The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-25
/ will then tell you everything"

i VIII lueU Tell you everything.
why not now" painted Nellie.
Because l am bound to secret"
And what is the one thing we are
to do?" asked Maud.
you are to tease, cajole, compel
Mrs. Edison to take US all to the Glad
stone motion picture show next Mon
day evening"
"She won't go-she never goes to a
place OF amusement, you know" re-
minded Maude.
"She must go to this" declared
Helen firmly. Come, Nellie, you are
the prime teaser of the family. Use
your powers in this case. 1t means 30
much" and Helen clasped her pretty
hands in ardent exaltation.
you provoking thing-keeping US in
the dark" cried Nellie.
You'll be glad when it all comes
out" insisted Helen. You'll be dou-
bly, glad you helped"
By Monday evening the sprightly
Nellie had persuaded Mrs. Edison to
chaperon them to the Gladstone the
ater. All three of the girls were in a
vast futter, Maud and Nellie because
they felt they were on the verge Of q
delightful precipice Of excitement,
Helen athrill and anxious. hoping that
the outcome might bring about a re-
suit she devoutly wished for.
The largely advertised feature of
the program, The New Life" began
three reels. II had a strange begin
ming. A we'll dressed man who sug.
gested wealth and leisure was seated
in the ONCE Of motion picture pro-
Queer. AS this mans face came into
view Mrs. Edison gave great start
and uttered sharp gasp. The visitor
was Offering the movie man a large
sum to produce a scenario he had pre-
pared and to allow him to act as the
principal character.
Then the real film began. 1t de-
picted the wedding of young couple.
It showed the downward path of the
easy natured husband to the lowest
dregs of dissipation. 1t portrayed the
sufferings of the tortured wife, sepa-
ration. an appeal of the weak husband
for last chance to reform, a stern
no, and, half fainting, Myra Edison
sat astare, enthralied, knowing that
she had seen chapter Of her life faith.
fully portrayed, detail after detail.
The chief actor was her lost husband!
The wife was woman in form and
feature as closely resembling herself
as it was possible to find!
Then followed the career of the nus
band, lower dregs, miraculous re
formation, hard earnest work, a lucky
strike in a mine and he was independ
emily rich. 1t showed him lowering
about the city where his still beloved
wife was living, idolizing her at dis
lance, never daring to approach her
And Myra Edison read the oracle true
To all this trouble and expense Rolfe
Edison had gone to convey to her that
he was still loving and was a man
with a new heart.
The barriers were sundered for the
first time in years. When she reached
home Myra Edison broke down. Heller
was at her side. The longing Myrs
threw herself into the arms of thil
sweet consider.
"Oh, Mrs. Edison" cried Helen, 10Th
er arms are waiting to take and hole
you and atone for all the wretchet
past. Can tell your husband to come
to your" and Helen confessed all o
her share in the plot to bring husband
and wife together.
And then THE New Life" began il
earnest, and two chastened soul
drifted into haven Of peace and hap
piness.
| Copyright. 1916 by w. G. ChapmanO