Smyrna times., 1915-10-13
TINES WHIULIGIC
BY MAUD coss.

Its a curious story" said Ham.
mersley, "and | don't know quite
which it illustrates more, the power
of men and women TO rise on step
ping-stones Of their dead past. or the
regenerating force of love However
here you are: Anna Devine. the eel.
ebrated actress, used to spend her
summers at a famous place in the
North woods, now torn down. It's Only
memory with us who used TO go
there. But we had gay times there,
and Anna was always the biggest dare
devil Of the lot OF US.
There was a young fellow, a guide,
/ Just an ordinary. simple woodsmAn,
but made like a Greek god. Apollo
/ we used to call him. He took the name
good-naturedly. and probably never
heard Of Apollo before. Anna Devine
was struck by his appearance, as any
woman would be.
Just for a joke she determined to |
make the young fellow fall in love /
with her. We were all in the secret |
In fact. she cOnfided II TO US.
'The climax came sooner than was
expected. Anna had staged the scene,
merely telling US to be at a certain
spot at a certain time. Sure enough
when we arrived. Jim Quantock was
on his knees before Anna, pouring
forth a food OF rapture and all that
And Anna was as demure as a saint
until she looked up and spotted US.
Then she burst into a peal Of such
mocking laughter that Jim was aghast.
How she let loose on himl Fury sue
ceeded mockery-and all the time II
was a game. She asked him how he
could have the presumption to aspire
to marry her how he could dare TO
violate his duty as a guide, a mere
hired servant-she rubbed that in
and tell her such nonsense. When she
got through with him he Was as limp
as a rag. He was Just standing with
open mouth. amazed at the transfer
nation.
Then he looked up and saw US,
and he spotted the game. He doubled
his fists and stepped toward US.
can tell you didn't feel particularly
happy Just then. with six feet Of mus
cular manhood advancing on me. And
I was the nearest. However, be
stopped short and turned upon Anna
And the speech he made. while II
lacked the fiuency of the actress
didn't lack dramatic effect. He told
her that she was a depraved woman
that no decent woman in any class
tricked the man who loved her. Hi
scorn seemed to shrivel up the actress
And when he went on 10 denOunc'
Aanr
come when she would regret the hon
est love she had thrown away. Ann
. Just stared at him with wide, terrific
eyes. and said not a word.
Then he turned on his heel an
strobe away into the forest. Ann
turned to me with a pitiful smile.
"T guess he spoke the truth, anG
ia don't often hear it, she said. WI
lt0 you kindly take me back to the hotel
We'll, time went on. and from thi
day Anna's nature seemed to chang
I saw her act that fall and / vi
amazed at her performance. Gone wi
all the old charm that had captivat'
thousands. She seemed a mechanic
creature going through a mechanic
part The subtle power was lost
. ever.
- Five years passed. Anna Devi
was now playing subordinate parts
small companies. Sometimes mai
.. ger would advertise her name and s
% tried to come back. but she ne'
J.: could. She was gone-all that b
been was gone, and In place OF I
was a woman who was strange ey
- TO herself guess 1t was about {
aooa time that she began taking drugs.
Z ~ "The end was approaching, q
o Ak Anna realized It. She had run throt
. ~" ~ her money, she was living In a CHI
4 furnished room somewhere IN
squalid part Of the town. She had
ready bought the carbolic acid
N was sitting upon the edge OF her
vs. gathering courage to take the draul
when the door opened and Jim Qt
took strobe in
He dashed the bottle from her hf
,hia For a few moments Anna did
'"'o know who he was. Then. someh
- among all her memories this one G
back to her.
"T guess you spoke the truth "
you said I would regret it, she
and suddenly reached down for
bottle again. But Jim was upon
knees before her. Just as he had
that day in the woods. and telling
again that he loved her.
In those five years he had \
himself an educated man. and
porous one. He had lumber yai
town that was paying handsomely
had spent half the time at school
he rest in business. First ne
made himself an educated man.
he had built up his fortune.
through IL all Anna had been nj
spiration.
well, that's all. gentlemen
,;atalo.- Keep the matter sacred. / know
but the .ause-well, you see, I'm about