. The girls had an conn,
out by that time. aud tho ,rnw uyi,..
't'h"'lE around, and Ecky ,i,lu', d,r.
sly anything more. 50 ". rol away
an" went job!css. but happy. OF
S1''Sr, when We told them nj homo.
MT. faGc said Mary must riyo nm ,,ar.
stag" career. but s!t. was inn .r,,,,L, :.
lot ina She said no. that the ,uistnke
7"e made WAS III getting "a chorus
J"p. ana that II Was willing. we might
H Tor some small road company ana
m",H our way up IN the drama. /
N"ul" nave followed Mary amy place.
;" s"ld ! Was on. ANA We even talked
NV i-ansd"n down before he left"
mat All! thank YOU, Miss Bar
t9" said ianedon with smile as
she finished. ana Amy, looking around
bewildered, asked the judge confiden-
TALLY.
What do do now. You. Honor"
iou answer few questions for
me. sain the prosecutor with "a honicd
sweetness Miss barton. YOU are a
yer! good actress, are YOU not"
",io ask my press agent" sn. am
SWerct pertly. and he flushed
wei. at any rate. YOU can be ycr,-
convincing IN saving things let's call
rccItins hmcs-tl,at have nothing
!" q" WIN events thai really happened,
.An YOU Especially in "A sympu-
rh"tic role
Nmy clincheH her little hands ana
!rpwncd at him.
I! you're ir:ins to put anything
''r"oSS. she said slowly. you've come
"H" don't swear to tell the truth and
then lie. I'm an actress, no; a law
yer
\ hurs; OF laughter swept the room.
ana me judges eavel came down
>hrnIN. though The corners OF ms
mouth twitchcd as he said 10 Amy:
You must coniimc Your remarks ia
answering the questions put you. Miss
Barton"
Z am she replied imper,urb..bIy.
and the prosecutor finished as he
asked sharply
Isn't ii 'rue tina, you said sou
would do anything in the world 70
save Mary Page"
Isn't II ,ruc that you're doing every
thing in the world to ruin her"
That is not answering my rucs-
ton roarcd tin" prosecutor This is
contempt Of court-you have sworn to
tell the truth-tcll it"
Tell 1t TO policeman" sconed
.Nlmy 81 have told the truth. the
whole truth and nothing but the
truth and there isn't any more 10 tell.
unless youll lc; me tell YOU what poor
business think YOU have for your
part Of the SHOW"
silence" roared the judse aud the
prosecutor i'll unison ana now Amy.
looking NJ At His Honor. smiled and
brought into view dimplc as she said
quietly.
Your Honor. don't mind answer
M questions, but I'm SO used 10 bcin.
h"i!"rcd at I'm :chcarsals that the usual
line o. chatter just slips out"
again gale Of laughter swcp, the
room. the hystcric u!rth Of those Who's.
emotions had been brought over close
TO the surface by tragedy. ana the
prosecutor. realizing that tho pertn.ss
oi the actress was shield behind
which he could not penetrate. and
feeling that her testimony was. after
all. uninportant. dismissed her win "a
shrUG.
VI her glad, "oh. can goe" Tho
laughter broke ont afrcsh. but il died
away when she ran straiaht to Mary's
SIDE. aud before the buliff OF Lang
don could stop her. had leaned over
aud impulsvciy kissed her check
You darling" she cried ana sud.
denly burst into tcaIS-ih. genuine
childish sobS oi one whose heart js
or"rtiownG with pity. When she was
lcd back to tho witness room She was
u" longer AN obscEr" little actress
was famous. For the tim" at least she
even rvcrshadowcd Mary-so uirb
does the old world iov. those who
laugh and yet have tender hc.rts be.
Meath the t:aycty.
TO be- continued ',-u"rro,,l