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A Three-hundred'thousand-dollar Gamble
This is the sum of money that John Bowers is putting into a magnificent new home, in the hope that Marguerite de la Motte will consent to occupy it as his wife.
By Caroline Bell
JOHN BOWERS is staking three hundred thousand dollars on a gamble. Hollywood is wondering if the beautiful dream palace that is rising, three stories high, plus towers, atop a hill, and that is costing such a large sum, will at last win Marguerite de la Motte for the faithful John.
For three and a half years be has laid siege to her heart.
It was his strength and protectiveness that were first appealed to, for he met her when she was unconscious.
Noticing the hubbub of an automobile accident, John tendered his services in extricating three forms from the tangled mass of wreckage, one of whom was a girl. As they were being placed in an ambulance, he asked the girl's name.
"Marguerite de la Motte,"some one, looking at the name
plate of the wrecked coupe, told him. "Probably a movie actress."
"Never heard of her," he said. "But the poor kid needs looking after. Must be her parents with her. They all look pretty badly Hurt."
So John saw that they were properly cared for at the hospital, but did not leave his name, and the unconscious girl did not know until months later who had befriended her.
Their second meeting, at a party, was touched with humor. Seeing him standing in a doorway and thinking him Bryant Washburn, to whom be bears some resemblance and whom she knew slightly, Midge spoke. Perceiving by his surprised look that she had made a mistake, she became quite embarrassed.
Their friendship began when both were cast in an Ince film, and from then on John acquired a. habit of looking after Midge.
Her mother had died three days after the motor accident, and her father a few months later — from injuries received in the crash. Midge and her brother, both minors, were left under
John Bowers and Marguerite de la Motte looking over the plans of the new home.