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CHAPTER vi.
Elsie ADDears.

One day, early in their intimacy
Harland had remarked to Anne
that he thought afternoon tea was
the prettiest custom a woman
could affect. Anne promptly re-
piled that, IL he felt so, she GER
tainly must unpack her service al
once, and she did-from the par
eel that came in from shol
within twenty-four hours.
Since then. the sacred hour hal
seldom been left unobserved, anc
ito drop in for a cup of tea" had
proved an invaluable excuse foI
them both when their inventive
ness tagged.
He did not need to use 1t, how.
ever, when he called this after.
noon, for he had bit of news &c
impart. The actress engaged fol
the ingenue part was ill and hat
gone to a hospital for nobody
could predict how long.
Anne took it philosophieally.
Poor thing" she said. But
Inslee will have somebody just al
good in her place before noon to.
morrow"
The little wicker tea-table was
spread and waiting, and she had
started the water to boiling as
soon as he came in.
Anne sat down, and HarlanG
drew up a chair opposite.
81 say, this is pleasant, ISM
it?" he said. "I'm going to have
a scene exactly like this in my
next play. Exactly" he OBJ
served.
Aren't you afraid of being toe
original?"
"I'u risk 1t for once" he laugh
ed. And another thing-I'm go
ing to have a character in it like
your Doctor wallace. He's orig
inal enough, surely. And just the
sort of quaint, courtly old fellow
that audiences love-"
DR.. Jim had paid one of hi
flying visits the day before, ant
had met both Harland and Matte
for the first time.
"Old!" Anne answered him al
last. You don't call Doctor jim
old?"
"His hair is gray. He must bt
forty isn't he?"
"Forty-two," she said slowly
do you call that old?"
well, elderly. Don't you
why, my fathers only fifty"
Her cup ratified in the saucer
II was surprised when I saw
him." he Numbered on. "Fron
what you'd said, I expected hin
to be-well. more in our class"
"And you think he's hopeless
outsider"
mo, indeed. I haven't met &
man in the North that | like bet
ter. But I"-he flushed, laughed
nervously, and confessed = :"
used to wonder sometimes if-ii
you and he weren't-more thar
friends, you know. Now, o.
course-"
"Well?"
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CANINE, ACTRESS

you think the piece will be on the
road before we come back here?"
"A month";"
He shook his head.
We open September 9th, have
two weeks of one-night stands,
and October the 11th"-he
paused exasperatingly and count
ed it up on his fingers-"yes.
that's right-on October IL, If
the weather is fine"
1--WE open here? In New York ?
After two weeks" She sat very
still and stiff, the color coming
and going in her face.
Aren't you glad? am" he
laughed.
II don't know. 1t seems very
soon. II think I'm frightened. :"
And she had little more to say
until they reached her hotel-the
same hotel where she had stop
ped in June.
Two hours later Matte ap-
peared.
BLESS your old heart, Anne!"
she cried. gathering Anne into a
warm hug. John telephoned and
found you were here, and | just
had to run right over"
She held Anne off at arms
length and looked her over.
my, how we'll you look! You're
getting fat" She pulled Anne
down on the arm of her chair.
You don't know how proud John
and / are of you. We always said
you'd get to the top of the heap
some day"
Anne's eyes kindled.
But this isn't the top, Mat
tie! There are dozens of little
candledip stars such as I'll be this
season. l want to be an arc
light. And I'm going to be. This
is just a starter!"
81 believe YOU" Matte said.
And Anne drew up another chair
and sat down to a truly satisfying
talk. 1t was all 1.-THE Victory"
naturally, and Matte insisted on
every scrap of news.
Now what about your gowns,
Anne? Maybe clothes don't make
the man, but they've made nine
tenths of our women stars"
"Why not? Most people don't
know good acting from bad, while
everybody knows good dressing,
Anne laughed, but agreed I'M
reservedly that the subject was
important.
I'm going to have pretty
things. Matte. It's only fair to
myself and-and Inslee. Aunt
Phoebe and Elsie are all right
for two or three months. / sent
them a big check Saturday" She
made a gay little gesture, as IL
some burden were off her shout
ders.
by the way, what does Elsie
say about all this?" Matte asked,
and, in spite of her, the question
sounded abrupt. How does she
like being the daughter of a
starr"
"She's wild about 1t, of course.
II l hadn't forbidden 1t point
blank, she'd have taken the next
train East. Poor kiddie!" Anne
smiled, but there was a sudden
touch of constraint In her voice.
She's coming, though, just as
soon as we're sure the play has
made good. I've promised to
telegraph, to save time!"
There was pause which Mat
tie, somehow, did not care to
break. Then Anne looked up.
Matte, ought l to tell Har-
land about her? I haven't, and
sometimes 1t seems not quite fair
to him. Nor to her, either.
Sometimes / feel like saying
to him, I'm not young. All this
time I've been playing a part I"
mercy, Anne! It's no crime to
have been married! And what
business of his is it il you have
got daughter?"
Anne flushed.
tits muddle, isn't it? What
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| Look at me, Anne. Anne
Anne!"
Hush" she whispered. ooh
hush!"
There was dawning exultation
In his face. Both had risen to
their feet, but she drew back
sharply as he took a step nearer
wait, Phil! There's something
l must tell you--menat to tell
you long ago!" she painted. I'm
not as young as you think am.
I'm older than you are. I'm"
"Older?" He laughed. What
difference does year or two
maker"
TITS more than that. And the
years aren't all. When you
know"
Il know you're the most won
derful, most charming woman |
ever saw" He had somehow got
possession of both her hands now.
Just to be with you is an inspir-
alton. Plots and scenes fairly
jump into my mind when | look at
you" He stared at her in raptur-
GUS wonder. You look like Ell
frida'-Elfrida the spirit of youth
like I've dreamed her-at
last"
"At last?"
There was something lacking
before. | didn't miss it and
didn't know what it was. but it's
in your face now. Oh, Anne,
you're so lovely! So adorable!"
He crushed her two hands in his,
bending over them.
The telephone bell ran loudly.
Never mind it," Harland sind,
with laugh.
The bell rang again, clamorous
and persistent.
"Confound the thing! Let it
ring, Anne!"
I'D better answer it. They
won't stop till | do" she said;
and this time he let her go.
"Well?" she said, into the re-
ceiver, and, after a moment. mo,
] cant see anybody this afternoon.
| am busy" Then came ques-
tions OF which Harland did not
try to get the drift.
Very we'll, then. For a few
minutes. Send her up at once"
Anne was saying.
You're not going to have any
body up here now" he exclaimed.
"Oh, Anne!"
II must" she said, turning
back to him with an anxious, alb
stracted expression. Its very
strange. She wouldn't give me
her name, but she says she has
message for me from-from my
people. You won't mind going
downstairs a while, Phil?"
Il suppose not. Hurry through
with it, though, won't you? Don't
forget l am waiting"
She promised, and gave him
both her hands. He went out of
her thoughts as he went out the
door.
She was Anne, the mother.
now, with one terrible question
usurping her whole mind: Could
anything have happened to her
child?
When at last the knock came,
she was trembling so she dared
not try to cross t. the door.
Steadying herself against a chair,
she called, Gomez"
The door opened slowly. A
young girl stood on the threshold.
"How do you do!" she said,
with ripple of mirth in her
voice.
Anne had never seen her be-
fore. She was certain of that.
Yet there was something familiar
about her-strangely, unacnnily
familiar.
The girl laughed. Don't you
know me? Honestly7~
Anne shook her head.
why, who ever heard of such
thing!" the girl exclaimed: and
running across the room. linked
her arm in Anne's and drew her
up to mirror on the wall. Look
there!" she said.
Their faces were reflected side
by side, both delicately regular
and clear-cut, with mobile, sensi-
tive lips and gray green eyes, and
both crowned with wonderful,
flame-red hair. Anne gave only
a glance to hers and then her gaze
fastened on the other with a kind
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CHAPTER w.
A Chance at Last,


Harland kept his appointment
with Anne, and while he did not
seem wholly satisfied, at the end
of ten days Anne won.
After she had signed the con-
tract with Inslee, Anne rushed to
a telephone and called up her best
woman friend, Matte Curtis. Mat
tie had played chaperon for Anne
at the readings-Anne had set her
little stage with effect for the
young Southern author-and was
In the secret. An old actress her
self. though now keeping house
contentedly for her adored actor
husband, she had full apprecia-
ton of what this meant to Anne.
But Anne's real satisfaction
came when she was able to refuse
to sign Brauer's contract.
Between the closing of the Met
ropolitan season and the opening
of her summer stock engagement,
there were three weeks of vaca-
ton for Anne. The Curtises had
Just bought bungalow at quiet
resort up In the Catskills, and
we're eager to take her there with
them, but she declined.
Instead she moved to New York
and established herself in a tiny
suite In a modest hotel near the
theatrical district.
Two rooms and a bath! Good
gracious! Are you really begin
ming OF spend money on your
self" Matte exclaimed, when she
saw them, for Anne contented
herself with one room, when she
was not working.
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OF terrified fascination.
"Elsie?"- she asked, in a muf-
fled voice.
"Of course"
But you're not little girl = =
You're a woman. And Ell.
sic"
The girl laughed again, some-
what nervously.
Elsie! My baby!" Anne cried,
chokingly. And she drew her into
her arms, holding her close and
kissing her as she had kissed the
child so many years before.
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
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BX JULIET G. SAGER.
Copyright, 1913, by
Frederick A. Stokes Co.
Continued from our last issue. }

| CONTINUED from our last issue.
| And 80 1t was that, when
Inslee stepped inside, what he saw
was a young and lovely woman
in clinging white gown, sitting
serenely reading under a light
that turned her hair into a blaz-
ing halo.
81 know this Is a queer sort OF
thing to do" he apologized, as
they shook hands. But I'm
leaving town tomorrow to be
gone a week or more, and I want
ed to see you first"
cts lucky / hadn't started
dressing. or I'd have kept you
waiting" she smiled.
/ He nodded, hardly hearing. Dis
lcounting a certain percentage for
her makeup, which deceived him
not at all, she was younger and
more attractive than he had ex-
\ pected.
Come in, Harland!" he called.
Where are your"
| Anne glanced back in surprise.
A second man was standing In the
doorway, a boyish, diffident look
ing young fellow.
'Mr. Harland, Miss Houghton,"
Inslee introduced them. 1--WE saw
your performance together to-
night, and like it immensely"
Harland murmured something
in soft Southern voice, and they
shook hands formally.
But what was Inslee saying?
- "Mr. Harland is the author
of new play I'm going to pro-
duce this fall. | may as we'll tell
you that we are looking for a
leading woman. Miss Houghton,
That's why l brought him over
here tonight. I'd seen your work
before and liked it,"
She waved them into the two
chairs, disposing herself on the
trunk.
Then for half an hour Inslee
talked of Harland's play. Anne
was honestly enthused over the
star part. But her warmth left
the author cold. Her quick per.
ception told her that he had taken
a dislike to her.
Finally when Harland took out
his watch for the fourth time
Inslee picked up his hat.
we'll" he said. and paused
smiling at her in friendly way.
Were not ready to talk bust.
ness yet," he went on. I'm not
making you an offer. You UNI
derstand that? But"
I'm engaged for next season
anyway, Mr.. Inslee. At least
there's a contract waiting for me
Then we've been wasting your
time unpardonably." Harland
said, and began to get into his
coat with uncomplimentary brisk
ness.
Inslee sat unmoved.
II understand Brauer wants
you next season." he said. "But
In case we should offer you this
part, you-you'd be able to ar.
range it, I suppose?"
She hesitated, shrugged hel
shoulders, and laughed.
81 should like to play it," she
admitted. "And / think I could
$50 do l." Inslee said.
There was pause, but Harlant
did not take advantage of 1t
Anne went hot with rage, an(
then cold with Encouragement.
Suppose you go and see Mis-!
Houghton at her hotel some day
Harland, and read some of tn,
scenes over with herr Inslee sug
gested. Get acquainted and fine
out each others ideas?"
1t was settled that way, after
minutes discussion which he tact
: fully guided, and the followin,
A Sunday afternoon decided upon.
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BY G. E. RUSSELL

- \ ~. Il. xkOoJ119
LONDON, Eng, Aug. 22.-Be-
fore the war, when women suf.
fragists spoke to street meetings
in London they were received
with spoiled vegetables, choice
egg antiques, brick ends and roars
OF "Wimmens' plyce is the 'ome!'
1t ISN'T the home any more
It's the machine shop, the pillow
handle and the railroad yard.
Women are shoveling malt
in the malt houses, cleaning
and hostlering locomotive
engines, operating heavy and
complicated drills, lathes and
metal machines In the shops,
working as porters, coach
women, haymskers and bank
clerks.
In strictly industrial occupa-
lions. aside from the muntior
plants, $4,000 women have taken
Jobs usually regarded as excIu-
sively for men.
More than 2000 have gone To
work about coal mines, and loo
In quarries.
Up TO July 4, outside Of
the munition shops, 638,OOO
women had entered indus
rial pursuits. In the same
time the nsunition chops had
taken on $4,000 women.
This IL O total Of f,157,-
900 women at work for
wages In Great Britain that
were not 80 at work Aug. 4,
1914.
FOR WHAT KIND OF
WA0Es7 That is the first great
point.
Well, at wages distinctly LESS
than mems
when the government began
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room on Harland's account" she
Explained. He'll be coming here
to work on the play, you know,
land though he's educated beyond
expecting chaperon now.
couldn't very we'll receive him in
my bedroom"
For PHYS sake, he isn't so
good, he's evil-minded?"
Phil Harland? Don't be ride
ulous. Matte! His minds as clean
and sweet as a spring morning.
I'm not assailing the customs of
our revered profession. But If a
man puts you up on a little pedes-
tai, isn't 1t foolish to insist on
stepping down? Harland makes
me feel like an old-fashioned
story book lady, and it's a novel
sensation. think" she hesi-
tated-"I think l IKE it,"
And / think" shifted Matte,
that it's Harland you like!"
80 it is. Next to John and DR..
Jim, | like him as well as any man
/ know"
"Humph! Rather sudden, isn't
it? A month ago"
81 didn't know him then. And
he didn't like me. Now we are
great friends. Where's
How old is Harland, AIMEE"
Matte broke in abruptly.
| Anne turned and gave her a
steady, direct glance of rather
mirthless amusement. Hes %.
And I'm 81, Matte. You see
have it very clear in my mind"
Nevertheless, Matte repeated
the whole conversation to John
that night, and shook her head
over 1t perplexedly.
Anne was no letter writer, and
their cottage was completely out
of the world, Electrically speak
ing, but news always finds a way
to travel. Within the fortnight,
two friends of Johns en- route for
a resort farther on, dropped in
on them unexpectedly and
brought tidings of Anne in. plenty.
Yes, everybody knew she was
going with Inslee's new piece,
they said. And why shouldn't
she, with the author crazy about
her?
His devotion was an old story
on Broadway, they declared. The
two were seen everywhere to-
gether; at the theaters, in restau-
rants, even in the park, incoming
about like country couple on
their wedding trip.
"A pair of old cats!" Matte ex-
ploded to John, the moment the
door closed behind them. II don't
believe one word of their title
tattle. Harland may be In love
with Anne. Plenty of men have
been. But Anne! Why, all she
thinks of is getting on in the bust
ness. She hasn't really looked at
a man in 13 years."
| In the very next mail came a
note from Anne. 1t was a mere
scrawl and Enthusiastically
brief:
Matte, dear, help me to be
happy l can't do justice to this
by myself. | am to be starred
in The Victory Inslee has had
it in mind all along, 1t seems, and
Harland wishes it, too, for he
thinks now that my 'Elfrida' will
justify it. He's almost as de-
lighted as I am. Oh, l can't be-
lieve it. But it's true. Matte,
it's true!"
This was written on the eve OF
Anne's leaving to keep her sum-
mer engagement up in Maine. SO
Mattie's letter of happy congrat-
ulations and yelled warnings
Matte had been disturbed by the
gossip, though che would not ac-
knowledge it to John-never
reached her.
And with Anne's going Phil
Harland also had left town, go
ing to his home in the South.
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CHAPTER ".
Rack Again,

The day before Anne was to re-
turn to New York, Harland came
back from the South, on purpose,
so he wrote, to be on hand to re-
ceive her. When she stepped
from her train, there he was at
the gate, waiting.
1t was one OF those wonderful
autumnlike days that sometimes
come, fresh and sparkling. into
the bedraggled remnants of sum.
mer. To the two returned exiles
skimming along In their taxi, New
York seemed the gayest. most de-
lightful place in the world,
1t was hard to talk because
there was SO much TO say, but
news of the play came first, o.
course. Everything was goine
smoothly, he told her. Bookings
filled, paper out, people all an
gaged-"and it's a great, cast, In
slice says. He thinks he's got ;
leading man who was born to pla,
Norris. -
mot Sheldonf"
Eyes, that's the name. A big
handsome fellow
Good" Anne clapped hel
hands softly. II mentioned hin
to Inslee and hoped he'd thinl
twice about It,"
"Oh." There was just tn,
slightest droop to Harland'i
voice, and he glanced at her side
wise. II didn't know that. He'i
a particular friendf"
Goodness, moi We detest eacf
other. But he can act. l dote OF
playing opposite him"
Harland laughed Happily.
"Oh, you queer. queer actor
psoplel But how long d
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avoid the Devember rush.
EVAN DAVIS STUDIOS
Third door west Of postoffice Ad.