The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-23
S. ANNE, ACTRESS
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him that7 And how much you look
alike7"
Il fancy he didn't dilate upon II.
Elsie has persuaded him It's so un,
important"
"unimportant7 Unim-. Oh. my
good gracious' When audiences
wouldn't know you apart half the
time," Matte threw up her hands
and groaned. did the boy use up
all his brains writing his play7"
Anne did not reply. II was the
day following ElHie'K engagement,
and she had slipped away by her.
self to talk IL over with Matte.
And Tom didn't baik even at
her being your daughter" Matte
marvelied on. That's what ! sim
ply can't understand
lie doesn't know she 10. They've
concocted a scheme TO pass her off
as my sister. and they tried II out
on him" She laughed eriinly at
Matties gurgie OF speeches. dis.
may. "Oh, they saw nothing i'm.
proper In decelying our manager
about a trifle OF that sort Elsie
doesn't yet, but about two minutes
conversation with me opened Har-
lands eyes. fnniee's going to hear
the truth about that. anyhow. And
Mt oncel"
"weli--f--should Mat
tie gasped. "But you don't mean
all this happened yesterday and you
haven't done anything YETI"
What could | dot He's flat on
bis back with iumbago."
Go 10 sec him. then' Tell him
you won't stand for any such fool
ishness."
Il can't very we'll do that.
Matte" she said, reluctantly.
what would fnslee think And
and Hariand7 What would Elsie
make them think7" she asked. col.
oring with Unforeseen embarrass-
ment
Anne Honghton. you aren't going
20 cit back and fold your hands
and let her play with your Why.
II would DO counting failure' i
never heard the like In my lifei"
AAH 1 EFA fAAth'hs haAlAts Aou
misunderstood me" Anne looked
up. Il haven't the remotest lnten.
ton OF playing with her. But once
lnslee secs US together. be won't
need any prompting from me
Therell BIO a new lngenne after one
rehearsal"
But there was not n new ingenue
after the first rehearsal. Elsie
proved az relfishly clever as her
father.
II was one OF those inerpilcable
cases Of miscomprehsnsion and
short slghtednesa that everybody
marvels Mt afterward Ellis. the
stdke director. disapproved thoroly.
fnsiee had seen tho mistake clearly
enough at first. and even Hariand
had his momentary misgivings. But
each OF them, for one reason or
another. held his peace and left the
initiative to some one else.
The days went by now In a sort
OF iockstep procession, each one n
part OF its yesterday and tomorrow.
BY rights. Anne should have been
supremacy happy. Unless all signs
failed. her struggles were over and
her feet set Fafely on the path that
leads straight TO the Promised
Land OF popularity and distinction.
Determined as she was not to
worry about ElEie's engagement,
inevitably II kept her uneasy and
anxious. She was in money dim.
enltiss, too. Her expenses bad dou'
bled with the girls advent. and
what with providing an extra ward
robe, she could hardly figure how
TO stretch her funds TO cover every
thing until the first salary day.
ON top OF all this. was the sud
den, disturbing change In all her
habits that Eisie's presence in
volved-the loss OF her few. pre-
cious hours of privacy. tho strain
OF unaocustomcd. close companion
ship.
The girl was now settled In a
large, pleasant room of her own
across the hall. but she was In and
out of Anne's rooms perpctually on
ono pretext or another. There was
not a moment that Anne could rest
or study. secure from interruption.
RESPONSIVENESS were thrown
away. Elsie would laugh tolerant.
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