Show AN ALLSTAR ALL STAR CAST by LESLIE BEACH W 00 miss harriet longstreth had one hobby weakness let us ls call it for going to the movies every night made on an inroad of sixty cents a week on her slender income and she realized that the dimes she paid to the cashler cashier ot of the bijou should be drawing four per cent with the rest of her rainy day fund allut but she argued sensibly if im happy in the evening I 1 can call work all day without noticing it but if I 1 dont have a little diversion I 1 just get sick of the sight of balsin rolls angel food and doughnuts besides Besl dea I 1 make them better and my custo ineis iners buy more inore so I 1 dont know but that I 1 get a hundred per cent on my investment miss harriet was its as attractive us as she was sensible and it was as no fault of hers liei or of the scores of beaux she had had in fit her hei teens that she had never man led she had just been needed that wits was all now everyone ever one wits was gone and although she stayed on in the lie old home hoine tiie he found it necessary to eke out the family act eg egg by making goodies for the no one guessed that capable good looking miss bliss harriet was waa having an affair not even the recipient icci plent of ilex affections for she was in fit love with it a movie actor I 1 night after night she watched matched fox foi the green crab to flash on the screen the insignia of the margold film company because a thrilling flug drama would ilk likely ely follow in which carter cartel aylesworth was sure to feat tire lire now carter aylesworth did not take tile star part in fit these pieces nor was wae lie young and strong and handsome to tc be frank his hair was thinning and turning gray his nose was long and irregular inc gulai and his eyes had a near sighted watery water look that told of the habitual lens wearer carter aylesworth was the goat ev ery cry picture lias one if the place called for foi it a poor devil jailed for twenty beare by mistake lie was the man if the pretty heroine had to hurry home at af night front from the factory to lier her depend ca t old grandfather it was cartel cartei aylesworth who submitted to shawls crutches and hot water bags if in deans caught and tortured a lone man to be rescued later by a huski hero carter was the victim if a lam fain lly starved lie he was right there in the limelight he was confidence man book agent shyster thief anything that was altogether lind and entirely want ing in glory poor thing miss harriet salilo quizzed at firt first but as timp went on with no im provement pro in the situations she became indignant why cant they give him a decent part sometimes lie he save a baby from a burning house or vent his righteous wrath on the villain about to murder somebody ba b hitting him with it club it fall toi for them to let that conceited young fornsby have all the monte parts you know what they say that pity I 1 is akin to yes love came next if I 1 had that poor man ill bet id increase his self respect in about tac days das its just because no one cares care about him or takes an interest that he has that meek hangdog look I 1 anoni that if he had some of my mince pies and spiced ham hain he would chirk up a bit she was soliloquizing thus one night before time to go to the show the dishes were done and she was crochet ing on the front porch tommy jenkins cut across the street streel and up the path miss harriet can you bake mathei another dozen rolls in tile the morn mornings we got some swell company and hes going to stay until to tomorrow morroA evening ev ening sure tommy I 1 walt wait a minute and ill give you ou a cookie chos the corn com pany 1 I dont know A fellah from nevi york I 1 think he came to see about a house he wants to sell the next day miss harriet was cutting out some biscuit when a head darkened darken ed the window does harriet harriel i longstreth still live here it asked she does miss mis harriet and looking up she gave a scream of dismay then paled and red bened with embarrassment cartel cartei aylesworth slip she gasped yes anti and twenty years vears ago I 1 was wal bert stebbins who lived next door dont you ou reme remember niler how I 1 used to tor anent you ou to death to marry me hat ty may I 1 come in and talk things over something smells better time anything this old bachelor has tasted since lie left li home ollie yes do conie come in carter I 1 menu menil bert I 1 just thought from your our pictures you sou were and ivi been thinking alicy dont take verj veri good care caie ot of you vou you look so lonely too loo I 1 I 1 have a notion to write a for you vou myself in v self and give you a stal stai part just to show them you vou car can act I 1 he laughed maybe it will comfort you a little to tell YOU that they paa me the same its as 11 arnsby hatty bui sympathy is a rare thing and im grate ful but youre right about me bl be ing lonely 1 lam am I 1 wonder if of writing roe me a scenario you vou and I 1 make tin allstar all star cast of i little play called marriage it if youl just say yes hatty 1 wont sell th house 1 I believe I 1 allu vill answered mist misi harriet blushing mg but im just afrati ill III I 1 wake up and find im ilin dreaming copyright islo 1910 DY DV the mcclure per syndicate |