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chance. I stuck the
my dresser, knelt eleven
ed at it and wondered.
Itand looked at it, for
in my life I began to
de. It wets positively
wy time I looked at that
f self-destruction would
mind. And yet because
ed to my brother 1 did
iestroying it. In a few
nervous wreck. Then
burglar broke into my
ort 'Madison Avenue
L, I -wondered!" exclaimoticed.
e took a long breath
,nt. into her seat, "that
stroke of Providence to
et imagine my relief at
it after all my bad luck.
elown and upset that I
ial to locating for a suni-
ent. peened up and
nton to regain my ne
•the very train I to61
t away, was a man wear -
opal pin.- Do you wond-
just gaped at him? Do
at I have shown the in-
t that I have? - I feel
nible I've never dared
ow that it was mine be- ,
at return it to me. All 1
to it and watch and ask ..
earn if that Tin brought
tick to him that it did to
ind me. And it has
of all that has happened
he came on here wearhere
1!" She rose and paced
p and dowa the room.
-4 know it is!"
ted. "By jove," he mut-
t that pin for only a day
on one of them I was
n by an automobile, and
ver by a trolley ear!"
id, you had it?"
how it had come into
ea and why he bad not
et her.
David, you see how it
tick to everyone. It's on
!e that I haven't told him,
his room and stolen it, ex-
ig to get hold of it and
ay where it could never
lore trouble. I ought to
• I keow 1 ought to baxe
he ceased her frantie pee-
d staring into space as if
ty the necessity.
• We might go into Its
e it now," suggested ,Dav-
tt answer. She sank inte
A the other end of the
,ugh she had not heard.
e. his lips parted as if to
the enterprise, but seem --
over the idea before he
-orde for it. He -wavered
ad then:
someone knocking at my
nquired softly.
lot seem to 'hear. After
at her he slipped out of
ad closed the door quietly,,
hind him,
al he listened a moment,
• the adjoining room and
eas. Here he looked about
aerest Long as they had
nted, Durant had never in-
t here. The room was big
, yet all available ,space
up by trunk.s-four large
Dniy furniture was a bed, a
ad one. chair. Everythirig
een removed to provide
he trunks, and still there
more than room -enough to
re heard of collectors a
;-1-que furniture and odd
taper and string, but a
tor is a new one on me,"
i. "What in the deuce can
ted in all those? Can't be
ss he's a miser and hoards
ire hasn't displayed any
iepertoireof glad rags
ived here."
reached the chiffonier. He
licitly softly to himself to
on s i en c e , to keep up
tenture undertaken he-
tu opal pin! Got to have
Id opal pin!" he said en -
to nirneelf. But he ran-
-hiffonier from top to bet -
coming upon a sign of it,
ou opal pin! In ior it!
in get you!" His obstin-
tused. Ile looked eagerly
fl,m and then made for the
lie opened it and stood
it. He whistled softly to
Is hand dropped from the
door, and he moved on
itering to close it.
u little old opal pin! No
• about you. Can't eseape
ro exert his strength'
tst trunk away from
t it might be opened.
Suet have you -now!" he
[gaming to try his ow*
ock. None of them fitted.
.his hand through his hair,
de a dive to the top draw-
fronier from which he se-
en of keys. The second
he lock of the trunk. He
; after a Sweeping glance -
the top tray, despesited
oss the top of the trent-.
aria to gaze
ightenen up an wills
pursed lips he bent doWn
looked for a. long then
the eray kere A was
ulienirkm -Le the next
little old opal—" He
• the dislodged tree' int*
the second trunk.
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chance -and because her house was
scarcely the place for' us. two .men
to have .it out. Also I had 'another
reason.",
"Right---! Something of a goo
Oman -even if you are a crook, aren't
you? I presume you didn't even tell
here that you were Owning here to-
night?" Brooke's look had- IL certain
sly eagerness whieb, he kept from his
voice. 0
(Continued from last Week.)
"I wonder if David can be right,"
mused Rose. "I wonder—" but -she
did not give voice to her misgivings;
instead she indulged them in enlerice.
"Yes, Hilda," she announced at fast,
MI pay that bill for you. Acid from
now on I'm going to make it a point to
keep you from getting involved in the
affairs of Mr. Richard Durant—No,
Hilda, you mustn't go now. Not just
this minute -unless you want to meet
him in the hall. He is going out."
Corawallis Brooke stepped Gut a
the e.'evator and crossed the dimly
lighted hall to his bachelor apartment
:in the Guernsey. The elevator des-
cended with a wheeze. ;Brooke ran
, moved the key from the loek, thrust
the door wide open, and passed confi-
dently into his own hall. He did not
"No, neither her nor anyone else,
but" -Durant jerked his chair roiled
and faced him. across the teble-eWhat
I want to learn from you is whether
you're going, or whether it's a.'fight
here to a finish? Look niere, now,
Brooke, answer me! Which is it to
be? Are you goingl or not?"
."What if I tell yciu I'm not going
Durant pointed to the telephone on
the table between them. "See th,atfr
hear pr ace the figure that flitted I use your telephon to call up a New
quickly through the door behind hine yetet lawyer name eatekeeta Knew
.Not until he turnad to -close it did he who he is' dent answer, if you
observe the man who had attended dislike to show your ignotanceBut
zo Ws for hint. 'it may help If I Innorne you that he
"Who - who-aan*Brooke's (pet- repranents the 'Eat,' of Ashburton's
thin was choked off by surprise He interests in this conntry. I call him
aesurned an attitude of defense against up and tell him he Must take the mid -
the, ominous, dimly °alined figure night train over hete to expose an
staading in the -dark between him And eopestee
the door. rentesenting himself to be
Lod Itelmere. Will he 'come, do you.
"Now don't start anything, and you donate, 1
W on ' t have anything to regret," warn- Brooke grinned. , 1"Welle rather, not
ed the man with kis back to the dootold top, why take ell this trouble to
"Who are you? What do you expose yourself, also9"
want?" Brooke found voice at last "Never mind- about me. Just think
to askof yotireelf, Are you going?"
"Turn on the light," ordered his vis-- "Funny thing aboutthat" rBooke
orrose unperturbed as if about to relate
The voice was premptory. Brooke a humorous story,
backed toward the end of the hall, impatiently. e`
-whim the light switch was located, - 'Funny thing about that" Brooke
keeping his face toward the intrudercalmly sigried for him to follow. At
"Oh, it's- you, is it?" he exclaimed the door of the adjoining chamber. he
with relief when lie saw that his visit pointed to his trunks 'and hand lug -
tor was Richard Durant gage all packed and ready to close,
. "There, that's bettein It's yourown"The joke of it all is that yetill think.
fault that I had to surprise you like you drove me away when I am absoe
this." Durant walked calmly past himlately obliged to go to New York on
into the living room unbiddenbusiness of my own."
Brooke swallowed viiibly. "I don't "Thats' all right, so long as you
mind the bit of a scare," he said leave." Durant returned to the table
warming, "but how and why in the
devil you sneaked in here I'd like to
know."
Durant timed and faced him with-
out removing his raincoat. "You es-
caped me several times when I tele-
phoned t was corning to see you, did-
n't you?"
and resumed his seat.- --"Berta en-
gaged ?°
"NO, Plenty of time for that to- .
morrow." Brooke moved `leisurely
back to his Place on .the other side
of the table.
"To -morrow?" Durant eyed him
fixedly. "Brooke, you leave on the mid -
"I was called out -unexpectedly." night to -night.'"
_ "You left orders with your man to tOh I say, your'e belly mistaken
tei anybody who telephoned that- he abeut that."
didn't know when you were going to "Either you call up the station and
be here, didn't you?" make a reservation 'for to -night or
"You seem a bit sure of all that" call up New York"
"I am. I came up heee myself "But I can't possibly leave to -night"
this afternoon., You were here upon 1 "Why can't^ you?"
a number of occasions when I tele- "None of your damned business,"
phoned." 1 Brooke sank into the chair on his sides;
"Well, what if I was9" of the table, fell into a surly silence,
"So tonight I came up here -late!- ; but from the corner of his, eye, slyly,.
waited in the hall „until you got _back, he -kept watcb.
and slipped in behind you. I was as 1 "You ge teteight or -1-e" .
determined to see you as you were not Brooke -atiearefitty bkiti-no4- &Un-
to see me." • tion,
"Oh, I say, don't be so belly theat- I Durant waited a moment, then he
ricatabout it all. What do you want?" dreet the telephone toward him, -"Hers
"Hadn't'you better close a few of , lo, I want long distance," he annouric-
these doors before I ,begin to tell • ed into the transmitter. He glanced
-you?" 1 toward Brooke while he waited, then:
"No." I "I want to talk to New York City.
"Very well." Durant walked quiet- The name of the man I want is Stack-
ly to the big chair beside the centre pole, Eugene Stackpole-yes' that's
tablesat down, debosited his hat on right He's a lawyer and I want you
the floor at his side, and Waited. , to get him at his home, 20' East
Brooke Watched him, fidgeted. "Well Sixtiath Street. Yes, 20 -that's right.
I suppose I might close this one for It's important, will you hur—"
our sake," he grudoed. He turned 1 Durant stopped abruptly. Brooke
and closed the door leading from the had risen from his 'seat on the other
living room to the rear of the apart- 1 side of the table, -wag bending across
ment. Then he took a position on the ' waving for him to call it off. "Wait
ether side of the table from his visi- a minute," tie called hastily into the
tor. transmitter, "don't get that number
"Well?" he demanded, his eyes for me unless I call again." He hung
flicking to and from Durant, as if un- up the receiver and turned expect -
certain as to the meaning of his visit' antly toward Brooke.
"You blow what I'm here for." Dur- Brooke stool still bent toward hire,
ant did, not bother even to turn to- both hands resting upon the 'other
ward him. "There isn't room for us side of the table, his eyes fixecl on
two in the same city any longer." Durant as if calculating every -word
"No." Brooke laughed grimly, "You and expression. "I told you I could -
must have • found it decidedly em- int go to -night," he began slowly. "I
barrasing. Two. Lord Bellmeres! And can't No, don't -call up again until
in a city like Boston where bogus I explain why," he exclaimed as Dur -
lords and counts and dukes have made ant made an impatient move toward
the game so common! Old top, now the telephone, "Listen!" His voice
why in the world didn't you look the dropped "1 have some letters and
ground over first, and decide to be a other thins that I most return to a
prince, a rajah or something differ- certain y ung woman here before
ent? And me, the original Lord Bell- leaving town. That alone is my reas-
mere, right here on the ground, to on for staying on. I can't tell you
spoil your chalice from the start. But any more, but that ought to be en -
I'm interested. What possessed you ough."
to make such a silly ass of your-
self?"
"Are you going to give up that title
and leave town or not?"
Brooke's eyes widened at the pre-
emptory tone. He became more ser-
iaus. "Why?" Do you intend to de-
clare yourself Lord Bellmere? Are
you going to bring it down to- a ques-
tion of birthmarks and thumb print?"
&wee,
"What then ?"
"I merely intend to prove beyond
all question that you're an imposter."
"Ah. going to play it safe, admit
that you're not Lord Bellmere your-
self, say that the' Bunces made a mis-
take and oast all the suspicion on me,
are you?"
"Yes Precisely."
"Why make all thig 'unnecessary
trouble for me? Why not be reas-
onable? Why- notenn Brooke stop-
ped as one who prepares to offer a
bribe.
Durant looked at him with com-
tempt. For the first time he raised
his voice a little. "I am going to
drive you out of here at any cost,"
he said, "not for my own sake, but
to protect a certain woman."
"Oh!" Brooke bent toward him. "I
see just to gain ground with her?'
"No. I no longer have anything to
gain by doing that."
Brooke stared him with doubt in
his loon; then, as if convinced, he
drew quietly back, relieved. His eyes
glistened happily as if that statement
made his own way clear; he tugged at
his moustache thoughtfully as if he
saw his own plan perfected to the
detail
"You Say you can prove that I am
not Lord Bellmere. Why dinn't you
do so before Miss Cabot?" he asked
at last.
'Because I wanted -to give you •a
"Lettere? Yes:" It was Durant's
eyes that drcfpped this time, but his
voice when he finally went On was in-
flexible. "You can send them by
mail," he advised coldly.
Idon't care to."
• "You can send tbem by messenger."
"I don't are to."
;
Durant t tried uneasily away. "Very
well, I will treturn them for you my-
self," he said after a time. •
"I don't care to have you."
Brooke shot a quick look at Durant.
It was not as harrassed as the situ-
ation warranted; in fact, it betrayed
a sly complacence which healissembled
hastily at a movement ,across the tab-
le. "One minute,!' he -broke out mus-
ingly, "perhaps, if I could leave thein
with you -until -until she sends for
them. "He watched Durant narrow-
ly.
"Very well, let me have them." Dur -
ant's eyes dropped to the floor.
"You give me your word not to tam-
per with the package." Brooke bent
toward him eagerly.
Durant simply stared at hirn.
"Don't look so insulted. I wouldn't
have asked you than only—" Brooke
rose and slipped into the other room.
He was abeent some time. He re-
turned with a srnall package.
Durant slipped it into his 'raincoat
pocket. "To whom am I to give this?"
he asked.
"That 1 must absolutely decline to
tell you. Within a few days someone
will ask you for a package that I left
with you. You must give me your
wenn not to ask aft questions."
_ "Very well." Durant nodded coldIne
"Now call up the railroad," he order-
ed. •
Brooke did so and engaged a berth
on the train to New York for that
night,
"How soon will you be ready?"
Durant stood waiting- to accompany
hitn.
_ "On my word, if you think you're
going to escort me to the, train like
• erisninal, you're 'vastly 'mistaken.
1'11 call it all off before 'stibmit
to that." Brooke glared at him.
"Very well, 1 guess you'll go all
right after this. If you don't—"
Durant -finished with a threatening
look. Then he strode coolly out of
the apartnient.
Brooke waited a discreet Interval;
then he 1a -tithed low and long: '"The
infernal impostor, but I handledhim
right, he needed auold, I must
move fast and sure now. Hilda's pro-
tected. He's evidently given up hope
of her, 1 wonder if I could get Mil -
dud Bunce OA the telephone to -night.
I'll need her if Hilda fails me.' He
looked at his watch. "No, I think I
had better wait until tomorrow.. She
Will be ready enough, if I know any. -
thing 'about her." He rose and paced
t ahnly up and down the room a few
turns.
"That blown -out impostor may be
Watching. I may as well play the -
game out, he -reflected. With a
laugh, -he reached for the telephone
and Summoned a taxi. On it arrival
he descended, traveling bag in hand,
oid loudly directed the chauffeur to
take him_ to the South Station.
If he embarked on that midnight
train for New York, he evidently got
off at the first way-statien, for to-
ward .onn o'clock that same night, af-
ter carefully reconnintering, he slipped
back int,* his rooms in the Guernsey.
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XVIIL
David was too agitated over the
news to eat bread and butter pud-
ding. One scornful glance at this
dessert of doubtfol lineage- and he
hurried awayy. to Rose's room tocp
.
1 "The reason I threw up my job now,
inetead of waiting, was because Bunce
has become sucha subtler that he
-deesn't font anyone," he announced.
"Let inenell you ethat happened That
collector waiting here for Durant this
morning told him he must pay the bill
before three tlais afternoon, or they
would enter suit Durant said nothing,
merely took the bill. We walked down
to the office together. He neva- men-
tionen it, but ncould see by his silence
that Stnnettling was fryieg in his min&
As soon as Dunce showup, in goes
Durant and asks Bence if he had paid
it .as he said he had. Bunce says,
`Y -es, can't understand it, must be a
bill for additional charges. There
could feel Difrant just lokin.g at
was A long and sort of holy silence. I
him. Thee Durant asks ifahe isn't
worth more then ten dollars a week,
Bunce hands him a lot of plated talk,
nut says, 'No, he would like to pay
him more, but he isn't worth more -
yet.' At that Durant hands in his
job. 'Ah, you've got something else
in view,' says Bunce. Durant %agile
and enfolds the news that Theophilus
Cabot offered him double his salary
the first day out, Another long and
holy silence then Bunce talks about
`stretching a point,' says he'll take a
chance of DerantnIfuture earning ca-
pacity-Lordetnet Was Where I began
to gagI-begens'to bid, offers him fin,
teen--twenty-thirty-fifty dollars a
week to stay. But Durant says .he
wouldn't work.;for him any longer at
any Once, and walke Astsoon as
he bears the outee anion dose, Dunce
has the boy get 'Theophilus Cabot • on
the phone; then he seals liiinself in
his private office and talks low:
know that he's busy queering any
chalice Dueant may. have With Cabot,
slyly, dirtily, probably without ening
his name. And the whole thing sick-
ens me so that as soon as he gets
through I go in and add thy job to
his little collection ofreturned fav -
Rose smiled an him. "I'm glad,
David, I can't tell yeu how glad I am
that you're free of him, too. And
you're going right on to New York to
start a .trade paper of your own ? I
know you'll make a success of it. You
can't help but .succeed! YOUVe got
the grit and the, ability ,all you need
is -the dash. And now—"
"I need something more than that,"
interrupted David with a look
Rose's smile faded. "Did- you say
that that bill had to be paid before
three o'clock eoday?" she asked quick-
ly. I
A . cloud settled over David's lace
and manner. "Rose, did you pay -that
bill for him?" he -demanded. At her
silence and bent head his voice har-
dened. "I know it was paid. I met
Durant before, he went out to -night
'and he told me. He asked me -if
had paid it. Rolle, did you?"
"David, please dont be emotio al a-
airi " There was hntreaty in her
-
v?4Itiii"winced, at the eXiticism:hi his
tone. She rose, started impuls eely
toward him, but stepped before the
white little bureau between them, both
hands upon it. "David-pleasedon't
be silly,' he begged,
He did, not nova; he sat ther as
if frozen in his than. "You know I I
want to marry you., You won't give
any reason," he mused, convincing
himself. "1 suppose I'd rather think
it was he than because you found at"
stupid and tl nire strg•
came
d 0 ol
befoehlnleriadmeatie
move 'as if she Would have placed it
upon his head, 1- don't think that,
David. You 'know itt"
"You must have bettisnt,estarendati.noonly'
t
n" he
I t tavoiding on, preserving e
r 4,
"You must have
some reason -what is it, then?"
"It's only A
'sorilY i?etalkite I'm an actr
Da
e 1.
"What has that got to do with i
David stared at net.
"I'll 'tell you," She returned, at .
down in the chaired' the other endi of,
the room. "David," she began, "once
a woman has stag* fever the wa. I
have, mien one thing cart be done. It
must be allowed to Inn its cours . I
want to succeed, David. I want to
'become a vent actress more t
, anything else on earth. Nothing ese
st
counts, nothing else-' counts the le
nit. I've simply got -to do it, or jve
▪ n(fair chance to do it, or -or Ise
I'll be so disgustedwith myself; iso
unhappy, so Miserable; so discorite t-
ed that *9 one could possibly live "the
me. I can't compromise with inys If;
with feelings like this 1 can't p ay
,fast and loose with. my purpose by
marrying you." .
"I never. had any intention of in
feting with your careen"
!"No, but you would."
‘‘r dent' see how e " David sh
his head resolutely. ,
"I'd rather not •go into that,
suppose we married. I'd either
away from you, traveling or pia
most of the -time, or else j'cligiv
My dances and settle down with
a thoroughly - discontented wo
Can't" you see, in eitndr case you'
• the miserable- emptenportien?"
"Don't bother about considering
There was a little bitternesain Da
tone now. "This all looks to ni
the ‘I-went-totbe-a-sisfer-to-you'
I guess.. if you Teeny cared fo
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, things wouldn t look so doleful t9 me.
Why not say that you don't care for
me and -a---", •
"No, David, nou'eewrong. She *
rose and checked hitn you're -
a, wave of
her hand, "I like nen, like you almost
well enough tit- glee up my caxTer..
And noun tthink nottstrongly temp-
ted twat) that. I don't think Inri such
a wonderful woman t new, David an
when I first went on the stage. The
stage has a way of kluging one down
to earth with 'a theMp. After one
has been .knocking nattund one -eight
stands for two winters, freezing in unt
heated hotaroonts enddraughty thea-
tres, getting up before daylight and
waiting about cold stations for train
connections 'until one is chilled1 to the
irratentowet-yes, and after one has 'done
three seasons in suihnier stock, • steel-
te g el room, ,s and
., o Ana- WA'
to get up the lines costumes for
next week's Part-491ln 'thing if isn't
a terriptatien to settle down to a nor-
mal existence and get some, of the
leisure and comforts out of life that -
other women do.° 1
"I didn't realize it .was as bed as
that. You poor' girl!" Devid'e voice
dropped.with sympathy., "Only -only
I can't 'help thinking -well, I sup-
pose I might. as well get, it ;out; You
wouldn't stand such conditions much,
longer, would you, if-el:tell, say if Mr.
Durant asked you to give Ithem up
for. him ?"
"Oh, David!" Rose's One. was ,
grieved.
nt can't, blink the feet that you've
been intensely interested in him ever
since you first met. him on the train."
"Not in him, David. e In the -opal
pin."
"In the opal pin!" Weld's leek.
changed from amazement to nisbet
-lief. "Oh, Rose!" he reproached her.
"You don't believe
"I can't see how a mere scarf pin
can account for. your interest in. all
he says and does." t -
"Suppose—" Rose. stopped and
sighed deeply. "Are you going to
force me to tel you?" she begger.
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at the font -in -addition to taking care of the needs of soldiers' families here at home, assisting
the widows -and- orphans, and relieving distress arising from the absence of the soldier head of
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HOStelS for Soldgere personal help alone is of avail. Consider; too, the vast and
complex problems arising out of the. care of solrliere.
Salvation Army Hostels are vitally necessary forethe
widows
protection and comfort of:the soldier at the many stop. iceepinang:Ith°erPliFan.
anli18; I
Unit ntact
- ping pilaees ,between ' France and his fame here in
Canada. _ These flostels-4-or military hotels—provide The women of the Salvation Army on their visiting -
• good food, clean beds,. Wholesome entertainment at a rounds accomplish the apparently linpossible.Is the
price the soldier can ' affor to pay. If the boys did not discharged soldier out of a job? They find him one.
have a Hostel to to, nR4 would they go? Is the wife sick, the home -work piling up, the children
neglected? . They n a the -wife, mother the children,
Care of the :Wives, Widows, Dependents and wash and scrub. „Is here -urgent need for food, fuel,
clothes or medicineThey are supplied. It takes
money, of course, but more important is the loving
spirit of service in which the work is done.
Orphan's Of Soldiers
Scores and hundreds of cases could be cited where sot.
• diets- overseas have been -comforted by the assurance
that the Salvation Army has stepped in to relieve their
families from direeed. - As an instance, a mother with
six childrba is located—no fuel, weather freezing, food
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and fusi,ds exhausted- by sickness and other troubles.
They are taken to ISalva on Army Efnergency Reeeiv. , Until the last homeward -bound soldier is re-estabhshed
ing Home. Winter an 300,000 s.oldie.rs • 'returning in civilian life, will yon not help the Salvation Army to
increase the demands on the Salvation Army, whose • combat the discomforts and -evils that beset his path?
The service of the Sateation Army; 'founded on sacrifice, demonstrates the true spirit of the Wa-
ter. It is directed. to the extension of the Kingdosn of Christ" For two generations the Salvation
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When The Soldier Needs a Friend
• The Salvation Army Lassie:provides the boys,with hot
coffee, thePiellt40
,.Colate$ inataaines, writi materials
and thelPintuai chmfort which the boys in haki need:
Army has stood cut and out for „God. - . ,
It approaches, practical problems in a practical way and achieves RESULTS. It co-operates with
all -overlaps inone. It recognizes neither color, race nor creed. It is 'falways in action, day and
night. No organization does greater work at less cost. To carry on i great work it. meet have
soldiers endorse this appeal for funds.
financial helii, and on is behalf members of the Dominion Governmen business men and returned
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"LET YOUR ORAtITUDE FIND EXPRESSION IN SERVICV'
. i THE SALVATIdN ARMY MILLION DOLLAR FUND COMMITTEE
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m. Headquartersi, 20 Albert St., Toronto
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"No:. -Of course not.' ,
But you will be disappointed with
me if I don't. I'll try not to be.
"You will. ' You will. I can See
you will," She -looked at him latid
caught his sense of injury at her Sin
ence. His humility, his eo Istr,aint
seemed to act upon her powerfully. eifelly.
It -it's a 'very painful sub* , David.
I came here to forget in, .tiut
Her face grew grim. One of I her
hands made an impossible' gesture.
"But I'll .tell you, David. Yes there's
nothing else to do now." .Sh� notiked
away as if to put it off as long as poss-
ible; ..,
"I've never told_ you,' she began,
but I had an . older .. brother . Wno
brOght us all up 'after *my Mother
died: I was his faeoriten He was so
good to me that,' fear he soiledme.
IChatOldelastlitenit viacifilWeri .6ii'tlig
. . . ,
stage. He never answerea hiy let-
ters. He virtually disowned nie. Per-
haps he took that- stand in o
cure me, but it didn't work oit
•aee to
t nte
way. My father. had left me enough
I felt
t hirn
to Live on, I didn't have to
brother. Carl for money. An
my staying on with Carl ke
from marrying. He was very
ful in business; he could have
easily enough.
• "Yeti see, David, there see
be very reason why 1 ,should
the stage, and nope why I s
except his objection. went.
itecees-
'areied
4t1
q oh
a I int
eci
owned me. That only made na.e all the
more eager to succeed, and to justify
my action. I played in the beellt•
David,
lt
Awful! I worked in stocle
those Slays in the steel mill
work harder nor any longer than the
°women in two -e -day stock. .I went
out on one-nighters, and came back
fit for a sanitarium. But I sliuck to
it, and finally I secured my lo gnerto-
ed-for chanee on Broadway. It was-
n't -a lefg part, but it was important
to the play. I had a Jong entotiohal
scene with the leading wonian on
which the success of the play hinged.
And it was a straight part -at last I
wasn't playing character. F he
first time I could look as pretty as 11
could make myself look" A 'faint
smile crept through the gloom of her
face
, There weaa long pause.
didn't eeilize what it was going
to cost me." Her voice ehoked, She
turned her lace away. David had a.
feeling that shewas crying. "My •
bra-ther"---she stopped until she had
regained control -"my brother used
• to rally me about my superstitions
. -
One day he came home with that blue
Opal pin which he had -bought in a
pawn shop. I begged him not to keep 1
after misfortune happened to es." ,
it But he did. And then misfortune
She sank in &depth of thought from
which David waited silently for her to
emerge.
"A number of .things.,liapponed. ta:
hinveven before Ileft home. After I
, left.- everything happened. His busi-
ness actually went to pieces -he fail-
ed. I didn't learn this bees:Use nobody
wrote ma An then one-night I got
word at the theatre that he had locket
himself in his room and shot himself."
The tears were raining•down her face
now. She made no effort to hide them.
"David, got that new the second
night I was playing that first good
part of mine. There was no one that
they could put on in iner place I felt
that perhaps I had helped make my
brother -do -what he did-and-aea
-they wouldn't let me go to his ftln-
eral. God, no one knows -what it is to
be an actressr If they did, in thee
• there wouldn't be amen •
She rose and paced up and dowel,
"My brother ,Carl and I had been
such good friends. For days I ne-
cused ntself of behig respensinle or, -
his death. Then I thought of the'
opal pin. It calmed in a little to
think that possibly his misfortunes
were due to that. One-night at the
theatre I received a package and . a
letter. My younger brother had sent
the.opal pin to me as the onenhing thy
brother Carl always wore.- He had
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