The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-11-11
Al Shattered
Romance
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By WILLIAM FAIL

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Why the story told by this simple
country girl in the Pullman brought
tears to Miss Agnes Dare's eyes the
latter coulal not imagine. II was only
after she knew how deeply she was
moved that she discovered the reason.
Il was her girlhood story over again.
II #as because Miss Dare is so well
known that have called her by this
nom de plume. Her married life has
been presented 10 the attention OF
scandnl-loylng readers on the front
pages OF the most popular Journals
nct once or twice. but at least ten
times.
just now she was travelling alone
across the continent to open In Los
Angeles, thankful enough for the brief
respite from popularity which enabled
liei to assume her real name. But
for us she Is stu Miss Dare.
And this simple country girl had got
on with some man whose face Miss
Dare had not seen al Fort Tyson, and
she was travelling To Denver. Miss
Dare, seeing that she was distressed.
had sgt beside her and the girl had 1T
lie By little told her the whole story.
She was a rancher's daughter, and II
Vas the old tale OF menotonous farm
life with no distraction. and the brill
liant actor, Charles Montford. whose
fnhcy she had cnught while his troupe
played two nights AT the county cap
ltnl And they were TO be married at
Denver, Wasn't II wonderful 70.
innncel
Clarence had met some friends
OF his and he had told her to sit still
and not TO speak 10 anyone. and she
knew that she was doing very wrong
TO dlsobey him and talk as she was
talking now. But Clarence had some
important business affairs TO settle In
the end car. he said. And when. after
an hours obedience the girl had gone
timldly back 10 the end car to look
for Clarence. she found him drinking
Then Miss Dare found lint there
were tears In her eyes. loo. Her mind
went hack for nearly 20 years to a
little farm house In Iowa, and an old
fniher and mother. and travelling
troupe, and man. Well, she
Ind discovered about his marriage
long afterward. And u was years since
he had crossed her life. He must be
forty now.
She took the girls hand between
her own and began 70 talk 10 her,
But my father would never LET me
marry nm actor" exclaimed the girl.
"iou know, we folks have strange
Ideas out on the ranches" And Clar.
ence had been the first 10 explain to
her the impossibllity OF that.
Then Miss Dare begin explaining
her views until she saw the scared
look that cnme In the girls face !;
then she tried 10 console her. And Iusi
then. happening to look M, she saw
somebody at the end OF the car, walk.
ing rather Indirectly. and hastily she
excused herself and hurried toward
UttU.
The man looked down. "HelIor
he said smiling stupidity. "Hello
Why. Why -" Suddenly his face
blanched and he sat down heavily
upon seat.
Miss Dare did not let 90 his arm for
an instant.
Listen 10 me, yot--- she could not
ind suitable term OF address. lis
ten to me-" she said. "You know me,
don't your Well, you are going to
that little girl In No. 8. and you are
going to tell her that you have made
d mistake. Do you understand And
then--we shall be at Dry Lake In
ave minutes. You get on at Dry
Lake"
He swore At her. what has II to
do with yon'" he sneered.
"You-go--now." she whispered