The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-08
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T tell you, Pierre is the greatest actor of his generation. These fools see the soda fountain clerk; l sec the great artist soul, which he in- herited from Harriet. Soda fountain clerk"
 The old actor paused and drop ping the theatrical pose, said There, my dear. forgive mel was quite carried away, but I mean every word of it."
 Indeed you are right bout Pierre, but just you wait-some day Orchard Hill will be mighty proud of our Pierre"
 Yes retorted the old actor scornfully. Some day these i'm beetles will read in their Sunday papers about Pierre Donovan, the distinguished actor. If Pierre should never speak a line on the stage he would be no less the great artist. Pierre is as great today, as a soda fountain clerk here, as he will ever be on the stage of the largest theatre. Success does not make an artist great-succeSs is merely rec cgniticn of the artists greatness. ."
 Well, I hope you do not include me among those who do not ap- preciate Pierre" said Anna little resentfully.
 No, Ann dear-I know what Pierre is to you I know what you are to Pierre, too
 Ann was a little embarrassed by this. She was not sure that Tony did not mean a bit more than she wanted him to mean. Did the old actor, indeed, know all that Pierre was to her? Was she, her. self, sure that she knew? After all, she was Bruce Carey's wife. T have always felt that Pierre was differ ent from ordinary people" she said. The world to which Pierre belongs is as far from this world in which Lin which we liye-as heaven is from earth"
 The old actor nodded in agree ment, with an intent but kindly ex- prsssicn. Slowly he said: And the boy is going now into the world to which he was born-the world of the theatre"
 Ann, forgetting herself, cried des- perately, For me it will be as if Pierre were dead. He will never come back to live in my world again. I feel exactly as if he were dying this afternoon and was telling him good-by forever. Oh, I shall miss him terribly" Realizing suddenly what her words might signify to the old actor she bur- jed her face in her hands. IT do net mean anything untrue to Bruce she sobbed. Please do not think that"
 The old. gentleman put his arms lovingly around her quivering shoul- ders. There, my dear, I under stand. It's all right"
 When Ann had regained her com i posture, the old actor said anxious ly, But you still think it is bet ter that he should use the money his mother left for his schooling in dramatic art as she hoped he would use 1t, don't you?"
 She turned quickly. "Of course do," she cried. Pierre must not think of letting Bruce use his mon- ey as Bruce wants to do"
 DO you know anything about his Nevada gold mining scheme that your husband wants Pierre to put his money into?"
 Only what Bruce and father say about it."
 Are you sure Pierre hasn't al ready turned his money over te Bruce?"
 q know he hasn't. Pierre is going to New York this afternoon as you and he planned.
 AS executor of his mothers will was obliged to give him the mon ey on his twentieth birthday. But it may not be too late yet fol Bruce to persuade him. AS long a: I held his school money in trus could protect Pierre from thoss friends who tell him he is throwing his inheritance away if he uses i to educate himself for the stage But now that he has his money