Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^...?_____ | MtlKcent 1 |W ]| : mii tft* : jj | j| Mistletoe f ifSlSjj I De LYSLE FERREE CASS | | * y T| ILLICENT HEBARD had \^|V MI not the slightest idea flfj IWII that she even remotely flra I II resembled Audrey ArBR1 1| lington, stellar number of the National Film ^ Manufacturing . com^ \ pany's cast. In fact, ^ having only recently arH ' W from a downstate farm, she had not even seen any of Miss Arlington's Cwf celebrated moving-picture portrayals, much less heard of ; ; that opulent magnate of filmdom, the v - National Film Manufacturing company. Truth to tell, the very first ; s i time she learned of its existence was I* that evening when, worn out by a bootless tour of business offices where she had hoped for employment, she read its "ad" in the Help Wanted sec| yr; tion'of a newspaper. Millicent had come to the metropolis abrim with the high hopes and dimi- j nent enthusiasm of youth. Incidental- , ly she brought remarkable good looks 1 with her too, although, being unso- j | phisticated and from the country, she was not as self-conscious of them as f- most city girls of her age are. The . home farm was hopelessly mortgaged and for several years past she had ; ^?||| realized ^with increasing poignancy what a tax upon her aged parents' ! filender resources she was. As a girl grows older she craves more and better things, and, no mat- ; ter how slightly she may be in I'. "'Look!" Look!" * dulged in the matter, her support Is fxmayoiaapiy more expensive irom yeur to year. It was acute realization of this that had prompted Millicent to adventure citywards, armed with her diploma from the Tingleville Commercial college, proving her to be a fully j v s trained stenographer. v Millicent had found no positions fiv open, however. Nobody seemed in . need of a stenographer without past; experience or even a typist. Some \ business men, she found, wanted a j ; girl in their offices, but they expressed j themselves as being more personally | Interested in Millicent's good rooks than in her Tingleville certificate. So jp Millie wiselylooked elsewhere. Wisely maybe, but fruitlessly. Then one & evening in her bare hall room this second week she came across the two: line "ad" of the National Film Manufacturing company, which, it seemed, was lukewarmly interested in securing a girl "for filing." A princely stipend of six dollars per week was the practical inducement offered. Six dollars loomed gigantic to our : lllllicent just then and, although the thought of being only an office girl was humiliating, it was considerably better than nothing. She determined to be first of the hundred-odd appliscsSNwij1 v. mnfa fit a q+nriirt at* th a morrow. Vi?MIW> CkV UAV uvuwuw wu ? pljp - and bo, Indeed, she was. On the way out next morning Miss feS Millie occupied herself with a perusal of the newspaper and therein read a |l|p?. long account of the stupendous prop|p|?v duction which the National Film Manufact'ir'ig company was about to release. The names of fascinating AuP frey Arlington, darling of the movie fans, and of Ned Tolman. her handsome male "support," occurred frepPPi.-quently. The release was to be in no less than five reels, three of which the press notice stated were already > '. done and desperate efforts were being made to finish taking the other two tor a theater presentation by Christmas eve. "A mammoth, elaborate pron A AvnnnaA ortora<1 UUCUUU ... uu cA^ciioc o^ui uu . . ." etc., etc., ad lib. Not knowing much about the movies, Millicent wasn't much impressed, however. At the moment her mind was fervently occupied with melancholy reminiscences of a "Ned" whom she herself had known?Ned % Parkins, who had pledged eternal fidelity to her in the shadow of a hav?; "* ... I V . \\ -;A : - stack one moonlight night years "before when both he and she were barely more than children. Ned?her Ned?had gone away to the big city three years before to make his fortune. She never had heard from him since. Unclouded eyes, a fresh clean complexion and simple direct address won Millteftat her interview with the office manager in the fllin plant. While he still was explaining her new filing duties, in rushed the chief director? hair rumpled and gesticulating in wild excitement. "Audrey Arlington fell down in the 'J Jl- -M 1 Vl_ t. lU/> 1A<S+ miaaie 01 ner oig seeuc iu tur moi, reel of the Christmas release. . . . Complete nervous breakdown! . . . hysterical . . . are rushing her direct to the nearest hospital now. . . . What in heaven's name will we do? There isn't a girl in the whole stock company who can make up to look enough like her to complete the personification for this final reel!" The head director kept wringing his hands and swearing frantically. The president of the company registered acute distress. Then his eyes accidentally fell upon pretty Millicent among her filing cases. "Look! Look; Mr. Isaacsohn!" felled the head director, pointing. "As I live, that girl looks enough like Miss Arlington to be mistaken for her on the street! . . . Come here, Miss ?Miss whatever-your-nameis! Have you ever posed before a 'picture'., camera? No? . . . well, it doesn't make any difference just now anyway. You're fired from that office job. I'll -give you $60 a week to substitute for Miss Arlington in this last reel. . . No, I haven't time to listen to any thing about it! Come on back to tne studio with me right now! The 'set' is all up and we were right in the middle of the scene when Miss Arlington fainted. Ned Tolman, the leading man, is waiting. C'mon!" Bewildered. Millicent was pulled out of the busy offices and back to the huge glass-domed studio where the last reel of the famous Christmas release was being held in impatient abeyance for its principal. "Listen now, miss," exploded the director as Millicent emerged from the dressing room clad in the same wonderful gown that Audrey Arlington had been wearing only ten minutes before. "Pay attention to what I say and don't stare at either me or the camera. Act natural; that's what we're paying you for! Walk inside of those tape lines on the floor and don't on any account move outside them. This scene is the parlor of your home. It's supposed to be Christmas eve. You're to turn your back to the camera and be tieing a sprig of mistletoe to the chandelier. Mr. Ned Tolman, who plays opposite 'lead,' will do the rest. You simply act as any girl would under the circumstances. . . . Hey you! Get Mr. Tolman from his dressing-room. Tell him we're all ready again. Now, in you go miss!" Millicent did just as she was told, although her heart beat fast and her head was in a whirl. With her back to the assemblage behind the cranking comera man, she raised both arms to tie the sprig of mistletoe to the chandelier. Quick footsteps sounded behind, her and, an instant later, a man's strong arms were around her waist and his handsome face thrust close to hers for a kiss. With a cry of mingled fright and indignation, the girl squirmed about in his arms and tried to push him away. Then for the first time she caught sight of the movie matinee idol's face. "Ned?" she thrilled in Joyous amazement. "Ned Harkins! Tou are the famous Ned Tolman?" "Millicent!" breathed he, clasping her closer as their lips met in a long, long kiss and the watching director yelled: "Pine! fine! Hold that!" Presently the whirr of the camera crank ceased and the grins on the faces of actor, "extra," and "set" shifter broadened. "Hey there!" finally shouted the head director. "Film's run out; scene's over! We've had enough oi that kiss now!" "But I haven't,' murmured Ned, looking fondly down into his old sweetheart's happiness-flushed face. "Have rou; Millicent?" "Never! I could keep on doing it forever/' she whispered softly back. It Seems Not. Can not human creatures who talk 4,600 miles by wireless invent some other means than wholesale slaughter for adjusting their differences? Can not the ingenious minds that flash thoughts by cable thousands of miles beneath the waters, that send ponderous trains whirling across the continent at fifty miles an hour, that send passengers in huge, luxurious hotels through storm and wave from continent to continent, that conquer yellow fever, smallpox and cholera, that have weighed and measured the stars and probed the affinities of elections, can not these minds find out some other way of enabling British and German and Russ to live upon this pleasant earth than by astounding bestiality of war??From United Mine Workers juiiiiiai. Tlie Job He Wanted. "Want a job, eh?" "Yes, sir; I am looking for a place where there is plenty of work." "I am sorry, but there would not be enough work here to keep you busy an hour a day." "That's plenty of work for me, ?ir."?Houston Fost. " . The Rayo Lights Like a Gas Jet ' | vO light the Rayo * lamp you don't have to remove the shade or the chimney. Just lift the gallery and touch a v match. It is just as easy to light as a gas burner and it requires * little effort to keep it clean. jR&yp T omne are the modern lamps for the farm. Simple in design ? yet an ornament to any room in the house. UseAladdin Security Oil or Diamond White Oil to obtain I best results in Oil Stoves, Lamps and Heaters. The Rayo is only one of our many products that are known in the household and on the farm for their quality and economy. j Ask for them by name and | you are sure of satisfaction. Standard Household Lubricant i - - .... Matchless Liquid Gloss 1 ? Standard Hand Separator Oil > > ? Parowax Eureka Harness Ofl / Mioa Axle Grease . \ if your dealer does not have them, write to our nearest station. * STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) BALTIMORE Washington, O. C. Charlotte, N. C.. i Norfolk, W.Va. Charleston, W.Va, Richmond. Va. Charleston, & C. f LIFE, FIRE, LIVESTOCK HEALTH and ACCIDENT INSURANCE I - Agent for Superior Monument Co. Can Save you Money on Tombstones. i W. MAX WALKER EHRHARDT, S. C. Plies Cured in 6 to14 Days , Your druggist will refund money If PAZO { OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in6 to 14 days. The first application gives Ease and Rest. 50c. E. H. HENDERSON i Attorney-at-Law BAMBE1W3. S. C. General Practice. Loans Negotiated. R. P. BELLINGER ATTORNEY AT LAW umce uver uamDerg jsanjKing uo. General Practice To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System I Take the Old Standard GROVE'S j TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know { what you are taking, as the formula is j printed on every label, showing it is ; Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form, i The Quinine drives out malaria, the j Iron builds up the system. 50 cents PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Engiies AND BOILERS ! Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injec! tors, Pumps and Fittings, Wood ! Saws, Splitters, Shafts. Pulleys, Belting, Gasoline Engines LARGE STOCK LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works. Snpply Store. 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