l.THEAT53EE,
5 WEKrG 7JB1GGEST ILU
Toiav1 is the day when the bill is
,.iari'" cliaagd .at the Royal, . but
fwg "changer c ow raeans J some
Sre ou cf tbe ordinary, - as it will
'r,- th a. famous Broadway-1 Belles
tre -
f ths most' unique and eniov-
In
tissn seen on tha Roval
bas evci. - -
stage-
joe and Ethel Carr, heading this big
h0tf, are one of the biggest of the
"easo'n at the Royal, and despite the
Lct that this is supposed to be one
cf the dullest weeks theatrically in
the entire year they are playing to
remarkably good audiences at every
performance.
Today's new -Mil will, mean an en
tire change, 'VflJ. ' feature" some
n- riftv wara'rofce,. and that big
i-TW-r and singing a'lons of eight!
' 11.. 1 1 X 1
beauties, vrao reaiiy . nuuw uuvv io
Amce nnd have, voices, too, afccombi
eation s,gMseen. in . an of dinar jr
popular p ceu show and this show is
far from' the ordinary. New -specialties,
new songs -and new music, all
up-to-the-minute Broadway successes
Trin make this the biggest5 bill of
the entire week, for today and tomor-t
A ROARING FARCE.
Commencing today for two days the
Grand theatre presents Marguerite
Clark, one of the screen's fairest
daughters, in a roaring farce entitled
"The Amazons." This production
was originally written by Sir Arthur
W. Pinero and the screen version was
arranged by the talented Frances Ma
rion, who has been responsible for so
many of the Paramount successes.
A typical Clark picture, "The Ama
zons," presents the winsome little
star, at her best in a subject of rapid
fire theme and hundreds of laughs.
Kever before has aMrguerite Clark
been given such an opportunity to
display her own inimitable humor and1
various surprises are in store for
those "Whs wilt vfu-TVo" j-iV :V . H.
io see -their' favorfto '
'Joseph.. Kaufman, . the . director of
- vv.,u,i5i-c iiaa turned
outgoneof the triumphs : of: his : career
...vi. uuujci, emu advance re
porta indicate . that "The Amazons'Y
will add -many new ; admirers rto ' Mar
guerite Clark'salready long list,
I Frank Allen, the left-handed' pitch
er of the -.Boston' Braves,, has 'retired
fromUhe game in' order to give his
entire attention to his Alabama plan
tation. ... ; .
Z3
GRAND
TODAY AND TOMORROW
CLARk' ' E
In the First of Her Great Star
Features
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CaROCfNA; FR1EFAY.?- rAFrERNOON,' FEBRUARY T5, 1 9 1 8.
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The Play In which Bllli Burke
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Her Mother has no time for
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In Her Greatest Artcraft Production, "A Romance of the Redwoods," at
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suggestions . it contains will result in
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pool at a dime a pocket.
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Cor. 2nd and Princess.
BY WILL, SEAT. . " ' ' -
IM ! Timothy Gates ! "
Lawyer Brown
leaned from his
buggy as he caught
sight of a man
trudging s i o w 1 y
along, the road to
the village.
The young. bellow
turnedT at' the call
and answered with
out animation: "Did
you speak to me. Mr. Brown TV
"Yes; jump in, Tim. I want to
iive a. talk with you. That is, if you
hare the time."
'Time?" echoed Timothy Gates,
climbing into the seat by the law
yer's side. "I have more of that than
tnything else. I wish I hadn't
what wouldn't I give to have a good
Job once more!"
The attorney gave him, keen,
"Things have not gonevery well
Wth you, have they?" he observed.
"No; theT- haven't," burst from
Tim, tensely. "And, what's more,
thej don'f seem liable to go any bet
ter. I don't believe that I've had
Hore thaa ten weeks, of steady work
lince my sickness two years ago. If
It wasn't for Myra's taking in sewing
e'd starve!"
'But you are among .friends and
neighbors; I don't understand how
Web. a state of thiners coma to Tass-
really did not know that it was so,
"There isn't wnrlr enmm'h; tn 'thici
jMage for two carpenters," explained
fua Ditterly. "Ed! Gilmore slipped
. and got the work while Iwas sick.
I am out of it. Lordy! I wish I
M out of it altogether!"
"Tim, what would you say if I were
.w tell you that someone had left you
50,000'"
"Mr. Browne,", cried .Tim, turning
poa tne lawyer fiercely. VI am in
w mood for jollying."
i ia not joking, boy. I am in
,lead
left
I will show-It to you
earnest. Abbey Johnson has
1 YOU 550.00ft In hpr will "
,l'bbey Johnson left me S50,-
it m BfSIed the yune man, staring
"v in Diank amabement.
fm. es; fibe never got over her fancy
U14(u. u seems."
Tint y.,.i-
Vf -d u' yu can't mean iz,
fr. Brown?" Tim pressed, his hand
J" ais brow dazedly. "It-can't be
IhIvi 13 tiM'' the lawyer.
Wutous " by' dOU,t be 50 ln
, hi A got it down. in black
to&T aemanaea tne -., young
"I have
Presently "
aaK God!"- Tim drew a den.
it v. breath and covered his "face
fcfiv. uauus- Jfretty soon ne
; up.
ItJ'1 Jhln rae hard-hearted.; Mr,
death . m Dot re3icing at Abbey's
W $50,000! You don't
udi it means to me."
can gueess, Tom; but "
CTndr vhat Myra will say,'
ouMn'f ' exclt13r- "Abbuy
tts.?i xt8165111 to ne after our mar
htl'P thought that she never
'4 r!. but Proves that she
.; Poor Abbev" J
for a0?, Were rather devoted to her
aren't you, Tim?"
!ihT? "u;. JS3 ataitted Tim. sheep
in t ks thoit that I -
i marry her an I reckon I
1 isit lf Myra tadn't ome- on
1 feren v er aunt- When she carae
t o,;. ,,ut Abbey, acd wect dean
n 1 a Ae7."
"Rather," observed - Mr. Brown, I
dryly. "A woman seldom forgives a
thing of that kind."
"Abbey has," remarked Tim in sat
isfied tones. "Although she told My
ra that she would get even with her
somehow. It's a sort of heaping coals
of fire on our heads, isn't it?"
"Not exactly, Tim. You see, there
is a condition attached to the leg
acy." - -- -.-,-'.-..
"Oh, of course," remarked Tim.
"There always is, isn't there? It
will be a mighty hard one lf I can't
meet it. Out with it."
"Tim!" The lawyer necked an
imaginary fly from his horse's flanks.
"Abbey left you that .$0,000 on the
condition that you- leave your wife
absolutely."
"What " shouted-Tim.. "Leavemy
wife? What do you mean?"
"Don't get excited, Tim. Remem
ber,! am.' not responsible for the va
garies of a woman. I have the will
with me, , and you can "read it for
yourself."
He handed the reins to Tim, then
drew from the inner pocket of his
coat a document which he unfolded
deliberately.
"Here it is," he said, running his
finger down the page to the final par
agraphs. "You see for yourself."
-"And further." read Tim. "I do
hereby give and4 bequeath to Timo
thy. Gates the sum of S50.000 In cash,
to use in. such manheras he: shall see
fit, on the. condition?' that .he shall
leave . his wife formerly Myra
Thornton absolutely; she having no
part or parcel in such money. But
if Timothy Gates remarries, then he
mav share with his. second wife, or
with their children, if there be issue
to'iuch marriage, the foregoing $50,-
000.
"And further;!f, cafter. mature de
liberation, the said" Timothy Gates!
irefuses :io comply. with the said con
dition, then is the aforementioned
t&AOOOMio be given to4 a-charity here
inafter toi? be?, named.,"
The young fellow turned in fury'
upon the lawyer.
"Why didn't -you tell me . before?"
he cried; savagely. ..-"Vhat do you
mean by tantalizing me-wlth a
glimpse of.-heavei and-; them dropping
me into hell? Yen knew that I
couldn't meet any such condition!
Yon contemptible .pettifogger! I've
notion' to break every bone in your
body." .
"Calm yourself, boy. It's.hard lines,
I know. I remonstrated with Abbey
but it had no effect. You, don't have
to leave your wife. Still, if you de
cide to do so ".
"IH' be hanged if I do!" roared
Tim. v
"I know ju3t;,how you feel, Tim.
Any man would feekthe same way,"
declared the attorney. . ' "In r justice
to Abbey, ..however,' I-must' advise
that you think - the matter over be
fore giving your decision'
T want "to say right now," inter
posed' Tim, his; voice thrilling ; with
passion, "that . I need .no time for,
deliberation. I ' refuse, absolutely 5 to.
give up Myra." A
"Well, Tim, r can't blame, you, but
we'll talk-about it later. - Go home
and think it over."
"Yes, I'm going home. " V Tim
swung himself out of ithe buggy, and
chooit hiA fist wratMXlrft the ? law
yer "If I hit known what" you
wanted' to tell me I'd ns hare got
iuto that-tisr. 'i :-vtfiaafctofee-nuity
commen4 -ts. to.jtJoiian.fvery
timet, and at-lwykf aotoae 'whit
better." ' .
VTou uaJKxst boybt: lllpaft
blame scttS' th attbtiltyi tba-
meat as h drore away. -
after him into the village. Turning
into one of the side streets, he soon
reached the little two-roomed cottage
which he called home.
As he opened .the door a. -woman
looked up from her sewing with a
Casual glance, which' changed . to one
or apprehension when she caught
sight of hk j?ace.
"What ist, Tim? What haff-happened?"
she asked quickly. . . -
1 For answer Tim flung himself into
a chair with a groan. His wife threw
aside her-sewing, came to his side
and slipped an arm about his- neck.
were pinched and drawn.
Where had gone the beauty-that
had made Myra Thornton the belle
of the village? Where? He had de
stroyed' it himself by the hardships
he had thrust upon her.
Hev groaned and bowed his. head
upon his hands in deep self-abasement.
What a failure he was, and
yet he had tried 'hard not to be. Life
had been full of promise when he
had led Mywto the "altar five years
Fbefore.
Things t had gone, all right at.-first,
and then had come hisdllness. That
ton's, Tim ? Never min d ! Something
win turn. up. soon, I know."
"Myra!" Tom, catight her hands
and. drew her'to 'nlm. "Abbey John
son has left me $50,000 In cash If I
will- leayeyou.""'
For an'instantMyra .Gates stared
at her husband,- and then with a
shriek she fluar ner' arms jabout ,hfm.
"Timf Oh, Tim!'" she cried,' and
Didn't you get the job at Lanle-fhad swallowed up their savings, and
then - he groaned again . aa he
thought of his fruitlesa endeavors, to
get steady work. Unable lo bear 'the
sight of his dejection, his wife "went
to him again.
"Don't take lfy so to hearty Tim
she said, laying her hands on his
shoulders. "Everything wili come all
right soon"
"Myra ! "r exc1almedTiittln agony
couldn't take it with her, and if I
could have it with a provision I don't
see why I couldn't without. What
wouldn't I give for one month's free
dom from: money care I But I won't
leave.Myra! No;' of course K-won't."-So
he brooded over the matter.
Night' after night his wife heard him
muttering- as he-tossed- restlessly, un
able to sleep.
- "Tim!" once she called fearfully.
Well?" answered the man.
"You are not thinking; jf- that
money, are you?"
"Of course not,' replied; . Tim
crossly. "Can't you let' afellom-sleep
in peace?"
Myra said nosmore. The-jnoney
was not mentioned again for several
days, but Tim knew that -hi wife
knewthat -he wasf'tbinkliig about it
constantly. Her eyed full of appeal
; followed nim continually and irri
tated him .by the growiag- dread in
'themras his moods of , abstractiQu be
came ; more frequent.
there was- fear and wild- appeal - in
her voice.
, "Good heavens, , Myra! , don'tiUake
on 'like thai! I'm not goings: to-do
it,' exclaimed Tim roughly.
"Oh, Tim, Tim!" sobbed hisfwife.
clinging to him convulsively. "Don't
you eee? She knew that you' were
hard upland thls is-,the5vway.8he Las
taken ; to get you f rOia me. ;-But j you
won't leave . me, Tim, ;fwiii yow?"
' ' Of course I .. won't i " crieif iTim.
"Not 'for twice $50,00-0. . But'Myra!
Myra ! ; Just think of Vwhat that, money
wouldUhave. done for us."
'; "i!;won' tv think of 7 it,"1deolared-his
'xrit eii'andyou , mustf: not either. We
and? lei" me .tell' yctaB6ut'iit?
r "We. don t 7 want- her money ,', said.
MVra-; Gates ; againivwhen he hadv fin5
"WHBNCAN I HAVE THAT $50,000 V
of self-reproachi'if ever I .do get on
my.: feet you shan't; takeCai needle in
your hands." .
'.'Don't I knowit iti' cried . Myra,
smiting; at him .bravely. "My, but
won-1 I -v put on airs when tne dress-
iohedhelrecital OT'lJSgftalpi
rtehwlth-pt.eQr
ikvv thanliltc'aa q? and 'that, rw
rwniadskTIm.
? ?he kissed her huaband. brushed
I'the'; tears f roinjheef v and resolute4
Tim ..watched her ihsilence; Her
ted. ii er ngure. .was r oeut, ner aair.
maker!! ; say : 'Leg, o muttdnr or el-hhis attention f rqm the subject
1)0: sleeves? . Which shall it he, Misf
Gates? - Theyreboth : stylish.'
"Why couldn't Abbey have Jett nte
that money deeentlyT" ejaculated
Tim; .with irritation, : ignoring hla
wife's pitiful attempt at; gayety., "Of
all the conpaition!-ttot' were evert
invented this is. the -worst."
Myra Gates paled ana a) look of
dread, flesked intq ehef eyes.
"Tito," shocried pleadingly, "don't
think about it. Promise me that -you
onjtthinofit.r ; - f
"What' theVuse-; of f thinking. of
it?' growled Tim.
"Then promise youwoh't, PleaseB
,TIm,"'.
ButJae.- did. Day . andit night-the
thoughrofJthe money nerer-left him.
Harassed by debt aad.;"worried':by thei
lack of empioymenti . $50,000. seemed
ktQhimunlImifaweaith.
to me1 unconditionally ? " ;he ; exclaim-
But In spite of -thenvTlm could not
help letting his thoughts dwell upon
what he .would i have done with -the
money had c he taken it. He became
disinclined for. conversation and re
sented his wife's efforts to distract
If it' were not Abbey Johnson's
money, Tim, I . would not care so
much,Vbroko from.her lips-one morn-
jng wnen Tim naa Been more tnan
I usually . trying.
" w no said. anyning; aoout ADDey
Johnson's money,". demanded Tim.
"Nobbdyf 'retorted hia wife sharp
lyv 't you, might just aa well as to
rbe - thinking about. it all the time.
You. don't love me. or you wouldn't
care anything aboutifit."
"Don't love you! Good Lord,
Myra, liaven't. I: given up '$ 60-,000f for
ur sake? what better proof ao
want than that?'
"Tim, do you-want that money?"
'Of course I want it," said Tim;-
"And
plenty,"
disgust.
"but I am not going; to take it."
"Whatfbecomes ofHt-if you don't
ttake it?r
"It goes to charity," answered Tim
briefly.
"When?"
''Whenever I choose," answered
Tfia. shortly." " Lawyer Brown spoke lner jace
to me about it yesterday. Me said
that Irmust decide soon now."
"Tnen, Tim, go to mm at once and
put the thing beyond your reacoy'
pleaded his wife, going to htm and
twining her arms about his neck.
"We are both of us wretched slS
things- are, : and you-don't want that'
nioney. Tim. Don't you see? She
hoped to separate us. Abbey did it
Just to get you a way from me. You
do love me, Tim?"
: "Of course I love you,"- said yTim,
Shaking off her clinging arms. 'How
may times do you want to be," told
that? I'll . settle the matter? to-day,
since; you are bq keen about it.'
He left the house hastily.
'Sha ls- ;right,?' he mused. . Tae
matter might Just-as well hesettied
now' aa at any time. Still a-, fellow
likes to know that he can put his
handsion $50,000 whenever he llkesSU
He stopped suddenly.
71 Why shouldn't I have. It? he
asked himself savagely. "Myra would
be a heap better off without me. I'm
only a burden to her as things are.
By George! Fm going: to have' a -fling
at that money."
He drew himself up and; set his
lips together souarely. Then, withont
further hesitation, he hurried to the
attorney's office. The lawyerrose-at
"This entrane.
"When can I have that-$5Cr,tM0?"
demanded Tim abruptly.
"Whenever you comply with the
conditions, Tim."
"The condition is complied vwith,"
announced Tim grimly. "I; am leav
ing town on thetnext train. Giveme
some money now; and when I need
morer I will write for it. Be;; quick
aoout it. ' l navenp time lose.
thfe cottage that had been their horf
A light shone' from the window of t
-front room and Tim approached
looked in.
Myra sat by the table busy 'wl
the everlasting sewing. Tlm's-hel
contracted with a spasm of pain
he noted "how wan and worn ;
iooea ana wnat rurrows of -ca
grief and-privation had wrought
I havfr been rolling:1
he thoght, with deep sa
God! What a brute I arf
mm
u-
So you have decided to leave your
wife?" remarked the lawyer. "Have
you given the matter due considera
tion, Tim? Remember, the , separa
tion must be absolute."
"Haven't I said that I complied
with the condition?" cried Tim. "I
don't see the necessity ofdiscussing
it. Give me the money, and letTme
go."
At first the mere joy of having an
unlimited I supply of money served to
dull whatever pangs of conscience
Timothy Gates might have had.
But as the glamour of his riches
wore off, thoughts of his wife bjsgan
to,!'trouble him. Vainly he tried to
suppress them by plunging into new
and hitherto unknown pleasures; but
his , wife's face?ias he; had last seen it
rpale, worn, appealing, but loving
always came before him.
"What a contemptible cad - I am,'
he soliloquized, with intense self-
loatning. -wnen 1 baa Myra I was
not satisfied until I had the. money
NoWi'.I have the money and. si want
-Myra!. Hangit, I haven't even man
hood V enough -to1 be a I first-class vil
lain:' I ' wonder how she is? I won
der1' how she looks ? Why," - as the
thought struck came with sudden
"Well, le won't-then i-proraiseddedf it, Tim. The thing is spoiling our.
"twantlyou ';to give up. all though tWorce, "why should I not see for my-
rHves. You' are hot at-all as you used ktlie condItion, just to'see her. I will
Lto,. be. Just because you are always
mxxxmng or that maney?'
That's right,'! cried Tim bitterly, f.fr. myself
;She .had come toonear, the '.. truth; in?
"Why couidn't?fAbbey It isn't every inlghtfali in his nativeTillage.' With
fwas- untluyandf ltfelessher' features ed for.5f the hundredth tim. " "She -f or w"woman.M
man that'wtmid give up what I have
self: how, sheiis? It is not breaking
see ner. If she is wellv if ' she Is
content, ..then', soi willl-vbe ; :rfbut I must
Acting1 imraediately upon this re-
solve,' Timothys found himself, at
but . one thought that of seeing his.
wue-Hae , made. , his way-at: once to
At this moment hia wife let
work fall nto her lap. andV nuttl
ther hand into the.bosom ot her draft
V. . J M LL - lilll ml I
we ureir ionn a mue locaet wxui
rthe watcher recognized as the one
had given her oh their weddlnsr. di
Tim choked as Myra opened the lottl!
et-and pressed her Hps to the pictdr
it contained.
"My God! I can't stand1 thai
broke from hterlips. "1 mustetj 1
of tnisv Anathematizine htmsi
r bitterly, he stumbled mL of Urn m
V - ' '. J: f. i
anguish "I must have been aaad ;
give u?slove like that. Ohif on
I could; do it all over again; but j
is too late." Hei stopped short.'
it loo iaiei no, uy neavens, noi i
is-not too late to he a man' anf tha'
what $m- going to be;" ' (
"vthy, Timothy Gates ejaeulat:
Lawyer Brown as Tim broke in up
him. "What brings you here! I
you .want Borne more.mohey ?" - '
"No,- answered Tlmr "I do&lZ N
now, nor everr again.- Vm gciac?
be a man.' 1 r-- v":
What do you meanV TtaFask,
h tne attorney wrarely,
I mean," said Tinv-that Tverh
enough ef that accursed money.; i
don't; want any more of it, and I
pay back every cent that' Fre -used
"But, Tim, it will be my -duty I
turn tne money .over to cnarity."" h.
"That is where it should hare 'goi
in the first place." cried Tim. ' ' !
"You really mean thiSj. Tinjif aRv
member, there will ber no-further e,
portunity to change;" 1 i
"With all toy soul, Lmean tcrl;
-Tim with fervor. "I was mad ? !
dream that I could give up: Myr;
but lack of work will driven twnan.
almost anything." " ! -j '
"I have been hoping, for thisTii
I am proua' ot you' said tne attornej
grasping hjs hand. " You. won't r,
gret this but what . about work? ;
"I can get it in the clty'vanswcn
Tim. ;
"And your wife?
"Look, after her a Jittlewon'yo,
Mr. Brown ?" Tim's voice' was nesk
"Ifs a poor sort of man that . inu',
-asifi that of another, but i, cannot I
Lto her until I am worthy." -. (
"I'll do it, Tim. Don't be-fne4
long."
"I'll come back, as soon as-: Lean!
Kanswered ,Tim. "Goodby .
A year later Timothy Gates, aga
approached the little cottage whe
his wife lived. As before,' Myra s
by the table , sewing. A flush of id
swept over, her face as her busbaa
entered the room, and she started
her feet.
'.'Tim," she breathed, with, an
voluntary gesture toward- hiin. '
l "I have come baqk, Myra," he sa
slmply.y "Will you try menagain?-
"But the money ?" cried - My4
hoarsely. "The; money is hetweenins.
"No thank God!" said Tim fe:
yently. "I never touched it after tt.
first few months, and I've paid bac
every- cent that I used them; "v Fv
come back with- clean hands. Myra 1 1 '
Will youtake me now?' ,
With a sobbing cry his wife spars
to him, and Tim's arms closed abod V
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