The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-11-23

has been away for more than year"
Then the man sighed deeply.
Don't you like the Lockstone come.
dies?" she was impelled by her curios.
ity to ask.
"Oh, yes, they're all right, but
may as we'll tell you. When was get.
ting some winter things out Of the
trunk today IL came across some
stuff Of Mary's-dolls and things she
had when she was little-and I've been
thinking about her all day. And here
Just before left the house, didn't q
letter come from her chuck full of
news. She'd been working in an Of.
flee, but she had an offer from q pho.
toplay company. She's acting now and
getting along fine, she says. She lie
getting fifty dollars week and says
she Is going to send for me soon."
"Isn't that just fine?" sympathized
his neighbour.
eyes, but that isn't all. Here she's
gone and engaged herself to chap.
going to be married in month";"
"You don't say! That's too bad.
when she's doing so WE'LL"
but she won't give UP her acting.
She'll go ahead with that after she's
married. same as now. I don't know
whether I'll 60 or not. Dent believe
I'd feel ut home in Il place like that"
Mrs. Smiths sympathetic eyes were
on the man beside her.
II guess you're right" she nodded.
my sons in New York, too, working
and making good money. He sends me
plenty, but keeps writing for me to
break up here and 70 to him. There
Isn't that disgusting the way those
people beat each other up. hope your
daughter doesn't do any Of that kind
of stuff"
mo, she's with the-let me see,
the Monograph company"
1T must be new. Wouldn't it be
funny If they should show up here and
your Mary be in it?"
The rectangle was blank q minute
and then come the title of the next
film-"When Dreams Come True" pro.
duced by the Monograph company.
"Why, there it isl" gasped Mrs.
Smith. "Aiaybe Mary's in it. Look I
There's the cast. What's your manner"
"Jones."
"Mary Jones!" repeated Mrs. Smith
in disappointed tones. "Well, it isn't
there"
The first was garden scene, where
the ear! reprimaDds his son for a mis-.
spent life-no women in the picture at
all. But while they are talking a girl
bounds in-the earl's granddaughter
who PUSHES up to her father and
throws her arms around his neck.
Mr.. Jones sprang up. "AIary-that's
Mary!" he cried, shaking all over.
"Sit down." Mrs. Smith pulled anx-
iously Mt his sleeve. "People are look
ing! Remember, it's only a picture,
and"
But the words died on her lips. The
scene had shifted to carpenters shop
In which, like Adam Bede, young
man was working honestly and with a
Will. The earl's granddaughter was
slipping up behind him ready to cover
his eyes with her hand. But It was
the carpenter who concerned Mrs.
Smith.
"Alfred!" she gasped. "There's my
Alfredo"
"And he's kissing my Mary" pro-
tested her agitated neighhor. "An6
she's to he married to another man. I
won't have it,"
When the show was over, Mrs,
Smith turned to Mr.. Jones at the en-.
trance. where it was their custom to
separate. one to go to his boarding
house. the other to her little cottage
on the edge of town.
Wouldn't you have a cup of tea
with me, Mr.. Jones? It's cold and I'd
like 70 show YOU some of Alfred's pic.
lures when he was little"
"Why, yes, thank you. Mrs. Smith"
They reached the little house and
Mrs. Smith unlocked the door. A let.
ter lay on the hail carpet and she pick.
ed it UP. "It's from Alfred" she cried.
will you excuse me minute while
run my eye over it and see what he
says?"
Eyes. indeed. Go ahead" And then
he heard little cry. "Just listen to
this" she quavered. Here's what he
says. 1--WE n little news, mother. I'm 20.
ing to be married to very sweet, dear
girl called Mary Jones. Some people
know her as Flora Kildare, for she's in
the movies. and So. dear mother, am I.
We work together and are very happy.
When we're settled you must make up
your mind to come here and live.
Mary's father may come too"
"Why. l never thought of that" said
Mr.. Jones dazedly.
"What little bit of world 1t is I"
said Mrs. Smith.
(Copy right, 1916. by the Mcclure Newspa.
per Syndicate.)