The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08
The World Outside

for "a young chap fighting the
world Where In the midile-aged
man who does not underestimate
youth-and pay for III
After tho second net Jenny ran 10
Nanoy's dressing room and was nd
mitted Neither appeared In the
opening Jenny was es full of duos.
tlonB hs "a chestnut In Of starch,
Naney'a laughter had deceived her.
too. sho wanted To know--sha vas
dying To know-what had taken
place between Nancy and Craig.
upstairs. But for once she found
herself hesitant. that she could not
put the question direct. probably
because her interest WAS not un.
selfish. SIN. II anything had really
happened. Nancy. who WAS se'
cretive, would have rushed into her.
Jcppy's arms. first off.
Which Nancy made no effort to
do, She scarcely looked around, pre-
tending that something was the
brow, over which sho fiddle fsddlcd
until Jenny had to leave.
Say. did y ever zee such "A
house." began Jenny. "Ill tell the
world Lordt--t' be rich like that!
First time ever had a butler tod.
die around my chair. But. oh. did
you pipe his fiz2 bet he was born
on tn steps o. Grants tomb. Tn
aunt was regular. My but did you
notice tn emeralds? An jeremiah
Ludl Never missed fork. an'
looked n II he'd had a thousand
buffers In his young life. An he
wasn't tongue.ticd, either, I wnr,
though. was actually afraid o.
tn butler! Plum puddin'. with real
brandy sauce. An not drop L
drink! He knows you don't like
e."
Nancy pcered into the glass crit
tcnlly.
Where's Ling FooP"
u had to leave home. Not much
for him to give thanks for-alonc
all day" said Nancy. still with her
gaze focused upon the stra.,ge face
In the mirror.
We're goin' & have a grand
windup ut tn ClarIdge. Como
along"
TOO tired"
"A little supper by your two
some?' Which was as near al Jcn.
ny got to the utterance OF the real
question.
Il am going straight home, Jen-
ny--alone."
Been a great day for n coupla
birds who expected nothin' better
than the corner beanery. Wen, tn
music has stopped. III have to
skedaddle. See you later"
Good night, Jennyg'-with n
sudden yearning to run into Jenny's
arms, none kinder In all this world;
but she dared not, fearing the con.
sequences. ...
outside the door Jenny paused.
Yellow; Jenny Malloy was yellow;
She hadn't the nerve to ask Nancy
stralght-out II anything had hap.
pened, Maybe nothing had hap.
pened. II anything had. Nancy
wouldn't have acted 80 cody about
1t, Jenny proceeded to the wings
and waited for her cue. She began
to hum few lines from the verses
she would soon be singing
We are human manikins
Dolls for ladies to admire.
The wave OF perversity-to carry
on the illusion--was beginning TO
make in Nancy's ears certain omi-
nous little sounds. But her chin
was still projected stiffly and de-
family. 1t was at the end of the
performance. in her dressing room.
where she had neither mental or
physical diversion with which to
dyke the flood. that II fell, crashing.
laundering. smothering. Instantly
she saw herself for what she was,
"A despicable creature.. For his
money! She did not care for him
in the least: just his money!
And she must hurt him, n man who
had never harmed her, who offered
her an honorable contract. who had
shown her many little kindncsses.
vile
No. The psychology Of her mood
too many backyards, too many
clothesiines. too much hard work
and not enough play, too much
thinking; q vast blind anger against
fate, which she could not reach,
and 50 must vent her anger upon
somethingv-upon herself equally as
upon Craig. the innocent bystandcr,
She must ind him and tell him az
once.
The perversity which had driven
her into this morass now reversed
It's energies and became animated
terror, TO get out. now. tonight
There Was something Of the F'uries
IN her subsequent aetitn@ With
part of her makeup still on, she
lew out Of the dressing room and