The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-06-19
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1AAAL AN o EhW A(
The latter drew them aside and
warned them against subjecting the
sick mar to any unnecessary excite
;rent. 81 doubt if he lives the night
through" were the parting words oil
The man OF medicine.
The manager thought that his star
had completely taken leave OF her
sense, but being accustomed to obey
her lightest whim. he arranged the
few preliminaries as rapidly as pos
sible.
After the short ceremony, Godfrey
Montague handed his wife an I'M
portant booking document. MY WILL
he announced, dramatically. Il have
left everything to you" The manager
grinned, and even Beatrice had to
turn away her head to hide a smile.
For three days Godfrey Montague
fingered, and Beatrice spent every
minute with him that she could spare
from her work. Then he died very
softly. Just at twilight, while she was
holding his hand.
The funeral was a very quiet one
The marriage had not been an
nounced, but after Godfrey's death
Miss Carson's manager thought that
their press agent should be given
some of the facts and permitted to
make capital of the romantic AFFAIR.
Beatrice instinctively shrank from
such a course, but she lived for her
profession; her every breath was
drawn in a glare of publicity, and
since poor old Montague was gone
what difference did 1t make how much
the world knew of the facts of her
marriage.
OF course the matter proved a nine
days wonder, and the standing room
only sign was in constant demand al
the Carson theater.
The newspapers published a diner
snt picture OF the young star every daJ
and also different versions of the pc
culiar romance.
Beatrice was beginning to get a lit
tie tired Of her new notoriety, wheI
there came to her one day an alert
keen-eyed man, who sent in word b!
her maid that he wanted to e Mrs
/ Smith, formerly Miss Carson. on bus
ness. Now Smith was Montague
| real name, and the one he had beel
: married under.
. Beatrice naturally felt startled a
hearing herself so called.
: Let the man In" she said to tn
. astonished maid.
' MRS. Smith. I know" he begaI
I concisely. 81 have seen you act man
times. am Just in receipt Of a con
m~unicatlon from a client Of mine |
: Idaho. who has been trying to trac
q David Smith for a year. Your hu
>, band, madame. effectually hid h
Identity beneath his stage title. tt
, story. briefly, Is this: Several yea
! ago Mr.. Smith went to Idaho ar
:, spent a summer prospecting for gol
1t He never discovered any, but he stake
. out several claims and proved b
I rights in them. One Of these CLAIM
q has now turned out TO be exceeding
u rich in high-grade copper ore, and Il
Amalgamated Copper association b.
offered to buy It. My client thinks
q wise to sell, as II will require mu'
% capital to properly develop the pro
erty, but he will do nothing witho
:, your consent, IS you are joint own
3 with him"
=, Beatrice gasped.
II Her astorishment grew as she ms
y tered the details Of this strange lie
:. acy, which had dropped to her a
=, parently out Of the skies. Her G
u centric marriage had made her a ri'
70 woman.
At length Beatrice Carson foul
y herself rich enough to give full swi
Il to the artist In her nature, witho
:, regard to managerial demands. s
~ made extensive preparations to pI
As duce a great dramatic poem, viii
her man of business pronounced to
y way over the heads of the public,
81 shall play hereafter to tho
few, choice spirits who can apprecis
the best. I am no longer obliged
90 think OF box office receipts" return
the actress. %haughtily,
But the best laid plans of artists.
- we'll as those OF mice and comm
- men, oft go astray, Mrs. Smiths a
bilious projects we're checked in tn
inception by a most unforeseen
currence.
The occurrence came In the form
another woman, a person OF aggr
: sive manners. and the remains Of c.
siderable beauty. She forced hers
" into the presence of the actress. "
small regard for ceremony.
What does this mean?" Beatr
IN demanded.
1T means that | was once the "
,Ia Of Godfrey Montague"
10 Good heavensl" cried Beatrice.
you need not be worried" the q
er said. reassuringly. I'VE we're
vorced In regular form long Def
10 he married you, but as the court
- lowed me alimony which has ne
been paid, I think / am entitled
~ some share Of that money for VIII
Won married him"