The Washington times., 1920-10-24

stage and fean in Seattle taking Of my sick hus.
band.
put on a gingham dress and cotton apron, tied
my hair in knot on top of my head, wrapped an old
shawl about and went to the shpyards please let
me help BIZ" said "even if have to scrub the office
doors.
They asked me who was, and told them Mrs.
Smuts' The name meant nothing to them. They asked
me if were experienced with the mop. Once had
played the part of slavey in comic opera, and during
one Of my songs waved mop back and forth the
stage floor. So said adept scrubwoman.
told to report for duty at o'clock that evening
night shft-and that to be the office janitress at
$l8 week.
So every night for many long weeks scrubbed those
office floors The night force Of clerks and managers
sat at their desks all around me. Some gentle and
thoughtful of the janitor woman and dropped kindly
curt and overbearng Quite often I would hum while
worked and sometimes, if the office quiet would
sing snatches of my old songsespecia the one which
helped me to become famous, Honey Nah Honey"
Mr.. Erickson the office manager and an execu-
tive As he reads these lines perhaps he will remember
midnight while he nibbled at bit of lunch his
DESK too busy out to restaurant stopping to listen
to the song his janress singing. He called me
to his desk.
"what is that you are snging'" he asked me.
'Oh, that" replied "Just song heard May
Yohe sing in London once.''
''Sure enough-May Yohe's song Honey Nah Honey
That's why it sounded familiar and haunted me. !
used to hear her sing that too Strange you should be
humming it here. 1 used to think May Yohe the
most beautiful actress in the world wonder what has
become of heri"
81 don't know sir" replied. 81 have heard she
very bad woman"
''Not a bit of it," Mr.. Erickson exclaimed "She
good they make them only bit of fool. I'd give
good deal to hear her sing that song again.
made reply to this, but went scrubbing-and
singing "Honey, Nah Honey" I sang it twice-and a
third time. And Mr. Erickson listened and joined in the
chorus with me in tmid shy baritone unusued such
endeavors When my hopping done he laughed. "H
I meet May Yohe I'll tell her heard janitress
singing her song " he said geniay, and gave dol
lar. thanked him and kept the doar-we needed it,
my husband and l.
Many times while swung that mop wondered what
these about me would say if they knew their ani
tress May Yohe, who had been Lady Francis Hope,
and whose throat covered with CRIME and perspra
tion had gstened white behind the great Hope Diamond
and countless other gems liked to hang upon 1.-THE
same May Yohe who might have become a duchessl
My husband went back to work after a while, and
although he very angry with kept doing the
scrubbng Then the armistce signed and We moved
to Los Angeles, where the wonrous climate is best for
his health. He is in business now, a modest little bus
ness, which just supports little bungalow. / up
early in the mornings cooking breakfast while my hus
band strs about in the garden While hs is his little
business am sweeping and dusting and chatting with
the neighbors about chickens. Saturday nights
60 to the movies and Sundays take long walks hand
in hand out along the boulevards-and Mrs John Smus
prouder Of the good dinners she cooks than she would
have been sitting at the head Of the banquet table New
CASTLE with hundred call her Your Grace"