The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-07-07

moving picture theaters.
Mildred rather liked the silent ara
ma so clad In dainty white gowns.
the two girls entered the inclosure ana
found seats near the front.
Overhead the stars were shining. ana
outside the Enclosure was the hum OF
CITY street traffic. The orchestra was
unusually good, ard Mildred found her-
SELF strangely stlrfed when the yiollns
drlfted into McDowells beautiful 10
Wild Rose =
The orchestra had played the melody
during their first meal In TINT Florida
hotel. and il brought lack .rnlntul
memories Of her brief spell 81 happi'
ness. &~ ~: ,.
Then the title OF the play was fash
ed on the screen. ~.
Lost and Found"
With the first picture came a realiE'
ing sense Of looking upon familiar
scenes Surely. surely this was the
sunny south and tho quaint streets
those Of Jacksonville. ...&.. ~
/ And the girl!
Mildred almost arose from her seat
aud cried out with surprise as she rec.
ognlzed the lovely face Of the heroine
as that OF tie woman who had flown
10 Roberts arms, So Roberts sweet.
heart was an RctrcSs!
One scene after another flashed be
fore her vision. melting into whola
which brvrght her. trembling and In
creiulouS 10 the moment when she
found herself gaIing down the crooked
little street Of the tobacco shop.
Then she saw her owp slender ngt
ure and white velled face looking To
ward the shop from which her bus
hand. Robert was emerging. lighting
a Cigarette Tho entire sccne was re-
pcatei. incident for incidcnt He toss.
ed awuy tha match glanced NJ the
street. became ca-er. alert, tcndcfly
smiling. fung away his cigarette and
advanced with outstrctchci Yarns te
meet tbs beroibrs graceful Hyins
form a,
Robert In the moving picture, Why
bow bad Il hapr-utdG ~. -.
All tho way home she was nsktas
herself the question. and through Tie
darkness Of her p.rtlcr,tJ and doubt
came one nay. u ight During bis
college days Robert had been oho q
the college players aud was consider
70 . .
7 am glad DO married Tho GIL
sighed Cora as they reached AiIldrcis
door ~.. ... .'... s......
YES" sIid Mllfred hbscutly. blu;
he was married beforc that" -
who was mhrriai hsforeT' asked
Cora. puzzled
why. Robert, OF course
But tbcr was 10 Robert His
name Wus Arthur Il
7 am stuud tonight was MI
drefs only explanation as she parted
from her friend
Tho next day Mildred CHAINED leave
Of atrsnsp and in her Straightforward
way went dirctly TO New York and
called at her husband'a once
I She vns trrnblinS Ike q Leaf wher
she uas sb0Hn' into Roberts private
Office
He anr,i NJ hrr as oDs looks at ths
newly rfscn dead His face was thin
and uurn md his brown hair sprin
kied Win FrHy.
''Rotrrtr- sis snH meekty and then
promptly fainted away. When she
opepei her cySs she was lying on ths
heather eprh and RotN1 vns on bis
knew lending over bs His eyes
WIT tT1der and anxious
Can ysu ever forgive mr. was bel
frst cry
Yes. darst.- be said generously
Bot beh uP what happened 20 send
yOu avny FROM me that day. have
searched iaDd and sea for you. and
had given yyn up fuP dasd when you
appeared bcfore ms
In a FEW broken ecntenrrs Mildred
told her husband % her surprise and
Jealousy that day IN Jacksonville and
bQv when she vps assured OF his per.
1dy she had taken a train for the north
and disappeared Then tho motion pic
ture play 90 the scrven had thrown a
my Of hight On the matter
Roberts explanation made that nay
a brilliant llgbt of understanding
which cIenrcd up tho mystery which
had pafted triis ani groom for almost
a year.
You rp1DsItrT tDid yvu always
acted In our college tbeatrtz.iS- be re-
minded Der. and many q my friends
had urged ms 10 enter tho profession.
But I did Dot seriously consider It AMI
only nDr md then hankercd 60 tread
the stage.
But that morning IN Jacksonville I
started down 10 the tobacco shop with
only oDe tbOught IN my mind-to get
back 90 yvn. Az ! turned into the
street met my old friend Of college
days. JACK Budlong. president Of our
Players club lie ives glad to see me
and tearing his hair insancly over the
fact that his star performer had come
down with tho measles that very morn
ing
'Budlong fell upon me Ike long
host brother and pleaded with me 10
take the part % the measlcd one. So
! did. and when | reached the hotel.
fun Of my experiences and with Miss
Gray and Budlong accompanying me