The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-06

future-sofne sort of a place like Bruce has in the bank, you know. She says that I might change my mind about the stage. I guess she is right, in a way. Everybody will think I am not amounting to much,
 but you and mother and know
 what it is all about. Ann will un-
 derstand some day. Besides" he
 added without trace of i'll feeling,
 but with an odd wistful note in his voice, Bruce is the Orchard Hill star of our family"
 After long silence, Pierre spoke slowly: T don't believe that a young actor just at the beginning of his career has any right to marry; do you, Father Tony?"
 Antonio answered with care, Tt certainly would be hazardous for the lady. and terrible handicap for the young actor It would be almost miracle, I think, if such a marriage did not end disastrous iy."
 Pierre nodded reluctant agree ment. Then he tried to speak in a matter -of-fact tone: Of course, 1t would be an impossible thing for a decent fellow to do. If a man really loves a girl, he is bound to 1 think of what her future would be if she were to marry him.
 "If marrying the girl means more to him than his career, he should give up his career With newell, I simply couldn't give up the the ater."
 ] We can imagine how vividly the boys words brought back to An tonic memories of Harriet Noel and that scene when she had chosen between her love and her art. Presently Pierre said wistfully, Do you know, Father Tony, I sometimes wish that I was more what people call practical-that I cared more for business and that sort of thing? If I was more like Bruce now-Bruce will have no troubles about marrying and hay ing family and all that He won't need to bother about mar riage interfering with his career. Good old Bruce-he's lucky dog, isn't he?"
 Pierre had been working at the soda fountain nearly a year when Bruce and Ann married and began their life together in the Bevis home where Ann had kept house for her father since her mothers death. Her father was to live with them That same year, the old couple with whom Pierre lived moved to Cleveland and Pierre went to board with the Careys.
 Old Tony says. Tt was Ann's idea. The girl felt that Pierre was so like a brother to Bruce that it was their duty to look after him."
 It was about three months before 1 Pierre's twentieth birthday when Pierre first told Tony that Bruce had been offered at ground floor prices substantial interest in a Nevada gold mine, certain to de- velop into one of the richest ever known.
 Its a alarmed shame that Bruce can't grab this chance to make real money" said Pierre. Martin Be- wis says the mine is certain to pro- duce millions and that such a chance may never come again. It would mean lot to Ann if Bruce could get into something big. If he sticks in that dinky First National he'll never get anywhere"
 Who is this benevolent person 1 who wants to sell Bruce a gold mine in Nevada?" Antonio asked dryly.
 Martin didn't mention his name, just said that he was an old friend who wanted to let Bruce in on a 1 good thing. Martin says the man is all right and that the investment is certain to bring enormous returns Martin told me about some of the biggest financiers in the country who got their first start by just such a chance as this. What do you think about it, Father Tony?'
 What do I think about what, l Pierre?"
 "Why this proposition that I've been telling you about-this Ne vada gold mine"
 T don't know anything about it, 1 Pierre-do you?"
 T know what Bruce and Martin Bevis tell me"
 Well, why doesn't Bruce invest 1 if he and Martin think this mine 1 is such a good thing?"
 Bruce hasn't the money"
 "Oh, I seel Bruce and Martin want you to put the money your mother left for your dramatic 1 schooling into this mining scheme Is that it?"
 Pierres voice was troubled as he answered. Bruce says he can |