The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-17

Bernie was speaking 10 her now and Georgie reused herself with an effort.
 You must come and see me" sho was saying. Come and see me make a picture. No. didn't mean to do any work over here, but they made me such an attrac' tive offer I simply couldn't refuse" !"
 q should love to come," Georgie said.
 She knew that she was trying hard to hate this girl who was Nich- olas Boyd's wife. but somehow she could not. There was something so friendly in the blue eyes and smil- ing lips. something in her voice that made one feel as if she was really pleased to meet one. And your husband?" Evelyn asked graciously. "Is he to make any pictures in England?"
 Bernie half shrugged her white shoulders.
 My husband is in Germany" she said without much interest. "I real ly don't know what his plans are. but I think it is very unlikely that he will make any more pictures, not for a long time at least"
 Lord Silbury spoke in bored voice.
 "Boyd's been damned unlucky, poor devil"
 "Unlucky?" Evelyn echoed; she looked up into Silbury's face with her most engaging smile. That's very sad. Nothing serious 1 hope"
 There was little silence, then Bernie answered.
 He had an unfortunate accident some months ago. thought every. one knew. He very stupidly stop ped runaway horse. and injured his face"
 There was an acute silence. Geor, gie was staring down at her folded hands.
 How very. very sad" Evelyn said. And is there no .. mean, will he never recover?"
 Bernie made a little grimace.
 T really know so little about, him." she said in a voice that seemed to express sorrow and de mand sympathy. You see. we're not such good friends as we used to be-" She sighed. Marriage is so difficult. l think"
 'E.HE silence fell again, and Geor ! gie found herself wondering in bewilderment why it was that che could more easily feel jealousy now she was sure that Bernie did not love Nicholas, than when she had been afraid that she did love him.
 Marriage is all wrong." Silbury said in his tired way. "The trouble is that none of us find it out til it's too late"
 2 Georgie spoke quickly.
 ''It isn't always like that"
 She felt that everyone was look ing at her.
 Darling" Evelyn said in hel most maternal voice. You are SC young and untried! It's beautiful isn't it?p she addressed the others "To find anyone still with ideals"
 The effeminate youth spoke foi the first time.
 ! Shell soon lose 'em," he said.
 Bishop changed the conversation
 "And the picture you are tc make, Miss Boyd?, May we know what it is, or is it to be secret"
 Bertie smiled.
 "Can anything be kept secret nowadays?" she asked. No, there isn't any secret about it at all. It's a picture to be called By the World Forgot, about a famous actor who lost his popularity and the girl who stood by him. It's good sob stun. I'm told"
 There was little rustic of skirts beside her, and Georgie had gone, needless of her mothers cry,
 "Georgie. where are you going, Georgie"
 She went up the wide staircase like a whirlwind and into her room, shutting and locking the door be- hind hem
 Then she stood in the darkness sobbing.
 Hadn't any of them got heart; Wasn't there one spark of pity in Bernie for the man whom she must surely once have loved?
 By the World Forgot" How could she bear to act in such a story knowing that somewhere. miles away. Nicholas was fighting against the tragedy that had ruined his life a"By the World rorgor We'll, the world might forget. Who car I about the world?
 Georgie folded her arms over her breast as if to still the pain that was there. @ 5
 "Pll never forget my precious. never" she sobbe1 aloud. to the man who was not there to hear. (Copyrioht. 19ss, Doubleday DoraD
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