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M Owen himself an athlete of renown lit ut the University of son of wealthy parents prents with a beautiful manS man sion at Westhampton L. L I. I was saying good by tu to his fiancee lie lIc bent to whisper something into car She Rhe smiled and nodded her head Those who were nearest say that the whisper was I 1 love lo you ou and you ou will willbe willbe be true to me wont won't your you Then Helen J f and Ben kissed It was the last kiss Ben en was to get from his fiancee With Gertrude Ederle of Channel swimming fame Came and Alleen Aileen Riggin in the famous girl diver Helen Wainwright boarded the train that was to take her ter into strange cities and into a stran stranger r adventure In Ma May Helen Trudy and Aileen are ar armid rind mid in Dallas Texas They made their the organ his eyes not on the keys kc's nor noron noron on the sheets of music but hard fixed on the face of the swimmer After the show Helen was introduced to George Leonard Holland the organist Eight days later the newspapers or of orthe the country announced the marriage of Helen Wainwright and George Holland in Dallas It was love at first sight the headlines quoted as sa saying ing ingIn In the Flushing L. 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I home of John Wainwright father of the aquatic star there was great consternation There had been no telegram telling of the mar no letter And at college Den Ben Owen reading a newspaper suddenly discovered that he was no lon longer er the fiance of helm Helen the girl he loved and who had promised to become his wife Recently Helen Wainwright her tour completed came back home And a week later she began a suit for the an annulment her of-her marriage to her organist husband It was all a joke she says saysA saysA A ten cent wedding ring started it it The night that Helen met George Hol holland land the two went ou to dinner er Cr They danced nt at a little Texas restaurant rant where the ilie lights were low and soft The young youn organist told the girl swimS ming tar how much he had alwa always s 's ad mired her feats And perhaps perhaps-he added that now v that he had met her he admired her the more And perhaps perhaps- be because use the lights were soft and low and the music languorous and romantic romantic- Helen told George that she was glad to here ro met him happy that he admired her as much as h he did The next day the tW two had to gether Between acts they stood chat chat- chatting ting in the sings ings Joy Doy friend Z asked Trudy and Aileen and the other members of Helens Helen's r company Helen laughed a rippling laugh that might mean most any anything thins but that was tinged with happiness The next night George and Helen were together again agnin And the next And the next When Helen made her appearance on the stage she sent a little smile to the tall young oung organist and bowed An And from the organ pipes the vox humma humana sang Ining Berlins Derlin's Always On the fifth day of her stay in Dallas Helen went walking with George Gcorge A Again in inthey they lunched together Again they dined and danced stage Back actors and actresses el elec c. c and prop men were talking ot of the George and affair Helen was greeted with winks and laughter The theater folk In Dallas went in for forthe forthe the great American pastime of kidding whenever they saw the looking good swimmer and the handsome organist to gether 0 why dont don't you ou two lo love e birds get married someone asked George looked at I Helen elen and Helen lowered sweeping eyelashes over her elfin eyes It was just before she fell feU asleep that night that Helen turning over in her mind the events of the Ule last five days das and remembering the teasing of Trudy md and Aileen and other performers at the theater decided to put one over on them and do little a kidding herself r. r Tho T It o next mom morning ins bright and early she left Y the hotel and went to a d ten five store When she came out there was a shining gaudy wedding band on the third finger of her left hand Helen chatting with the stage manao manag er In the wings an hour later nonchalantly antly put her hand to her mouth She held it there a minute The wedding edd ng band gleamed The managers manager's eyes widened stared the lie opened his mouth closed it with a gulp excused himself f went rushing to his Office And In the wings rang Helens Helen's gay laughter She had put one over on them now Little did she know that that laugh was des des- destined tined to end in tears and regrets She saw George just before the cue I w I a ahi hi hiJ J d i r 1 i J r rry i ry ti t r i j eq t t t tr r i l r 1 b bhe c t w Ben M. M Owen the he t fiance of f Miss Wainwright whose heart was broken by the swimmers swimmers swimmer's sudden sud den marriage for her act She showed him the wed wedding ding ring And the organist bent swift ly Iy to her stretched out hand and kissed the little tin band with made machine orange orange blossoms When Helen made her appearance a afew afew few minutes later she smiled her usual smile to George and bowed Softly the 1921 by bJ Central Pre Picas inc Ine r i J I i J F a. a w Ir- Ir Iry y organ pealed Helen listened to the music It was a compost tion she had never heard him T play b e for f o r e e. e The tones quivered and swelled and filled the thea a theater His head raised his eyes flash ing George Holland was playing Mendelssohn's Wedding March A hush came upon the audio audi ence Arid And Helen Wainwright's face clouded with doubt A At t last the act was finished The next was coming on The two ad lib come come- comedians whose chatter al al- always wa ways s 's delighted Helen were hurling funny stories In the wings Helen stood listening Did you ou see the sweet smile that Helen gave ga George down there asked one ot of the other Did I Z Sa Say did you see the wedding ring on helms Helens finger Is she wearing one 1 0 boy are they marri married d 1 Ill tell the world And it was as lo love e eat at first sight 1 Helen in the wings heard the first clap clap-clap of a pair of hands The entire theater was applauding n in id a second Congratulations Helen and George someone called At the next Helen found several reporters at the stage door When 1 they asked their pen pen- pencils poised r note George Holland Hol 1101 land joined the group Well when did this wedding take place 1 asked a newspaperman Helen and George fled And the ilie newspapers of the day carried a story that George and Helen had been wed secretly That night a little conference took place Trudy was there and Aileen George and Helen and several other of the Dallas Vallas actors Well WelI have to do it now said sald lichen Helen to George t of Miss Wainwright and George Leonard Holland Dallas theater organist taken just after he had slipped the 10 I cent wedding ring on the hand promised to another And I love lo you rou whispered George to Helen The little group that went to search for a justice of the peace to tie the knot was a gay one George slipped the ten cent wedding ring that had been bought for a joke on Helens Helen's linger finger I I pronounce you man and wife said the J. 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P in a solemn voice And then the wedding party went out to dine and dance How are you rou Mrs George Leonard Holland 1 someone asked Helen It was the first time that she realized that she was no longer Helen Vain Wain- Wainwright wright fiancee of Den Ben Owen but Mrs of tall young youn organist who had wo o ed cd her with music Helen says sas She bid good good-by to her new husband I Forget meshe me she told him and an bout boul later lichen Helen w was s on her way to Houston for another theatrical engagement The next day as Helen was putting on her make up in the Houston theater dressing room a knock came on her door She opened it There stood George Leonard Holland her husband lie had her from Dallas Vallas where he had g i v ve e n up his position In the theater I love lova you ou lichen Helen n he said And his face was a yearning earning one Helen closed the door swiftly Please case go away she she called Please lease go So George Leonard Holland went When the first news s of lichens lichen's an an- proceedings was made public the young oung organist who has been pla playing ing ingin in an Oklahoma City theater came to New l York George loves lo fiche Belen but hell he'll let her have ha the annulment If she wants it say his friends The swimming star declares that the next time she marries it will be for love and for love lo only n But she does not mention the mention the name of D f Owen whose engagement nt to her firmed both by his parents and her hers hers' t before belore she left on her tour J |