The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-02
THE UPLIFTERS'
FEATURES MISS
MAY ALLISON
This Is the Interesting Story
of a StenOgrapher Who
Tries "Uplift" Work

CAST
Hortense Trout May Allison
Saul Shilpick, Jr. Pell Trenton
Saul Shilpick, ST.
Alfred Hollingsworth
Harriet PEBBLES Gull
Kathleen Kerrigan
Elsa Caroline Rankin
Larry Holden Howard Gave
Larrys wife Lois Wood
Hortense Trout is stenographer
employed by a large manufacturing
firm. Saul, the son of the president,
is deeply in love with her but she
doubts his sincerity.
One evening Hortense is invited to
the Button Makers rally. Here she
listens to Harriet PEBBLES Gull lee
ture on the subject of Sweating Serfs
and Suffering Slaves of Industry I'M
til she begins to feel that she too is
one of the "down-trodden."
Next day Saul invites Hortense to
dinner but with the "perfiddy" and
the "baseness" of the rich still in her
mind-remnants of the Grafton of the
night before-she refuses, and takes
the opportunity to reiterate some of
Mrs. Cults opinions concerning the
wealthy. Hot words ensue and Hor-
tense resigns.
Job-less, she seeks the advice of
Mrs. Gull. Closer acquaintance proves
the lady to be one of those whose
sympathy for others depends on how
much she can get out of them for
herself. She fairly drips and oozes
with the milk of human kindness and
tells Hortense that she is the friend
of the "down-trodden" and calls her
"comrade."
Hortense is invited to "sharc her
home" and in return is to look after
their material interests" while she,
Harriet PEBBLES Gull brightens the
world with her brilliant intellect. In
the untidy studio apartment that
Hortense now calls home, she is hail !
ed by the long haired men and the |
short haired women as "comrade"
and SISTER"
At first this is wine to the girl but |
she soon discovers that she is mere
ly servant in disguise. One thing, |
however, keeps her with the greasy /,
and un-washed free-she fancies her.
self in love with Larry Holden
known as the Harvard tramp-a
writer of verse libre.
Larry magnanimously humors her
IDEAS and agrees to the marriage GER
emony on which she insists. He also
oorrows forty dollars from her to
)uy a suit as Hortense refuses to be
married in the greasy rags which he
lffects.
Larry does not buy the suit but
,pe7.ds the money drinking. While
waiting for his return Hortense
earns that three of his previous
wives are alive. Disguised, she de-
lines to be the fourth and resolves
o leave.
Mrs. Gull is giving a dinner that
evening for a new Convert" The
cuests are arriving in noisy, caltter-
ng punches and Hortense is just
bout to slip out when she sees the
milling face of Saul. He is the new
convert"
Saul hurries her out to his car,
nd without protest from her, speeds
Ter to a clergyman and they are
married. Later he explains that he
vas only at Mrs. Cults to find her. ,,
Living in lavish style in beautiful
riverside Drive apartment, Hortense
onceives the impish idea of inviting
Grs. Gull to dinner. The good lady
rrives fully prepared to forgive the q,
ngrateful girl and take her back to -,
he fold. What is her amazement to /
nd that Hortense is deliriously hap
" and has no desire to again become }
ne of the "unShackled free" l