Kelsy Yarborough had been all of 15 when her mother Betty went into a panic over her long red hair and pretty green eyes, “Oh Ma Gawd, girl, you da prettiest ting in Towson. Dey Penthouse bosses’ll take you away for sure. You can damn near pass fo white—old timey white even.”
Hence Kelsy had disguised herself as a boy.
Then her brother up and got stole …