The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-20
THE STORY OF Julia Page
BY Kathleen Norris
copyright. 1915, by Kathleen Norrls)

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| Robert Toland a father Twenty
years before Or. Toland had been
engaged 10 a beautiful young wid.
low, u Mrs. Htuddlford. who had been
left with a large fortune and the
tiny boy II presently befell that
| the doctor. two weeks before the
/ day set for the wedding. found him.
self kneeling beside his flancee on
a rocky headland. where she had
been flung by her horse. and strain
ing 10 catch her last agonlzed
words: "You'll keep Jim with you.
Robert7"
And 80 later. when the doctor
married the lovely Miss Sally Ford.
| Jim became their Oldest child. To
Barbara and her sisters Jim was big
brother To the doctor and his wife
he was as dear as their own. And
10 the eccentric and wealthy Aunt
Sauna he was perhaps a shade
dearer.
Anna Toland II was who had es-
tablishcd the Alexander 1oland
Settlement House. But not as any
other settlement house the world
over did Aunt Sauna conduct the
Alexander.
A procession OF trained workers
came and went Miss Toland, when
not visiting at her brothers home,
lived in the institution. and when
she preferred quiet for the reading
| OF the latest novels 20 the tramp of
/ the ncighborhood youngsters. she
would instruct whatever trained
worker happened 10 be- in power at
trained worker protested-and the
trained settlement workers had
ways OF their own that made protest
likely--the skilled one was dis
missed.
The Toland home. with it's air OF
ease. luxury and happiness. was a
revelation TO Julia Good-hearted
Mrs. Toland. the genial doctor and
the eccentric Aunt Sauna could be
nothing less than kind TO any young
girl, even a tough little would-be
actress" Barbara was kindness IT..
self.
And then the next day. after a
final rehearsal. as Julia changed to
/ her street clothes in the impro-
vised dressing room separated
from tho clubs wide porch only by
wooden shutters. she heard this
conyersation conducted on the
porch by Barbara. her sister Ted.
and Miss Hazard. one OF their
girl friends:
Yes. Mothers a darling" Barb
ara was saying. You know che
didn't get this play up. and yet
she's practically carrying the
whole responsibility now"
THE only thing she really
bucked a, was when she found
Miss PAGE had 10 spend the night
a, our house" Ted said. Moth
er's no snob-but | wish you could
have seen her face"
Was she perfectly awful. Ted7"
Miss Hazard asked.
who. Miss Page7 Moo. she
wasn't perfectly awfui-yes. abe
was pretty bad" Theodore admit
ted Wasn't abe, Babbiey"
"Oh. well"-Barbara hesItased--
"she's-of course she's terribly
common. Just the second rate
actress type. don't you know?
did she call your Mother
'ma'am'" giggied Enid Hazard.
do you remember when she said
Yes. ma'am'y And did she say
'eyether.' and between you and l.
again?"
Listen" said Ted. this Is the
richest yet Last night Sally said
TO her. Breakfasts at nine. Miss
Page: how do you like your bath? p
and she looked AZ Sally sort OF
surprised and said. I don't want a
''Oh. I don't think that's fair,
/ Teddy" Barbara protested: she's
never had any advantages; fits a
class difference. that's all. She's
simply not n lady: she never will
be. You'd be the same In her
place"
"Oh. would not, wouldn't
mark my eyebrows. and I wouldn't
wear such dirty clothes. and
wouldn't try to look twenty-five, -
Ted declared.
Julia did not move a muscle from
/ the instant she first heard her
name until now. when the girls dis
missed tho subject with a laugh.
She felt as II the house we're fan.
ing about her. as II every word
we're a smashing blow at her very
soul. She felt sick and dizzy, cold
and suddenly weak.
As Jim Studdifords fiancee now
lay recalling this bitter experience
OF fifteen-year-old Julia Page she
realized that her fight upward had
begun with the overhearing Of that
conversation.
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