Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-28
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i ltor4BONTAS IN CONFUSION
W. Rv y0nc Osborn

Kt.orn curls into two puEndclous
r.s..,l. lint stood at right angles above
sh car. For want OF dressing
~. .bc wore black academic gown
sss. had been left hanging in the
s....; room of the college gymnasium
L. of the seniors. Then she pulled
\. ~ rho pistails around the back Of
"a bead and one across the front
s....ncd them down by n hairpin here
"a ,,bcre and struggled into the con-
~. of n wig made Of horschair that
q. supposed to transform her into a
All. .blooded Indian.
po,y was sophomore In college
~ was about to make her debut on
4. college stage as Pocahontas in a
s,.v written by one Of her classmates.
IWhcrr's tho makeup mann she
..usd from the curtaincd- -of section
y Tho locker room where she was
"skine her hasty toilet.
"sInkc up mar. Why. there isn't
.,r such animal answered King
lanes in n high treble from the next
6resting room. ihey Hnl! nave
mia class plays like this You're
nn..ss,no.ed n.s,s TO make ,yourself snp.''
'SKkhis was distressing, especially a.
!. the various make. e.up equipment Of
Y. several actors in the play: there
W. ~ nothing that would do IN. any way.
!" transform Polly Saunders into a
sornery Indian. She Nins. .the only In.
Sisn % in the cast. as the play wa. laid
Y England at the time that Pocahon-
=. went thither with John noife: and
srsn II it was humorous little farce
pccahontas had to look real.
For a few moments Polly described
v,d circles through the dressing rooms
M The gymnasium In search of some
hing that would help her. Then she
tonnd n box containing dressing for tan
shoes. both liquid and paste. She hur-
,sd back TO her little mirror on the
vsll and did what she could.
II was Friday afternoon, and Polly
k,d made arrangements to 20 home for
"a week. end, leaving college immedi.
stslr after the performance, catching
ths & o'clock train and reaching home
~ 8 or o.
THAT is why II was especially dis
t,easing on returning to her dressing
coom nj the close Of a performance, at
which the applause and appreciation
ksd made IN for forgotten lines and oc-
rasional slight embarrassment. to find
tbat the Indian complexion. put on so
sssily with Il brush and bit Of cotton.
didn't come off so easily. Polly tried to
Tash it, hut water did not bulge II.
There wasn't even time to hurry back
10 the dormitory. for Polly had to catch
the 6 o'clock train. But there was time
for one of the members Of the commit
A. e..
veil. while Polly hurried out Of Foca-
hontas' clothes into her own.
Polly did not take n seat in tho par
lor car, as she had been advised by her
careful parents always to do, because
ihe thought she would be less conspic-
uots in the day coach. The man at the
lad the conductor who helped her aboard
and later punched her ticket. and there
vas nothing of admiration In the stare.
She looked timidly through her veil rs
pssengcrs aliyhted at a station that lay
midway Of the journey from college to
her home. because she was fearful lest
some one might seek 70 share her mar
row scat. That was when she saw
hll masculine figure that made the color
mount high under her tawny COM
plexion. She was quite sure 1T was
Dalton Drew. Dalton Drew was her
sut"en ,, "'n,%u L''" 1.Son 81 sh. Va mos hnmc m
%,;stmos vacation
M. ... - =. , ,h,. n,,,,, had
Lnr WoIM OF ~ Mas .""' I"n ho.
that she was the pretticst girl he had
ever known. and she had naively replied
that she was glad he thought 40 be-
cause she thought lie was quite tho
oeM looking man shr ma" h,"n 'os,
VT seen. VOW snS .h.m s"' ''unei maii
=. h.sn. i anu s"e "'u" ""'' ~ 'P'''
ns ihipressioh'
She was aware few minutes 'atcr OF
me fact that this same masruline hgure
had passed and then repassed her com.
partment. With her face averted to.
ward the window she thought he looked
for a few moments intently at her,
She wore the same hat she had worn
on that day they went skating together.
H. would probably recognize it.
Therefore when Dalton Ind pnssed
she rose and won't quickly To the car
beyond. found another ipconspicuous
seat tho end Of the next car and sat
there. For an hour she rode in miser.
ksr ard sS..h"a Co." .;ah ", rnI;"f ,.h"n
che alighted at her home town. Ru,
her relief lasted only until she saw
that Dalton Drew had also alirhted.
Then she aed uctuallv runnjny
Around tho Station and stood for n few
minutes in tbs loo NJ Tho cynress Office
mw Dalton drew npproaching and fled
again to the nlsce where the waiting
taxis stood and iumncd into tho first
one thar nrcscnted Itself and eaye her
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