The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-03
By CYNTHIA TEAL.


HAVE written somewhere confessions that had
been for my foser-mother might have to girl
hood orhanage, hired out servant married some
worked with his hands, become the
ion of his joys and and known either the luxury
the misery of millions.
can write also that my fostermother
might stage seventeen Instead of knock
ing at the of Broadway knock to-day might now
have Pccadly my feet Instead of drifting back from
penness might be returning this month"; the month
after with London behind and assured career
ahead.
hard for just here; not to speak bitterly Of Mrs:
Margaret TeaPaddefOrd would not willingly wound her or
unjust any harshest wish have for her
she does my path again. even add to
that human being to another the hope that the wor
will go we'll with her to the end
Yet repeat easy thing forget ali the
left by years handmade to her wild whnB
ambitions. Scars of the bodyhey will heal Red
wes from whip will not show matter five years hence:
other hurts-broken Dreams premature dis
illusions, distorted ideals, lost opportunitieshothing
restore.
Though my stage dreams still burn brightly to
know that the great opportunity to realize them at seventeen
there and gone natched from stood tptoes
fuhment, first part lead in London produc-
nay role reheared and night for two thrilling weeks
my manager confident to be hit, debut before
brilliant frstnght audience in the worlds largest city only
forty-eight distant.
And then to have to pitch it away, flip
newly lighted cigarette dark Paddeford
would be with 5000 honestly earned but
against increasing chances of
disgrace-oh, do be vndictive but what write
fresh in for the disappointment not to
bite deep. Dust has had time gather the ooghs
for didn't because hustled off
to Brussels On the of premiere performance
We arrived London from Paris in early Summer 1t
excellent time for contact with the stage for
picking their for the Autumn openings and the booking
with of this production and that where
glt-edged chances beckoned.
Mrs. Paddeford had landed in France less than
month before with scarcely enough get her party
Paris and who richer by $500 the result Of
500 borrowed from unsuspectng French
and 5000 mysterouy nvegd from rich American business
had her choice of these two detectives blue
bookers or Brtan's Broadway.
Naturally chose society first. London
knewor thought she knew-tha in England could
pose reveal that identity That might go well in deal
ing with stage people In society she would carry much
arther Mrs George Paddleford the mionaires wife
Her letters of introduction described her. They ad
of the and in Eng
land Most of them however happened to be out of town.
Mrs Paddeford had gone direct Cadg and from there
she Immediately out notes and telephone calls to the
hoped meet The hotel authorities obviously
impressed by her efforts to get touch for example, with Lord
NOrthClife.
The famous editor like others, not in town. But
two days later received letter. bearing the Nohcfe coat
ofarms. Lord Norhcle that he would be happy to
meet any friend of Miss Soandos Gan American lady who had
given Mrs Paddleford nearly twenty letters to her friends
brOad and that he would be back few days and hoped
Mrs. PaddlefOrd would tea.
But Lord Northcfe. Before the first week
out Mrs Paddeford had made other connections She.