The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-05

men IN love with me. But Su0oe0ly
I looked at myself in the mirror and
decided I'd reached the end Of Il.
I was growing old. You were GET
ting him because you were young.
All my gesture Of running away
and Of trying to hurt him through
the Prince had been useless. He
didn't want me anyway. He was
glad I'd run away. And, staying
alone in hotel with those thoughts
. that was too much. That Vas
what brought me here last night
in that condition"
Kay soothed the noted actress -
tactfully - possible and oomshow
they got through the day.
The one thing Kay dreaded WAS
the inevitable re-opening Of her sit
uation with Harrow. II the man.
lying wounded, asked her now 10
marry him 1t once, she was afraid
she would agree without further
thought. Why she didn't know: re-
fusal would Be impossible. And
there was no telling what that would
do to Pete, to Boris, Ida and Car.
lotta. All their lives had come to-
gether ut 2 crucial time and there
was no backing now; things had 70
plunge forward just q the. world
had to turn, and the course Of eter.
nifty move its slow, irresistible way.
But within . few days Harrow
was home and the public Was none
the wiser. He seemed to have &C.
cepted his injury Is . little gesture
Of = whimsical. humorous fate, and
obviously bore no grudge against
Carlotta. He insisted that she re-
main in the house as his guest. And
to Kay's relief, there was, % far,
no reopening Of the marriage quss-
ton.
All efforts went toward the open.
ing Of the play. Boris had finished
It, actual Tehearsals had bean put
we'll under way, and Ben Leschin
seemed pleased with Kays work.
The papers were full Of Spikes sto-
ries and pictures. Work was the
program for everybody. Pete, With
his knowledge and skin ct cleo
tricity and the design and eonstruc-
ton Of almost anything mechanical,
was back in the theater, really de-.
lighted with his job % . technical
adviser and handy-man.
At last the opening came. For
the first time Kay knew what Il WAS
to face . New York audience In q
real professional production. How
she managed to conquer her nerves
and get through that drst perfor.
nance she never later was able 20
understand, but she did get through
It, and she managed most Of the
time to lose herself in the task, one
idea in her mind-perfeetion -to
the exclusion Of her worries about
herself, about Harrow and the faith
he had put in her, about the audi
ence. the critics and the fact that
Carlotta vestra, Harrow's star Of
stars, sat out front watching every
move she made, listening % every
nuance Of infection.
When the curtain finally went
down on tho third act Kay felt O
If she would collapse. She vas her.
self again, Kay Owen, the amateur
actress, the little girl from Day.
tona Beach who had found hsrsell
in the midst Of an this excitement
Tho let-down began, the worries
started to penetrate once more. But
they were lost in the thunder o. ap.
|plause. What happened from thsu
on Kay scarcely knew. There worl
curtain calls. She was out front
bowling. Boris Warren, IN an old
Impressed flannel suit and blue tur.
tle-neck sweater, was there viii
her, holding her hand, bowling swk
wardly at the blur Of faces. elan,
ping hands, shining white shir,
fronts, etc.
i And then, finally, tho seclusion o.
her dressing room. But Il was e
!. clusion for only . few minutes. 4,
she started to change from the duel
trousers, canvas sneakers and dirt
white jersey she had worn IN th,
last act, the knocks began TO com,
at the door and she Was forced q
put on . neGligee and receive.
II Harrow did the honoYS and "a,
managed somehow. Il seemed @ 1
al the people Of the smart worll
that once had been only : dream 8
her had decided 10 come one afte
7 another into the little dressinl
room they kept coming mt
she was dizzy. Meanwhile, Pet
stood back and watched proudlv
his eyes not on tho distinguishe'
lcallers, but On Kay.