The Washington times., 1924-10-01
: Dol BRANDON
FORGIVEN BY
PARENTS
TaSring Victim Ready ii quit
Wandering Life and
Return Home
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showartng their praises upon her,
And she left home.
This was only several years ago.
She had little success before the
footlights. She drifted from town
to town. Gradually her contact
with home ended. At first she
wrote daily, then once g month.
And finally she stopped writing.
Begged Her to Return.
Two heartbrolSen parents na0urned
her, begged her to return, offered
her everything their little fortune
could buy. But to no avail.
Martinsburg aheld no appeal to
her, she said. 1t was too slow.
lit was q small town and she was
II big town girl. Never would she
go back home.
Dorothy drifted. On and on she
went, one town to another.
She met men and women o4 qnes-
tlonabie character. She saw for
the first time women smoking. She
saw them drinking. She saw them
carouse until the early hours Of
the morning. She saw real life,
and the lure of the stage and the
big cities stil1 held her.
And the story ended like MI
others.
Dorothy changed. No longer was
she the sweet. demure and un-
sophisticated girl Of Martinsburg
days; no longer was she the home
loving girl, the pride OF her pa
rents. She became sophisticated.
.I'm not tied to anybody's apron
strings" she told her friends.
News OF Dorothy's actions triclled
back to Martinsburg and mother
and dad bowed their head In shame.
Finally they disowned their own
daughter, put her out Of their lives
entirely.
Dorothy, with Mabel Mills and 4
United States marine, drifted into
Hagerstown early last July. They
were given . reception Tar from cor
dial and soon learned their presence
was not desired. They moved on to
Myersville and went to the home of
Mrs. Viola Kennedy.
Dorothy Makes Hit.
Attractive and well dressed. Doro.
thy naturally was showered with at
tentiOns by the young villagers. Sine
was big. town girl in hick vii.
.lage. The boys Of the town were
thrilled even when she nodded her
head to them.
In the course OF time she met
several Of them. She invited them
to the house in which she was living.
And they all We'd for her attentions,
They were jealous OF each other.
Dorothy had many hearts fIuttering
IN the village.
But MyersvilIe did not take kindly
to her. There were several men
who looked upon her actions with
suspicion. Stories were spread about
her.
Dorothy received letter from the
sheriff advising her to leave Town.
The young girl broke down ana
cried-to think she should be or.
dered out. She consulted her friends
ana they advised her to leave.
Overtalken By Mob.
Packing what few things she
had, Dorothy left MyersyilIe on
the night OF July "a. Al mile out
OF town, a. crowd Of men and one
woman overlook her. The woman
accused her Of stealing my hus-
band"
The authorities, Of course. invea.
tigated. Arrests were made. Dor.
othy was held as q material wit.
ness and placed in the county
III they had only let me "a. !"
Dorothy said today. II was going
back home to mother and dad. I
was through NTH 41,A llN1 40 ]. 80.
derer." -
The news Of the tar and feather
case reached Marttnsburg, Dor.
othyis parents heard it. And the
family tie wtdened. Dorothy was
put out Of their life: It was the
In the meantime. Dorothy was
placed In the jail. she was given
special treatment, Of course. but
nevertheless, she was ID fail. SIG
could not raise $500 bond "a ret re.
leased. Too proud, to write home
for help. she remained behind iron
bars. -
Dorothy was going one way. her
family another.
Mother Goes To Help.
Then something happened: 4
mothers heart opened UP. Mrs..
Grandon pictured her daughter was
in trouble, and wanted to helm. The
instinct of womanhood was crop.
ping out-old scores were forgotten.
In the courthouse yesterday, Mr..
and Mrs. Grandon came TO make
amends with their daughter. They
met Dorothy for the first time In sew
eral years. A reconciliation was az,
fected. They forgave their little
girl and welcomed her home.
When the trial is over, Dorothy
probably WIN go pack home and
begin life all over again.
Dorothy has tasted the bitter cup
OF Life and has been disappointed.
NOW, perhaps, she will go back to
her first love---to the mother and
dad whose dreams she spoiled, whose
life she ruined. Maybe she win fun
I'll those dreams.
WNPI n GERlEC TIHkEr