The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-03-11
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an who had all but turned her back
on Settlement work and her face 10
the Great White Way, suddenly awoke
not in the moonlt embrace OF Clair
monte, but before the accusing face
of House In Henry street.
Nor was Mr.. Slim Heryey partial
to sex in salvation. There was the
instance Of young Bertram Blossome
who shame-facedy hurried into his
cab painted, wan-faeed waif Of the
street with self-accuSing eyes. No
case this Of hunted aud hunter-rath-
er two strayed bits Of weak humanity
driven before the unleashcd dogs Of
poverty and lust How readily and
unquestioniney the boy slipped from
the cab Mt HIS home address, miracu-
lousy confused almost as by the med.
ding finger Of God with one very
different How gratefully the girl
took the possible fare and Something
over" ana how her tears brimmed
when ten minutes later The blue.eyed
chauffeur, a wase-earncr Ike herself
said; Nothing doing, Sister, The
ride is on rae" and promptly whlrled
away
While all these Incidents Mere Ell,
gaging, each In us own way, and
showed reasonable profit to al con.
cerned, Mr. Randolph. looked upon
them more or less as a means Of get
ting In his hand during period Of
Initiation. once he felt sure OF him
self and Of his new chaufleurng point
of view and attitude toward the gay
world from the under side he begun
to haunt the nelghborhood Of East
Ninth street at the hour when dinners
are plenty and taxis scarce.
Twice lac saw Miss Aladge Van
Teller carried Off In Somebody pri-
vate car. but he was not discouraged,
for he recognized IN the very fact Of
that public privacy the badge Of pre-
limInary outings In due course bis
night and hour came He was hailed
by the arriving Mr. Bpacher fremont
and ordered 10 stand by; twenty miu.
utes later he was listening 10 that
gentleman explaining TO Miss Van 4.
that cylinder had gone wrong ou
his own car az the last moment.
Miss Madge Van Teller, upon whom
Mr.. Randolph had not laid eyes since
the very definite parting Of their ways
on the rock Of ready cash, was more
beautiful tonight than at any other
time since the evening Of her coming.
out party. The reason WIS one md
the same. Tonight as upon HAT 9th.
.er, she stood within threshold and
peered out on Life with q big l. \
flame was IN her checks ana 10 her
eyes; her lips were halfparcd aud
thirsty, her bosom agituted She was
diyincly dressed
They we're very silent on their way
TO dinner nj the kniekcrbocker. but
they exuded an aura of tense expect.
ancy that made nothing OF the glass
barrier between them and The car 81.
lot who soon feft himself lifjed and
carried on It's wave. Something was
cooking beyond doubt ana he then
and there determined to stick q fist
through the crust OF the pie Just be-
fore the smell Of burning
There IS nothing more stercoiypei
than night run before she feypf
hounds Of New York. II is Invariably
a f0ur,act play That starts with a sip.
gle cocktail aud II tasty dinner, goes
on TO show peppered With double
meanings, thickens az tie c0harrt III
lie close harmony Of booze and dance
music and finally bursts somewhere
In the country"
The first act was easy for Randolph
lac went on with the villain ana the
heading lady, but once the revolving
door OF the hotel had cluckcd on theI
backs heyhad to withdraw TO the wing.
md dope out means Of evolving
from u super into q star of the FIRST
magnitude He decided that It didn't
much matter who waited the couple
from dinner TO the show, but that the
next entr'act would hold the crtN OF
the nights entertainment, for ihe cal
that secured the freight for the caba
ret would stand good chance Of nah
ing 1t after the bali.
Consequently he was content 70 picl
up a gutter-snlpe and then trail his
prey TO the tlleater. "Ihem f. III.
two.p he said TO his ally, subornet
with the promise Of two bits cash OF
delivery, the John with the high hal
and the dream-Gnme IN smoke-coloret
chiffon
"That's some name for q skirt, Cap
said the extreme youth admiringly
"anf some skirt. believe me. Nor
i won't forget EN-
And he didn't No sooner had Mr.
Beacher fremont bearing thistle
down burden on his arm, swelled on
from the theater with the anxious lool
on his face OF q man with three cars
in the garage at home ,and no cal
number IN his left hand walsteoai
pocket than the imp was at his side
''Say, mister, wanter taxi? Got on,
at the head Of the line that Ia gly'