The Washington times., 1920-08-15
BIZ Mdy YOhe Uady Francis Hope)
CHAPTER VII.
fContin,sed from Last Sandau)

{cseyfleh 1890, International Feature Service
YAsT week promised to to-day Of those
l questions which everyone who becomes interested
A~ in my life always want to ask-did ever
have any lovers during those early days the stage
Of course did, and always say so quite frankly, but
always careful to add that almost in my life
has any made the object of his attentions without
sooner or later asking me to marry him. Many men
have fallen in love with me- not with PRIDE but
just statement Of fact and must say too that my
experience of had been until Putnam Bradlee Strong
came into my ,hfe such to leave only pleasant
memories
There has been great deal said about the tempta.
tons that cannot be wthsood that into the life Of
ths young actress don't think these things are true
Men have inherent faculty that enables them to sense
the quality of the young woman they meet and their
actions almost always the result of their unconscious
analysis of that young woman's character
could have made many "good" marriages in the
early days Of my Afterward when became the
victim of Mayor Strongs son. after having been Lady
Francis Hope with all the wonderful prospects that
went with the title very sorry, indeed, that had
not taken advantage Of of the opportunities that
came to me, for could have learned TO love
very deeply of the men who wanted to marry me in
those days of my frst successes on the stage
Before went into the West my first tour with
t'The Crystal Slipper teased great deal by my
friends who declared that before came back would be
married to Western millionaire All millionares came
from the West in those days. 1 vowed / would
let millionaire meet and the news OF vow
went ahead of me- to confront almost every place
went Newspapers wrote of it, and many men who
wanted to meet used to send word first that they
wanted to me they were not milonaires.
In San Francisco famous sporting man, Thomas II.
Williams known all the West Of the princes
of the track well the Of marvellous mines
tried very hard to become acquainted with He
offered to purchase all the in the theatre for
evening performance and distribute them among his
friends if would consent to be present with the entire
company at supper party in of the fashionable
hotels after the show. refused to agree any such
thing of much to the dsmay of the business
sger Of the company.
Then this thing happened. A lady with little boy
used to appear evening in the best seats She sent
gorgeous flowers every night and at last asked the
manager induce to visit her in her house and take
dinner with her before the company left for the East
Well went and at dinner met the millionaire whom
had fouted.
was very vexed because it looked like trap. The
lady his sister and he bachelor, enormously
wealthy that he did know what to do with his money
had heard of my not to know millionaire, and
ID Fohemed to meet me in spite of myself He very
rost and nice at the finish and said to with laugh,
only wanted to convince you Miss Msysie that man
n bo 6 millionaire and not be bad Sort
We became good friends, and him often, but he
rse scrupulousy careful Of my name, and once
except in the presence Of his sister. know she
would have liked to marry him, but was too much
interested in the stage then TO marry The day
vae leaving he made present of the most magnificent
sealskin coat have seen, and in the pocket
bracelet set with diamonds II superb gift ft for
a princess and in my widest day dream had
hoped to possess anything like it. "I cant keep ths"I
sad why not, little girli' he replied. I'VE shall
never meet again and want you to think kindly Of the
folks Of the Golden Gate"
/ did keep IT, and II was innocent gift any