Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

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and GOES home uith him, uhic L7rrg
go"3 to dou"c club ,rith P"i&cIu
GrGrcS, chHihood trierf lchOm he
met az dinrcr. Dorothp refuses
EtEho~r s contract. JOHN SctrGrd has
q h9tt teith Etkhorn az the Mo1W
CiVJ rheu the 'dncr makes dcroqn-
tory remarks about Dorothv. aud
reporter asks for q statement from
her. Sh" tens him she is engaged TO
marry hciclrj.
T STOOD in the window OF my room
L for long time, trying to figure things
out. 1t never really seemed night to nc
n New York, because there was always
50 much going on in the streets. Quite
60" people went b. as stood there,
late as i vas Two CT three taXls
STOPPED in front Of gu apartment house
that stood litt!e farther down the
street. and men ard womer got out;
ono girl. dressed in white, stood talk
ing for a long time 70 the man She
was with before she turned away 10 go
IN then sho stopped on the stens and
waved to him. ! was sorry ! saw
that; it made me think Of how happy
could have been that night
I kncw, When I finally turned away
from the windo" that | never could
, marrr John. No matter how much be
cared for ne. or bow much he could
DO for mo. ! knew that never could
iharry him. Yet I "asu sure that |
, could face him and tell him 20.
| Suddenly | felt horribly tired. Every &:
! thing I'll known in New York seemed
! stale and useless. l hated my life,
Ill o. nj tFh
! wanted % be wherc II was quiet and
! nobody knew anything about motion
! pictures. And | got out my suitcase
, and began 70 pack my things. l was
, through with the moyies and with trying
! 10 be an actress.
| | hadn't great many things about
! ! packed most Of them in my trunk,
! and put in a suit case just one or two
dresses aud the things I'd need for q
, few dlya. And then | sat down hS
tho window and wrote John letter,
cling him how grateful | Wa to him
for what he'd done ior me and why
COuiLn't marry him.
II took me a long time 10 write that
letter, because didn want it to sounc
hard aud unfccling. When | hnishcr
it vas quite light outside, but NOBODY
vas up in the house. 20 | took my sui
case, left note Oh my trunk aHini
Ia send for it, and tiptocd out Of thr
house.
! mailed the note 10 John at tL'
corner. and then turned to 60 oyer t
Broadwav, thinking that d stop at ont
of the white front restaurants that ar
open all night and get some coffee be
fore | went on TO the railway station
hadn't decided yet where Id go, any
way. and ! thought perhaps d4rin
brcakfatt ! conld make rp my mind.
OF course, | should have planned t
go home. did sort ot have it il
my mind. but hated to go back fcelin
that was such failure, | wante
: TO accomplish something before ! wen
: back TO my people.
was just starting TO cross the street
thinking Of all this, whon Il man
voice said, Give me your bsg, Dor
othv.'
Ny heart Just stood still for a mo
ment. Then l looked up, and it be
gan to beat about three times az faS
40 it should have For 1t was Law
renee French who stood beside me.
"I don't sce-I N so surprised--
7 just stood there stammerirg, to
amazed 10 gather my thoughts to
p, gether.
| II was on nv wav to stick note (
! hDplDR' III Your man Wa dl NV NluO'
| he told me-. with the friendly lit
smile that I d always liked so vel
. II needn't have been such boor la
: night, and I'm awfully sorry about il.
I "Oh, Larry. YOU "eren e.; ] was Il
one who was rnde--it Was all my, faul
and just see what mess got into y
= cried.
Is Things did get sort OF muddle
/. didn't theyf Did you get home g
If "Oh, Larry, didn't you know"
|. cried "Why, I'm in an awful mess,
And went on and told him all abo
II the fight at the club and the report
10 who'd come to sce me and what Pers
- had said about my marrying John.
ID "Oh, Dot, YOU wouldn't do tha
70 would youI' he exclaimed. / dou
10 think he realized II. but he caught ho
N of my arm so tight that il almost hur
e, liked it, though. why, II wou
spoil your whole life to marry a mi
80 much older than you are, and %
n- well, ought not to say anythins|
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