The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-02-22
A MOVING STORY
sy HELEN A. HOLDEN
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low.
lie would 60 untI he was too weary
to thiak. Then. perhaps, he could
SLEEP.
Il was niadlening to have something
on ones mind that would not be for.
sotten--samethiug unpleasant to he
gone over and over.
When he finally left the subway he
found himself In an entirely strange
part OF the city. As far rs he could
see the street was deserted. This
suited his mood. He pulled down his
hot more securely GU his head and
started on his tramp
"Wilh due apology to The Broad
White Way where am ~" lie queFled.
IL surely came uptown Ia that sub
way"
When he came to theater he
scarcely hesitated. lite doerA were
invltinglE opeR.
Some Ja,!y play" thought Stotes.
berry to himself wilt perhaps put me
on my feet again"
The play had already began. The
head OF the house had jnst entered
the stage Harassed and worried with
the cares OF business. he eane Ia look.
Ing for sympathy from the assembled
family.
| Stotesberry did not walt fer more.
SEEKING his hat aud coat, he escaped.
/ III It begins like that, whnt will u
he when the climax Is rcached?" he
groaned.
Wrath allied his soul rs he again
hurried along the street. Tie waited
so much to forget. Why did fate con.
spire to keep him reminded Of his
trouble?
A little further on a brilliant sIgn
announced Motion Pictures"
THAT promises we'll" Still. after
HE former unhappy experience,
Stotesberry hesitated Anyway. 1t
you'd be something to know just
what a moving-plcture show Is like.
I'll chance 1t. II It comes to the worst,
I cav escape"
| Stotesberry paid the required dime,
entered but did not take of his coat.
II nils stay were to be as short as 1t
had been at the theater, 1t would
hardly be worth while.
"Orchestr1 OF onel" He was sitting
on line with q young girl at the
piano. Docs she keep up that pace
all through The performance? Could
MT Yet her hands look 1t. The veins
are all standing out about a yard.
what would possess a girl to do
thing like that?" He had forgotten
the pictures In his interest in the girl
"Nice looking too. But doesn't she
look all lni Never In my life saw any
one 50 fagged-her face, her hands
her whole attitude.
"wonder what her tragedy Is? III
bad one. or she wouldn't be plnyint
her thirty knl Is an hour, for. won
der how many hours a day, anyway
Even when she passed her left hanC
YEARLY across her forehead her RICH
carried on the air without Interrupt
tion. Once she swayed us though sh,
would fall.
"Nhy doesn't someone stop herr
Stotesberry felt righteous Indignation
There's something worrying that cir
almost insane. And abe has TO keep Of
playing those jig tunes probably hat
the night"
. With its customary abruptness, tn
4 curtain announced n few minutes 10
PERMISSION.
The tired hands came to stop. tn
:. exhausted girl leaned her head veal
Iiy on them 10 they rested on th
!, piano.
The girl fen over 10 deail fain
StOtesberry was The Erst 10 reno
her.
: In q few minutes II was all ovel
9 stotesherry had insisted on taking th
girl directly home. The manage
4 storlnily refused.
III With grateful glance at Stote
9 berry, the girl declared herself n
T right. She wouldn't for anythin
b break up the show She promised nc
. to faint again.
VI He had started out to forget In tn
i light Of another's troubles his ow
aad been forgotten. Now, aS he n
nemhered them, wave OF sham
i came over MIN.
He had been busy trying to forg'
paltry twenty-five thousand he ha
made In Wall Street that day. HI
disappointment had been oVerwheln
Ing---he had counted on fifty thoV
!, sand.
4 The girl insisted on walking. II wa
. not far TO her home, and she needle
a the air.
- ~ can't tell you how sorry l am
! stoteSbcrry did not know just how
, put Il. But think II you know a
the circumstances II would probab
:, mol be nearly so bad AS you imngiae
y "Oh, It could not be much worse
= replied the girl YEARLY. ITS all owe
!. aud therr's 40 use thinking about Il
- Hes just mad clean through. Al
. there are plenty OF others whiting 4
the Job.