The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-16
have to give 1t to mother"
A Touch or Pathos.

rear concern:
There's one thing about this bus
mess that's getting my goat. That's
Mrs. Kilgallen. The old lady has been
calling me on the telephone all day
long.
MY God. never heard such crying
in my life. Her grief is terrible. God
how she is wrapped up In that girl!
Say, Ill hear the cries OF grief
that came over that telephone until
my dying day. Honest. l will"
II Am SO Sorry"
Then be put some finishing touches
on his makeup and. as he reached for
the door, he repeated:
so sorry ] won't have time to go
TO my dear wife's funeral. You see.
] am under contract and / can't pos
sibly cut Performance"
And he trippcd lightly for the stage
TO await his cue.
Miss Clark. meanwhile, was not de-
spondent. In her dressing room she
hummed lightly and added dab Of
powder here and there. She greeted
"a visitor and said:
I've been thinking
do you know. Joe writes his best
songs when he is Respondent You
know. like he is now. | think maybe
he'll write song"
"Jack Halliday and Wife,
And as she pondered the richness
OF this material thought she hummed
again. It was suggested the register
at the hotel wherein Miss Clark has
been staying shows the presence Of
Jack Halliday and wife"
"Oh, there's nothing between me and
joe" she explained. I'VE are good
friends but nothing more. / never
saw Mrs. Howard. Joe is absolutely
at sea now. though he believes every
thing happens for the best.
You know. he's n Christian Scien.
tlst.
II am going to stick by Joe. He
needs friends. have telegraphed my
husband. Jack. in Denver suppose
he will want me to leave here, but
am not going.
II am going to help Joe pick out a
coffin and shroud II he wants me to.
! am awfully sorry for him. but he Is
not to blame"
The stage call for Miss Clark came
and she was unable to answer tho
suggestion that Mr.. Kilgallen was 60
ing to take his daughters body home
with him. AT the stage she met How
ard and they awaited their turn.
Out front" the theater was packed
to the doors. The marriage OF Irma
to De Beaufort, her divorce, her
wealthy father Rilgallen, her travels
abroad. her marriage to Howard and
her astounding suicide had been a
publicity stunt" that was hard to
beat. Those who were turned away
contented an eager palate on the
screaming Autographs of Howard and
Miss Clark. Women were profuse In
their judgments.
What the Women Think.
"Ele says he can't 80 TO the funeral
because he owes duty to the public
in his acting" said one. well, it
may be art, but art never brought a
crowd like this"
Inside the orchestra crashed out:
"GOOd.by, my lady love-
And Howard and Clark trippcd
gushingly before the footlights in n
storm of applause. Howard had TAX
en- Christian treatment half hour
before the performance and he was in
high spirits. He cracked his jokes,
played the piano. danced and sang
with keen abandon. He came down to
the footlights.
He's going to talk about his wife"
someone whispered.
Here's What lie Sings.
But he didn't. He sang:
| l wonder who's kissing her now,
wonder who's teaching her how,
l wonder who's looking into her eyes,
Looking wise. telling Hes;
] wonder who's buying her wine
For lips that ! used to call mine.
wonder Ii she ever tells him Of me
wonder who's kissing her now.
And the crowd went mad unthink-
ing that looking into her eyes" was
Mike" Kilgallen. the broken father.
Father Demands Inquest.
Y Kilgallen sought out the coroner
and was told there would be no in
quest. He looked straight into the
coroner's eyes and said there would
be. And there will be. But Kilgallen
will not be there. He made his ar
rangements, alone.
The body OF Irma was placed in its
casket and sent 10 the railway sta
ton, where II was guarded by the faith
cr. He spoke to none. He wanted to
be alone. When an evening train drew
out for Chicago it carried Kilgailen
and the daughter he was taking home
There was an element of mystery
in the affair when 1t became known
that shortly before Mrs. Howard shot
herself in the bathroom OF Mrs. Lam
bertl's room man ran from the LAM
bcrti room and said:
Woman IL you don't want TO ge;
into trouble come out OF there quick
But this is believed to have been q
friend of Mrs. LAMBERT who foresaw
trouble Of some sort.