Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-01-13
TIMES WHIRLIGIC
BY MAUD COBB.

IT'S curious story" said Hal
mersley, "and / don't know qui
which 1t illustrates more, the pow,
of men and women to rise on ste
ping-stones Of their dead past, or I'll
regenerating force of love. Howeve
here you are: "Arna Devine, the &C
ebrated actress, used to spend he
summers at famous place in th
North woods, now torn down. It's onl
a memory with US who used to 6
there. But we had gay times there
and Anna was always the biggest dar,
devil of the lot OF us.
There was young fellow, q guide
Just an ordinary, simple woodsmar
but made like Greek god. Apollo
we used to call him. He took the nam
good-naturedly, and probably neve
heard of Apollo before. Anna Devin
was struck by his appearance, as an.
woman would be.
Just for joke she determined tt
make the young fellow fall in love
with her We were all In the secret
in fact, she conf1ded it to us.
1.-THE climax came sooner than was
expected. Anna had staged the scene
merely telling us to be at certain
spot at certain time. Sure enough
when we arrived, Jim Quantock was
on his knees before Anna, pouring
forth flood of rapture and all that
And Anna was as demure as saint
until she looked up and spotted us.
Then she burst into peal of such
hooking laughter that Jim was aghast
How she let loose on him! 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 linn
as rag. He was just standing will
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 u.s. J.
can tell you l didn't feel particularly
happy just then, with six feet of mus
cular manhood advancing on me. And
was the nearest. However, he
stopped short and turned upon Anna.
And the speech he made, while it
lacked the f1uency of the actress,
1idn't lack dramatic effect. He told
her that she was depraved woman.
hat no decent woman in any class
,ricked the man who loved her. His
,corn seemed to shrivel up the actress |
And when he went on to denounce
Ter, telling her that the day would |
,ome when she would regret the hon
.st love she had thrown away, Anna
ust stared at him with wide, terrified |
yes, and said not word.
Then he turned on his heel and |
trode away into the forest. Anna
urned to me with a pitiful smile.
I guess he spoke the truth, and
lon't often hear it, she said. Will
'ou kindly take me back to the hotel?I
We'll, time went on, and from that
ay Annals nature seemed to change
saw her act that fall and l was
mazed at her performance. Gone was
II the old charm that had captivated
thousands. She seemed mechanical
reature going through a mechanical
art. The subtle power was lost for
yer.
Five years passed. Anna Devine
vas now playing subordinate parts in
mall companies Sometimes a mana
er would advertise her name and she
ried to come back, but she never
ouId. She was gone-all that had
cen was gone, and in place of her
as a woman who was strange even
, herself. l guess it was about this
me that she began taking drugs. II
1.-THE end was approaching, and
ma realized it. She had run through
or money, she was living in cheap !,
FINISHED room somewhere In ak
lualid part of the town. She had al
lady bought the carbolic acid. She
as sitting upon the edge Of her bed,
courage to take the draught,
hen the door opened and Jim Guam
ok strobe in.
He dashed the bottle from her hand.
Or a few moments Anna did not
low who he was. Then, somehow,
nong all her memories this one came
lck to her.
=" I guess you spoke the truth when
u said would regret it. she said,
i'd suddenly reached down for the
title again. But Jim was upon his
lees before her, just as he had been
at day in the woods, and telling hef
ain that he loved her.
In those five years he had made
mself an educated man, and a pros
rous one. He had lumber yard in
wn that was paying handsomely. He
d spent half the time at school and
Q rest in business. First he had
ade himself an educated man, then
had built up his fortune. And
rough 1t all Anna had been his in.
iration. |
We'll, that's all, gentlemen. You'll
ep the matter sacred, l know, be-