 How did Mr. Lane know May Berriman?
PEGGY FINDS THE THEATER I Dramatic Dialogue “Of course, this is no surprise to us,” Thomas Lane said to his daughter Peggy, who perched tensely on the edge of a kitchen stool. Mrs. Lane smiled gently and placed her soft white hand on her daughter’s lean brown one. You may be one of these girls, and if you are, we want you to be prepared for it. 5 “It seems to me, Tom, that Margaret has a pretty good idea of what she’s doing,” Mrs. Lane said. 6 Mrs. Lane patted Peggy’s arm and said, “We won’t keep you in suspense long, dear.
 She was a friend from when he worked in New York.
 She was his former teacher.  She was an old friend of Mrs. Lane.  She was his childhood friend.  She was a friend from when he worked in New York.