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' j 'By olaver Monnis
f Author. M "John Bredon, Solicitor."
svsorsts.
iohn fitleigh, hfarfmneter e 7inrptr
I fiol, Ma pemiattnl J,ad) Annt lt'lmtiir.
lev ' t'' fteY fntlitrlKM bou to his
7i(Wl, ;. (he Ikjj, is to Infiertt Iftft.
met vtmbtrlv etlatt, ourt M wicM,
, .orrt trfiur Acrid, txptam (o Brtlph.
there art many relative! who icouM Mfce
10 t, lAe 6ou put dnt n Hie teai, o
tl&r thtu tntBht Inherit the oleic.
r .cnf .dHAtir- then explains Mint rm nt-
fMtipi ir afrtedy been matte lo kttnetp
the boy, lie auip'CH oni" of tira-covaln.
flrlr mill It'WIaiH Jtrt't. 0 htrini
titlrnHe.ij en IV Im' (lr. EW fp'i
Vtrt to look nfrr htm, A few days
liter fie conMjee (a .odi .tunc Hint Jin
loBts her; she trtta lilm tht low htm,
too. The boy l n !xmf betlctCH them.
. ' CffAPTBrt tlt-tContlnUcd)
It ,waa ncartr 6 o'clock when John .Er-
lelgh lofl, Monltsllvor nnl eel out on his
lont wnlk'hnck to tlnrptrcc. Ho trod as
a mm 111'lffliVtrcail on nlr. Yqnrs seemed
to lutvn fAIIcn fiotn Ills ahouUlers. He
waa 40-ln the prime ot his life but now
ho scented a boy aftAtn, In tho first Htiali
. of -oittli synl lovo. Hla eyes Eimrklcd,
nnd ho whistled na he walked along tho
,', country Inncs. If It had been term tlmo
nd any -of (ho Ifarptrcc boys had mot
t, him', they,'d Imvo said:
"Hclloi tho old 'early bird" must have
caught a, nuo fat worm "
lto reached tlio nchoolhuusc nl a few
minutes past S nlul was told that a llr.
t VcVtlsnn had called to sec him and wan
. -nnltlntf lit the study.
"afeat Scott," ho, said to himself, "I'd
forgotten all about tho fellow."
Tho posfof science and chemistry mas
ter a Harptrce was vacant, and Vcrtlgan
had applied for tlio Job. He had sent In
excellent r.c.fe tepees from a big public
Kclmol hi the 1101 tlf of Unnland, and Ur
IMrIi liad mado an appointment to sco
him that cvonlns nt 7:30 o'clock. That
Krlclch had forsotton nil about tho mat
ter was not to bo wondered at under the
, clrcumstancea, but ho waa annojed with
himself. He prided himself on punctual
ity and accuracy In all his affaire.
1 "I'm awfully .sar,r.; to.navo ucpi you
waltliiB." ho sald,''as ho entered the study.
"I can't make any excuse for myself,
except that;, my minor has been full of
other, jnatcrs."
A -small, tlirh man with nn Iron-sroy
beanl nnd thick ftrcy hair came forward
from tho window. heio had bren
standing;. 'I'lio llnht was dim ,ln tho
room ap'd lh,e' headmaster could not see
Him vcf y-i-Icrirly.
';Ve'ir havo some food flntt," said
Krlcipli, 'and then wc can tulk tblupu
ocr,qlictly, uftc,iwanl. You'll stay here
tin.- hfglit. Won't. yob?"
Ho swlteiicd on the electric llsht and
-looked at VcrtlBtin. Then ho suddenly
" 'closed. tho ddn.r bolilnd him.
:. Yqti, Uatictt" he said In a low voice.
"You?"'
"Ys,1 tho miin replied. "I wonder you
' didn't rccognlzn my wrltlnp."
"What arg you. dolus here? What do
you want)".
"You rdad nty lettcis my testimonials."
"Why db jou coll yourself Vcrtlgan?"
"Because It's iny name."
The, two men looked at each other In
silence for nearly half a minute,
, ,JWcll, ybu'tl better clear out." said
5Eilolgh,in a Imrtl, oven -voice, "I'm not
.likely to Give you th'e ob." '
'" "WJfy noV
. "Because you're not n fit man to taSo
'ehurint of Vn)' boys."
Vertlfenn 'laushed. "perhaps I'm not."
he said quietly; "but, for '.tho matter ot
tha aVc yon?"
Not' a muscle 6r John Kilelgh's faco
moved as the iiucslon was flung at him.
Onlj'1 tho-viXprcfijrun'of Ida cyea changed
tho Ilsllt In them seemed to quiver' and go
out, leavhljr thent dull jind hard.
"Are' you any bettor than 1 am?'Ksald
Terllea'n nfter a 'pause.
Hrreleli made,no reply.
"You Know nothing about me," Vertl
Ban continued. "You thought I was dead
I dfiro sa5 you weto slad when you
heard I was dead. There was not much
to choose Uefweon you and me, Erlelsh
W years 'ago. You tQrned over a new
leaf. HoiV do you know thai X havo not
done (ho iame'?-" '
"I rather fancy," said Hrlolgh slowly,
"thai yfi mo. irjf much the same as you
..were.".
The Lost
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AT, Uie time RAith and her little
friends wore huntug- for the lost
necftjace somebody was watohjng' them
wHh; bright black eyes, yh.o ,dq ypu
f-upposo it was? '. 1
Tdr, Bushy -White, the handsome lit
s,.ile brown and white squirrel who lived
in the treo near by! He saw some
'' thing was up. but,' of course, he, didn't
guess how Important ft something It
was, for squirrels know iiqthlrir about
necklaces and such thlugs-
Hut he saw something- put pf 'the
ordinary was happening. "They surely
flan iwnr nan tht like btfsre."
to be iacWutf for something." he
la lUmiieJf thoughtfully. "I gus3
tw wait awHHW tuod see If it's
8 I oughUio nut for my ta,m-
You see. Mf. fiiubv Whit h,
bnuaually lute with Ms UoukaD-
jm W h "Prtne. ami hi family, a a
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- i)jMiMnce w ntlU ftwwlln bU hlp
tia tt,ln ,u" h was always
(14 tot uc tblnya 10 take to thtm
Hf iud iuurjd and watched fctut
o qweful was t to keep bejuod (rt
. nd stump ihs,t a si atr tve
ujtftsd hi urAC.
tlf saw lti lf tfce lev tmf
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Story of Love
Vertleaii ltuhci1. "Come, como," ho
said. "You'vo rend my lestlmonlnls?"
"Yes."
"They aro good."
"They nro very good,"
"Perhaps you think I foised Ihem?"
"No-I do not think thnt."
"Vou think, perhaps, that 1 could not
clinnsro."
"t think," said Krlelgh slowly, "Hint
you havo not changed, t'orllaps I may
wrouB you, but t generally find that my
first Impressions of n man nre correct.
Why have you changed your name?"
"An mint left ma a little money nnd I
had to tako her name. Well, we -needn't
stand here, fencing with ench other. T.ct
us sit down nnd talk things overquletly."-
"What Is there to talk about?"
"My Balnry."
"I don't Intend lo cniploy Jou."
''I think you will, You won't find a
better man."
"I slmjt try," said- Krlolgh dryly.
"Well, I suppose I must ask yoh to Bias
to supper."
"Thank you, I'm glad to see that you'll
sit iloun nt the same table with me,
John Krlelgh flushed. "I -suppose jou
have coma to blackmail me," he said
quietly. '
"Nothing of tho sort. You ndvertltcd
tor a science master; I nnswered the
advertisement. I am quite competent 0
da the work. I have an excellent
character. I'm a man n n thousand. The
head master of Chcsltton said tjiat In his
letter, didn't he? He offered me another
CO pounds a year to keep me 800 In all.
That's more than you, can afford here."
"Why did you leave Chesllton?" queried
Erlclgh.
"Because I want to come South, . It's
too cool up thore, I'm rnther delicate.
And then I've heard a gooddeal about
you and your work. I thought I'd like to
help you on with It,"
"I don't bcllave ,you."- said ErIclgh
coldly. "You think you'vo. got me 1n your
power, nnd you'vo como here lo put the
screw on lo squeeze money out of inc."
Vcrtlgnn laughed godd humorcdly.
"Well, what about this food?" he said.
"I'm hungry, and one can always talk
things over better nfter a meal."
Ktlolgh smiled and led the way Into the
dining room. The supper was frugal
enough, but Vcrtlgan seemed to" enjoy
ovory mouthful of It. Erlelgh ate spar
ingly, nnd was very silent and preoccu
pied. Vertlgan, on tho other hand, chatted
Incessantly about his work In the north.
Ho seemed nnxlous to Impress Erlelgh
with his capacity for teaching boys and
keeping them Ih order.
When the meal was oyer the two men
returned lo the study. ISrlelgh lit his pipe
nnd ofTefed his guest a cigar. They seated
themselves In chairs on either side of tho
fireplace. For all the world they might
have been two old friends who Jlad not
met for a long time, and Intended to re
vive memories of Iho past. IJrlflgh was
calm and thoughtful: Vcrtlgan seemed
very well pleased wlh hlmsolf.
- -'Talbot Is dead," said Ihe latter after
a minute of silence.
Erlelgh drew In his brenth sharply, but
made no reply.
"Ho died a fortnight ago," Vertlgan
continued. "He'd gono right under novel'
held up 1ils head after those live years In
Jail. I suppose you'vo never seen him all
these years?"
"Never."
"Well, he nag. a bad lot, and would
have come to grief sooner wor later."
Again there was n Iqns silence, Kr-'
lelgh's fnce was Very will to ha his' mliiS
Went back Into the past. The plainly fur
nished study had vanished; a mist had
covered It, hiding everything save Vertl
gnn's face. That seemed to float hi mld
nlr. Tho years had fallen from tho
features and they were smooth and clean
shavenuglier than they were now with
a grinning mouth and evil eyes. And, as
he stared at them, tho mist resolved Itself
Into a mass of gieen leaves, Vertlgan's
head was thrust out from a. clump of
husheB and the evil eyes were looking at
something that lay on the ground some
thing that did not move as It lay at tho
feet of John Erlelgh.
"You didn't mean- to kill Bob Itoch
fo'rd," said Vertlgan after a pause. "You
hit him haid, and you were strong In
those days. I dare say you are now.
You look pietty fit. He was a brute, but,
unfortunately, that could only have been
proved In one way. You shrank from
the proof ot lt-rfor your sister's sake.
But you should have come forwnid and
told the truth. Ypu could have. Invented
any Ie about -the quarrel. You need not
Necklace
bit of sense could he make of the whole
proceeding.
"They surely act as il they wero
crazy," thought Mr. Bushy "White to
himself. "I believe I batter get down
there and see what is making nJl that
fuss,"
So he watched his chance and slip
ped down the tree on which he had
been sitting, down tho tree and over L
into thBTdled-up leaves.
1U nosed around a minute, keeping
his weather eye out for the girls,
"Hump!" he aqueahed, "nothing hero
to make such n fuss about I Not a
thing out of the ordinary!" Then his
nose struck something cold. "What's
this? Funny thing. I never saw the
HHe before! I wonder what it can bet"
And would you believe it? It was
Ruth's nechlace ho had fpund!
Ha (aid very still till tho girls had
gone around on the other side of the
treo to liunt where they had found their
nuts; then he caught the necklace in
his teeth and pulled it daintily from
underneath the pllcd-up leaves.
"That's a most curious thing," ha
said as he regarded it thoughtfully. "I
have never een the like before. May
be my little fslhs would like to play
with it. I better taKe. home with
He hid. it carefujly behind him till
be was wire of safety, then he stuffed
It in his mouth and started far hla
boms. Wouldn't ywx Ji,k$f jfave sean
Wr, his mouth full of 9Hftliif and hla
eyas on the bwmMubT gjrla -
He reached his jfcnc, HfrMyaml th
Utile squirrels plajg Wlt& t,he neck
lace for many a day)
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have dragged) 3'our sister's name Into tho
matter."
Erlelgh ladghcd bitterly, "t think," ho
wild quietly, "that It was you who per
suaded mo to keep my mouth shut."
"Well, pcrlmps I did. I was n fool In-
those days."
"On the contrary, you wetc a rogue.
Vou knew Talbot nnd Itochlord had quar
relled that morning, and that they hated
each other tike poison. You had nn old
scoro to settle with Talbot. Voti per
suaded 11m to keep iny mouth hut, but
you were no Tool."
Vertlgnu laughed pleasantly. "My dear
Erlelgh," ho snld, "It Is tlio easiest thing
In tho world to shift the blnmo from one's
6tvn shouldxrs to those of another. But,
tho simple fact icmalns. You killed Itoch
ford and allowed another man to bo pun
ished for the crlmo."
"It was no crime," snld Erlelgh
fiercely.
"Unfortunately In the ejes of tho
law "
. "You know t could not tell the truth."
"You were 11 cownid." '
Erletgh covered tils face with his hands
nnd shuddered These nccusatlons were
true enough. Kor one brief moment ho
had been a coward, nnd, that moment
over, there was no going back. Vertlgan
had seen to 'that. Vertlgan had woven
tho web that had bound him hand and
not Vcrtlsan hud plnyca tho part of
the tempter to serve his own ends. He,
John Erlelgh, had not known thnt at the
time, had not knoijt'n It until It ws too
late to cscspu from the web. But notlij-Inn-
did nwny with the fact that tht
thought of his plater's shame had in nil e
n cownrd of him. )fc had done nothing
but keep silence. He had not been
brought Into tho matter nt all. Ho had
pot even been summoned lo (ho Inquest.
"You were a coward," Vertlgan ic
peated sternly. "Vou could lino comu
forward nnd given some other reason for
striking Hochford. Hut you were a frail
to go Into court and tell a He."
(CoP)ilglit, 1311, by Hie AuoctKted Kens-papen,-
I.lmUtcl.)
(CONTINUED TOMOHTtOWj
"What's DoingTonight?"
Oihl Flli Fanciers' Socleij-. Si)l Qlrard ae
nue; 8 o'clock.
".Made-ln-Amrrlca ' baiear, Horticultural
Hill.
Ulnnfr to Oomnor-elC't rirunitaush by ,lu
cntlnnnl crgaiilratlont, litllevuo-Htrattor-I, 7
o'clock.
' t.ixlure br William B I'nrjona. "'An Amer
ican Knslnccr In China, ' Krankltn Iiutllute.
I.cUuri, on tlia KloWiK i,f reltaloui 'folra
tloasin !' I'nltcot .Sliuca, t, ur. .John fl.
Cole, Ilnutton Halt, Unlcrlty of l'emmt
arli. KrM.
I'niinty Medal Socltt. College of I'lii
aKIani. 3Sd and I.udlotv ntlctli.
a great Mystic story
SV.NOI'SIS.
ZuCora iy ,lr( an orjil'ait ui as eaiti
9t lltr lathtr (j l.lllctl hi a uotit 1111110
lie ha) dttcolcrcd. Halt an hour alter
Itanilan 0 the lta,th of 7ifr ftuiiautf
Xudora's mother a tight roue tealfcr
-ttti a clrcu ( lrtil v.llh tfrtlffo,
lallt, and MllrJ.
Zudorti and fi fortune from the mine.
idtitc'i otoits lo be north ilo.OOO.OtO, am
left t i Bitardlanthtp'of Fraul: litem, a
rirrui man.
Zvdora'a moltiefj (irol'xr.
Zudorai pUtug promise of great beauty.
rcacucj ifio age or is.
Tho uncle, ufto has
set himself ua as a Hindu tuujtio and ta
.-iiou-ii as Hastam All, decides his
ureed that Zudota mult die before she can
have a chance to rumr into iojsraistoi
of her moncv, t'mt (t mau oe left to
htm, tho next of Kin, and he prevails
ujoii the girl to leave her money In lilt
hands three years longer jaud say iioti
H0 to any one about tht fortune. Ifassam
All sees an obstacle to his scheme in Hit
ptnoji 0 Joftn Storm, a youno lawyer,
for tcftoiti Zudora luxs taken a fancy, ana
he commands the girt to put the man out
of her intnd. torm cornea to askt Has
sain Alt for the hand of his niece. At
first tht crystal gazer villi not Helen to ths
proposal, but Zudora. (niliti that if ths
caifot marry 8torin she wilt marry "o one.
"Well, teell," taus Hassam All, "If
von take such a etuHd, III compromlie.
Uolve. my nejrt SO cases anil you can ntarrv
Aim; alt In a single case and 1ou must
rruouucg Aim."
uifftra, using the knou.tdege gained,
from, atari of aMwatlon with her uncle,
iiravM two baffling mysteries and; wins
her first two cases.
An aynl Mleuflel has discovered a icau
to mak dlamotd). His workshop Is it
rtcttu behind thai of a chttsemahtr. One
of nil aims, uihfch h kepi hidden in a
cupboard, disappear, lit decides to con
sult liassa AM.
tftorfli tr(M' to persuade Xudora lo
Miarrv MA, but, (Jm refuses, beeuuse ot
htr oefm(-,&fellMshM All K fllorw
lefts her hi hasi,& jKol at In (lie dark
on thrtemffHtHliStiw. '
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CUAVTSn III-Contlnued)
STORM usually -worked late at night
In hla study, and lie, generally felt the
Heed of a bite before turning In. This
midnight lunsh eonslsted of cheese and
crackers and a pint of ale. He waa sel
dom troubled with Insomnia. Every other
day he would drop Intp Altmanu'u cheese
step, eltat a while with jja cheese maker,
his wife and. daughter, and then leave
With his regular purehase,
Kow it JapBad that Hassam Alfs
midnight anpetlte was similar to that of
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PHOTOPLAYS
In every great crisis In human events
some man comes to the fore to save the
situation, or words to thnt effect. And
I Chicago Is not nn exception to this rule
wo nave an nenru or mo wicnouness 01
the Windy City; of crlmo stalking ram
pant there; of the horrors of the stock
yards district Hot to forget Hlnky Dink
anil Bath House John
Hut Chicago lias redeemed herself Her
photoplay censors, taking their lives Into
their collective hnmls brnvlnc possible
shame nnd Ignominy the ridicule of their
j fellaw-belns mid tho denunciation of
1 posterity these licrolo censors have but
rend for1 VoursMf from tlio rnlnmtii nt 1
1 the Chicago Trlhimci
l-ensoroci uy tne t'ensor:
"Animated Weekly No. HI (1'nl-
versal). two scenes allowing nurses 1
Imthlng babies.
Which recalls the historic question. '
Why Is a censor? ',
nEALISM BUN ltlOT.
Unlooked-for realism, unfortunate to
the actress, but giving n crqwnlng thrill
lo the tllni. Is shown In the big flro sccno
nf the "Lesson or tho Flames," one of
the "Ollvo's Opportunities," Edison, In
which Jlnbcl Trunnellc Is featured, when
her hair catches flro while she is being
carried down the rope through the
flames. Tho picture plainly shows the
hair ablaze and the desperate attempt of
Miss Trunnellc, llireo stories up. nnd her
'me,uer. Edwin Enrle, to put out the blnx
Intfjhalr. The accident Is bound to get
n "rise" out of any hoitfC. Fortunately
tlio burning hnlr was quickly put out, but
Mlts Trunnetle lost cousldeinblo hnlr
from the top of her head, nnd was burnt
under the chin, while Edwin Earle burnt
his hand.
The Edison Company has acquired
.Tames W. Castle as a director. That
Is not, however, Mr. Castle's drst ap
pearance In directing motion pictures, as
Jio spent some time as director for tho
Vltogrnph. In his own productions, In
partnership with Oeorge D. Baker, he
directed such well-known successes as
"draustark," Harold McQrath'a "Goose
Olrl" and "The Bishop's Carriage," tho
rights of which ho bought from I.lebtcr.
NO INSULT TO NAVY
Omcials or tho I.ubln Manufacturing
Company have been very much Inter
ested In the petition forwarded to Secre
tary of tho Navy Daniels by tlic sailors
of the New York Navy Yard, objecting
to the way sailors aro portrayed In mov
ing pictures. In their petition the sailors
said that moving picture sailors usually
flro shown as rough, uncouth creatures
Whose life Is ona of debauch, and as a
result of this the public gets tho Idea
that sailors arc disreputable characters.
"If sailors have been libeled on the
scroeny said Slcgniund Lublu, "I do not
blame them for making n strong protest.
We have made n great many naval
stories, but In not one of them has n
United States sailor been held up to 1I1II
cule. 'The Making ot Him,' n two-reel
naval play, which has Just been released
by 11a, will Illustrate wnat I mean bv
Instructive naval stories. This plctuic
was made In Newport, It. I., last sum
mer nnd shows 'how tins United Slates
Government receives all types of boys
st Its training station there and makes
real men and sailors of them. In 'The
Mnklntr of Him' 0110 of our Juvenile
actors 'enlisted' nnd tho training station
omcials put him through a course that
will Illustrate the work they aro doing
there. Incidentally we Bhowcd every
phase of life nt tho training station."!'
Naval men who have seen these pictures
say they are the best ever taken nnd
they will do much to knock to pieces the
slll Idea -that the men of the United
States Navy aro dlsreputublc chnracleis.
PERSONALITIES.
William A. Williams, ot tho Evcelslor
Feature Film Company, in the next re
lease of that company, through the Alli
ance program, entitled "In the Shadow,"
by Harold macgrath
Storm's, except that Hassam All never
touched alcoholic beverages ot any sort.
JIoreoer, he wns friend to both cheese
maker and diamond cutter. Theie was
more to the latter than most people sus
pected. When the mystic saw Ktorm
enter tho cheese maker's his first Inspi
ration wns to learn what sort of cheese
he generally purchased and eventually
substitute a poisoned one. It was Imma
terial to him whether Altmann paid fer
tile deed or not.
As Storm entered one door the diamond
cutter came out of the other. Hassam
All made a sign which the latter an
swered, Together they re-entered the
building. Hassam Alt had no desire to
run Into Storm.
"I did not recognUe you, master," said
the diamond cutter,
"And never tecognlie me unless you
see me make the sign. Well", have you
made up your mind?"
"I am going to trust ou."
"Why not? I may be able to help you
a great deal," said Hassam All, secretly
pleased that he had won his point. "I
am like a physician or a priest. What
ever you may tell me mil be burled In
my breast," his strong, maguetlo eyes
boring Into the other's. The diamond
outter waa always In such a mental state
as to lend himself readily to hypnotism,
and, without being aware of it, he fell
lender the spell Immediately Hassam All
spoke to him. "Lead on."
The diamond cutter led the way to his
cell-like shop and threw back the cur.
talus, revealing the furnace and crucible.
ueiuy ne piaceu a piece of carbon In
the receptacle and turned a switch.
There came a blinding flash, ani the
heat of It drove Hassam All backward
'toward the wall.
"We must Walt a few moments. Some
times the heat is too small, somstiaws
too great. The secret Is the medium
heat."
The speaker threw oft the power, stood
Immovable for the space of four minutes,
then delicately picked out a black lump.
This, he skilfully broke with a small
Hammer. Presently he held out his palm.
A crystal a little larger thsn a plnhead
lay upon It.
. (Copjrrltht: ltlti br WrM MeGrth.)
(Continued Temerrow.)
FIVE COLUMNS OP MUSICAL COMEDY "TRY
WHaMA k Mams
GEORGE NASH
Coming to the Garrlck in
Miracle Man."
'The
Is thrown over a DO-foot cllIT Into the
swift and turbulent waters ot tho I Ivor
below.
Dorot'n G iih, the star of tho Mutual
Film Corporation, wns run down by nn
automobile Inst week mid Is In ono of
thu Los Anseles hospitals nt tho present
time. Her left aide wns badly torn and
her foot Injured. It Is expected Hint it
will bo nt least 11 month beforo sho Is
able lo leave the hospltnl.
Ill fortune nppcnrs to bo following tho
"ll.Tiards of Helen" company nt the
Katem I'nllfotnln studio. First Helen,
Holmes, the heroine. mib taken 111 and'
for n tlmo was threatened with double
pneumonia Just after she waa declared
out of danger .1. 1. McGowan, tho dl
lector, fell from n lalcKrnph pole nnd
was painfully Injured. It is thought It
will be nt least three months beforo ho
Is nblo to return to work.
n. R. Domini, lccently with riilllp Mln
(111. nnd befote that on tho staff of tho
Mutual Film Corporation's house organs,
has Joined Paul Qullck In the Universal
press department, succeeding Harvey
Oates nn nssoclntc editor of the Univer
sal Weekly.
THE KID'S CHRONICLE
KniSS.MUS Is the time wen thare is
pcecc nwn erth good will lo men for
those that get presents.
It Is inonr blcssld to glvo prezeuts than
to resect a them, but it is inoor fun to
rcseeve them.
Krlssmus must be a feaisc time for
Tcrks and Mormon, nwn aklcount of It
a man I1113 10 wives nnd about 100 chltdrln
and they nwl Ixpeckt prer.cnts, 1 gesa
he wishes Krlamnua was N'oo Veers or
sum ulhir holllday. ware peepll are ls
peckted to Injoy themselves without lx
peclttlne uvvryboddy to glvo them sum
thing. I gesa Tcrks and Mormons try to
keep tliaro chltdrln frum blcovlug In
S.iutcr Klnws Inated of trying to make
them blceve In him, the wny regulcr
peepll do.
Hvvryboddy Ispeckts to get moor than
they give at Krlssmus. proving thnt most
peepll don't caro wvathlr they are blcsald
or not, porvldlng sumboddy elts Is blcssld
for tharo sake. -
It Is bettlr to ask for wat you wunt
and not get it. than to not nsk for It and
not get It onyway and think maybe you
wood tif got it If jou had of asked for It.
Evvryboddy, even kids, can havo as
mutch plum pudding and dlffrcnt kinds
of dlzzert aa they wunt awn Krlssmus,
provjng that even If they get sick Its In
a good cause.
I rote the following pome about
Krlsamus
Krlssmus Kums but wunts a eer
As evvryboddy noz,
Krlssmus kums but wunts a yecr
And wunts n yeer It goz.
Pop ses the opposite to Krlssmas Is
Thanksgiving Day.
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"Give My Regards
to Augustus Thomas'
"Those were early dajs" as Ucrnard
Shnw once snld when CJcoruo M. Cohan
sang "Qlvo My Regards to IJroadway"
In "Little Johnny 'Jones." The announce
ment that his newest piny, "The Miracle
Man," Is coming to the Unrrlck January
II suggests that If Mr. Cohan norc to
uegin giving his rr-gnrds to any on
nowadays ll would bo one of America's
most rnilous dramatists.
For tho man who beghn with Vourth-of-July
musical comedies, a combination
uf flag-tlnppln.7 nnd cork-popping, has
moved up pri-tty steadily through genuine
character picturing, such as "Oct-lllclt-Quick
Walllngford" ntul "Drondway
Jones," lo nn attempt this year nt sni"1
ous drama. The play that he made from
the novel, ''The .Miracle Man," Is more
than ordlnarllj serious. It Is mystic, n
sort of Ilroadwny version of William
Vaughan Moody's "I'nlth Healer." As
the view New York has had of It shows.
It Is a very earnest attempt to present
mu cuuvi'ision or a uanu or, commence
men by the Influcnco of n "healer," whom
they try to exploit. The tang ot Mr.
"nana very American treatment ot
American types runs through tlio play
and docs much to keep It from becoming
mawkish.
As to the cast to be seen at the Gar
rlck, If Oeorgo Nash, who plays tho
lending crook, had waited a month more
to conic down with n threatened attack
of fever, Philadelphia might hac seen
Georgo Qohaii himself In tho leading
part. Only last wcok when the play wns
finishing Its Now York run, Mr. Cohan,
ns the only man knowing Mr. Nash's
part, had to step Into It when tho latter
was suddenly taken 111. The company
to bo seen here will' Include Mr. Nash
himself. Miss Gall Knlne as tho woman
compnnlon, and W. H. Thompson as the
healer.
More Matrimonial Difficulties
The knitting women weren't at all dis
turbed by the play "Driven," which Mr.
Frohmnn presented on Broadway the
other night. Tho work for the Belgians
went peacefully onward. A piny with
what might havo seemed a rather hectic
plot failed to strlko flro from the nicely
turned lines of Its novelist-author, K.
Temple Thurston. Tho verdict of the
ciltlcs wns hardly favorable.
The hciolnc of "Driven" is ono of
those ladles who haven't the Intelligent
intcicst In their fellows to concern them
selves In tho public work ot parliamen
tary husbands. Hence they aro supposed
to be "neglected." This one had the
nddod complication of an Incurable dis
ease fatul In IS months. So, when sho
overheard the scntenco, she decided to Im
prove the situation by hating a devil ot
a good time while she lived, A young
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lAplaln cam a hnndy. and tho nforeiaid
parliamentary husband, being of a fiert-f-tous
and loving disposition, determined
to make his wife's last moments happy
by pretending not to knot? that sho Wi
going to elopo with her lover.
The "drama" Is supposed lo arise from
Ihe rebellion Of the 5'oting captain at
learning of the death sentence on his be
loved, nnd realizing that ho Is giving up
Ids reputation nnd career for a short
term parndlso. Tho lady on the Other
luiiul, rebels as violently from this liaison
whMi She learns that she has been quietly
nnd unobtrusively cured. Bhe doesn't care
fur a lifetime of tho sort of happiness
1 ho Was after Bo there Is nothing left
to hinkc the plot work out but a rc-urn
to tho loving nrms ot the parliamentary
husband.
"Driven," as the Now York papers thus
doscilbo It, Is very English, after Ihe
Hnddon Chambers-!!. H, Davtcs fasnlon,
nnd, In splto of excellent acting by Alex
nndra Carlisle. Charles Bryant and Lums
den lime, rather a bore.
Spenldng of Press Agents
The Sunday advertising ot John Gals
worthy's grim nnd powerful "Sliver Bos"
ot the Little Theatre:
"A Drama of Law and Levlt"
suggests tremendous possibilities for
Shakespeare's press bureau. To mention
only one!
"Itomco and Juliet"
A Play ot Lovo and Laughter.
THEATRICAL BAEDEKER
AUi:M'III- "Today," with Kdtnund Breets tna
i:ihl Volrcllne, Ueorse Itroadhunit and
Abraham Hi.hoiner'a aton-movlng- drama nboutj
ft .wife's InndMlty, indlnjt With a vlolen j
".IC Hcene" In which tha nueband choStr-
her, Lust week.
UltOAt) "Diplomacy," with William Gillette,
lllnnclK- Moli". Marie Horn and a, atronr
cast. Sardou'a famous old play "modernised" ,
by Mr. Olllelte. and a rood deal lengthened
and diluted, good 'acting- compensating-.
ronilKBT "I'lnafore." . The good old Gilbert
A Sulllean cliitslc produced a la Hippodrome
with real water. Jim at delightful aa r.
Last week.
OAtiniClC "Potauli and Pcrlmutter." Mpn
taruo mass' popular! atoriet ot tha clothing
trade mnde over Into the etaaons moat
heartily amusing; comedy. .
KtUTH'S-nva Tanausy. Bert ritiBlbtwri. -A
Telephone Tangle.'1 and a dUeralBetl and x
ccllent bill.
MTTt.K THnATHH "The. Silver Dox." John
aalsworthy's powerful snd moving drama,
i-untrmitlnit h? unemployed at both end; of
tlio social scale. Excellently acted. Last
w-celt.
LYHIC-"Hlsh Jink" Vflih Stella Mayhaw
and a good cast. Itudolph Frlml'a rippling
mulle borne - on an amuelng' atory of a
Rloom-dlipeillng perium Laet week.
WALNUT "Tha Traffic," by lueticl Marshall.
Another "white lae' piny tho laminar
pattern,
LECXUHE ON BEIiIOION
Dr. John G. Cojlo will apeak tonight
upon the "Growth of Ttellglcus Tolera
tion In the United States" In Houstou.
Hall, University of Pennsylvania. The
lecture Is one of a series being given
under the auspices of the Catholic Stu
dents' Organization Committee.
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