The Prescott daily news., 1921-04-28
A Shattered Romance
By WILLIAM FALL
(@ 1921, Western Newspaper Unlon)

l after she knew how deeply she was moved that she discovered the reason. It was her girlhood story over again.
 It was because Miss Dare Is so well known that 1 have called her by this nom de plume Her married life has been presented to the attention Of scandal-loving readers on the front pages of the most popular journals not once or twice, but at least ten I 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 her to assume her real name. But for us she is still Miss Dare.
 And this simple country girl had got on with some man whose face Miss Dare had not seen at Fort Tyson and she was travelling to Denver. Miss Dare, seeing that she was distressed, had sat beside her and the girl had lit tie by little told her the whole story,
 She was rancher's daughter, and 1t was the old tale of a monotOnous farm life with no distraction, and the bril- liant actor, Charles Montford whose fancy she had caught while his troupe played two nights at the county cap ftal. And they were to be married at Denver. Wasn't~it a wonderful TO- nance!
 Clarence had met some friends of is hn haI tN1I e.tN -ttII and not to speak to anyone, and she knew that she was doing very wrong to diSobey 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 timidly back to the end car to look for Clarence, she found him drinking.
 Then Miss Dare found that there were tears in nor eyes. too. Her mind went back fu- early 20 years to a little farm hou@ m Iowa, and an old father and mother. and a travelling troupe. and a man. Well, she had discovered about his marriage long afterward. And it was years since he had crossed her life. He must be forty now
 She took the girls hand between her own and began to talk to her.
 But my father would never let me marry an actor" exclaimed the girl You know. we folks have strange ideas out on the ranches" And Clar- ence had been the first to explain to her the impOssibility of that.
 Then Miss Dare began explaining her views until she saw the scared look that came in the girls face; then she tried to console her. And just then, happening to look up, she saw somebody st tse end of the car, walk ing rat..er .E directly, and hastily she excused herself and hurried toward him.
 The man looked down. "Henow he said, smiling stupidly. Hello! Why! Why !-" Suddenly his face blanehed and he sat down heavily upon a seat
 Miss Dare did not let go his arm for an instant.
 Listen to me, you" she could not find suitable term of address Lis ten to me-" she said. You know me, don't you? Well, you are going to that little girl in No. ,, and you are going to tell her that you have made a mistake Do you understand? And then-we shall be at Dry Lake in five minutes. You get off at Dry Lake"
 He swore at her. What has 1t to do with you?" he sneered.
 'You-go-now," she whispered hoarsely. You know the abduction laws of Colorado? Yes, you gol"
 She watched him pass along the aisle and saw him bend over the girl and speak. She saw the girl start up, clinging to the velvet cushions of the Pullman. Then the train slowed down. and the train was pulling into Dry Lake. The girl was going to scream. Miss Agnes Dare got there in time, and a moment later she was knocking Clarence Montford all over the car.
 That was the latest of the Dare scandals, and Miss Agnes photograph was prominently displayed as usual on the front pages of the newspapers. from New York to San Francisco.
 Miss Agnes read it and smiled. Life has its compensations, and there is letter in her handbag which she reads sometimes when things have gone badly with her. It Is from a girl | In Tyson and she reflects that If she has ruined her own life she may have