The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-09
sylVA's BRtAxAWAY
By samEsT A. YOUNG.

birthday, Il never enjoyed what most
girls would call . good time. On that
anniversary her Aunt Dorcas went
with her to the city. made the rounds
Of the department stores. bought Syl-
via Q $7.9S r~eady-to-wear suit and a
s2.48 hat. and ended the days debauch
by going to a moving picture play.
All through the following week Aunt
DOrcas was kept III q panic because
Sylvia Gale would talk Of nothing else
but that picture play.
"YOu can see for yourself jonas"
she told her HUSBAND. "that Sylvia has
inherited a restless streak from her
mother. We never Oughter let her go
to that play. It's stirred her all up"
The next time that they decided to
visit the city they said nothing about
1t before the girl. She overheard them
talking of their intentions and at the
same time learned that there were to
be no more such excursions for her.
Then she thought Of DR.. Edison
Brooks who had frightened her half
Out Of her wits almost a year ago by
asking her to marry him, when it never
occurred to her that she was old
enough to marry anybody.
doctor Edison must. be crazy to
think Of marrying me-" she had thought.
But now, as she brooded over Aunt
Dorcas' show of distress she recalled
the Doctors attentions with quickened
heartbeats.
The afternoon before the projected
trip to the city Aunt Dorcas remarked
to Sylvia:
u was telling your Uncle Jonas last
night we'd better get a new rug for
your ROOM"
The girl was looking out Of a win
dow and did not reply.
.Then," Dorcas Gale continued,
some new wallpaper, and two or three
sort Of cheerful pictures would bright
en- up your room"
The next morning Sylvia drove her
aunt and uncle to the railway station,
five miles distant.
Hurry right back, Sylvia" admo9-
ished her aunt az they heard the Wills
tie Of the incoming train. "Thers's
the chickens to feed and breakfast
dishes to wash"
When she was out of sight Of the
station Sylvia laughed derisively. Then
she consulted a pocket railway time
table.
"The 9:34 at Hale's Crossing may
be tagged for passengers or express"
she read from the folder.
A newspaper clipping In her purse
gave the address, II Fillmore place,
where young ladies were wanted to
drill for moving picture scenes.
But when Sylvia reached Fillmore
place she was disappointed to find 1t =
dingy court shut In BY cheap tene-
ments.
Her ring at the door Of No. ~ was
answered by a young man with black,
curly hair, black mustache, and a face
that looked for all the word like that
Of a Corsican bandit in the pic
ture play that had haunted Sylvia's
memory.
"You come to drill for our great
spectacular, drama, missY" said the
man. "You will step In and register"
Sylvia's heart sank in sudden dis
may. Was this the portal, she asked
herself, by which she was to enter
upon her career Of fame and fortune?
I'll don't think I will try it at
all" she sail. you will have to ex-
cuse me. Good-day."
She spent the rest Of the day follow
ing up advertisements for "Female
Help Wanted" and found that the sit
uations were either already filled, or
that they were Of q sort that she was
too inexperienced to undertake. When
evening came she slipped with weari-
ness into q moving picture theater In
the hope of soothing her tired nerves.
When she came out upon the crowd
ed street she remembered that she
had engaged no lodgings for the night. /,
in the chattering throng, she I
could not settle her mind upon any (
thing; for she was used to thinking 4
out her problems In solitude. So she /,
made her way into a quiet side street. y
/, Az she, did so a touring car glided I
close to the sidewalk curbing and
and the one who was driv- !
INK It leaned forward and spoke. With y
but looking at him she knew who It I
vas. I
sylvia" said DR.. Edison Brooks, !
hadn't you better ride with me? I'll y
you wherever you say." \
The beating Of her heart seemed to {
lime itself to the throb Of the motor az 4
The got into the car. :
"Your aunt and uncle got home \
Doctor Ed told her in his {
,trong, ever voice. "They were worry 4
ng their heads off about you, SO I IN \
to. fetch you home. BY the y
way, Sylvia" and the tones became {
en- even, had you forgotten what ! 4
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