The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-01-26

modatingly. 1--WE got a little time to
spare. What's the program, Mr..
Movie?"
The young man addressed outlined
two scenes. Arnold acted them out to
perfection and Miss Nellie Bliss was
cute and original, if trifie awkward.
There vas a final scene where Arnold
jumped from window i'm the blazing
mill. The movie man settled with Hi
ram, the alter and Nellie, invited Ar
mold TO dinner and the episode passed
pleasantly. Hiram got Arnold's city adj
dress.
Going TO call on you when Nellie
and & on our wedding tower" lie de
c'ared. It's just like picking that
thousand dollars out of the road, sell
ing that wreck of MILL
Arnold returned home and forgot all
about the incident. Three months later
Mrs. Wardell invited a lady friend to
n new movie, advertised as Rural
Love-"
Mrs. Wardell gasped, her friend
stared in grim silence as the film prog
ressed. 1t was the mill comedy that
Arnold had played in, now on the verge
of being turned into positive tragedy.
Arnold Wardell reached home that
evening to find Ruby with her hat and
wraps on, her trunk in the hallway
and no supper ready.
why, what does this mean?' he
asked in wonderment.
ut means that nave been to sec
Rural Love- and that you are a vii
lianr"
"W-what?" fairly shouted Arnold.
And I'm going home TO mother. A
nice scandal you've made. Oh-oh-oh :"
and the hysterical Ruby flounced out
through the open front doorway.
Arnold snatehed UP his hat to fol-
low her. AS he stepped upon the porch
he caught hint of new element Oh
mystery in the scene undo play.
you daring hussy! Oh, this is too
much!'
I'm not q hussy. I'm Mrs. Hiram
Briggs and I've come to see our good,
kind friend who helped us make q
thousand dollars, and since then Uncle
Jared has given US a farm, and we're
the happiest people in the world. Oh,
Mr.. Wardelli we told you we would
call, but maybe you don't want to see
u.s."
"And, say, what do you think
they've got that whole mill business
in the movies. We saw it today" add
ed Hiram.
And you look just as nice and hand
some as you did the day you helped US
OUT" cried Nellie
"Oh!" exclaimed Arnold suddenly,
enlightened. And you saw the movie,
Ruby, and fancied l was-a villain?"
'You?" cried Nellie. "Oh, no, in
deed You are the best gentleman in
the world, and we like and respect
you. and we want you to come down to
the new farm and spend q months va
cation with us-and your wife," added
Nellie, but trifie obviously.
Mrs. Wardell, however, began to see
y
Within the hour she became trans
formed into a model hostess.
Its all right, Arnold" she told her
husband, after their guests were gone,
but that movie so reminded me of
how you used to be-"
I'm just the same as ever" declared
Arnold. Don't you think you have
changed q trifle?"
Yes, do. l was fOolishly jealous"
frankly confessed Ruby. Il won't be
again, dear
LAS to the old times" observed Ar
mold, merry twinkle in his eye and
opening his arms expansively, sup
pose we adopt the old-time love-mak-
ing as regular thing"
She nestled in his arms cOmpla-
Gently.
"Af, this is something like it :" jubi-
lated Arnold. as their lips met. "In
Rural Love they were only mock
kisses, you know"