The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-22

Theodore would be, - told him an I could
about Miss Dayne. Oh, and cut out and
inclosed : that photo they used in that
illustrated interview with her. You remsm-
ber?-that charming one in psntomime. 1
thought It would give Uncle Theodore such
q good idea of her."
We'd, when Uncle Theodore sees that"
murmursd Painting.
His cousin laughed openly at his discom-
future. Then he strobe away. II he had
had 4 mustache, feel sure he would have
twisted 1t airily. His very walk was the
walk Of the villain in the third act, when he
has ruined the hero BY doping the race
horse with . poisoned cabbage just a. 1t IL
about to leave the starting post.
Painting" said I, 'to use the honeyed
words Of Virgil, that's done it'!''
Finished It, completely" he acquiesced
dismaIly. Cant you imagine the kindly
things he's written about the stage In gen
eral and Molina in particular to Uncle
Theodoref Can't you see the lurid char
actsr he'll have given the poor girl just
because she's an actressf'
Miss Dayne can defy all calumniators ~
I asserted warmly.
'I know-I know! But suppose In his
headstrong. impulsive way the old chap alters
his will as the immediate result Of Ken
neth's letter. Suppose 4 chill or q heat
wave carries him Of before have time to
smooth him down again?'
Not wishing to intrude on q man in his
trouble-because he's not very good COM
pany them stole gently away.
Three days later, Painting arrived at
my rooms at the absurd time Of s 80
A. NJ, coming straight to my bedside with
al the assurance of a family physician.
He appeared excited, even elated. That
he was not quite master Of his emotions 1
was able to deduce from the fact that he
had tied his tie % we'll that It nearly re-.
sembled a ready made one.
Its all rightp' he exclaimed. I'm
savedp'
ct don't believe you," returned
grumpily. where's your tambourines'
my Uncle Theodore" remorselessly re-
peated Painting in q louder key, els ne
longer living"
Congratulations cried, emerging.
'Why, of course, you're all right now. 1
say, If you happen to have an odd fifty"
els no longer living in Bermuda" calmly
continued Painting. eve just had let
ter from him. Hes chucked up his job
rstfred-and he's on his way to, England.
he always was an impulsive old beggar."
He won't get your cousin's' letter,
thsnf"
mo, and By the time IFS got to Bermuda
and been redirected and reached Uncle
49, Kill H.
had the chance to put everything right with
the old boy By them
when does he arrive In England %
He was coming By the. next boat. He'll
be due early next week"
well, and how win you break the news
to him nowl You'll have to see him face
to face"
81 know. I've thought It all out on my
way here. On the evening that the old
boy arrives I shall give a little dinner to
him at the Carlton. There'H be just four
Of us---Moina, her mother, Uncle Theodore
and myself. I shall persuade Molina to
take the evening of from the theatre. She
can give her understudy chance for once.
To tell the truth want Uncle Theodore to
meet Molina In the ordinary social way first.
i want him to get the right impression Of
her before be knows she's an actress"
'You'n tell him"
Nothing, till after dinner. Moina, a.
herself. is the most refined and charming
Of girls. She's bound to make hit with
the old boy. She'll be very nice TO him and
win his approval. At the end Of the eve. ,
ming shall break 1t to him that we're en-
gagged. He's bound to approve
"And then suggested, like a rose.
petal gently futtering to the ground, you
win let fall the information that she is, BY
profession, an actress"
That's It. shall have cut the ground
from. under him. After his first surprise he
will see the absurdity of prejudice. Natural
obstinacy and early training may make him
balk BIT at first, but Molina win wheedls
him on one side. I shah coax him on the
othsr. and. in he end. he win say: .'Blsas