Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-29
J "CindereHd'S
E Daughter
SYNOPSIS
nv HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
oop.ripht. 1890. by Public Isdocy Go.

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1:.o;r;a West aud Kathleen Fos-
49, 4y;euds fret at boarding school,
,,no ~, .eugooed to too impecnnious
w."n oeyom, bous at the same time. Vr.
couey' maryies Jimmy Anderson but
RHI,mtSleen. unaDilling to become the
~. of n moor man, breaks her en-
pve pv,e,t ~ Jimmy changes from q
guySta ge. N a critical husband, and VT-
W. 10 NOT happy Trouble comes and
g,,, gu ;s taken ill., He dies Just be-
sm,"Tg; . Tg;r1inia's baby is born. In the
Io,e .t;y,e Kathleen has discorered
~. piil Lyons is no longer poor, ond
.s ~ JSc;aes TO dro,o him into her tolls
's"e s"e.onI fine. Virginia gets q small
80 IN one of the current plays and
P.m hstyi,nds her. She is paid S6O q
Dnst and on that takes care OF her-
,,y ond the baby.
KATHLEEN terrified Virginia By
X dropning in one afternoon and tell
,,v the younger girl that she was losing
her looks.
uYou look awfully badly, what have
.., b.en irving to do?" she exclaimed.
barbara had a cold and Virginia had
hssn M a great deal Of the night with
Ssr She was tired out today; nervously
unstruns and absolutely, unht Tor any
expenditure Of strength. sometnins
s.ai;ne in Virginia that she had never
isSt hsfore, Always. from the time the
tro .s girls had first met. Kathleen nao
wv, sm sble TO dominate the younger girl.
Tnsn when Virginia had not approved
~ what Kathleen proposed doing, and
%rtbermore had refused to take part
tsrsslf she had excused and condoned
Wsthieen. Long ago from. that hazing
.n;snda where Kathleen had devised
,ttis methods of torture for Virginia s
in;t;ation to the time when Virginia S
hart fold her that Kathleen's treat.
rant of Bill. had been abominable and
.Ss had gone on loving her just the
same, Virginia had in a sense been blind.
She had been blind to Kathleen faults.
Mind to the selfshness Of her nature,
Hind to her petty planning. She had
sesn only her lovely outward self: her
psdiant personality. the charm of her
beauty and had trusted her
kathleen, you take a very strange
attitude for one who is supposed to be a
iriepd," Virginia said, trying to speak
anietly. Zone would almost think you
were glad because I look badly from the
wsy you say that.
Kathleen looked up. utterly taken
h,ck, Usually, Virgiuia's response had
heen meek and aceuiescent in spite OF
What Kathleen had always termed to
herself, Virginia S sweet stubborn
ness. ... ...-
.Eonsense," said Kathleen quickly,
,rYour nerves are on edge. you imagine
things. II you would only listen to
4 mo ana take care Of yourself. The care
/ NJ The baby is too much. Why not board
4 her out somewhere, best of all. why on
earth didn't you leave her where she
was instead Of dragging her up here!
The fact is you like being q martyr, and
what does it bring you after all! You
| think I'm selfish, but certainly I'm
| happier than you are. You thought
was q monster when l turned Bill down
. that time, and what happened! Isn't
he back again, just as much in love
. with me as ever? And what did you
get with Jimmy? You were willing to
marry him on nothing and to live like
Door people, for love. What did you get
out Of it? I tell you, women have to
look out for themselves these days. Men
always do and they always como out on
/ top There's nothing in this play fair
idea that you are always talking about
Whatlhas 1T done for you? p -. -, =,
Virginia sat quiet under Kathleen e
outburst, turning things over in her
mind 1t was true, what had it done