Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-06-24

don't care for you. really do, a
awful lot But ! can't be tied down
here any longer. l must go out into
the world. I've just got to be picture
star. In one year I'll come back to
you. whether ! succeed or fail. Can
go?"
Something seemed to bursvan Fred's
brain and his throat felt parched and
his eyes filed. He turned to his desk
and frowned at the five nuggets.
'Of course you can" was all he
said.
The next day he took his nuggets
to the assayer and obtained slightly
more than enough to send his wife to
California
IN see that you get more from
time to time" he promised. But, Of
course, you probably won't need It
with your job and everything"
So Helen Adams went to California
to be movie star, and her husband
watched her go with much the same
feeling he would have experienced if
he had seen her lowered into grave
on the hill.
A year passed. with few changes In
Rocky River. A few more shacks had
been thrown together, and at the south
end of town a new excavation was be-
ing made, and the movie shows were
every night instead of twice a week.
One day the auto bus which re-
Gently had replaced the stage coach
stopped at the little hut at Adams
place and young lady stepped out.
Her black hair was done up in the
latest style and her black eyes were
dancing.
young man appeared in the door
way of the hut and she spied him.
His red hair reflected the sunlight and
with smiles and freckles.
"Fred!" called the girl. Can that
be you, FredT
She went to him and threw her
arms about him.
But you're not SO thin, Fred!" she
cried presently. standing back and sur
veying him. my being away has
| agreed with you."
| They entered the shack and had din
ner, which he prepared on the oil
stove, and then began talkfest that
lasted well into the night.
Il made good from the start. They
found out that my mother had been a
great actress on the stage, and they
set out to make me great in the films.
l wanted to surprise you, so in my let
ters simply said l had studio job.
But l have had wonderful success
simply wonderful! l wonder if you
have seen any of my pictures? Prob.
ably they have not appeared here yet.
The very best one-the one that gave
me my start to fame--was The Lure
of Luna Oh, they gave me wonderful
parts to play! They seemed created
just for me. Others were Star Of the
Morning and Across the Desert"
Rocky River is much the same, '
she ratified on, "only it looks like they
were putting up a big building south
of us. There's a large excavation
there"
He reached into q drawer of his desk
and brought out roll of blue paper,
"These are the plans" he said. "It's
going to be our house, the place where
l
Her eyes were round with astonish
ment and bewilderment.
But explain, explain" she insisted
This is magnificent home. This old
house must be full of nuggets. Did
you strike 1t rich while was awayY
He lifted her from his knee on
which she had been sitting, to chair
and went into the other room. When
he returned there were two old maya
zines In his hand and queer twinkle
in his eyes.
These brought you success he
said. turning the papers. land they
also brought me success. l used my
last nugget to pay your way to Cali
fOrnia. When the bus disappeared
with you i came back to this little hui
discouraged, not caring what hap
pened.
with the intention Of tearing them
to pieces picked up these magazines
but something In one of them attract
ed my attention, and read. That very
night l wrote a motion picture see
mario. I sold 1t and then l sold an
other, and soon l had sold many OF
them"
He lighted his pipe and puffed on |,
slowly, his eyes still twinkling.
Among my pictures" he went on
were Star of the Morning and
Across the Desert But my very hes,
the one that got me recognition
l