The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-03-24


you for Easter, the one you said you
never would wear except when you
were with me-
"And l never did," said Jimmie
promptly. "Only the thought Of being
with you would tempt me to wear that
circus necktie. What else did have"
"a girl" said Marcia explosively-"a
girl who looked like an actress. You
had your arm about her waist, and you
were kissing her, and the people walk
ing along the beach stopped and laugh
ed at you, and suddenly you saw them
and got up and ran away"
"And here's where l get the engage
ment ring and my letters back, and you
tell me that have destroyed your faith
in the honor Of men just because some
motion picture actor happens to look
like me-
at was you" insisted Marcia. There
can be no possibility of a mistake"
I'm from Missouri" declared jim
mie would you mind taking me to
the place where / can be confronted
with the evidence Of my perHdyT"
''Since you will not admit your guilt,
said Marcia coldly, II do not see how
you can deny the picture when you
must recall the circumstances"
"Please," said Jimmie pleadingly, and
Marcia nodded an assent. The Nickel
odeon was but few blocks away, and
presently they had paid an admission
and had passed into the darkened hall.
For half an hour they sat there
watching the Pickering pictures thrown
against the screen of whitewashed
wall; then Marcia turned to Jimmie.
1--WE must have seen all the pictures"
she said, with embarrassment. This
seems to be the place / was in yester-
day, but recognize none of these pic
lures. 1 hope you do not think r.
II think you are unfamiliar with
picture theaters," said Jimmie, with a
laugh. WYATT here moment"
He slipped away in the darkness, and
Marcia closed her tired eyes to shut
out the tiresome flicker.
She felt more miserable than ever.
Jimmie's attitude had somewhat shak-
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and now she had even failed to prove
ner case with him. Presently hand
rested on her arm, and she opened her
eyes.
"Slip out" said Jimmie. II have
solved the mystery in part. The same
people come here every day, so they
change the pictures each morning. The
proprietor says there's regular cir
cult, and he told me where can find
our scandalous film"
He hailed a street car, and a ten
minute ride brought them to another
place almost exactly like the first. One
Of the first things to greet their eyes
was huge sign reading, by the Sad
Sea Waves-Very Comic
I'm glad some one sees humor In
the situation" said Jimmie grimly as
he laid ten cent piece on the cashiers
shelf and led Marcia through the door.
They had not long to wait, and jim
mie gasped as Marcia convulsively
pressed his arm. A girl and man
were sitting on the sand in the shade
Of a huge umbrella. Oblivious of a
gathering crowd, the two billed and
cooed until a well directed pebble hit
the sunshade and attracted their atten-
ton to the audience in the rear.
The man was so exactly like himself
that Jimmie stared in fascination.
Then he sought the box office, where
two men were counting money.
81 want to make some inquiry about
that film just shown said Jimmie as
he attracted the attention Of one Of the
men.
1--WE nothing to do with the pic
lures" was the surly response. The
other man turned
sT'm the man who makes them.
Want to hire the service?' he asked
eagerly. I'VE get all the big French
stuff before any enc else. We're the
most up to date. and we get the crowd
every time"