, 1923-05-20
Great Novel of Hollywood Lite

don bad never a chance with her. ,
His own tears battered down on her
hat. The blessed damozel heard"
his tears. They would probably spot
the crown.
Mem said that It was . crime for
her to have taken her mother on
east and left him alone. but he pro.
tested:
"D'you suppose I wanted my little
girl travelling in those wicked cities
all by herself7"
This gladdened Mem exquisitely. II
showed that. for all her wanton ca
reer. she was still in her father's eyes
an Innocent child who must be pro-
tected from the world. OF course, It
was. rather. the world hat nee6ed
to be protected from her. But she
would not disturb his sweet delusion.
He said he wished he might have
gone along and seen great cities he
a never seen. All cities were Car
cassoncs to him. He spoke of the
anonymous benefactor. the conscience
stricken stranger who a sent him
money through Doctor Bretherick.
I1aN Ao WIN nOA aoo hAlN liOiiSy "
travel; 1t was for the church. and he
sighed. The GOOD man has forgot
ten to sen the last installment as
no promised"
Mem gave a start and had almost
said: at forgot all about IL in the
rush of leaving. III give 1t to you
now"
She checked herself so abrupt that
she was not quite ure that she had
not spoken. She seemed to hear the
echo OF her words.
Her father was called away for a
moment to speak TO an old parish
Toner. and Mem said to her mother:
This is exactly what We call a
situation in the business. The au-
dience knows something the princi-
| pal actor doesn't know. If poppa
had found out that l was the remorse-
full gentleman he'd have dropped
dead"
He came back with the parishioner.
who had begged for the honor OF an
| introduction to his famous daughter.
| The old man had once wished that
she had died before h went so
wrong, but now he was plainly very
glad indeed that she had been spared.
He f.uttered like a hen whose duck
ling had swum the pond and come
back to tho wing.
The parishioner moved on at last
leaving embarrassment.
Doctor Steddon was afraid to ask
his daughter the details of her new
life. lest h should tell him She
could not thank of much to say that
---k,t- MT ~ QhO(k him.
The reunion was too blissful to De
risked.
At length, a very long length. the
south.bound train Grew IN n look
them aboard. They watched the
landscape and INDUCED in flurries Oh
small, talk that rushed and died IKE
flaws of wind on the river. NOW II
was the Mississippi that streamed
south in a burly leisure, whle the
train flew noisily.
CHAPTER Lx
And finally Calverly came up aiohs
the track and stopped at the stauon'
The place shocked Mem by It's snap
biness and its pettiness. When sne
lleft II she had never seen a city ana
sbe was afraid of her home Town
Now her eyes were acquainted with
tha cvclopean architecture OF Q
work tho hardened mansions OF Pas.
adena. and the maelstrom streets OF
Chicago. ,hs
c-owds that waited for her as they OF
her. The mayor had come down 10
sive her welcome. He was a hanoy
az the sheriff in q western movie out
~ 900. the villages best. and he used
his largest words in a ntue speevh'
a. soon as he could push throus" .ne
mob of Steddon children that az
youred Mem and their mother
Tho manager of h Calyerly al
,i,ol with its capacity OF 200, brush
"a tho MAYOR aside and claimed Mrs
s,eddon and his prize. He had a car
No. 90 for her and a room at the no.
.sl In case the parsonage was over
crowded. So
stormed back:
homel" III.
h brought Mem smuggling TO ms
elbow. and from that sanctuary sne
greeted her old sunday-school teach'
er. several OF tho pubiic-school teach'
ers. an old negro janitor, a number
Of Young men and women VINO calico
her by her first nams.
Two or three of the girls had been
bellies of the town and b looked on
them with for their beauty.
their fine clothes. and their fast rcpu'
tations. Now they seemed s~tartlingly
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