The Twin City star., 1918-08-03

to drive Miss Moore home in his car.
She accepted his offer. AS they skim
med over the country roads he had an
opportunity to survey the girl beside
him. She was almost the prettiest girl
he had ever seen. Her conversation
was not artificial and he found her q
most interesting person-able to talk
on the subjects he cared for most, and
never once speaking of herself.
The people of the studio had his adj
dress and would wire him when Ger
aldine Lewis came back. He called at
the telegraph Office every morning for
the expected message, but 1t did not
come. Miss Moore and he became very
friendly and soon she accompanied him
in his car on most of his drives. The
days passed and still there was no
word from the studio. Every day he
called to take Miss Moore out in his
car. and before long they reached the
stage where he called her Hilda. The
days grew into weeks.
"Why do you always call at the
telegraph officer" Hilda asked one day,
after, he had announced his intention
of heading the car that way.
II am expecting a wire from New
York." he answered.
"New York;" she exclaimed, in sur
prise. care you from New York;"
"Yes. Is there anything strange
about that?"
"No, but I thought 1t strange that
you had never mentioned it before. I
have been under the impression that
your home was here"
"I was never here until the day I
met you"
evil the wire call you back?" she
asked.
EYES"
''Why hasn't it come before?"
because Of a woman"
"YOur wife?" she asked in alarm.
"NO, 1t is just woman who has
caused big change in my plans. 1t
is because of her found time to come
here"
'"That's strange! It's because Of a
man I am here. A man I have never
met either, but he Is hateful man."
'"Tell me about him." he invited.
ut wouldn't interest you," she said,
trying to make him think there was q
mystery.
He did not speak until he halted his
car in front of the telegraph office,
and then 1t was only few curt words.
He entered the office and returned in
few seconds with an envelope in his
hands. A lump rose in her throat as
she noticed 1t aQd realized that their
cOmpaniOnship was to be broken.
"Does 1t say you are to go?" she in
quired eagerly.
He had meant to act offended but
her tone won him over. "Tll read It."
he said, as he pulled it open. He read
it aloud: "NO word from Geraldine.
Have secured star to take part. Come
back. at once.-Dixon."
"Oh," she cried, "is that from Char
ley Dixon?" He did not answer, but
she knew 1t was. II am Geraldine
Lewis, and ran away sooner than play
love scene with you. was told you
were old and homely."
"And here we've been playing love
scenes for couple Of weeks" he
laughed.
"Yes," she blushed, ''but let's drive
some place else. We are standing up
in the car and must look very foolish"
"Wait until wire Dixon" Ronald
said, as he jumped from the car.
The wire that Dixon received made
him think somebody had gone crazy,
for 1t read: "Fire that star. I have
vowed never to make love to another
woman but Geraldine Lewis. COngrat-
ulate u.s." and it was signed "Stevens."
Dixon took some time to figure out
what it all meant, but 1t dawned upon
him. "He's married her!" he exclaim-
ed, when they arrived at the studio the
next day.