The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1919-01-09

that something momea.ous in their
lives had just occurred.
Myra Talmedge brought the pictures
at the appointed time to the appointed
place, and this time she had deliber-
ately decked herself fortl. in the ira
ditional simplicity of sprigged muslin,
rinsiets and legllorn hat that she as
sociatcd with the young movie act
treSs.
She found her cowboy man waiting
for her.. A fire had been kindled in the
crude chimneypiece of the little snack
and Il tea party was spread, with most
tempting of sandwiches and pastries
such as Myra had never even before
seen. Il couldn't help it, he said, and
Myra was too naive and in earnest to
feign any disapproval that she did not
feel
Myra left the photographs and went
away with the promise that week
later she would come again to the little
shack to learn his final judgment on
the matter of her possible career. But
on this occasion for some reason the
cowboy man put the discussion of this
matter till last He had something that
seemed to him vastly more important
to tell her. 1t was the world-old con-
feSsion of the man who loves for the
first time completely and devoted'y
and Myra listened with all the SIM
plicity and artlessness of her nature.
II never thought it would happen
this way" she said slowly as she gave
back the answer he was waiting eager
ly to hear. Il think I've loved you ever
since that first Gay when l opened my
eyes and found you standing there.
1t was only little later that the
cowboy man made his confession. Ut
course, he was not Morgan Hunter at
all. In fact. he had not really told he1
he was. At first he had let her think
so, because he wanted to see how 1t
felt to be treated like mOving-picture
hero. He always dressed that way
when he rode and he was devoted to
the saddle. +. i
'But how could you let me think you
We're somebody so much greater than
you really are?" she asked reproach-
fully. ..f.e.~ = .-as..: r.
"Possibly even Morgan Hunter would
not agree to that proposition" was the
answer. But Myra permitted no fur
Their explanation. She knew that the
man she still loved had. deceived her;
that he was not an actor at all that he
merely was out riding when she hap
pened to fall on that memorable day.
Even to wear the guise of cowboy
seemed like deception.
It was two months later that they
met again in the shack. Myra had left
a note there in hopes that the mar
would find it asking him to meet her
on a certain afternoon. It was very
different Myra whom he saw this time.
but somehow she was even more to his
fancy bereft Of the cinema ringlets
and clad in the severer garb Of the
plain country girl.
II just wanted to tell you that I'll
never do in the movies. 1 thought 1t
was only fair for ME to tell you, since
It was only because I thought you
stood in the way of career that IL
left you the way l did," =,
1--WE been to the real Morgan Hun
ter. He's not at all the sort of person
1 wanted him to be-" And there was
undisguised contempt in her tone.
Hes not half so what one would OK
pect him to be as you, are. He told
me that it would take years and
years"
eyes," commented the man. that is
what he told me-"
'"Then you know him?"
"Slightly."
Il tried to see Richards himself, but
Mr.. Hunter said it would be useless.
I suppose he is so very important that
he never sees beginners. He must be
wonderful"
atom Hunter knows your ability al
already. In fact, the man you once cd
mitted you loved a little is poor Tom
Richards" and the producer whose
genius commanded toe output Of a
half dozen men of Morgan Hunters
caliber held his hands out pleadingly
to the. little cinema aspirant before
him.
Little GIRL" he pleaded, II want you
to be my wife anl-well, l. don't want
to marry an actress. could make that
career you are longing for. Your pref.
tiness would help little and the pluck
lot more. Which Go you choose?"
81 came back because loved you too
we'll to stay away" she said simply.
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