South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-30
Red Hair and Freckles
By Vincent C. Perry

"a. Perry
ence that she had attempted the
movies There was nothing for it
but 10 consent 10 the marriage ar
rangements.
In the afternoon mail Ada got a
letter from ner husband-to-be. II
was curt and formal and she read
1t contcmptuously. His writing was
fair, but the thought OF thcso
freckies took away the impression
that made. The letter. however.
brought her to a realization that
the wedding was a material thing.
She would look nice on her we'd
ding day. at any rate. she hoped
the groom would be presentable.
Acting upon the impulse of the
moment. she clipped an advertise
ment from the paper for a patent
freckIe cure, ard sent it to William
with a brief note saying, For good
ness sake, get some Of this and use
IL freely. L detest freckles." When
the wedding day arrived william
had not even called her by tele-
phone, but her guardian informed
her that ne was in town and they
would meet at the ceremony. The
loss she saw OF him the better, Ada
thought, disguised with the whole
affair.
Just as she was leaving for the
minister's a messenger handed her
small parcel. "a box of violetsl
Some wedding bouquet" she sniffed
70 her guardian.
The groom and his wealthy father
had not arrived before them. Ada
waited impatiently, wondering if
William had used the freckle cure
10 advantage. Mechanically, her fin
gers touched the string on the box
and looked down expecting TO see
yiolets. There rested a bottle of
hair dye. with q note in williams
writing. saving, For goodness sake.
use this. l 6etest carroty red hair"
Ada jumped to her feet with a
Shrek she managed to gain her
composure, but boiled inwardly. Her
hair had been carroty red when she
was a child, she reflected, but this
man was a cad to taunt her with it.
The wedding was a sham She would
not go on with it. Before her
guardian could stop her she raced
from the house and hailed a taxi
Ito the station" she ordered.
Just as the train for the coast was
starting Ada caught it, Painting
from exhaustion, she sank into a
seat.
"WelIy"
She turned to meet the startled
gaze of Billy Weekes in the seat be-
side her. That was too much. She
sobbed out the whole story on his
shoulder. Just before she reached
the end she stopped suddenly. Billy
was convulsed in laughter.
Are you Ada Robinson?" he
managed to gasp.
YES; Carrie Thompson was my
movie name. Surely you knew that"
NO, / 5idn't. and you didn't know
I was William Currie, masquerading
as Billy Weekes, so dad wouldn't
know 1 had gone into the m moving
picture business. 1 was trying to
make myself Independent so I would
y llON hcANN " a Sill Il diu AAON
love. l was running away from the
wedding, too
"BIllyl"
"Of course I did not know it was
/ you, sweetheart" he fastened TO
4 say. Il adore you, darling"
But you detest carroty red hair, -
Ada half sobbed.
Your hair is auburn-the pref
/ test shade OF all. You detest
| freckles, you know"
"You haven one." she retorted,
mot a single one. But Billy, every
one is staring at US. and my guard
ian will be wild to know what has
| happened to me-"
Dad will have wired to every sta
ton. What is 10 prevent us get
ting off at the next step and going
back to our wedding"
Nothing" she cried joyfully, as
he put his arm around her.