The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-24

car and running down the pathto meet
her. Did she rememberi The glad lit
tie cry of recognition and the eyes a.
led with tears Of Joy said more than
all the words In the world. He almost
had her In his arms when he remem-
bered
It was wonderful week that fol-
lowed. Just the sort Of week that was
needed to restore Ted's nerves. With
the return Of all his practical judy
ment. Ted began to analyze his feel
ings. He loved this little teacher, this
Nora Givens. She was the. sweetest
little woman In the world and he was
going to make her his wife, he told
hil.iself.
Just as he had made firm this re-
solve bomb was hurled onto his
plans.
II felt sure that some day you would
come back-a successful business
man. knew you would lose all those
foolish old, ideas about the stage and
art and such Hike" Nora told him as
they drove along a particularly invlt-
ing stretch of country road.
"Would 1t make any difference II I
still had those ideas--couldn't you
love me?" he asked her as he nerv-
ously reached out for her hand.
ut wouldn't be. practical to love
man with unsettled ideas. like your
old Ones" she answered. Withdrawing
her hand From rea Oh
2 ''I understand" Ted mumbled. That
settled It In his mind. Nora shared the
narrow thoughts, of many other coun-
try peOple-stage and movie folk were
all bad In her estimati0n-she could
not realize that some of the finest men
and women in the world were engag-
ed In the theatrical profession.
What did 1t matter after thatf
There was only one place where Ted
belonged and he went back to it-back
to the Merlight studio. Let them
bring on their co-stars, let them ex-
plot has-beens under his fame. What
did II matter7 What did fame or sue
cess mean when the woman he loved
could never be his?
Bob Leonard could not understand
this morbid change in Ted. Tempera-
mental attacks did not usually leave
after-effects like that. He wondered,
too, when Ted raised no further OBJ
jections to Marie Sivelle. Perhaps
when he met that young lady a change
would come over him.
A changer Well. perhaps! The mo-
ment Ted looked up languidly to ac-
knowledge the Introduction to the &C
tress who was to share honors with
him In the forthcoming production.
the change was effected.
"Nora" he gasped. "what are you
doing here?"
Certainly it was Nora. She was
smiling out an explanation. II am
Marie Sivelle. became famous on
the stage because that was my ambi-
tion-and I came here to co-star with
you because knew who you were and
1 wanted to be near you. I was In the
managers Office when you expressed
the wish that my face would damage
the camera. knew you didn't know.
guessed where you would go. My
sister is the teacher at that school
now. That's how / arranged to SUBJ
stitute there for a week. 1 made up
my mind months ago, when you first
became famous, that would be your
leading lady. Please Teddy won't you
let me?' There was real pleading in
her request.
LET you? Why. dear heart, you
must be my leading lady for life. I
want you always" he cried joyfully,
as he gathered her up in his arms.
"When they fall. they fall hard" old
Bob Leonard mumbled to himself, and
old Bob was an authority on such
things.