| Show ll 11 MY LADY INCOGNITO by I 1 MILDRED M BASTION i mas a by mcclure 8 jack peny party find ad miriam shelby had grown grew up an tag together other I 1 in the 1 title little south ern town as pl altea playmates tea 0 on the tiny day wh when jack hid bid been ban sent cut north to at tend ad and later inter college it bid hem been a I 1 sad it and to he remembered or parting F for caning their WOO initial A on a tree tom in the old garden where they had spent so many hippy boom jack made a solemn solem promise to some nine tiny adny 1 tn the near or future fim yehirn star and marry miriam neither ever forgot that promise in new york tork steral eral years later a jack ack perry graffi graduated from college with honors and therein began his big ca an acer r blant which social affairs were not at barred while a guest get at a week end party he met the only girl she we waa a young and it beautiful actress of southern birth a who he lied had recently CA cor north seeking farne fame and fortune sl she immediately acquired both As no ns lack jack saw her he tell fell to in to love with her bar pat but not at wee ore did he forget his promise planta a to 1 miriam whom he hell had not net bem since his hia sad gad parting with tin her and ot of whom he remembered nothing ept that she had be been a pretty agreeable child ihen came am one A del day when w hen be asked anzil vivacious little hill marion stevens the actress to become became ills if wile lie nud ad she he accepted A little later 1 in a hippy hotel buist of confidence he told h her of ill ilia mad promise to lit his child hand hood sweetheart but he be hete hastened tuil to explain that old promise could not at in ill any my no way limit bind man to miriam michum and that ort he could aid e fix it up with her is and A she he would understand it all if perfectly he be a gave a self assured laugh us as he an said it this last but bit miss Ss stevens 4 P pret cut tv face darkened with displeasure as she INte listened intended nied to jack then them she he proceeded cd C d to agne a him be her candid did opinion of his actions life which opinion was in A deed unflattering flatt ring sli she fil finished tild her scolding scold ng by telling him to go back immediately to the girl to whom he lied had gien first clines choice a of f his beart jack remonstrated bet bat ahe refused to listen liste and it at last he obeyed thus it was as that a work week later ter found failed tack a en route for far the south miss S stevens he having ig left for parts pans unknown a few due davs before manlike like he be tried ill to in comfort himself b bv the thought that miriam his first ellice choice might still be very attract attractive 11 rod and might not regret that choice but an somehow he could not at rid lid himself of the picture of f me mar IRA ion steven with her wealth of golden hiar and her laige blue ees that be wl witching ching picture continued to linfor ta in his boung aheart heart it was with a sigh th that at he e descended at length to the platform of the dusty little station in his hib home fall town and ad looked beat about for miriam and some sort of cou conveyance leance he etc expected to see fee a graceful flower blowin like creature glide out nut into the sun sum shine shia to greet him he fie gave a start of surprise when he be saw instead the stately late old idd two horse carriage driven by an old ohl barev on the back sent scat of ze the conven conveyance mee he saw a small PH prim td old it fashioned girl she wore were a plot plain gray army dress and her shoes base were broad of toe and low law of heel 0 on tile the top of her yellow hair which aich vas parted paris in the middle and drawn tight 1 iv back from her forhead 1 in one a long yellow brual braid was perched a small on if lu delome lut hat ile her features especially her eves eve were it dl lIti Ared by large nark dark glasses jus jack knew ill atals woo was miriam and ad lit his heart sank mik one der day thinking to draw h hr her r out of f be her she shell I 1 of cold reserve jack of to take miriam for a ride in the one automobile that the town pos line seisei seised chev were spending speeding along out side of the town when obe jack for the me les 11 time 1 heard lit hta companion pa I 1 in bulge in a long silvery lauch startled he talked looked nt at her meanwhile forgetting 9 to steer in his surprise HP he drove the car alva straight alit into the foot ot of a tres tree the impact knocking them both fron from the car battle shaken but unhurt halt jack regained r lit hla f ft feet t first and ir crossed ad to lit his cpin companion to help her but she abts as safe and ad sound in fact she are was wai sitting allting sita alla a on am the ground around her boda shaking with will uncontrollable laughter jack simply stared it the change chance that had taken place in her for her disfiguring also glasses had bad forte fallen off shoving having her frank blue even to an advantage rod and he her loosened hair be had fallen about her shoulders shoulder 1 in u cascade of golden rip plea I 1 jack I 1 in miriam the earl i who we was known anva to in N new lork lack as marla marion A ste eno and cried out her A name but the girl on the ground slams shook her bar pretty head saving living no nil here I 1 in just plain miriam shelby 1 I 1 though I 1 was waa known know by that other name mum up north you see are she he said old rising mid and mining coming toward him when I 1 was of age I 1 attended a school of lif dramatic art and lent later with a decoro eem emendation men dation of a vast past jimb in buck aek of me I 1 started out seeking making more filing fame mal and I 1 met at you I 1 recognized you yen though you vall did t reined ber bar me I 1 guess 9 ess when I 1 heard your vion veral version of your C p promise mis to poor or daml ed ad me ing and ad how confidently you yan ex potted everything to turn out at for far you a own b benefit ei befit and thought all 11 could old be ahsu easily y fl aed up with mirl miriam and ad that sal you would enjoy jay yourself here c and then than return to your marion I 1 determined t ad to use a in my art 1 in teaching you yen a lesson le asir by upsetting your self confident state late of mind ad for far the it time bat being so 80 him here I 1 am she finished ell you certainly turned the trick of frightening me somewhat romeu hat jack grinned grinn pil with fill a sigh of relief as a toe AS took oak miriam in his or annii th their it it 1 on in the return turn trip that bill afternoon M as s note not as before one of mid id K 1 m |
