The Photo-Play Journal (Jul 1919-Feb 1921)

56 The Spark Divine (Continued from page 8) "Indeed ! she cried, rising in resentful indignation, "you have such plebian ideas of matrimony!" The words were echoing in his ears, but he quickly expostulated : "Platonic affection is repugnant to me. As far as money is concerned, you will be supplied with plenty, but your fidelity must be sure." These last words were articulated with emphasis. Agreeing, the wedding followed within a fortnight. During the first year of traveling, they enjoyed visits to far-off lands and ultimately purchased a handsome estate and settled for a happy life of contentment. One day, when the nurse announced that a baby boy was born. Bob was the happiest man in the province. Marcia, however, was indifferent, and looked on the incident merely as a matter of course with no supreme gratitude in common. Bob thoroughly enjoyed the companionship of his little idol and every summer would romp on the lawn, keenlv watching the boy develop into a robust child of five. Tt annoyed him greatly to think that Marcia was so indifferent toward such an innocent and lovable little fellow. He had confidence in himself to believe that he could revive her spark of humanity and set upon some method of arousing her. Bob went to business late one morning', and asked Marcia to take the boy to have his hair trimmed, and when she dressed and asked the maid for the child, she was horrified to learn that he had been kidnapped. Immediately upon Bob's return for dinner, she excitedlv told him what had happened. He susrsrested that she take a ride through the nark on horseback and search each nook and corner. Acting upon the suggestion, she started on the search and when she arrived in the dense part of the park, a note was hastilv slinned in her hand bearing the signature of the Black Hand, and instructing her to pav ransom for her son's return. She comnlied with the request, but no boy was returned to her. The absence of the bov worried her. and the only consolation she had was to invite children from the neighborhood to come to her house and she would spend hours in entertaining them. Never before had she realized that she loved her baby and she offered a handsome bounty for his return. Bob could hardly believe that the boy really meant so much to her, and inwardly enjoyed the change in her attitude. While they were sitting alone brooding over the loss, Bob's mother silently stole into the house with the boy and delivered him into Marcia's arms. "My dear child," she cried, " never again will I let you out of my sight ! Those bad men will never get vou again." Freckles are "as a cloud before the sun" hiding your brightness, your beauty. Why not removethemf Don't delay. Use STILLMAN'Sc Cream Made especially to remove freckles. Leaves the skin clear, smooth and without ablemish. Preparedby specialists with years of experience. 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Practically all of the big manufacturers of bicycles co-operated with Uncle Sam by devoting their plants to the production of munitions— airships parts, hand grenades, "75" shells and military bicycles of a special pattern that very materially cut down the normal output of regular models. The lost production on account of war work, and inability to get steel, has already caused a serious shortage. More time will be lost while the factories are changing their equipment back to a bicycle basis. There is also a tremendous export demand for bicycles. In the meantime, the existing shortage of bicycles is daily becoming more acute and a veritable bicycle famine seems inevitable. Men in the industry, who know the actual capacity of the plants, estimate that it will take at least a year for the output of bicycles to catch up with the demand. A good many thousand boys and a sizeable army of men. who have been looking forward to owning new bicycles this season, may have to walk. 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