Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-28
THE PICTURES
BY COLLIN S. COLLINS.

Beth blushed. She fool,
uehght in motion pictures h1 UHilulSn
the CHATTER about her, she go ~ IRON
tnat 1t was considered childish 1' ~ ca
through the whole performance u sI'
cousin Laura seemed to rogos, n V
taste for vaudeville itself r9tbo ~ tHs
ulcative of elementary deveIonn,on. Ii
DO you mind?" Beth asked -' ti.
~. They're fire department nice l'i +
With shrug of her sbonIdo ,a'5S'
COUSIN settled back in the seat o. n az
hghts went out and the first MN NJ 'll'
was thrown on the screen Tbo 'e.u'0
erty man and his fellows on tbo p.Up'
supplied the changing of the boI,s oss
the screech of the whistles % "uo
Beth 1t was all very real Tbon -. "
street with its engines vanished f. ui'
the screen to be replaced BY oO1
trastlng picture of three firemon W.
ting in quarters engaged in . gomo =.
cards. Their faces were large enore VI
to show the play of expression and tS1
audience shrieked at the pantoTnin NV
humor. '0iAilllc
But Beth had leaned forward .Ds
was looking eagerly at the screen Lam
"a tugged at her skirt, but tbe GIRL A.,
not realize it. There upon tho So,oau
was Thad Burnham. She was sure Of
1t. The picture changed again and cha
sank back into her seat uuiyerno +,
every muscle.
Rapidly she explained to Laura how
Ihad had gone away from home how
his letters had stopped and his mother
could find no trace of him. "His moth.
er's heart is breaking for him" sba
declared. II must find him and fell
him to write home"
She left her seat and with trembling
limbs started up the aisle, Laura fol.
lowing her country cousin curiously.
An usher directed her to the balcony
where the machine was operated, and
she waited until the operator had fin.
ished.
He could give her little information
other than to furnish her with the ad.
dress of the firm which had taken the
pictures. She could scarcely wait until
the next morning to continue her
search, and she started Immediately
after breakfast with a male cousin as
an escort.
The manager was courteous and
seemed to take an interest in her
quest. The pictures had been made In
town, he explained, and he gave her
the number and address of the engine
company. 1t was far uptown, but she
could not rest and in short time she
stood in front of the tiny desk beside
the glittering engine.
''Is Mr.. Burnham, fireman, here%
she asked with trembling voice. The
man in blue shook his head.
Tommy Burnham is with seven
truck" he explained
81 am looking for Thadwick Burn
ham," she explained. 'He was photo
graphed here for some motion pic
lures"
"Wickes, Roe and Casey posed for
that picture" he declared. "You mean
this?"
He took down from the wall small
framed photograph, evidently an en-
largement of the picture film.
'Thats Thad," she cried. I'm sure
OF it."
"Call Roe down." commanded aVolce
behind her. The fireman sprang 70
salute and Beth turned to face klnu'
Iy-faced man with gold instead OF S'
yer buttons, and crossed trumpetS Oh
his cap front. -.
"Stand where you will be in 'ns
light" directed the newcomer, aS u.
stepped into the background. "ouuI,
ingly she obeyed his directions a. =.
answer to the call man same SliuD'
down the brass pole. had
Before she could speak ne -"
turned around and came toWaIu n', al
Hello, Beth" he cried. "Wnefs Oi'
you come from?" 49, ,.,rdod
"What is your manner aelI la tba
the battalion chief. InstlncIi'e.,a ba
mans hand went to salute "nu
gave a puzzled laugh. .rtOov
"It's Burnham," he said, yer 4 4Dy
Tn called Roe. What's the ma. t a,s
"You remember the Jane sIs az eng
In the shop where you Wor ru aBu.
gested the chief. Thad nouueu .ho net ;.
YOU forgot that in jumping 70 o., ,n head
you fell short and struck Oh sOr bosDitsl
When you came out OF tne IT.. nG Il
YOU had forgotten who you "s ioI.irosd.
'"The boys were intereslSu, ~ not IN tho
kent me going until I could 81 RFicbari
department. You gave LILO
Roe for name, chr os az tbs
II saw you in the pictu re tneg 4;
theater," Beth explained
was you r did" Do
laughed he'd .T r been some one en-
nearly a year now. Is mG.n' ffaItsrsi
Beth nodded, as his voice vol D5 but al
"she is alive" she assured nrs dead
lonesome. She thinks you - ~t 10
The chief stepped for~ a be I'd
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