THE SHINING TALENT.
CHAPTER XXII.
Eleanor Early.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,
Mrs. Darbia smiled, but she said nothing.
It was a gay and festive little
"A real character," repected the party. But perhaps it is as wellittle 14oducer. "Wasn't sne, Mona that Mrs. Burnham did not go.
Mrs. Durbin nodled, Everybody WAN
evening "Yes," she said. "I suppose sho clothes. Francesca Glascow, who was a real character." played Delphine Darrows,
wore
black satin, with a petaled skirt.
The petals were faced with pink Then the conversation switched chitar, and they swirled and flutto "characters." tered when she moved.
There are 80 many of them in the theatrical pro- Madge Arthur, the girl reporter fession. And they talked of this of the play, was dazzling in white, one, and that. Of the celebrated embroidered with sequins. She producer who wears a Roman col- wore a nzeklice of signre cut cryslar. And the great actress who car- tals. But instead of wearing it ries white mice wherever she goes. ag in the front of her gown, she And the dancer who never breaks wore it down her back. And her two-dollar bill, but keeps them in back was cut to the waist.
a trunk, for luck. There
angther gir in
"It's all very well for outsiders starched souffle chiffen of Mephisto to enjoy characters," declared Molly, red, fler tight bodice was gathered hot. Is alteren." into an astonishingly high neck, stiffened and boned to the tips of her ears. But under her arms there were scimitar slashes that
Was
bare half her chest.
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yum have one in your own family. Their little whimsies may deligh; the world, but I'll bet they're an irritation and an embarrassment
to the folks at home."
and Myors "R" Consolidated
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America (Common) Standard Oil Co. of Jersey Standard
Oil Co. of She was thinking, of course, of
New York Molly taught of her mother's decent black, and her honourable her mother, with her sharp tongue Southern Pacific hot. And she decided that a the and her stern conscience, Her high-Texus Corporation atrical party, after all, was no place button shoes, and her 16-bation United State Steel for an l-fashioned lady from Lack kid gloves.
"Pre Snodgrass.
known quaint
grand- she said, "and urty There was only one gown that mothers." Mr. Burnham would have consid-athers, Aud aethetle sisters, And
mutest. ered really
And that. I'll bet they're, a curse and an
une abomination to their fantilics." strangely enough, was the Molly liked best of all. Mrs. Dur-
Mes. Durbin hud crossed the bin, wife of the producer, wore it. Laam, to sit beside Molly. The bodice was of white moire, "What you said about characters and the tiered skirt of black Chan-Touched d, tenler spot," she coufitloci. tilly Lee. Mrs. Durbin's hair was "You know, my dear, I've a feeling snow white, and she wore a closes that your mother is rather like any Sitting cap of shining jet.
othir. Tell me, truly was she Mally told everybody that her furious about the play? mother was ill.
"Absolutely furious," confessed "Eat my father may come later."Atolly. "She's simply frothing at
the mouth." she sld, with Mr. Wells,"
She hoped devotedly that hel Mrs Durbin sighed sympatheti- would not. What could he say to cally.
all there smart, sophisticated peo "Antagonism in the family has
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er flow would he feel among served. "I suppose she had-ruller
these men in diner coats, with you were an exemplary housewife
d
their ensy speech and polished man net? These women, with paint
auths and eyes, and jewels gleam ing against their ivory breasts..
Molly heard Framesea Glascow remark that Berthe Starr had a new Rolls.
With silver trimmings," she
said.
That remainds me," remarked! "You know Bar- Mr. Durbia.
than a Bradway favmirite?"
"Mother's awfully old-fashionet.” filmittel Molly, and added legally, "But she means well. And she'd do anything in the world for me.
"Of course she would," agreesl Mr Durbin.
"
man of
"Where's that young yours?" someone demanded.
Mully was ehbarraðsæd. · "Really, I don't know. He took the's sister Rae married young Sin-my father and mother to their dair, and they had a Paris divares, hotel. Mother was ill, I thought Well, now they're getting married he would be here long again. I had an invitation yester; we needn't wait any longer.
awfully sorry." day, Regular engraved invitation." "From Cartier's," murmured his wife.
like
"And It went something this" continued Durbin, "You are cordially invited to attend the
ago.
But
The butler entered with a note for oily. She knew beïdre shel tore it open that Jack was not coming to her party.
"Dear Molly," he had written.
I
premiere of THE MARRIED LIFE know you won't mind. OF THE SINCLAIRS. Original all-shan't be around this evening star cast,"
[after all. Your mother made "How clever!" applauded Miss! Glascow. There's an idea for youpeeches all the way back, to the few to work into a story some time, hotel, and ever threw a
hysteries. Nothing serious. Miss Burnham."
Your father had a doctor up, and "I think it was extremely bad he's given her a sedative. They're taste," demurred Mrs. Durbin, "And going back to Snodgrass to-mor you know, Miss Burnham, I wish row, and your father wants me that playwrights and novelists show him the sights. Tie's a would stop joking about marriage, eat old boy, Molly He wanted There's such lamentable emphasis on divorce, and crime, and all sorts go to your party, but when he learned that everybody would be of unpleasant things. Why don't wearing dinner coats, he thought you do a sweet little romance?"
he'd better not. It isn't his kind "Why, that's exactly what my of a crowd anyhow, I didn't mother just asked me," exclaimed to persuade him. I didn't think Molly. "Mother was shocked to he'd enjoy it. He vol death tonight, Mrs. Darbin. To kick out of the play, whatever your tell the truth, it was the play that mothers. Your mother won't made her ill. I thought it was Abe able to get him away until he fully old-fashioned of her to feel has soon you again. I know that, that way. But if you feel that way So don't worry. Have a good too-"
time. And know that everybody Molly's voice trailed off. "Oh my dear" The producer's who loves you is rejoicing in you
good fortuna wife laughed little bubbling laugh. "Sex butters our bread. I don't!
J
mat
Jack." "It's just what I thought.” Molly know what George and I would do told them. "Mother is reeling if everyone should take to writing miserably, and Father and Mr. romantic comedies. But 1 know Wells are stayi- to keep her ein- exactly how your mother felt.
My people are from Illinois, and They want me to tell you Iran away from home when I was all how awfally sorry they are.
When they went in to dinner, 18 to go on the stage. Mother and M. Durbin patted Molly's dad raised a mortgage. and came all the way from Peorin to New shoalter, and whispered under
standingly. York, to rescue me. I was dancing in a show then on 14th street. I
white stuff.
gel.
And
"These temperamental parents!" "Oh, it's not Dad!" murmured wore a modest little rag. Like Molly. "It's just Mother." ballet dancer. Layer on layer of The dinner, as such dinners 20. And I thought I look was a success. But Molly, who ed rather like a cotton batting an-never drank cocktails or cham- pagne, felt, uncomfortably. that Well, mother and dad found out they were not her sort of people. where I was playing. They reached They were so very wise. New York late at night, and took a hard. Hard as nails, she thought. tax directly to 14th street. And There was something sharp und the minute mother saw me, she brittle about their humour. And began to cry. And she cried and the women's laughs were strideu!. ericd. It was perfectly terrible. and pitched to a false gafely. She absolutely broke up the show,! She was anxious to be with Jack. and next day there were stories in Surely he would want to see her. all the papers about the awful scene now. To talk over her triumphs. she made.
What was the use of triumphs if
"I remember somebody, to con-you couldn't share them with sole mother, told her he thought I someone you loved? looked quite spiritual. And mother, "We'll send for the morning sobbing her heart out, dried her papers," proposed Mr. Durkin, na they left the table. "See what the eyes, and made a classic retort.
"There certainly isn't much critics had to say about you girl." material about her?' declared Francesca Glascow and Madge
Arthur smiled' mother."
complacently. "You mother was a rend char- They had given a good perform- actor," declared Mr. Durbin. "There ance, and they knew it. Besides, aren't many like her these days." the play was a wow. And critics:
LETTER GOLF. SOLUTION.
10
the
Here is the solution puzzle on another page.
WORRY, WORDY. WORDS, CORDS, CARDS, CARES.
seldom pan the actors in supress. ful production
!
Only Molly WIIN frightenel Perhaps there were reviewers who, like her mother, would think she had written something indecent.
(To Be Continued.)
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