"
"What is your name?"
"I--I must beg of you not to--to take an attitude toward--"
"If you want me to help you, my dear, you must trust me. What is your
name?"
"Lilly. Your files won't help you. I'm not on record--that way. Lilly
Parlow for professional reasons, but I want her christened by her full
family name--"
"What is your family name?"
"Why, Lilly--Becker--Penny."
"Your last address?"
"You mean?"
"Where did you sleep last night?"
"I told you. Hanna Larchmont Hospital. I received my discharge to-day."
"Is the father of your child your lawful husband?"
"Indeed, yes!"
"Where is he?"
"Out West--where I came from."
"Exactly where?"
"D-d-denver, I think."
"Why are you here and he there?"
"Oh, you mustn't question me like this! I left him of my own free will,
after I found I had made a mistake. I am not asking anything of you. I
can pay. I want a room for me and my baby, for a few days until I get
her placed. I can make certain arrangements for her and take up my
work again."
"What is your work?"
"I am a singer."
"Where are your friends?"
"I have none.
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