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The Coming of Stephanie Platow

           Shefeltthathiseyesweremocking,thatbackinhissoultherewassomekindofhumoroversomethingwhichshedidnotunderstandquite.

           AfterStephaniehadbeenbackinChicagosixmonths,duringwhichtimeshesawverylittleofCowperwood,whowasbusywithhisstreet-railwayprogramme,shewassweptintothenetofanotherinterestwhichcarriedherawayfromhimandAileenforthetimebeing.OntheWestSide,amongacircleofhermother’sfriends,hadbeenorganizedanAmateurDramaticLeague,withnolessobjectthantoelevatethestage.Thatworld-oldproblemneverfailstointerestthenewandtheinexperienced.ItallbeganinthehomeofoneofthenewrichoftheWestSidetheTimberlakes.They,intheirlargehouseonAshlandAvenue,hadastage,andGeorgiaTimberlake,aromantic-mindedgirloftwentywithflaxenhair,imaginedshecouldact.Mrs.Timberlake,afat,indulgentmother,ratheragreedwithher.Thewholeidea,afterafewdiscursiveperformancesofMilton’s"TheMasqueofComus,""PyramusandThisbe,"andanimprovedHarlequinandColumbine,writtenbyoneofthemembers,wastransferredtotherealmofthestudios,thenquarteredintheNewArtsBuilding.AnartistbythenameofLaneCross,aportrait-painter,whowasmuchlessofanartistthanhewasastagedirector,andnotmuchofeither,butwhomadehislivingbyhornswagglingsocietyintothebeliefthathecouldpaint,wasinducedtotakechargeofthesestageperformances.

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