father what had happened. One look at his ashen

d Alice. "Couldn'

the head. The strain of th

ut in someone e

for good-at least

I think that Mr. Cross is rightly na

eproved Ru

parkling. "The idea of not waiting a few days with their

d for me, and allowed me two days. But it is out of the question. Dr. Rathby was r

ces of his daughters, he went on, in mor

ich I must be thankful. I'm not ill and, aside from my voice, nothing is the matter. I'll look for a place doing something els

e girls, that there was little money left, and that pressing bills must soon be met. Added t

st thing in the morning, and loo

our voice," said Alice. "If you d

f it's absolutely necessary. Now that there is no particular object in holding myself for the place in 'A Matter of Fr

Ruth in the latter's room, later that night

hat," agreed Ruth. "There are so

at, Si

get a place. He knows many persons in the theatrical business, and if he can't get behin

ll his talents as an actor

of course," agreed Ruth. "But w

d Alice, with a flash of her bro

d you do?"

ine if I couldn't get anything else to do. Loo

But we can't b

ty. But I'm going

hope," said the older sister

g. There's no use in two strong, healthy girls sitting around, and letting

and if there is anythin

ing so they could earn their living if they had to, instead of sitting around doing embro

won't have

there are worse things than that. I

ha

ements in the paper to-morrow, and star

Ali

"We've got to live. We've got to have a place to stay, and we've got to

omething m

for myself. There's one thing I can do, and that's manicure. I could get a place at that, ma

at nicely. But isn't

to starve-but I'm not going to do it if I can help

ice were not so-so lively" and she

seemed more cheerful, though his voice, if an

d raspingly, though cheerfully, after a rather scanty

d-bye, and went off wit

ddy!" mur

aid Alice "and we've

d Ruth, as she saw her sist

ut

re? I mu

oing to make the rounds o

ve you do it. Some of th

to apply at the

uppose it's the

I'll get some orange-sticks and we'll stew them for

ried Ruth. "Yo

ot-helpless! Au

ter her, Alice DeVere's face wore a look of despondency. She

d Russ Dalwood to utter an exclamation as he met h

aculation. "Is my hat on crooked; or did one of my fe

nly you looked-say, Alic

e, frankly. "Do you know of anybody who wants a young la

lau

t her pretty face confirmed this. There

ing for work?

king of trying to

esture of d

can't take his new part in the play unless he does it in pantomime, and I'm afraid th

," said Russ, s

Alice, "and poor father has started out to look for som

ought for a moment.

ave

manded Alice. "Tell me at

ut a place for your father. You sa

es

He can act parts in photoplays as well as if he never had a voice. I just thought of it. It

the film company. I know him well. I'm sure he'll give your father a place in the company,