My father wished me to become a professional, but my mother was opposed to it.

When I was sixteen I played in a company for a short time.

Then mother and sister and I went to Oakdale to live, and the nicest part of my life began.

There I met Grace and Miriam and two other girls who are among my dearest friends.

Nothing very exciting has ever happened to me, and even though I have appeared before the public I haven't as much to tell as the rest of you have." "But countless things must have happened to you in the theatre," persisted Arline, looking curiously at Anne.
"Not so many as you might imagine," replied Anne.