The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-26
The Story Of Julia Page Kathleen Norris
SYNOPSIS,

SYNOPSIS.
 The childhood of Julia Page, drummer and his former saleslady wife, Emeline, was markd bTith fre- Quent quarrels between her mother and father because of the formers friends. At fourteen, Julia, grown exceedingly handsome, and her
 mother lived a Hstless life. Eme1ine having divorced George years be- fore. Julia was to be an actress and her friends mostly of that profess sion. Mark Rosenthal of the family on the floor above. had fallen in love with her.
 At the home of Barbara Toaand, a society girl whom she met at an amateur play in which Julia had a professional part, she met Barbara's s ha1f-brother, Dr. James Studdiford, and her aunt, Miss Poland, who had established a settlement house. Her father being Ill, her mother became recopcfled to him and they went to live on fruit ranch, leaving Julia with her grandmother. Max begged her to marry him but she put him off. Julia became an assistant to ! Miss Poland at her neighborhood house and found new life opening before her. Julia met pr; studdi- child at the home. Mark again begged her to marry him. She refused him, and Jealous of Dr. Studdiford, he i shot himself, falling dead at her feet l in the neighborhood house.
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 And look. here she is in an old dress of Jinn's mother, and see the old ! pearls; aren't they lovely? Jim gave them to her when she was twenty
 Jim was crazy about her then,' tsaid Jane.
 .I don't think he was" Constance said perversely-
 "Oh, Con, you know he was ?" Jane protested. 'He was, too,,' she added, Rto Julia
 T don't think he was," persisted kConstance lightly.
 Barbara came in a second later, land again the talk went back to tSally.
 Mother and Aunt Sanna said good tnfght," reported Barbara, and Aunt ssanna said to leave the door between your rooms open, and-oh, yes, Doctor Studdiford has been teasing Aunt Sanna to stay for few days, MISS Page: he says you look as pale as little ghost!''
 s.I liked so much to have you call me Julia" was Julia's extremely tact ful answer to this. Barbara. perhaps glad to find her message so casually dismissed, smiled her prettiest.
 .sJuHa-then." and Barbara sat  her belt Aunt Sanna. says she gives Sally and Keith about three months -'' she began.
 Two days later, Sunday the sSride and groom came home saiiy' twho looked particularly well and was lauite unashamed, rushed into ner mothers arms, and laughed and cried like a creature possessed. She kissed all her sisters and if there was note of disapproval in her welcome, she did not get it. Richie having charl- tably carried off the somewhat sulien | young husband the bride was present. Iy free to open her heart to the "o- men of the house. 1
 Its all so different when you're married. isn't it, Mother? buobied | Sally "Going into hotels and every tfins-you don't care who LOOKS at YOU. you know you've perfect right to 20 anywhere with your husband! l NOW. that look that Keith just gave me. as he went off with Richie-blaz- 3ngi we'll, it would just have amused me when we were engaged, but now know that he's simply Wretched with jealousy, and I'll have to pet nm a. little and quiet him down! He is nerfect child about money; he will snend too much on everything, and if >re go abroad I'll simply have to
 s.Go abroad?'' every one echoed |
 ooh I think must, for keith's1 music'' Sally said gravely- "He can't settle down here, you know. He's got fo live abroad and he's got to have Iessons-expensive lessons. Office work makes him too nervous, any way
 .swell. my dear, I hope you have money enough to carry out these pleasing plans said Miss Poland dry i 1y.
 srwen. we have my twenty-five month" Sally said capably, and tKeith's father ought to give him an- other twenty-five. because the expense of having Keith live at home will be gone. and"-Sally fixed a, hopeful eye Ion her mother-"and l should enlnk Dad would give me at least that Mother,- said she. ''I must cost him much more than that!
 sOh. -donrt-know!" said Mrs. sroland guardedly, taken unawares, and slowly shaking her head.
 snThen I thought" pursued the nractical Sally, "that if you would give me half the clothes of a regular trous- sen. and if Dad would give us our travelling expenses to Berlin for wedding present-why, there you arei''
 But you two couldn't live on sew enty-f1ve dollars a month. Sallyt "Oh. Mother, Jeannette said you could get a lovely room for two-1n a pensior-for a. dollar a day! And that leaves forty for lessons, two week and five dollars overi"
 For laundry and carfare and doc stor's bills,'' said Miss Poland unsym- tpathetically.
 "weIli" Sally flared, resentful color ' in her cheeks.
 And Dad will never consent to any thing so outrageously unfair as living son thfrty-ffve and spending forty for ifessons." said Barbara
 Poor little Sally looked somewhat .crusfed.
 For heavens sake don't let Keith hear you say that, Babbie!" she said uervously. 'sIt makes him frantic to suggest that you can get decent les for m h