Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-29
She Forgot
Her Wedding
BY El.lNOR MARSH

iHSoiNe cit, tuTHeu 10 poverty. hel
mother, her younger brother and sister
were also left without a cent.
Walter Treadwell, a young man who
was working his way through college
by means Of various expedients, haC
long been youthful admirer OF Es
telle. II had been question as Il
whether she would be won by a sutton
who Was able to support her in the
style 10 which she had been accustom
ed or by this young man who promised
10 achieve success by his own endeav
ors When the crash came In the ELI
son family Treadwell was IN his sen.
Tor year in college. laying plans 10,
@ising funds To enable him 10 study a
profession. This eliminated him as o
probable winner Of Estelle. Like may
at times cure like, but poverty cannot
cure poverty. Estelle had partly prom
Used 10 wait for Treadwell but her IA
theirs failure and her present necessl.
ties had changed all that.
Estelle at once set about considering
what she might do TO earn money Al
that time the microscope had been re
Gently invented, and the picture play
was in embryo. Estele had taken
part IN private theatricals, and II oc-
Cured 10 her TO apply for employment
as movie actress. She was pretty
and petite. one OF the managers To
whom she applied looked az her crit
ically He had accepted a scenario,
the heroine Of which was ID the earlier
parts child and the last oct 4 WON
an. Estellc's size was ip her favor
He had engaged an actrcls for the
part, but took Estelle's address. init
mating that she might hear from him
This is as near 20 an engagement as
Estelle came II certainly was not
money earned Meanwhile the won
was proving about the door Even
hunger visited the family. With hun
ger came wealthy man who had had
business relations with Estele's IN.
ther. 1t was said that the man. Ell
bert Atwood had been the cause OF
Mr.. Ellisons failure. He was sixty
years old and unattractive Whether
he was anxious TO undo what he had
done 10 bring about the family mis-
fortune or wanted young wife is not
known. but he proposed 10 marry Es
tellc ana on the day Of their maria re
settle upon her an amount that would
enable her 10 support those dependent
upon her comfortably.
Here was a temptation for Estelle 10
do violence 10 her heart for the pur
pose OF relieving the strain. She held
out TIL the condition OF the family be-
came unbearable, then consented.
Preparations were made for the wed
ding. On the appointed day Mr.. At
wood. who was 20 meet his bride al
the church, went there Ia he married
The bride was late in coming. and he
waited Half an hour passed, and he
sent 10 ask what had caused the do
lay. The messenger was told 10y Mr
Ellison that her daughter had gone our
at Q o'clock III the morning and hat
not returned.
The groom expectant left the church
He knew that Esteile was TO sacrifc,
herself 10 save her mother and he,
brother and sister from want. and nat
urally inferred hat AT the last momen.
she had been unable 20 carry out her
intention. He made no effort TO find
her and did not even inquire later ~
she had returned 10 her home.
On the morning OF the intended we'd
ding the postman had left letter fOl
Estelle from the manager Of the film
company which had taken her address.
1t was simply II request that she would
call upon him. She went at once. and
he told her that the actress he had en-
ga ged had failed TO comprehend the
part she was to enact and he would
give Estellc Il trial Esteile replied that
she must be given trial and deci-
sion at once or she would not be open
for engagement
The company was assembled and
Estele was given the scenario OF her
part. which she committed 10 memory
scene by scene. IL the movies great
deal depends on the power of facial
expression This turned out To be
gift with Estclle. aud at the end Of the
third act the manager offered Estelle
nm engagement at SO week So all
sorbed had She been in the play that
She had taken no account OF time
When this offer was made 10 her she
asked 10 be Informed Of the hour What
was her establishment 10 learn that il
was T. O'Clock The hour for her mar
riage
To appear an the church dressed as
she was was untlxnkable. ana il woull
requr half an hour 10 get there The
nWaa r who was hcnt ON securing her
FOR the part wrote ont q contract nam
ing son uslp0d If so "a week salary
and placed II before her Tempted hy
he pay. scarcely knowing what she
I'D, She signed ana was launched ~ .
movie actress
That evening when her mother was
putting the children 10 bed Estele stole
into the house and told what she had
lone She was suffering at the posi-
lion i'm which she had beea placed with
regard TO Atwood and rejoicing that
she had been able 10 relieve the neces-
ities OF those dear 10 her without sac.
rifcing herself.
EstelIe Ellison, under another name.
is now one OF the movie stars who com
nand large salaries. But il is said
hat she will soon leave the profession
% marry a young lawyer who worked
his way through college.
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