The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-03

that you think your marriage stands
Tor that makes you continue to uphold
him at any cost. Then too, time has
dimmed the unhappiness you suffer
ca when you were with him and felt
his objectionable neglect. 1t has soft
ened the pang of those desolate hours.
Remember, dearest, my sole purpose
IN life will be to fill your days with
JOY"
"No, no, Barry, please" 1 put out
my hand as if / would stop him by
force. He misinterpreted the ges-
ture and, taking my hand in his. held
it close, "aside from the question of
Curtiss," / stumbled On, "what about
yourself? You told me in Paris once
that it would ruin your future to even
consider taking unto yourself a wife.
Don't you, remember, Barry, your
song about the Little House,'-that
you wanted but could never own? Be
cause you felt that you would have to
sacsifice all thought of domestic bliss
on the altar of your career"
He listened intently and l felt that
at last l had hit upon a more appeal
ing argument to turn his attention
from the plan he had proposed
Il didn't think there was a chance
chen of my ever having YOU, Sallie
dear, and that's why I said what I
did," he hesitated a full moment and
then continued, there was another
reason, as well, at that time" he
said.
"Lemoyne?" 1 asked softly and al
though he did not reply | knew that
l had discovered his reason for de-
claring that day in his studio that
he would never we'd AS vivid as
haunting strain of music or the echo
of some remembered perfume come
the tete-a-tete / had had with Andre
MOliere the night of Lemoyne's tri-
umph at the Opera COmique. He
had told me how it was common Cos
sip among their set that the singers
alteration for Barry greatly exceeded
his regard for her and had also hint
ed that while Barry had, at one time,
! family responded to her charm that
his sentiment had changed and that
his only interest in the singer, even
then, was that cf a very dear friend.
'But you cared for her once? You
loved her very much at one time?" l
questioned again.
'Not love, Sallie. LemOyne will tell
you that never loved her. A friend,
a chere annie, but love, the sort of
love l have for you, never!" he ex-
claimed.
"But what of her, Barry, you can
not possibly ignore the way she feels
towards you'll"
"You haven't seen her lately, you
know, and,-if she had it, she
Outgrown any such idea If she
thought she cared it was probably the
result of her highly strung magma
ton" Barry's. modesty was one OF
his most charming traits. For in
stance he was bound to have known
the depth eff the singers alteration
and yet, in spite of the flaming idol
altry lavished on him by her for year.
l don't think he even admitted to him
self that he had the whole heart oil
the beautiful Lemoyne.
And so, enc by one, my objection:
to his proposal were swept aside.
"But your music ?" l returned Il
the subject which, more than any
other, had more influence in his life
"yOu have already gained a certain
measure CT fame, and, l know somt
day you will be one of the immortals
like Beethoven, Chopin or Bach, if you
allow nothing to come between you
and your art"
"But, my dearest, don't you realiz
that you would inspire me to create
heights, your faith in me would b.
an incentive to the accomplishment O
all my dreams"
shivered although the room wa
warm, because I thought of how Cur
tiss had begged me to have confidence
in him and l had lacked sufficien
, faith to do the thing he had. asked.
"You must not idealize me SC, fol
even in the qualities you admire most
l have failed. I have so many limita
: tions, which realize myself, and
: would have you do the same"