Show PHOTOPLAY PHOTO PLAY SCENARIO causes many heart throbs and disappointments before mis take s corrected by HELEN DISMAY As jack crossed the domce on his way to his desk his eyes dwelt ten derly on madge a fingers as they traced what he felt sure was a note to him thinking to surprise aser he drew nearer and suddenly the large writing on the sheet seemed to rise up and assail his eyes with hurt horror he read dearest ted of course I 1 love you why doubt me As long as I 1 live I 1 m yours he waited to read no further but fled to the stockroom where hidden behind the bales and boxes he fought out his trouble and decided upon a course ot action my little madge whom I 1 trusted with my whole soul he groaned her falseness seemed impossible who this fellow ted was he did not know it was enough that the girl he loved and who had promised to marry him was writing such a letter to another man at last he clenched his hands and setting bis teeth went into the private office of the manager six weeks ago he bad been offered a position on the road one that would pay him a much better salary and had refused not ranting to leave madge isow he was glad to go and immediately too with in two hours of bis reading the beginning of that fateful note he was on the train to take up the work of one of the commercial travelers who had suddenly been taken sick jack did not stop to gay good bye to madge nor did he wrino her for he felt that the less said the better perhaps it I 1 get away this hurt will atop be told himself but al though he kept busy and in bis labors with hurt horror ho read turned night into day sending back so much business that the firm believed they had secured the model salesman be could not forget madge or her thousand and one appealing ways it was all the harder because she kept on writing to him in the same clear flowing hand that had penned the fateful confession of her love for another begging him to let her know tho reason tor his continued silence tom his chum broto him that madge looked ill shea awfully close tom went on won t alvo ua a squint at your letters though I 1 know eue gets one per it not oftener to write her a love song that ohen with all the business 3 ou re sending in you can t be bitting the feathers at all write her to be less close for were all agog to know bow you are wresting orders from the populace as you are but honest boy madge Is looking badly I 1 thlik ashes crying sll nigh long better blow in and try a little consolation or someone elso may 1 d like to but im true bauo where my friends are concerned and so I 1 won t ring in any of tho corn fort dope until I 1 m sure you re going to stay away forever and a day but in caso you do well ill not let tho gras grow under my feet madge la a apar girl jack groaned as he read the friend ly words and knew that in between the ancs was a bint that all was not well things looked black to him although he bad made such a success in a business way that the office sent tor him to come home and make a contract with the firm and although he would have rather remained away forever jack obeyed and once more found himself in the same city with madge being a salesman now he managed to have his interview with tho man ager without going out among hia old associates and eo avoided madge although a sight of her sunny hair through the open doorway turned him at heart As soon as matters were settled ho made his escape although be knew that on the morrow aie would have to meet the others madge among them and receive their ilia business outlook was extremely bright much better than ho had dared 4 braams BLa aMS 4 r f to dream of for years to come an yet 11 was a very heavy heart that hi carried with him into the little picture theater where he sought few moments of relaxation later on li the evening he and madge had gone there in the days when he be ildved in her and it was with the hope 0 seeing her at a distance and if pos elble discovering the identity of th hated ted that he went wearily he made his way to the cor ner seat in the box where they had always eat the house faa lighted up and he was conspicuous as he there but he did not pay any atten alon to the audience after a sweeping glance over it bad told him that madge was not there without interest he gazed at a thrilling indian story not caring in the least it every white settler on the film was wiped out by the bloodthirsty savages what was the misery ot people long ago gonca if indeed they ever existed to his deprived 0 his faith in his love listlessly he followed the story ot the next film there waa the usual quarrel between two lovers although he reflected bitterly that neither had his cause suddenly he straightened up the lover received a letter from the girl with whom he had quarreled and it was photographed anthe film dearest ted 0 course I 1 lovo you why doubt me As long as I 1 live I 1 m yours As on a former occasion jack stopped to read no further he lecog the clear flowing hand it was madges penmanship that he knew but he also understood that it was never written to a living person the thought flamed through him that there must be some heart healing alon realizing how hla cruelty must have her he turned to leave when in the seat by bis side abera she had sat BO often was madge instinctively his hand reached for hers and in the tender pressure given and returned everything waa tor gotten and forgiven 1 I saw you here she whispered and came here to sit by you darling how though did they get that letter I 1 saw you write it he confessed though not intentionally 1 I wrote the scenario of the photoplay she said with proper pride they forgot the audience sitting there together again in the happiness of their love ann he bent over and whispered we II 11 be married tomorrow so you can go out on the road with me madge nodded happily of course tor as long as live 1 m yours she murmured and this time the words carried a jaous message to him copyright 1912 by W G chapman |