The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-06

towns and what not. Kept good
hours and that is why feel 80 great.
In fact, hardly any OF the girls IN
the show go out after the perform
ance.
They are intelligent. sensible and
refined.
Ny Picture In the Paper.
have had my picture in the pa
pers. 1t was in Philadelphia. We
Rave nearly 100 sheep in the show.
you know. A little lamb was born
one day, and the newspapers thought
II would make a cute picture to have
one Of the girls take the dear little
thing to the dressing room and pose
with It. I was the girl.
1t was in Philadelphia that ! took
my little four-year-old niece Evelyn
with me. Her, poor father Is III. He
had to go away for hia health. She
was such a darling, and 1 had lots
Of fun taking her around to see the
sights in the big cities we visited.
Sight seeing was just as much
pleasure to me as 1t was to her, for
everything was equally as new
to me.
JULY 8. 1e1S-Back in New York
again. This road business Is all the
same. We have closed for the season.
1t will be five weeks before we open
again. I'm going to stay with the
show next season. We are going up
20 Canada, and l like that country.
How strange I look here IN New
York among all these pale-faced
people. I am actually sunburned. In
Seattle we closed down for three
weeks and with three other girls ]
q To fy1.t 70 nd
weeks picking berries. II was more
for the fun and exercise than the
money.
Out in the glorious sun all day, 1
acquired quite a coat Of tan. The
nights were wonderful. Out there
gazing at the black sky and the
heavens illuminated with millions Of
little twinkling stars and the sweet.
scented air--oh, 1t was paradise.
Wants to Forget.
MAY ~. 1s19-How time flies! Not
50 swiftly, though, that 1t does not
leave it's marks. Father Is dead and
am a sad. sad girl. yearn to go
back to New York and forget. But
must stay here and comfort poor
mamma.
Sitting out here on the veranda Of
our homo with nothing at all to do
but dream brings back memories. re-
membranes Of persons, places and
things I have seen in the past year.
Some are sweet. others I wish to fol
get.
The poor Canadian boy who fell In
love with me, for instance. I would
like to forget him because It makes
me feel unhappy to think OF him. He
was so Respondent when I would no.
accept his attentions.
He was prefectly respectable
gentleman, a mans man. He came t.
the show one evening and following
the performance he came to the stage
entrance with the manager Of the
house. He was introduced.
Sorry for Boy.
Contrary to my rule. accepted an
invitation to supper with him that
night. Over the dinner table he told
me a very pitiable story about the
lonesomeness of the life he was lead
ing. He was ambitious and wanted to
make this way in the world. But H.
had no one to encourage him, he said.
I really felt sorry for the poor
boy, perhaps he misunderstood my
sympathy for love. At any rate he
followed the show from town to town
for several weeks. attending every
performance. demonstrated with
him, but he would not listen to me.
There was nothing wrong with my
conduct toward him. During the en-
tire Canadian trip I stopped at tn:
Y. w. c. A. in each city where there
was one.
1t would make my heart ache at
night to think that the poor boy was
alone, all alone in the world, and had
no one to care for him. But had no
thought of marriage at that tine.
Neither have now, unless meet the
man know fate has ordained to he
my life mate.
Juno 8-stili homo. Having lots OF
rest but little fun.
am going to return TO New York
next week, ] want to got into the Fol
lies. They say when you arc In the