Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-01-28
She Was a Good
Actress
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BY H. IRVING KING

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HERE was a touch of the thea
rical about her as she passed wit
a swinging gait down the lobby O
the hotel 1t was Z hotel on a Florid
beach; mode1te-priced. retiring
restful sort OF place. just suited to 1t
patrons who came year after year.
OF course, every year there were
Few new faces. This season the ney
faces were those OF RosaIie Maltrav
ers and Charles Burdick. Rosalie VA
the girl with the theatrical touci
about her sud Charles was the youn,
man who sa, watching her intently q,
sne strobe through the hotel lobby.
1t was whispered about that she wa,
4 celebrated actress down there In
cognit0. just for rest.
As for Charles Burdick his manner
and clothes were Sc perfect that II
had been decided that he was d youns
man OF wealth and fashion taking
q respite from the friyolaties and gaye-
Ties OF society Charles had arrived
at the hotel the day before RosalIe
had been there a week. Rosalie and
Charles became acquainted without
delay.
On the third day after the arrival
OF the perfectly equipped and perfect
~ hammered Mr.. Burd1ck he and the
celebrated actress ~incognito sat at eve
ming on the veranda OF the hotel look
Ing out over the moonlit waters.
Somehow, do yon know. Miss Nal
travers," said Charles. "your face
seems strangely familiar to me. Now
where could ! have had the pleasure
OF seeing you before?'
Resale gave a little gasp and re-
piled, .Oh dear. It's no use for me to
Try and hide away-and Just-res
People will recognize me | may AZ
well admit that | am merely an
actress, seeking by quiet retirement In
this delightful and obscure place to
recover from the nervous strain caused
by my exacting work.
Acting must be hard work" replied
Charles mo wonder so many actors
and actresses suffer from nervous
br~eakdowns. May | 60 so far an to
ask your stage name, Miss Nal
Havers7"
-Ah,. laughed Rosalie, that | may
motor will not-tell you. It would
be all over the hotel 10 half an hour
and ! should have no peace And
may add that you yourself, Mr.. Bur-
dick, appear to be somewhat OF 4 mye
terry according to the gossip OF the
hotel? Tell me your real name
Really" replied Charles, Il must
have my little secrets as well al our
self /, TOO. seek for peace and not
publicity
After that Charles and Resale were |
together 50 much that everybody 1t
the resort considered the affair a.
settled The millionaire was going to
marry the actress Wasn't 1t delight.
full
Never, never had the guests at the
little hotel enjoyed their ~soj0urn
there SO much. They wrote on reams
letters to their friends In the North
about It The love making OF Rosalie
and Charles progressed rapidly, buf
after that first talk OF theirs they lei
The mystery Of their real identities
stand as 1t was-seemed to have for
that there was any mystery.
Resale would have
moody spell, sit silent, evidently
thinking deeply and letting Charles do
all the talking
One evening as they sar In the hotel
the moon shining on the 20
q gentle wind waving the Spanish
moss up the iive oak trees, Rosalle
n OF these fits OF meditation |,
'aid. Charles, / am almost tempted %
ell You my real name.
you need not, dearest" replied
Charles, unless you want to. Ii
makes no difference II Is yOu th&t /
are about You are all the world to
You know It, Now, then. Win
'0u marry mel"
Rosalie turned her head aside and
aid softly, s.VWFhat would your wealthy
amily say to your marrying m
ctress7n
Nonsense answered Charles.
Again ask, will you marry me7' II
when ] have told you who / am,
Jon still want me l WILL" said abe
Don't bother" replied CharIea- Il
now who yOn are. You are that DE-
little stenographer who works
Hayden and Blankford In the Ma
athum building and are down here
aking Z vacation, the first Ii years.
have often e you In the elevator. /
+ passed y0u In the hall, but ron
would look At me until I CHANGED
!, nm rOs yOu here
You h0rrid thing sobbed RosaIiA J
Why didn't y0u tell me you knew mo
nee and not let me make q fool OF |
Iysclf posing as lin actress But y0u J
eedn't think yourself 50 smart Yov
x that young lawyer who has An