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Show THE DILEMMA. The Actor and the Pportlng Tournallst fell In love. The Actor true id Mil and to his intense delight, he came down with nn uncommon, thul Her name was M-irJoric Allandale, and she had secured, mita., count of her niie appearance, n onc-llne part In the now poetic drtu, rto)nl Colonial theatre In which tho Actor vvn playing the Juvenile,, )Oiinger slater, Joan, wih nlso englged for the poetlo dramn, but, bclni , shorter thin Marjorie she had to be content with a wnlk-on nnd anugj. When tHe Sporting Journalist came In, full ot poetlo f crv or euittj, writing to columns ot descriptive matter about nn Internatlouij trnlch the Actor put tho enso before him in the frnnkest posslbl, ttl M heat,' he suld standing In front of tho open window amlim, into the dark, wet court, 'Is rent In twain, nnd tho two parti h,, different ovvnew' The Journalist, who was looking for his slippers under the lohu expeclantl) ' .Marjorie," said the Actor. ' Is tho more soulful Joan, en th ofc is jo'unger and' He paused for a word. Tresher." suggested tho Hportlng Journalist, feeling hl soOu they were d imp. lir jno whose duty it was to mold public opinions: umns of newspapers, lie was not possessed ot n cry striking vocba.T No, no'' sib! tho Actor. 'They aro both na sweet as meadoti, springtime Hut Jonn Is more' Piuc) ' suggested the Journalist. ' Don t " groaned the Actor, nnrl he threw himself on to the oft, that showed nn intimate ncquilntnnco with drawing-room comedy " be tidied, niter a pause, "imptesslonable' la tho word I want, altb-tj isn t qulto It, clthei. Hetlcr ask cm to lea," stld the Jourmllst. ' I will ' said tho Actor. ' Under tho Influenco of short-bread anJtb they may develop traits ot chirnctcr which will cmbio me to decldt) them ' Tho tea ptrt) vns qulto n success Tho girls, cltirmlngly amirf-lomlile amirf-lomlile winter gowns, ate short-bread and chatted nbout their papiiii: in the most engaging manner possible When the girls hnd pall gond-b)e and prattled their way dottn Actor cHspcd Ills binds ecstatically beforo him and demanded th.Jc opinion of his loves ... The Juurnnllst somevvhnt helplessly, stroked his chin. At last ' Marjorie, ' be said, ' is a peach " Hut Joan ' exel limed tho Actor, throwing out both handi, 'rial inconiiatat le Joan?' 1 S ell 1 think Join Is Is nn apricot," pronounced the Journalist. Dta ou think she Is sweeter thnn Marjorie-" I don t know There not much dlffcioncc between the SBcelnMidi and nn apricot Is ihcror ' Oh lonfnun 1 join similes! I only know that I love them bolWi. to dlstrnttlon" ' so do I sal I the Jourmllst, thoughtfully. ou? Impossible.' ' Its quite true ' ' Hut sou ve onl) seen them for nbout two hours!" '1 loved them fiom the fltst moment I sivv them" ' Well now ' snld tho Actor, 'come to think nf It, so did I" Tor the spice ot halt an limit they sat nnd smoked In si ence. Actor washed nnd the) both went out to dinner During the next few weeks the quartette bad many meetlnp. On one occuslon the Sporting Journalist, In the nbsence of the Acu a desperate nttempt to won both of them nt once The emotlowlKi so exhausting however that he found It absolutely lmpolbl iolsi for more than ten minutes At the end of tint time, ho began tor, the ladles, (.riming somewhat alirmed look n hurried departure One night the Actoi iame homo In n state ns nearly approaching it was toinpJtlhlo with keeping up Ills sm irt Belf-snllnlled appearand I as usual seen the girls heme, and woull certnlnly have propomili them If tho othei hid not been theic He found the Journalist tltu sofu hoi ling the nimble clock tra hla tlnobblng forehead 'Look lure suld the Actor, wo cant go nn llko this." 'Druit speak in me' groaned Iho Journalist. ' Heaven knows I don t vvnnt to1 ' leplled bis friend. ' Then why do suit." nald the Journalist, hastily putting down lit It Tegnn t a strike 1.' ' Ueiuiiso we must settle this business ono way or the other. 11" surely nu know vvhlih nf tho two girls you prefer!" 1 think 1 prefer Marjorie ' ' 1 think I do too" Then Id belter have Jran" " .o I shoultln t rare In see Join mirrlod to jou" ' nd I vvnnt to sivo Iter fiom marr)lng you," said the JounnU Nh), do ou mean to bay that ou consldei jourself i man Ihnn 1 nm ' ' Perhaps not but I vo more bnlns Actors don't have bralm J1 the same lime please undeistund, old man, that nil 1m tnlntW" Marjories happiness ' Then sou wnnt Murjorlo?' ' ' Or Jonn s happiness I don t know w hlch I wnnt. I wish to tifi'M'1 ' ott unin toll me, snld tho Actor, that you loved nil uomrat to marry uny i no nt them ' "les lutnow I ve ninoived It down to two," moaned the K" ' oil re still sare ' j es at itesent but It jou marry one nf them" i 1 menn to many une of them, ' Hal I tlte Actor. I Which one'' ' Oh how tin I know )ou fool? " ' 'inu ntedn t get Irrll ildc " '. !jr!1,1,',,' ' 'hotibln t wonder If I went mnd," snld Ite Acler ' Nelthet sluiuli 1' ugiced Iho JnurnallBt Ihit sumo night the Actor had n brllllint Idci. Ho nrou.etilM nm itulst fiom un unenay slumboi nnd nuggesled to him that IW write u j dm proposal and lenve It tu tbo Kills lo ilecldo between I" i, owl said tho 'nuiiiaiist nnd they got to work nt on" Motrsl almrly Ihut they were both In love with each of the ladleU to orrei theniBeiviB lu ininltge to either. Then they posted lhe not" lo be l ugaln ii ''U v""!.1 n'0,r"11"' ,in" "reilt lu a Blnln nf foverlsh unrct W' blmsilf hi, ly while shaving nnd tho Journalist tried for quite M f no bis Hfcht fnot Into Ills left litiut Just ntti r lunch a note, U lianlttilting enmt, by speelul messenger. It wna ns follows , . Heat 1 tleuds -Join nm ni)silf have Just received nur llaltir of mairlage f both ruol rlreply gtlevcl Hint wo thotil 1 hav e W' many kinflneawa with u lernsal but neither of us hail the ' t her nf )mt hid an) suili ih I'll tue fotMvc this mud He I JC" lut h wholo aftuli hna bom a muddle As ti mittler of fact mauled u readv our husbands are away on tour, ono In South U nin,'..! ." ii , "i.1". l11" ,10t '"0'itlon Hie fact nt the th"". n ' 'l.ml"l,t b ""l"t ur getting engagements Tor th f .J ',? ,v!"" n"r V"I,1I"B "ne 1'leaso fo.cHo u, but rcW' blea. -iours ulwn)s. In friendship '$ Frona Tho Hkctch. |