The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-12-07
NEWS OF THE THEATRES
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MARY MILES MINTERlN
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HI Becky Keene, whose grandfather
has .been the only father and mother
she has ever known, is heartbroken
1t his death. There is nothing for ner
To do but to accept the kind hospil-;
5+oI;tv IF Mrs, Harrison and her grand
son, Paul. :
After a time she helps Granny and
Paul at the little newsstand they con
duct in the lobby of one OF the big
buildings. She is struck BY the mel
ancholy laok which Henri Faure, one
of Paups customers always wears.
She learns that Faure, American
agent for French exporters, lost his
wife and baby very suddenly:
She gets an opportunity to 20 to
, his office when the foreign paper
which he buys from Paul is late in
arriving. The acquaintance thus
formed ripens into mutual admiration
and when Faure learns that Becky Is
about to go to work in a millinery
store, he adopts her.
Becky is at Mr.. Faure's home only
a short time when he IS called to
France on urgent business. And after
three weeks she receives cable stat
ing it will be two and possibly three
months before he can return, and
20 Becky decides to spend the time
with Granny Harrison and Paul.
) After three delightful months she
receives cable from Faure telling
If his return. She leaves at once,
bidding Paul good bye at the door Of
her home. Just as she turns to ring
the bell, she discovers bundle on
the porch, and closer examination re-
veals baby.
Now Becky. like most girls just
graduating from dolls, is particularly
fond Of babies. She knows full we'll
she would never be allowed to keep
the baby if she were to tell the truth
about it.. So when Blimps, the butler
opens the door she tells him the baby
is her own, in answer to his look of
surprise. Mrs. Burns, the housekeepcr,
and Miss Jones, the governess, are
equally surprised, but to them all
she makes the one answer.
There has been no one 20 meet
Mr.. Faure, and he stampedes into
tn house, angry and excited. He is
amazed to find Bllmps sitting on the
stairs asleep. And after he has sue
ceeded in arousing him is still more
surprised to find the butler intoxi-
Gated. Mr.. Faure is unable to corr
prehend the situation when Blimps
tries to explain the reason for his in
dulgence. And Mrs. Bum and Miss
Jones only puzzle him the more.
He decides to see Becky himself
and learn the truth. After many ques-
tions as to who the baby's father IS.
Becky finally thinks Of the handsonl-
est man she knows. He is Daniel Nye,
with Offices across the hall from MIR.
Faurc. who made a lasting impression
on Becky when he rescued her from
an irate janitor.
The very next day Mr.. Faure
storms into Nye's. Office and insists
that the young man marry Becky.
Offers of this kind are most interest
ing to young Nye, and he consents
to marry the girl for ten thousand
dollars.
When Mr.. Faurc explains matters
to Becky she refuses to listen, tell
ing Mr.. Faurc that she does not love
Mr.. ,Nye and will not marry him.
However, she finally consents, only
to run away the minute Mr.. Faure's
back is turned Paul is surprised when
Mr.. Faure explains the situation, and,
rushing up to Nye, confronts him with
the truth. -
Becky has run from the house with
the baby. She is seen and followed b.;
a policeman, who brings her back.
In the meantime the mother who de-
serted the baby returns to claim it..
Becky is made to realize the mothers
prior claim to the baby, and is con-
tent with the mothers promise that
she may come and see it often; while
Paul finds that he can go on serenely
with the building Of air castles, and
still have Becky for it's charming
1rincess