New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1918, Page 4

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1018, MY SOLDIER SWEETHEART Adele Garrison’s Continuation of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE T ‘What Lillian Came to Tell Madge and to Counsel Her. at the door, half-way down alk before Lillian had finished ing and dismissing the taxi driver. Oh, Lillian!” I gasped, all the ter- ror I had suppressed overwhelming me at the sight of this faithful friend, sudden appearance I was sure certain news of some kind. You know something Was his squadron on whose meant “You’ve heard? about Dicky? that ship?” | enough to bear it now. She put her arm around me firmly, ! protectingly. *“I think best,” she meet mine, stop beating. “Come into the house, dear,” continued quietly, and I tried to obey her, but I felt myself dragging heavily on her arm, knew that without her you may hope for the said, but her eyes didn’t and my heart seemed to ' pears the name of *E. Graham. she | strong support I would have found | walking a problem. She led me into the living-room and attempted to put me into a chair, but T straightened myself with an effort. FUX’ NIGHT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE LAST FRANK BUSH KING OF AMERICAN STORY TELLERS HARRY CAREY in “The Scarlet Drop” TOMORROW EVENING DOUBLE FEATURES BRYANT WASHBURN “THE GHOST OF THE RANCHO” MAE MURRAY in “MODERN LOVE” MON.—No Performances TUES~WED.—ONLY PEGGY HYLAND GEOQO. BUNNY in “CAUGHT IN THE AOT” WM. S. HART Truthful Tulliver 4—BIG AOTS—4 THUR.—FRL—SAT. ALY RAJAH THE MIND READER Ask RAJAH—She WIIl Tell You Fverythimg. A Special 6-Part Feature, With HOWARD HIOKMAN Another Big Feature MONDAY NEW VAUDEVILLE “HOUDIN” The Great Master Mystery Serial Is Coming Soon. TODAY— MADGE KENNEDY KEENEY’S DOROTHY DALTON in “The Mating of Marcella’ The Brass Bullet Comedies—Weekly Vaudeville 3 Acts 3 Acts ! morning, | every angle, used every bit of influence | not | wouldn’t be fair to the families of the | men on that ship. | | n,” I said | I'm strong But don't let | ham hear anything. Is— “Tell me the truth, Li firmly. “You must. Mother Gr is—Dicky dea “I don’t think so,” Lillian returned | promptly, “but I can’t be sure until I | hawve other advices from Washington, | and those may not come for scveral | day Certain News, | “Was he on the torpedoed ship?” | I asked, for I knew she hadn't come | to my door in such haste without hav- | ing some definite nev i She hesitated only a moment, then | put her arms around me closely. | “Yes, dear, he was, but on the list of survivors available there mall | ap- You know—no, of course you don’t, but I do—how inaccurate are the spelling and initials of those first lists. The name is most probably R. Graham.” “But Lillian,” I faltered, hesitating to grasp the hope she held out to me for fear it might be disproved later, “may there not have been other Gra- | hams aboard? I don't sce how that gives much hppe for Dicky. And— how do you know Dicky was on board the ship?” The words were ungracious, but the spirit behind them wasn’t, and Lillian was too big a woman to notice them. ! “That last question I cannot an- | swer,” she said. “And I must ask you , never to tell anyone that, I brought you the positive knowledge. I have kept the wires to Washihgton hot this worked at the thing from I possess. glve You see, they simply can- out half-knowledge. Tt “The survivors have been landed in many different places on the coast, It | will be days before they can finish checking up the lists and comparing those lists of survivors with the list of troops embarked. But you can rest assured of one thing. You will have, the very first riews available. Allen Drake is on the job down there, and he wanted me to assure you ‘hat he would do everything in his power to send you the very first information which comes in “He is very kind,” T sald mechan- fcally, for in my soul just then there was room for no thought save the overwhelming one which was just be- ginning to sink into my dazed brain. Dicky had been on that torpedoed transport! This was the one certain Pplece of news Lillian had brought. All conjectures as to the identity of “E. Graham,” all hopes or fears as to my husband’s safety were only figments of | the imagination at best. But I couldn’t keep that imagina- tion from running riot in terrified visions of Dicky, killed by the first ex- | plosion, or thrown into the water and | ‘ drowned, in spite of his skill as a | swimmer, or more awful still, dashed | to pleces when the lifeboats struck the | rocks. My husband died a thousand deaths, and T went into the valley of | the shadow with him in each one dur- | ing the moments that I stood motion- less with Lilllan’s arms around me, Composure Demanded. Presently I felt her drawing me toward a chair, “See here, Madge,” she said with a | tone of authority, “I want you to stop this.” “I am not doing anything,"” bewildered. | “Nothing except imagining every | horror in the world,” she retorted. | “Now look here. Please exercise a grain of common sense. There are a thousand survivors of that accident. The name of Graham is on the small list sent out. The chances are very 800d that Dicky is perfectly safe, And you've simply got to pull yourself to- gether on your mother-in-law's ac- ‘count. You must be prepared to lie like a house afire when you see her. And your face must carry out your words.” I said, —_— Have your dollars read: advt. 1 T ————— No other remedy will so surely and quickly correct stomach ailments, regulate the liver and improve the general health as a dose of BeeChams Largest Sale of Any Medicine in the World. Sold everywhere, In Boxes, 10c., 26¢. A staked her ‘Its A Goldwyn Picture.” all on 1oV LYCEUM THEATER. HEATER BILLS TONIGHT FOX’S THEATE [ Tonight is the last of TFox's big show with Frank Bush and his hu- marous monologue and Harry Carey in “The Scarlet Drop,” the latest Sun- hine comedy and the rest of the Fox | show. For offer their tomorrow evening Fox's will usual big double feature program with Bryant Washburn in “The Ghost of the Rancho,” a five part Pathe comedy and Mae Murray in “Modern Love,” another six reel Universal production of the. caliber | of “Body in Bond” and or Kill." | “The Ghost of the Rancho” a thor- oughly delightful light comedy with popular Bryant Washbura cast as a rich young man who is cast off be- | course everything comes all right in by his family but his swectheart. He goes to the great southwest, makes good by sheer native pluck, falls in love with a wonderful girl and of colrse everything comes all right in the end. In “Modern Love” Mae Murray ap- | pears as a young recruit of the stage trom a dramatic school who abtains a position with a road show and is | forced to leave through the attentions | of the leading man. The latter even succeeds in separating her from the man she is to marry. How she wins the love of still another man who has hidden his love because he be- lieved she cared for the other Is dramat ca' in ‘“Modern Love.” Monday there will be no perform- ance at Fox’s owing to the lecture by W. H. Taft, but Tuesday briags an- other big double feature show with | tho usual four acts af vaudeville. | Peggy Hyland and George Bunny in| the latest Fox comedy, “Caught in the | Act” and William S. Hart in “Truth- ful Tulliver.” “Caught in the Act” is 1 In | dowa i fight packed full of mischief and fun, aad! is sure to keep an audience in a con- | tinuous state of merriment. Peggy | Hyland is as athletic as an acrobat, and as charming as the sweetest deb- utante. She laughs at convention and locksmith while she wea s her own romance. She is ably assisted by George Bunny and a large cast in this ripping production, filled with fun that is bound to chase the glooms “Truthful Tulliver” Mr. Hart por traveling printe in “bad man He fiercely at- trays the role of a who starts a paper town, Glory Hole tacks the iniquities of some of the leading citizens who insult women. For this he is challenged and he goes ta the Forty Rod saloon to it out with guns. Hart slips| into the saloon and the climax is too | thrilling and dramatic to disclose. | The above two features and four bi acts of vaudeville will be presented at | and Wednes SCENIC THRATER. There will be an extraordinary ductian presented at the Scenic the: ter Monday and Tuesday when the great picture “Temptation” comes for a two days’ showing. The story which surrounds the showing of this won- derful and remarkable picture is ua- usually clever, depicting the experi- ences of a class of young college men and ladies who have pledged them- selves to a clean moral life for ono! after graduation. Only one of the vouns men in the class lives up to his promise and he is given the final | test Which brings about scenes which cause this motion picture to create a great sensation wherever it has been shown. The young maa is led into the garden of temptation where mad- | pro- BECOMING BLOUSE OF BLACK GEORGETTE New [ this blouse of black georgette beaded in cylindrical beads of orange and and interesting are the lines of black. | ing { succeeded his father |SMART LHTTLE TAM AND CHIC TURBAN HATS INDlCATE ADVANCE STYLE FOR LATE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING At tha left tam of emerald is a smart little ribbon, * for and a few green corded winter wear. 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