The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-15

The text of the note was so unusuai
Lenore gasped.
why" she started: but tap on
the door stopped her. Something
seemed to tell her that Mr.. Temple
was waiting In the corridor. "Show
hin, ln," she said suddenly.
Jack felt very much at home MS he
found his way into chair opposite
Lerore.
"You must know that we do not
receive visitors In our dressing rooms"
Lenore started In "Even small show
actresses have pride. Mr.. Temple"
swell spoken. little girl" Jack said
In his most fatherly tone. 81 was sure
! should find you n modest little girl
like this. have come to make prop
ostlon to you. would like you to
leave this llfe-I would like to edu-
cate you-give you the chance the
modern girl Graves for In social life"
"Mr. Temple" Lenore had risen to
her full height, and her head was held
high, 'you must think. indeed. that
am inexperienced TO he so taken In by
such an impossible offer. The thing
Is preposterousl
"Therel | guess | have gone the
wrong way about II. | am n foolish
old man," Jack muttered half TO him
self. II am more Mt home on the
stock market than I'm a young girls
dressing room"
There was genuine note In his
tone that Lenore recognized. but
why should you make me such an offer
you strangerI" she asked In won
der.
Like father to child. Jack started
| in. II was an ordinary story OF n
| broken romance-a girl with big ambi-
tions and man who wanted to stay
at home. The broken engagement
the departure of the girl for the city
his search for her, which ended In
bringing him 10 the whrl OF the city's
business and eventually to the success
of his career.
"But In all these years have never
even heard of her. Her ambitions
were great. her ability was of the
best, but somehow she didn't realize
her hopes: while !, the man with the
small dreams, achieved undreamed-of
success and stand today man big In
the affairs of the world, but, oh, so
small In the Joy OF III II was to try
to steal some Of these Joys wanted
TO help you--that Is ALL" he finished.
"And you thought | was child ~
Lenore had risen and was quietly roll
ing her curls high upon her head. The
baby stare had fled from her eyes,
and Jack was facing beautiful wom'
an In her thlrties.
"Why, had no ldea---I did not know
i" he stammered.
"You didn't know me, you don't know
me now. Oh, Johnny Temple, can't
you see II is I-just Betty Ross, the
little girl with the big dreams but
the small ability? oh, Johnny! Some
day | hoped to find you again. find
you the same old plugger with ths
same old-fashioned ideas, and | was
going to tell you you were all right
and was all wrong. ! was going Il
ask you to take me back. take me back
into your love-those have been the
dreams that have kept me up these
last few years Of failure, but now they
are only dreams"
"But they are not dreams. an
stll plugging, still the old-fashioned
hnng-on, stlck-to-it sort OF cuss | was
In those days, though | am hanging
on and sticking to II In n new world
may be millionaire, may be feared
by all Wall street, but inside | am JUS
Johnny Temple, the kid with the biz
:. heart and an empty feeling | wan
, some one to ILL.,
, And as these two sat side by side II
, the little dressing room In that third
, rate house they went back In fame,
TO a log on the beach. From over I
. lake they could see tiny ripping waves
! and then from out of the horizon
. rose the masts of two ships. To
: gether they travelled the waters, on
: ward. onward, ever onward, side b!
side. II was pretty dream, and al
the dreamers dreamed their hand
!, went together and very closely th'
= man drew the maid. Let's leave then
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