The L'Anse sentinel., 1924-03-07
Play "For
Women
Only"
Ey GRACE p. ABBOTT

disturbed by the advent 10 her ancient
halls Of learning of one Frederick Lee
Won Slecht. In fact, she seemed to
remain i'm her usual state Of serene
tranquility due centenarian, even
though so great personage traversed
her picturesque campus. But the small
world that buz2ed and hummed and
swamped her stately brick building
was thrown into the greatest furOr Of
It's time because Of Frederick Lee Won
Slccht.
4 stock company Of the variety that
visits the small cities was playing its
usla repertoire before packed houses,
consisting, no doubt. chiefly Of the
Mutrose numbers Nevertheless the
program had gone along smoothly The
college boys had, 90 be sure, sat we'll
down front, the better to watch the
unusually pretty "leading lady" cough
her way through Camille to come out
fhc victorious albeit, abused heroine
of East Lynne, while they favored the
orchestra with generous showers of
peanut shells. The college girls had, of
necessity, sat farther back In glggling
groups of shame-faced admiration for
che not-to-be-denied charm Of the lead
iug man" hero Of each and every Oc-
c0Sion The program had gone well,
until Thursday when il was announced
that 'for the Thursday afternoon en-
Cagemcnt we will present the social
problem play, why Girls Leave Home
or-ahem-women only"
The dean of the girls of Montrose
had given her ultimatum Wednesday
might directly after dinner not girl
from MontrOSe was To go 10 the Thurs
day afternoon performance. AS If one
of them had had the slightest idea of
doing so-until they had heard the
Honestly. Betty, II makes me sick
II Is so foolish"
"As If il would really be any different
or any worse than any of the plays
ITS Just the being forbidden like
children"
81 know II! OF course, the boys
aren't allowed, either In way they
are forbidden more than we are. I
wonder how they feel about IT,"
"They wouldn't have gone anyway"
wei, Betty, that's just what you
said about rs. Neither would vets
the being forbidden"
THAT'S right | wonder how they do
feel about it," And so lost did the two
girls become In their speculations as
10 Il o state Of mind of the masculine |
half Of NIontrose, they quite forgot
their own loss of liberty.
The buzzlng of subdued voices
ceased A profound silence filled the
room.
The president rose. my dear Mrs
Nolter, Professor Bromfeld, Doctor'
Hastings, ana Miss Osterham, let us
give this matter our united efforts;
et us reach safely and honestly a con-
rlusion based on sound facts. You say, |
Mrs. Golfer, that you announced that
no one girl was to attend. 1t was well
understood by all?"
Yes, President Robinson, l did, and
Martha Hollis and Betty Lawson We're
Mt my table within my very reach at
the time. can't understand-they |
never seemed" and with deep sigh |
for their apparent duplicity, Mrs. Col
ter sat down
"Now, Bromhcld," the president re-
-amed, "you say that YOU found this
note ON the floor Of your room after
class Thursday morning and that |
neither Won Slecht nor Harold Bett |
showed up for lab work Thursday
"Yes."
Ihe note reads
"Ah, yes-I hear you girls aren't al
flowed to find out why girls leave
home then in different writing: Wen, |
neither can you boys, ana In the first
writing again, But we can II you will
help us-in fact, we'll show you how
We can take you in and thereby take
'em all in"
Miss Osterham, you say that on
your way home frOm.er-shopplng
Thursday afternoon, you saw the two
girls in question, heavily yelled, come
boldly out of the theater and walk to-
ward the college"
"Yes, shopping, yes, out of the thea
ter | would know Bettys suit any
where, and I'm not likely to be mis-
taken about the only chinchlla coat
in town"
And yet you, DIR. Hastings, say that
Miss Lawson and her friend were in
your Spanish class until 3 80 at least?"
Exactly; the hour was more likely
4 O'clock"
at Is indeed strange. Here Is what
the theater manager has written me.
The two girls went in, heavily yelled,
and suspectlng trouble, he kept close
watch. His letter reads: AT the end of
one of the most tragic scenes n deep.
gruff voice was heard distinctly to
say "Oh, forsooth." I went to the
gscene of the disturbance, which was
I the extreme right Of the hall, and there
sat two harmless old ladies. Later in
the performance, in another thrilling
ECpnp a mans depn yofpp IN tha ox,