The Washington times., 1917-09-08
Hello Yourself"


81 = N-HeEIos YOURSELF"
q Hello. Mar5orie,P he said.
The girl looked up suddenly and re-
piled, Hello, yourself"
Where are you goingr' asked the
Central offIce man.
"oh.a I'm just taking a little stroll
In the electric light" the girl replied.
We'll" said Weeks, suppose we
stroll to police headquarters"
Then Marjorie became frightened,
and tried,t to run but the detective had
placed his hand on her arm above her
elbow, and grasped IL tightly In
this way he took her to the station.
the girl protesting at every step.
She admitted that she was Mar
3oris Thompson, that her mother was
looking for her, and that she knew
it. She said she didn't care, however.
I'm big enough TO take care OF
: mySeif and to tend 70 my own busI-
= ness, and I want to do it;'' she cried.
Taken To Headquarters.
Marjorie was taken from police
headquarters in. the city hall to the
house Of detention. half mile away
in the residential section Of PhiIadeI-
& phia- go, --- 80.
Word OF her findinE had been teIe-
phonsd to her mother in the mean
time, and the mother hurried to see
her daughter.
'oh, darling" said her mother. I'm
90 glad; I'm so glad"
The mother threw her arms about
the girls neck, hugged her closely,
and cried.
There was very little response. The
girl seemed reasonably glad to see
her mother again, but on the whole
she appeared to be rather bored.
IL don't see why you have been
making 80 much fuss about me-" the
girl said -I'm all right: you ought
to have known that l would be all
right"
Never mind" said the mother.
"weu go right home"
Not me-" said Marjorie. I'm not
Soing home I have a friend who
has promised me 4 job to go ou the
stage or in the movies.
---..-- wGnts GnovI-. Job.
'T will get this Job in a few days
; new. and I'm going to stay right hore
until somsthing turns up. Thers Is
q big movie company here. and they
may send for me any minute.
Until long after midnight Mrs.
Thompson pleaded with her daughter
70 give up her idea, and go nome. but
Marjorie was adAmant
Early this morning the mother,
haggard from q night Of worry and
weeping. returned TO the House Of
Detention and again began begging
the girl 70 BE q good girl and come
home"
But AArjorie, as stubborn as ever,
stamped her foot and declared she
would not return.
To . representative OF The Wash
ington Times the girl sketched briehy !
the story Of her ave weeks OF dis |
Appearance.
7 had been wanting to go on the |
stage for a long time" she said. at |
was so slow at home. Besides, I think |
have talent Ny friends all say |
have. But mother wouldn't hear OF /
II. tried 10 reason with her. but 1
she just wouldn't listen. So I de-
cided to go anyhow.
Has New York Friends.
Il have some friends in New York
who have influence. I wrote to one
of them, and he said he could get me
a Job. So went
Il went straight to New York
from Washington, and stayed there a
couple OF weeks, but they kept put
ting me on. You see, everything is
slow in the show business just now.
$50 came over to PhIladelphia.
where Il IL cheaper to live. I got
a room with some friends in West
Philadelphia, near q big movie
studio. ! have been here ever since.
Just 10 prove that I can get along,
I already had HttIe work. OF
course, 1 was just an. extra, but I
got IS a day, and I have managed TO
make enough to pay my expenses.
Besides, eYsrybody must start as
an extra. Pretty soon l expect to
get a regular part. The season is
3ust opening, and things are picking
up. Besides, my friend is going 10
help me, as he promised.
Doesn't Want To Return. II
Il don't see why mamma wants to
make me 60 home. don't want to |
go back there. don't like It. Be-