The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13

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Il drove her away. was too proud.
She said if ever l sent for her she'd
come back to me. But of course that
was just talk. And then | resolved
that If there was anything between
her and that Howe fellow, Id kill him.
That's what I'm here for.
Il told you it was reading between
the lines, didn't L? Naturally, these
actor folk don't talk about the play
all the time they're acting. take it
that it becomes a sort of second ma
ture to them. They can be killing
each other, and breaking Jail, and
making love, and all the while they're
telling each other what fine dinner
that was last night, and will the roads
be good for autoing next week?
II have brother in the education
business. He has charge of an insti-
tuition for deaf and dumb children.
went to him and asked him to teach
me the deaf-and-dumb language. He
didn't know why l wanted it. but he
taught it to me-"
Finger language?" | asked.
mo, sir. Progressive institutions
don't teach that any more. It's lip
reading | took a job there as porter.
lar job when ! wanted 1t. I'm a spe-
cialist in wool goods, and there's al
ways an opening for low-priced man.
| took job as porter in the institution
and worked there six weeks. At the
end of that time | could read lip Ian
guage. Then | began watching the
films
He turned on me fiercely and
I grasped me by the arm.
I've been watching her every night
| since then" he said I've heard every
/ thing she's said to Howe. When she
had first left me of course they were
| just friends. After a couple of months
the new plays were coming on. and
she looked kind of sad Once heard
him tell her to cheer up. Well, she
looked grateful, sir-he was chasing
her round the block then, and she
looked grateful just for second, wher
he had her by the hair. That started
me tnlnkllS.
After that he began making love t.
her. Never one instant did he stop
And she didn't say much, just KEEP
quiet and Went on with her work.
"Hush-sh," exclaimed the audience
The forty -dollar man whispered:
This is later play than the last
The minute | hear her tell him sh,
loves him I'm going to find him ant
kill him.
THE screen was working. A success
sion of figures passed and repassed
Julia Rome and John Howe occupied
the center most of the time. And nov
the fascination of the game had begul
to take hold of me. Instead of watch
ing.the play watched the lips of tn
characters. The words they spoke
and discovered for the first time tina
they really spoke-s seemed quite d
vorced from the parts that they wer
playing But, strive as hard as
might. | could not understand wore
The man at my side suddenly seize
me by the arm again.
did you hear? Did you hear?"
whispered. Hes telling her that h
loves her. He's asking her to get
divorce from me"
| stared at the screen. John How
was in the midst of furious alterc;
ton with Julia Rome, who. posing a
, his abandoned wife, was clinging
him. begging him to take her back &c
q the sake of the children. He thrus
her from him and sent her staggerin
across the room.
!. Hes saying that her love for me
dead and that he has loved her sine
I the first day they met" whispered m
companion, never relaxing his fierC
4 grasp upon my arm
4 The pictures changed. I turne
{, and, though | could hardly see the fat
n of the forty-dollar man, | knew tn;
|. the crisis Of his life was at hand.
l. heard him breathing hard through h
o nostrils. And still his fingers grippe
y my sleeve as il they were steel claw
u Suddenly the grasp relaxed. TT
man sank back in his place.
| watched him; he did not move mu
y Gle. And wondered at what decisit
e he had arrived. To tell the truth
,r had not formed the highest impre
1t sion of Julia Rome. 1t did not see
ie credible to me that woman of SUI
rare talent and OF such beauty wou
Ie be content with her husband in lit
{, leased two-family house somewhere
Ie the suburban region of the metropol
10 The lights went up again. Now
s. could see my companions face,
g. was trembling, and perfectly white,
a did you hear? No, but of cour
you couldn't, he muttered. She ia
n hiEl-sne told him that she had new
loved anyone but me She said tn
Id she never wanted to see his fl
1t again. She said that she was goIl
he to ieave the stage and return to ms
u Thank God,' / said softly
lie What am | going to doF 1 am n
. worthy of ner. 1 do not deserve h
is forgiveness.
ed Forget IT." / answered. You
ed had a picture play IN your own tam
and haven't known 1T That's all.
to home and write to her ike a man a
ask her pardon"
g 4 believe you're right" nutter
ne the little man
ne He rose and went out. | never So
him again. But. as everyone know
Julia Rome has not yet renewed b
III contract.
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