Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-28

most afraid 70 let You interview her
after what you wrote about Adorae
Demorest"
Pope shrugged Your daughter IS
altogether different to the star Of the
Palace Garden. Mrs Knight Demo
. rest trades openly upon her notoriety
and don iilze bad women. New
+ York never would have taken her mp
II she hadn't advertised as the wicked
+ est woman iD Europe. for she can nei-
Their act, sing nor dance. However
she's become the rage. SO Z had TO in
clude her in my series Of articles. Now,
+ Miss Knight has made q Legitimate
/ success rs far as she has gone
He turned to the girl herself. who
/ was smiling at him as she had smiled
T since bis entrance He dIl not wonder
at tie prominence her beauty had
/ brought her. for even MT this close
range her makeup could not disguise
! her I9veliuess. The lily had been
painted. to be sure. but the sacr.le1e
+ was not too noticeable. the lips were
! EIarinriy red now. but the expression
+ was none the less sweet and friendly.
There's nothing legitimate about
musical shows. size told 1im in reply
/ TO his last remark "aud can't act or
. sing or dance as well as Miss Demo
rest"
You don't need to: just let the pub
/ lie rest its eyes On you and it will be
satished--auyhow 1t should be. Of
+ course everybody fatters you. Has
+ success turned your neadf"
/ Mrs Knight answered for her dauEa-
. ter. "LoreIei has too much sense for
that She succeeded easily, but she
isn't spoiled"
Then, il response TO q question by
Pope L0reiei told him something Of
. her experience. We're upstate people,
+ you know. Mr. Bergman was looking
. for types, and I seemed TO suit. SD
. got an encaEement At once The news
+ papers began TO mention me and when
f he produced this show he had she part
of the Fairy Princess written iu for
me It's really very easy. ana don't
do much except wear the gowns and
speak a few lines
You're one Of the principals" her
. mother said. ch.2iaglv.
II suppose you're albluous#' Pope
pa= su.
again the mother answered "Ln-
deed size is and she's bound to- sue
coed. OF course. she hasn't had any
experience 70 s0eaE Of uut there's
more than one manager that's got his
eye on her" Tho listener luwarGiv
. erfnged. she could be starred e-zv.
and she will be- too, in another sea-
son"
I Pope resented Mrs. knights share IN
The ron7-arzr ran He did NOT Hike she
elder womans face. nor bcr voice, nor
her manner She impressed him as an
other theatrical type with which he
was femiIar-the stage mamma. He
found himself marveling n the dis
similarity OF the two women.
"Of course q famous beauty does
/ meet a lot of people he said. Tell
me wbaC you think Of our Gourishlng
little city and our New York men
+ Bar L0relei raised a slender hand
Not for worlds. Besides, you're
making Gun Of me now. you are con
. sidered 4 very dangerous person. 1Ir.
Pope"
You're thlnGDa of my story about
. the Demorest woman again he
laughed
! rs she really as bad as you have
/ described herG"
Il don't know, never having met the
LADY. 1 wouldn't humiIate myself by
. q pelscnai interview. 80 ] built @ story
on the Broadway gossip. Irasmuch
as she goes in for n0torietv, I gave
. her some Of the best that I had in
I stock. Her photographer dLd the rest"
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