The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
CLARK, ALIAS CLARK
BY DOROTHY DOUGLAS.
1871. by the McCl,
per Syndicate.)

euitorS, ana just II moment DefOre 81
had failed 10 get seat for the fare
she wanted 10 see.
"Npt n seat In the house." the bo
office man informed her.
Nina was disappointed. She glance
through the casts of characters of Sc,
eral theaters as she passed them I
see II she could find out whether Their
was anything else worth spending
dollar on.
"Oh!" she calculated softly. ~ won
der If this Is the Mr.. Clark crosse,
on the Lymrlc with?" She wa
glanclng through the cast of character
for "A Night and Day" pasted II
front Of the Triangle theater and no
ticed the name A. G. Clark. I'm SUR
he must be Calvin Clark. Isn't tina
lucky? i shall write and ask him Il
ten in the studio"
Meanwhile Nina purchased a seat fol
the Saturday matinee and felt slightly
less discouraged.
When she returned to her studio
| Nina wrote a short note to Mr.. Clark
asking him TO tea for the following
Sunday.
She waited impatiently for matinee
time on Saturday.
When A. G. Clark made his appear
ance Nina gasped. 1t was not the
Calvin Clark whom she knew, but one
compellingly different.
"Ohl And I've invited him to tea.
Isn't that perfectly awfulf"
Now while Nina realized that she
had plenty of time to send n message
to this Mr.. Clark before Sunday morn
ing, she recognized no terrible sin in
not doing so.
On Sunday afternoon Nina dressed
a trife more becomingly than she
knew she would have to for Calvin
Clark.
Her heart futtered trifle desper-
ately when she knew A. G. Clark had
dropped the copper knocker on her
door. If Nina was embarrassed with
her guilty conscience, she did not
show 1t.
The good-looking young actor did,
however glance a bit nervously into
Nina's brown eyes when she opened
the door.
Her start of surprise was well as
"Oh-hw she bluffed naturally, "you
are not MY Mr.. Clark. / am so
sorry" she said. and cast wonderful
glance into the actors eyes.
I'm sorry, too-very sorry" laughed
A. G.. Clark. IL just came up to
ell you that I'm not YOUR Mr., Clark"
lie added, by way of prolonging the
He remained standing near !
he door, hoping, however, that he |
would not have to go right away.
II have the kettle boiling and Eng |
lsh crumpets-all ready for tea" Nina |
aid boldly while inwardly she quaked |
L her own temerity. "and no one to !
at them" With that she sent an
Their glance into Mr.. Ciark's eyes.
IF that's an invitation" laughed
lark, II accept happily. l have been
lonesome for someone just
Ike YOU" He colored as he realized
ow flattering his speech seemed. Il
lean." he added quickly, that we ac-
,rs don't often meet honey girls"
lie had put down his hat and walking
lex and Nina motioned him to coy
eat beside her little tea wagon.
"You know" she said with brilliant
dor flaming into her cheeks, that |
,und out in plenty of time to have
t YOU know that you were not MY !
r. Clark IL saw the farce yester-
~ and could have sent message"
81 say" he laughed. you're little
t of all right as the Britons say. j.
ost girls would have bluffed this
ing out" He held out a friendly
md, and Nina put her own in 1t.
"And most men would have bluffed
out. too. You could so easily have
fought you had met me- and all that
1 game." she told him.
While consuming tea and toasted
umpets, the young actor and Nina
und much In common to interest
en-. She even told him of her dis
regarding some OF her
,ries.
Later they seemed to lack pep" she
i'd. and a worried little line slanted
tween the brown eyes. III
IF you let me look them over" he
rgested. .perhaps l can dust the
pper pot over them. Many times
o minds work better than one on
tain types of stories"
When finally the moment Of parting
ne and Clark had Nlna's promise
ioin him Wednesday for lunch Nina
d laughingly but with a tremor In
voice. Though you are not ny
. Clark am very glad you came"
d while he still held her hand and
uld have liked to make the re-
I that his heart suggested he re-
ined and said iuS'e0d:
You couldn't be as glad as l am N
tried. And we're going TO work
those stories and get checks from
the editors and after that Wen
re sketches; have heaps of ideas
need Just you TO help me-" iii
Tina blushed warmly. He was APP
emily going to be HER Mr.. Clark
ner or later. I'LL
Want Kisses Sterilized.
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