The Snowflake herald., 1919-11-28
Told in
Silence
a. 80
BY OTILLIA F. PFEIFFER
(Copyright. 1919. by the Western News
paper Union.)

IVY ody IL is 0ne picture, FlOr-
ence. Won't you take the children and
go?"
Il don't care much for the MOVIES
Eta. but suppose the little ones will
be pleased, answered Florence Trude,
resignedly
There was no affectation in words or
manner. Florence looked and acted
inexpressibly wearied and dull. She
was visiting with relatives and her
cousin. Mrs Wilson. married and hav-
ing three children, had been disap-
pointed from the first in interesting
her. guest in any enlivening pleasure.
She could scarcely connect the sad
eyed Florence of the present with the
lively. intensely human Florence of
their schooldays. She realized. of
course, that there must be a cause for
the startling change, but Florence had
not seen fit to confide in her and she
had not penetrated the cold calm that
was ever present with her relative and
guest.
Pictures! Alone by herself, Flor
ences lips tremored and her eyes ac-
quired a pathetic, far-away expression.
Alas there was one picture framed
ever in her mind, involving the tragedy
of slain love, trust and hope. glen
sllvered by the white moonlight-her
trysting place with the only man she
had ever loved. ever would love; her
joyful heartbeats as he advanced, and
then his sudden conformation by
woman young and beautiful like her
self. That tlashing-eyed beauty had ac-
costed Eldon Ware Familiarity. For a
moment he seemed dazed-almost
stunned-the woman came still nearer
and threw her arms about his neck.
He did not repel her. She kissed him
fondly and then slowly arm in arm.
those two disappeared amid the mists
and shadows of the glen and appar-
emily out of the broken life of Florence
Trude
She had crept home blighted soul,
incapable of even thought beyond the
fact that the man with whom she had
plighted troth was a base deceiver.
Circumstances Immediately ensuing
seemed to enforce this fact. Florence
heard next day that Ware had left the
town on a night train with her appar-
ent rival in his affections. A week went
by Ware did not return and when
letter. mailed from the city, arrived,
Florence placed it unopened in another
envelope and returned it to his adj
dress with the words written across it:
II hope never to see you again"
Then it was a long battle against
heart break and threatened illness.
Ware had come to her home, but the
servants had strict orders to refuse
him admittance. Other letters had
come. Florence returned the first un-
opened and burned the rest without
seeking to know their contents. What
could the same be but some specious
explanation of his base treachery?
Florence had heard incidentally that
Eldon Ware was leading lonely, IN
eventful life at the home of a married
sister. He was reputed to have been
left quite, fortune and engaged in no
special business activity. There seemed
to be no attachment or complication in
his life. but the memory of that meet
ing with another woman than herself,
their brazen-faced departure together,
was source of bitterness and re-
proach that Florence could not dismiss
from her mind or forgive.
Florence accompanied the three chill
dren to the moving picture theater,
noting only casually that the theme of
the scenic presentation was Mis-
Judged" She anticipated the usual
nlotful drama and had no interest in
I IFS development. When, however, the
story of the play began to unfold
4 strange insistent attraction to its de-
4 tails began. From casual notice to
strict attention. and then to absorbing
4 interest, Florence followed the tirst
film of the photoplay and sat consumed
I with wonderment.
4 No character on the screen resem-
I bled herself or Eldon Ware, yet the
4 prologue was nothing more nor less
than a prototype presentation OF the
I first few months of her engagement to
/ Ware. So faithfully were their incl
dents depicted that Florence could
scarcely believe that she saw Alright.
There came a perfect reproduction OF
that memory scene where Eldon ware
and his mysterious woman companion
passed out of sight.
And there the story explained that
devastating event. 1t seemed that the
lover of the picture had a cousin VINO
resembled him greatly. This cousin
had paid some attention to a girl VINO
turned out at heart to be a frivolous
adventures and who finally went In
sane and was sent to an asylum Ihat
night Of the glen scene she came upon
the lover of the screen story ana mis-
took him for his cousin. She raveo
wildly of murder if she was not taken
hack TO his love and care. Inc COUSIN
to save his relative. accepted the lden-
titv thrust upon him by the mad crea-
ture. whom he INDUCED until ne once