The Lamar register., 1916-12-06
AN ALL-STAR CAST
BY LESLIE BEACH.

iiuhnN- weakness itl US 'hl IT, i'i
guiug to the movies every night made
uu lurnnd nf sixty cents week on her
slender income and she realized that
the dimes she paid to the cashier of
the Biiou should he drawing four per
cent with the rest of her rainy-day
fluid.
'But." she argued sensibly, iii I'm
hii,py in the evening | can work all
day without noticing 1t. But if | don
have u little diversion l just get sick
Of the sight of raisin rolls, angel foo'
and duughuuts. Besides. | make then
better and my customers buy more.
So I don't know but that | get a
HlU lrrd per cent ON my investment.
Miss Hurriet was as attractive
She was sensible. And it was no fau.
~ hers or OF the scores Of beauX she
md had in her teens that she had
never married. She had just been
needed That was all. Now everyone
WIS gone and although she stayed on
lit the old home she found it neces-
-airy to exc out the family nest egg
by making goodies for the neignbors.
Nu one guessed that capable, good
louLlug Miss Harriet was having AN
lanir. not even the recipient of her
affections for she was in love with II
n,ovic ac.ori
Might after night she watched for
the Green Crab" TO fash on the
screen. the insignia of the Morgold
Film company because Il thrilling
drumu would likely follow in which
yJrter Aylesworth was sure to feat
urc.
Now Carter Aylesworth did not take
the star part in these pieces, nor was
Hr Young and strong and handsome.
TO be frank, his hair was thinning
aud turning gray, his nose was long
and Irregular, and his eyes hal near
sighted. watery look that told of the
uahirual lens-wearer.
Carter Aylesworth was the goat. Ev-
cry picture has one. If the place called
for a poor devil Jailed for twenty years
by mistake he was the man. If the
pretty heroine had to hurry home at
night from the factory to her depend
rnt old grandfather. it was Carter
Aylcsworth who submitted to shawls,
fIulAlitH anu l.bA-NhAtl uhEHs II
dians caught and tortured lone white
man TO be rescued later by a husky
hero, Carter was the victim. II fam
lily starved, he was right there in the
limelight. He was confidence man,
book agent shyster, thief. Anything
that WIS altogether and entirely want
ing In glory.
Poor thingP Miss Harriet solilo-
quized at first.
But as time went on with no i'm
provement in the situations, she be-
came Indignant. why can't H." give
him decent part sometimes? Int
he snve n baby from burninL mousse,
or vent his righteous wrath on the
villain about to murder somebody by
hitting him with a club? II isn't fair
for them to let that cOncelted young
Fornsby have all the Monte Cristo
parts"
You know what they say that pity is
akin to. Yes-love came next.
IF had that poor man, I'll bet I'd
increase his self-respect in about two
days. It's just because no one cares
about him or takes an interest that he
has that meek. hangdog look. l know
that if he had some of my mince pies
and spiced ham he would chirk up Il
bit"
She was soliloquizing'thus one night
before time to go to the show. The
dishes were done and she was crochet
ing on the front porch.
Tommy Jenkins cut across the street
and up the path.
Miss Harriet, can you bake mother
another dozen rolls in the morning?
We got some swell company today
and he's going to stay until tomorrow
evening"
Sure, Tommy Wait u minute and
I'll give you a cookie. Who's the com
pany7"
Il don't know. A fellah from New
York. 1 think he came to see about a
house he wants to SELL
The next day Miss Harriet was cut
ting out some biscuit when a head
darkened the window. Does Harriet
LOngstreth still live here7' it asked.
"She does" affirmed Miss Harriet
and. looking up, she gave a little
scream of dismay. then paled and red
dened with embarrassment. Garter
Aylesworth :" she gasped.
"Yes. And twenty years ago was
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