Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-24

MY name is Winnie Andrews. oh.
I am a good giri-what you would
call a good girl Maybe, It would be
better for me IL It wasn't I have
been foolish never bad was foolish
" could aing-and was more fool
1 when I believed q man who told
me was right that would some
day be q second Melbai MY home was
the name of the town. One day T I saw saw
in newspaper the advertisement of
q concern, calling itself The Twenti-
eth Century Vocal Academy of New
the courses Of isssH 20 0ff Thio5 Just
thought I needed, and I persuaded my
father to draw hts savings from the
bank to pay my expenses. With the
the head Of the music school, a man
who gave the name of Professor
A1onEo Herman. He tested my voice.
or at least pretended to do so, and
said that there was no doubt Of my
success as an opera Ginger If took
his course of instruction.
"I stayed at the school for several
months, and then my father same on
SO enthusiastically about my future
mortgage our home for enough money
to finish my schooling. The Professor
introduced us to man. calling him
self money-lender who advanced us
a small sum on our property, taking
a mortgage as security. Several
vaguely uneasy as Professor Herr
mans instruction showed no results,
but 1t was not until received word
that my father was Ill that I became
Herman and asked him il he could
not secure me some kind of a position
where I could earn money with my
voice. enough money to take care Of
20 k..A A.
my face. ana called me an easy mark
!. guess he saw that he had gotten
about all the money possible out OF
us. and that the time had come to
foreolosed the mortgage on our home.
and the shock killed my father! Since
then have been tryiag desperately to
get work any kind, OF work: OF
course, have lost all my wonderful
dreams about my voice. I have been
willing to do anything@but the hard
er tried to find a place the worse
things seemed to get until tonight. I
rope. / had a solitary quarter left.
stopped at a restaurant, wondering
whether to spend the quarter for food
or poison! I decided on the poison
Winnie Andgews stared vacantly in.
to the shadows as she finished her pa
thettc story, and for a few moments
Mona and Mary revolved her narrative
last.
Il am glad we have found you-you
poor dear! Not only for your own
sake, but for the sake Of hundreds Of
victimized in the same way. I have
heard a good deal about the so-called
fake music schools but this is my
DEM aehnits e, knowledge Of them. It Is high
Academy and Professor Alonzo Herr
man were put out of business"
Winnie Andrews Gazed at her won
deringly Just as Carson and Grant ap-
peared They discussed the girls
plight and decided TO work out some
plan of saving the girl and breaking
Herman. Mona and Mary took the
The next morning Mary appeared at
1T have called to see whether It
vU3IdS wSnld be be possible for me to be en-
hesitated bashfully.
The Professor smiled, and rubbed his
hands.
I'VE are always looking for promis-
appraisingly. Have You had Vocal
lessons before?"
Mary shook her head 'No-but I
have been told so often that I have a
remarkable, voice, and that 1t ought
to be developed that I would like to
yourself"
Just sol Just SO! You are acting
wisely. 1t will be a pleasure to test
your tone qualities and infections.
Miss Roberts. If you will follow me.
will take you to our private conser-
vatory and will do myself the pleasure
of examining your possibilities myself,
rather than entrusting you to an as
sistant"
Professor Herman closed the door,
twirled the piano stool with a flourish.
and seating himself at tho instrument,
asked Mary If she had any faVorite
piece OF music that she would like to
sing. The girl named a popular melody
at random, and the Professor ratified
off the refrain, playing with the exag-
gerated flourish of a vaudeville "ar-
list" Mary sang through the opening
verse, and the chorus. She was quite
we'll aware that Nature had not given
her voice." and that the most expert
teaching in the world could never have
developed any vocal ability from her.
But she sang with all the eagerness
and trepidation, which she imagined .
young woman, hoping for a musical
career. would display. When she fin
ished, the Professor swung around on
his stool and again rubbed his hands-