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Show r JUAB COUNTY TIMES. NKPHI, UTAH wm Bruce "Miifo1 jfl 111 The Silent Shame. Whan Eunice Mayne eloped from the convent to marry Duncan HilUard, she was fifteen and he was twenty-five- . It was the old, dreary tale of "Marry In haste and repent at leisure," For Eunice, the repentance set In almost at once; for HilUard tt began when he first crew tired of his child-wife'- s sweet Innocence and longed for more mature-mindecompanionship. They had but one child a daughter, Ardath and on this little girl Eunice centered all her slighted affection and nor hopes. But. even here, Duncan did his best to thwart her. For, when Ardath was scarcely more than a baby, he announced that her noisy presence In the house annoyed blm and he packed the child off to a distant boarding school. Left alone In the big house with the husband who dally neglected her mere and more, Eunice tried to find amusement In society. And thus it was that she met Bruce Kingston. Bruce was a rising young- playwright a manly fellow and a social favorite. They saw much of each other, these two lonely young people. And each turned Instinctively to the other for Yet, In their accompanionship. quaintance there was only the fragrance of Innocent attraction. Then came the Invitation to Adelaide Hooper's house-partat a rambling country place twenty miles from town. Eunice wns fond of Mrs. Hooper and she begged her husband to acd good-lookin- cept "There's enough boredom in everyday life without my motoring twenty miles to look for It," he pruiited. "Ho out there yourself, if you like. I'll keep bachelor's ball till you art back." And so it was settled. Eunice accepted the Invitation, for herself. And Duncan planned to Improve the shining hours of her ahsenco by giving a little part on his own account to half a dozen boon companions of both sexes. Among the score or so of guests at the Hooper's, the first to greet Eunice, after her arrival, was Bruce Kingston. His dark young face lightened with genuine pleasure at sight of her and he welcomed her eagerly. As she passed on Into the house, a fellow guest, Reggie Cadlelgh, strolled up to Brure, who stood on the veranda looking after her. Cadlelgh was a youth with much money and with a out that would have been Invisible on the head of a pin. Bruce detested blm partly on his own account and Mils! I? I'll! ifl mmm S 1! lit? II ir Jjw-vrr- rii T .it y II f ' . ' m Evelyn Discovered She Was Tremendously in Lov With Him. ' 'L. psrtly because Cadlelgh had made various attempts to flirt wltu Eunice. Cadlelgh, now catching the look in Brace eyes, as Eunice vanished Indoors, laughed nastily and said: "From the way you and she looked at each other, you must be luckier than I was, Mr, Kingston." Bruce reddened with anger. But, outwardly, be was calm, as be made answer: "Too are quite right, Mf. Cadlelgh. I am luckier than you. My parenU endowed me with clean bralts, Instead of tainted money." He walked away, leaving Cadlelgh after blm. glowering vindictively Bruce thought no more of the episode. Cadlelgh thought of nothing Hue, and ha Itched to repay the slight tils chance came late that evening, la tbs drawing room, there were sev eral bridge tables. Bruce spd Esake V- -t a" Mrtaer at m sf AUTHOR OF "THE SIL. VER B U TT E R F LY," "S A SALT," "THE BLACK PEARL," ETC. L-L-Y NOVELIZED FROM THE SERIES OF PHOTOPLAYS OF THE SAME NAME RELEASED BV PATHE EXCHANGE. ill o m WOODROW lllllllj. FOURTH STORY T a deadly quiet, "that stead," ha answered. Jocosely, "yon lyn had an errand of her own which wouldn't hare coma here. And I had she was explaining to Kingston as He got no further. As the two grap- to see you." they walked thither, sld by side. In the play'a last act, the heroine, pled, Eunice's sharp cry of terror "There is nothing either of us can aroused the revelers to a have to say to the other," replied east off by the man she loved, was sense of what vas going on. Eunice, turning to go, "you got me supposed to kill herself by sucking Duncan HilUard was a big man and here by a trick. And" poison from an antique ring she "And I'll keep you here by force. wore. It was a gruesome, but effecpowerful. And he was fighting in a drink fired rage. If I have to," he snapped, "until you've tive bit of stagecraft. And it had to But presently, youth and clean liv- heard what I want to say." do with Evelyn's visit to tha Jewelry ing began to tell against bulk and "I'm broke," he said, before she shop. drunken fury. Kingston evaded an could speak, "I'm cleaned out. I'll "You see," she was saying to Bruce, awkward awing, ran in and grappled. have to skip the country Inside of a "the property man has dug up a ring He slipped his hip behind his foe's, week, to dodge jail unless I can for me that would be an insult to th and with one hand at tbe latter's raise the money that will square me. Intelligence of a blind kindergarten throat, exerted all his wiry strength You have about fifty thousand dollars child. It look no mora Ilk an In a single tremendous heave. than I look Ilk the money you Inherited from your antique poison-rin- g HilUard flew backward and landed mother. That will tide me over, nice- Julia Marlowe. I hat It." In a panting heap across the end of ly. I want It!" "Th audleneo won't know the difthe sofa, his head striking a table "I think," she said, wonderlngly, "I ference." Bruce assured her. edge. think you must have lost your mind." "No," sb assented, "but I will. How "Listen!" commanded Bruce, glar''You're married to Bruce Kingston, can I throw myself Into th spirit of tha thing when I'm wearing that tining down at tbe Inert body, "listen to I suppose." me, you worthless hulk! Mrs. HUllard "Yes," she answered, a note of pride sel hoop? Now here Is my great idea: is going away with me. She is going In her voice. When I stopped at Ebllng A Son's, to my mother home. She will live "I supposed you would be," he yesterday, to have my brooch mended, with my mother until she can get a smiled. "I figured you and ha would I aaw th most wonderful collection divorce from you. Then, please God, marry the very minute you found you of antiques. And what do you supI am going to marry ber. If you try were divorced from me." A genuine pose was among them? to prevent us, the consequences are poison-ring- , "But we didn't We" dating from th Sixteenth on your own head. "Well, well, a day or two later, century! Think of that! By press"Come, Eunice," he said gently, then." he said, irritably. "The exact ing a bit of th gold tracery around turning to the sobbing woman and data Isn't Important. I knew you two the base of tha atone it's a topai loading her from the room and out of unworldly youngsters would take it tha atone lifts on a hinge. Inside the the house. for granted the divorce was O. K and hollow under tha topas Is a place for On the same day, Eunice HilUard wouldn't bother to Investigate. My the poison. And here is the queerwas installed as a member of the dear, I don't like to call you names. est part of the whole story the holpleasant little household presided But you're a very charming bigam- low I still full of poison." over by Bruce Kingston's ist! We're no mora divorced than "But Good Lord, sweetheart!" he half-craze- d aimanr lllll.illli with an adjoining table, his back close to Druce's. Cadlelgh was playing. During a lull in the game, ha glanced back over hiH shoulder at Eunice and Bruce, and said rather loudly to his partner: "It looks as If Milliard will be able to get rid of his unwelcome wife, after all with Kingston's kind help." Bruce, his eyes ablate, glanced covertly across the table to see If Eunice had beard the beastly speech. Her face was scarlet. This was too much for Bruce Kingston. Impetuously, he pushed back his chair, leaped to his feet and wheeled about on Cadlelgh. The latter, frightened by the fierce menace In Bruce's look and action, also rose. The two men faced each other. In a hot whisper, audible to Cadlelgh alone, Bruce said: "You have your choice. You will leave this bouse within five minutes, or you will take a public thrashing." To put on a bold front, Cadlelgh grinned, as though In absolute indifference. Then, as Kingston took a quick step forward, the other turned on heel and walked over to his hostess. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Hooper," be said, "but I've Just bad a 'phone message that calls roe back to town. Forgive me for hurrying away like thla." On his way to the train, writhing over his humiliation, Cadleigh stopped at the local telegraph office and scribbled a dispatch. Smirking with satisfaction, he read what he bad sweet-face- Adam and Eve! You're my wife, by law of Ood and man. And you can be sent to prison for bigamy. You and your precious Kingston. And, by the eternal, you shall be sent "Oh. I'm on. all right," he growled. "Dnn't try any of your "holier than-thoways on me. It's too late for that, t know what you are. And I'm going to tell you. You're " "On moment, Mr. Milliard." quietly Interposed Bruce, stepping forward to Eunice's side, "you say you are going to tell Mrs. Milliard what she Is. If you tell her she Is anything but tbe best and truest wife a drunken cur of a husband ever had why. I'm going to tell you you He. And then I'm going to smash the words down your fat throat, along with your teeth." "You're young Kingston, aren't yoa?" ha growled. "I remember now, t tnei you once. You'tk the man that's stolen my wlfa frotnVn. eh "Well, She'll be her. Good r1d!-e- ! U . 9?nt ;frojr fnm. He said" "I know, baby, I know," whispered Eunice, lovingly caressing the head that lay so blissfully on her breast. y'sg m objected, "suppose you should touch poison Itself to your lips, by mistake? Don't buy tbe gruesome thing. Please don't!" "But near-husban- I want It so!" she pleaded. And the upshot of their brief argument was that Bruce not only bought a wedding ring, but purchased for her. also, the poison-rinshe coveted. A they came out of the shop a man In the passing crowd halted in amaze at sight of them. He wa florid of face, gray of balr. Long and bewildered he stared after the happy couple. Then a strange expression crept Into his heavy features, and slowly he moved on. "I've a surprise for you." Evelyn was saying, as she and Bruce turned homeward. "I had a letter from my father yesterday. He Is coming to New York. He may get here today or tomorrow." "How long did you say it la since you've seen htm?" asked Bruce, to whom his sweetheart had told little about her family. "Not for nearly nine years," she replied. "He came to the boarding school for me Just after my mother died. He said ho bad lost all bis money In Wall street and that he'd have to go West and start life all over g ' m: fir rr Ki ! iftill V llrf' iff. i tf. h ..hi i i if . sW Iff . ru Here by Force, If Hav Tol" Keep You I tete-a-tet- e "Llstsn to Me, You Worthless Hulk!" heart. Hurrying to the room where there, the two of you, unless I get Bruce and bis mother were sitting, that cash." she read It aloud to them. It ran: With a strangled, wordless cry. she Dear Eunice: slipped psst him. before he could stop A w both wanted our freeher, and fled from th house. An hour later. Bruce Kingston, nervdom, I have Just secured a decree of divorce from you on ously wondering whither his bride bad gone, received this note, from th grounds of desertion. You are band of a messenger boy: free to marry Kingston; or anyone else you care to. The court Brucs, Dearest: I find I have awards me the custody of our not ben legally divorced from my husband. I am not your daughter. I wish I hid been a better husband to you. Not that wife. Duncan holds us both In that does any great good, to his power. He will end u to either of us. prison If w are together. But DUNCAN HILLIARD. If I vanish, he can't prove any"Isn't It wonderful!" cried Eunice thing, and you will be safe. So Forgood-by- , gayly. my own darling. Glorious!" declared Bruce. "But I give m for the grief this must I didn't know desertion was a cause for no othcause you. But divorce In New York. But I don't er way. I love you. know anything about the law." EUNICE. Nor could money or skill or months "Neither do I." chimed In Eunice, "except that it leave me free to mar- of tlrsless search bring Bruce any further trace of tb woman be adored. ry you." e e ' "Today?" he urged. "No. dear." ahe refused, with sudIt was eight years sine Eunlc had den gravity. "To me. divorce Is a got, out of Bruce Kingston' life. Tb sort of death. A widow would not year for all their glittering success, marry for a year after her husband s bad been drearily lonely and miserdeath. And I don't tblnk a divorced able for him. woman should." And, with th passing of year. At last, after what seemed to Bruce Eunice braa at last a sweet sad Kingston a century of waiting, the memory to Kingston, rather than a year fassed by. And on the morning reality. He began to go about mors. of the first anniversary of the di- And. at last, at tbe end of th eighth vorce, he and Eunice were married. year, he one again met a woman As soon a they left the church, whoso look and voice could make his Bruce was obliged to to to bis heart stir with love. lawyer's to attend to a matter If met ber, first, when a coropeny of business that must be settled was called together for a reading of before I hey should start on their Bruce' new play. "Ropes of Sand." a honeymoon. Bunlce returned to bis masterpiwa, which tbe manager and mother's bouse to wait for him. all hi friends predicted would b the There, to her amaie, ahe fonnd a let- crowning bit of Kingston' brilliant ter I bat bad Just been delivered. career. Eunlc read, on the single het of in Th manager had "discovered ootepeper, this feebly traced scrawl; the person of a young girl hitherto unEunice: heard of an actress of marvelous promI am very aick. Th doctaea ise and beauty. Her name was Evelyn Eden. ay I can't last much longer. He had little trouble la cultivating I'll be happier, at th finish of At first sh th race, to know you had fee Evelyn's acquaintance. wss flstterd that sh should be given me. Went you spare just a minut t com and ssy goed-by- f singled out for attention by th foreI don't deserv IL But most playwright of tbe day. But soon sh began to feel a much warmer permoet of us don't deserv th D. H. sonal Interest In tbe man on hi own things we get. A thrill of pity surged through account. to short, Evelyn Eden presently Eunice. She we so bappy, and tbe man mho one had been her husband that sh wa tremendously In wa dying in misery! At one her love with Brui-e- . mind was mad up. Bruce would not Before they had known each other a month, they were engaged. be back for nearly an hour. Half an hour later she entered th They kept th engagement a cret. house she had quitted more than a They resolved on an early marriage year earlier; th bout where for and decided to keep that a secret, too. Rehearsals wer drawing to an end. year she bad led o wretched a Ufa. Dtmcan HilUard roee from a rbalr Bruca and Evelyn planned to marry t greet her. on th morning of th day scheduled for th plsy' flret performsnc. To "Why!"eicUlmed tNnlr. In "roa told me yon w4r vry '!! gether, th afternoon before, they Tf I'd aa.4 I wa vs; broka. la-- , wut to si'etl ti w XJ's t'.zg. Eva sad-face- I" thr day. . . Me "Welcom home, dearest! beard him say aa he stooped to kiss his bride. Eunice In panic looked about for a way of escape. There was none sh would have time to reach unseen. She slipped Into a clothe closet that stood directly behind her and softly closed its door to a crack. "There!" she heard Evelyn say In mock anger. "Just see. sir. what you did to my hair, when you kissed me! It's a wreck. Where can I Cx It?" Tf yon simply must waste perfectly good time In balr dressing," he told hr. In tb same vein, "you ran go Into my dressing room, where there's a glass. It's right there." Fbe fled to repair tbe damage. And Bruce, coming back Into th living room, confronted Eunice who bad stepped from the cloeet. "Eunice!" be babbled In stark unbelief; staring a at a ghost. "Yes, der," she answered gently, a If to a frightened child. "It Is I. And I am too late. But how could I know? And bow could 1 know It would he tny little girl, Ardath, of all the women in the world?" "Ardath?" b repealed do'ly; then. That I Evelyn Eden, th actress. I I married ber. This morning." "Married?" sb echoed, aghast, one hand clutching her heart. "Married Ardath V "No, no." h explained, miserably. "Evelyn E.dn. Ob. Eunice, why did frr never let me know where you 0 were? 1 banted mt long! I wa I aaartVrokea! long-empt- d tmi. i "I'll "He was mistaken. There is much to tell you. But it must wait. And you are married? To this gentleman, too? Mr. Kingston, I think be said his name was. I was told I .might find you here, little daughter. So I came. I told Mr. Kingston who I was. And he was Just telling me about your marriage when ycu broke in on us." She shot a meaning glance at Bruce, over ber daughter's bead. He understood. Evelyn was not to know. Sh must never know what Eunj-bad again." been to him. In silence he oVwtd asThey were married, with but two sent to her unspoken dictum. Ny witnesses, early tbe following day. at " " " the Uttle Church Around the Corof Sand" was nearlng ner. After which tbey started In a end"Ropes Its first performance. of T taxi to Bruce' bachelor rooms for could be no doubt as to its succ tha little wedding break- or that Broadway would most enl fast that Bruce' man was to have slastirally welcome tbe new lea. J ready for them on their arrivaL woman, Evelyn Eden, to Its fell.' While Kingston' servant was set- ship. ting the table for Bruce and the bride, The brief last act bad begun. there was a ring at the apartment's th! act Evelyn dfd not come on unt'i womA front door. slender, Ave minutes before tbe fall of seran stood on th threshold a the curtain. Bruce and she had been vant anawered the summon. In ber dressing room. He "I Mr. Kingston at home?" sb ting Just stepped out In response to a asked. from the manager, when DrJ "No. madam." replied the man. "I sage Milliard's card was brought to E j expect him back any minute, but" A moment later HilUard strod I "I will com In and wait." she de- the room. She ran to greet blrj cided. be caught her Jovially In his big soon was as eh tbe As alone, His breath reeked of cheap llqu! woman rot quickly from her seat "Daddy!" sh cried. "Oh. If and crossed tb room to the mantel to see you! I was afraid good where stood a large photograph In a wouldn't get to New York ooi silver frame a photograph of Evelyn Eden. "I got her ysterdsy," he And thus Eunice HUllard for the wa on to your my first time in eight years looked at the I aaw you way walking with j little far of her daughter, pictured "Yon saw me and you Ardath. to me?" she asked, hurt was Eunice still gating at the pic- "Why? ture, when she beard a key turn In "Because you were ti! tb outer door. She looked around, breathless with eagerness, for a sight oos"Daddy!" broke a In Evl Bn of Bruce. Sh saw him enter tb "Thl excitement, Is my husband! woman clinging to apartment with a Th two men stood far bis arm. Th woman of tbe photo- waa HUllard who spoke f I graph her own little girl of other "I know him." he said s dutn-foiinde- opened. Evelyn came in, singing happily, under her breath. At sight of th strange woman she baited surprised. But only for a moment. After one searching. Incredulous look, she ran forward; and with a rapturous cry of "Mother!" flung herself into Eunice's outstretched arms. Bruce Kingston looked on; dumb, starkly bewildered, helpless. "Oh, mother, my own beautiful mother!" Evelyn was exclaiming hysterically. "Father said you had died! d mother. Her life there was Ideally happy. Then, one day. cam a brief letter from HilUard. Eunice read and reread it, with a great rapture In her written: Duncan HilUard, 1177 Blank Avenue, New York City: Your wife eloped tonight with Kingston. Congratulations. A FRIEND. "Itush this, please," he said to the operator. The telegram reached Duncan Milliard at midnight. HilUard was spending the evening at home a thing he rarely did, nowadays. And, to keep blm from utter loneliness, a decidedly gay party had assembled about him a party consisting of several dissolute turnabout-towand as many pseudo-chorugirls. Into this bedlam came a footman with the telegram. Milliard tore open the envelope and read. "Listen here!" be roared to hi guests, waving the yellow slip of paper above his head. "Just listen to this: A dear old friend of mine sends me the good news that my wife's eloped with a beggarly writing chap named Kingston! Hurroo!" After the unpleasant interruption to the party at Mrs. Hooper's. Eunice started for home in her motor car. As Bruce was also returning to the city, she offered him a lift which he gladly accepted. "I wish I could have thrashed Cadlelgh, as he deserved. Kingston was saying, as the car drew up at the HilUard townhouse. "My fists clench every time I think of blm." "I'm so glad you didn't strike tiro'" "You behaved answered Eunice. splendidly. There Is no way I ran thank you for defending me as you did. Why. look!" she broke off. pointing at the bouse. "I wonder what Is the matter. All the first floor shades are drawn. And the lights are burning in every room!" "I'll go In there with you, If you don't mind," he volunteered. "If anything Is amiss, perhaps I ran be of use." She thanked him. eagerly, for the offer, and together they entered the house. Several of the night" revelers Jay sleeping on the floor or In chairs. One or two men were awake; yawning and grunting. On the edge of a sofa, sprawled Duncan HilUard. "Duncan!" cried Eunice. Milliard, at sound of his name, looked up and saw her standing before blm. "(Jet the blates out cf here" he croaked, forcing the words with difficulty through his dry throat. "What You are you doing here, anyhow f eloped with Kingston, didn't you Stay eloped ' "Eloped"' echoed his wife, "Your heart Is healed; a men's hearts have a happy .way of healing, dear," she said, sadly. room door Then the dressing i I ""4tit?" met?" sb ci asked, amaj "I met him whtf be stole from me, nine sgo." "Dud'" she titiwil "When be stole ber fromme od then cast her off like "You lie!" rsged Bruce, his eyes ablate, his flits hard clinched. "Dad! Bruce!" wailrd the girl, dumfounded with horror. Then In a flash she recalled Eunice's lame excuse for her presence in Kinr-slon'rooms ihst day. And her heart died within her. She opened her lips, as thoigh speak. But before the words con!! take form, the call boy hurried In t' summon ber to the stage. Bruce ran at fop speed to interref-- t his bride. But he was too late. Already she was on the stage beginning her great final scene. When, at last, sh pressed the poison ring to her Bps and sank slowly to th floor a wsve of unchecked emotion swept th audience. Down came the curtain. Before It could rise again to the thunder of applause, Bmre Kingston hsd dashed out on the stage and waa kneeling ' Evelyn' side. Something In her stt tude had filled him with a andden1 hideous suspicion. Frantically he nnt shove her. call ing her name. Then his eyes rwi--t 1 Vr tb upon tb poison ring little band that rj llfelee face. yrs a" s 1 Ing beet hollow (1 , |