Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-06-24
The
Scenario Lover
BY WILLIAM FALL
ec0, 1874, western Newspaper uniOn,)

way to his desk, his eyes dwelt ten
derby o Madge's nimble fingers as
they traced what he felt sure was
note to him. Thinking to surprise
her. he drew nearer, and suddenly the
large writing on the sheet seemed TO
rise up and assail his eyes. With hurt
horror he read:
Dearest Ted: OF course love YOU
Why doubt me? AS long as | live, I'm
yours"
He waited to read no further, but
fled to the stockroom, where hidden
behind the bales and boxes, he fought
out his trouble and decided upon
course OF action.
"My little Madge, whom trusted
with my whole SOUL" he groaned. Her
falseness seemed impossible.
Who this fellow Ted was he did not
know. 1t was enough that the girl
he loved and who had promised to
marry him, was writing such a letter
" dDplINl
At last he clenched his hands, and
setting his teeth, went into the private
office of the manager. Six weeks ago,
he had been offered position on the
road one that would pay him much
better salary, and had refused, not
wanting to leave Madge. Now he was
glad TO go, and Immediately, too. With
In two hours Of his reading the begin
ming of that fateful note, he was on
the train to take up the work OF one
of the commercial travellers who had
suddenly been taken sick.
Jack did not stop to say good-Dy TO
Madge, nor did he write her, for he
felt that the less said the better.
"Pprhaps II / get away this hurt
will stop" he told himself; but al
though he kept busy and in his labors
turned night into day, sending back
SO much business that the firm be-
leyed they had secured the mode
salesman, he could not forget Madge
or her thousand and one appealing
ways II was all the harder because
she kept on writing 10 him, In the
same clear, flowing hand that had
penned the fateful confession OF het
love for another begging him to LEI
r her know the reason for his continued
silence.
Tom, his chum, wrote him thai
Madge looh Cd Ill.
( Things looked black to him, al
though be had made such a success In
a business way that the Office SEM
\ for him to cone home and make
{ contract with TIE firm, and although
:. he would have rather remained ava!
forever, Jack obeycd, and once NOR
/ found himself In the Same city witt
e Nadge.
!. Being a salesman now, he manage
:, to have his interview with the mar
IL ager without going out among his oil
associates, and so avoided Madge a
N though a sight of her sunny hal
through the open doorway turned Nil
IL sick at heart
r His business outlook was extremel
I bright, much better than he had dare
TO dream OF for years to come, al
vet It was a very heavy heart that
10 carried with him into the little motlt
m picture theater, where he sought
few moments of relaxation later on
the evening.
he YEARLY he made his way to .
no corner seat In the box where they h
-, always sat
10 Listlessly he followed the story
ne the film. There was the usual quar-
Xix between two loves, although he refle
l., ed bitterly that neither had his eau
=. Suddenly he Strengthened up. I
is lover received letter from the 6
at with whom he had quarreled, and
ho was photographed on the film.
dearest Ted: OF course I love y
Ter Why doubt mel As long as ! II
ore I'm yours"
INV As on former occasion, il
:. stopped to read no further. He rec
IT. nized the clear, flowing hand. 1t
Will Madge's penmanshlp, that he KIN
but he also understood that 1t
never written to a living person.
al thought famed through him that tn
1ed must be some heart-healing expla
NV ton. Realizing how his cruelty n
- have hurt her, he turned to lei
Teii when in the seat by his side wi
ink she had sat so often was-Madge.
far InstlnctIvely his hand reached
!. hers, and in the tender pressure
VII en- and returned everything was
10 gotten and forgiven.
usi- II saw you here" she whispe
,n,o "and came here to sit by YOU"
~" "Darlingl How, though, did
Gay get that letter? / saw you write
ner: he confessed, though not intentit
nor. ly."
~ III wrote the scenario Of the pl
ne play" she said with proper p
bit They forgot the audience. si'
lose there together again in the happ
Of their love, and he bent over
'uay whispered:
get wen be married tomorrow =. 50
old can 90 out on the road with
Madge nodded happily. "Of co
ners for as long as I live, I'm yours
eek; murmured, and, this time the y
the carried a joyous message to him.