The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-17
GOT THE Interview
BY GEORGE GRAY.

switched around from the side road.
He faced the driver angrily but his
frOwn turned to a smile as he met the
frightened gaze of a young girl, the
driver and sole occupant of the car.
! "Pm so sorry" she apologized, ''the
road was so dusty and l didn't see
you. These country roads are-for
goodness sake! Aren't you Frank
MOrrison?"
J 'Margie!" he cried as he recognized
her and seized her hand. Marjorie
Thompson, you are the last person on
earth l expected to see! This is a
surprise, indeedw
Jump into the car" she invited.
'We can talk it all over a lot better
when we get out of this dust"
'NOw, tell me all about yourself"
she said as Frank settled down be-
side her and the car was moving again.
What have you been doing since last
we met and what are you doing here"
SWELL" he began, "the last time we
met was the night of the graduation
at high school, wasn't it? You were
going abroad to study music and I
was leaving the next day for the city
to take whirl at reporting on Uncle
JOe'S newspaper. The job suited me
and I've plugged at it ever since and
am now special feature writer at $40
per. I'm on my way to interview an
actress, Marie Tellett. She's all the
craze this year. You've heard of her,
I'll bet?"
Eyes, go on"
There's nothing more to tell, ex-
cept 1 haven't found this actress
home yet, although I've been wading
through this dust for over an hour It's
the worst job I've tackled since l was
a cub. But you're not interested!
What about yourself?"
''Oh, l have very little to tell" she
replied with just little confusion in
the accompanying laugh. Il got my
fill of music abroad and was glad to
get back to my own country. l was
so lonely there and although l was
busy L couldn't help being lonesome
for my friends. I have been home over
two years and 1t has hurt a little to
think that one of those friends didn't
take time to look me up"
Forgive me, Margie; didn't think
you cared to hear from me. You
meant q whole lot to me when we
went to school and when you went
away 1 thought 1 couldn't stand it
for while. The thought of you sort
of took the sharp edges of some OF
my big early disappointments, but
when Uncle Joe died and l didn't get
his fortune as had expected, knew
it wasn't much use thinking of you.
1 thought you would meet some fine
fellow abroad who could afford to keep
you as you had been accustomed to
livingY
Glow foolish of you, AS if ]
haven't money enough to look after
US both"
While she had been speaking she had
slowed the car down and the engine
stopped, and neither of them noticed
it. AS he put his arms around her and
drew her to him their thoughts went
/ DdNh ~ tllt night vi lllt lll5ii SNliOOi
graduation, the night of their first kiss
when they had pledged to love until
the end.
Marjorie was the first to regain her.
self You'll be late for that inter
view with that horrible actress" she
told Frank.
81 don't care if I never see an ac.
tress again." he answered. ITO think
of spending an afternoon in the COM
pany of Marie Tellett when can spend
it with you. I'll report Marie sick in
bed, unable to see me until tomorrow
afternoon. I'll phone the Office as soon
as we get near a telephone.
perhaps you won't have to tele-
phone. 1 can tell you all about Marie
Tellett-I know her well-and you can
write it just as if it was an interview
with her. 1t will be great fun Mar
j0rie was finding it hard not to laugh.
"Fire ahead" Frank said in sur
! prise. as he got out his pencil and pad.
II didn't think fer a minute that you
might know Marie"
''In the first place" Marjorie start
ed. "She isn't old and freaky and she
doesn't live in this dusty old country
! for a whim, but because she was
brought up here and has the grandest
little home imaginable. She studied
music abroad and returned to this
| country two years ago. She met d
man on the steamer coming back WIG
helped her get an engagement in light
opera. Her voice did the rest. She is
a very popular star and has to hire u
secretary to answer her love letters
Her real name is not Marie Tellett
but Marjorie Thompson, and she is go
ing to marry Frank Morrison, news
paper man. Have you got it all down?
She had tried to keep from laughing
but the surprised look on Franks face
was more than she could stand. She
was almost convulsed for a minute.
you, Marie TellHt! And all the
things I've said about actresses! It,
Il wonder you can speak to me- Frank
exclaimed in bewilderment.
II know you too well to think vol
mean everything you say, Frank" SHE
said after she had recovered sufficient