CHAPTER XXIII

THE SECRET The afternoon dragged by. Ruth had enough to think about to put out of her mind her picture and all that was connected with it. What was going on at the island where the encampment had been wrecked, scarcely troubled her at all. “Treasure Trove” might remain uncompleted forever; the Fielding Film Company might become bankrupt; everything might go completely to smash! The unknown backer who had come forward so strangely to help her in this new production seemed very remote. Nothing really mattered but Tom…