New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
ME engagement was broken
off before 1t was announced.
SO only q thousand or so of

cause Of the breach they merely
Guessed, and most of the rucsses
we're, in most particulars. wrong.
Each intimate and relative had 6
fragment Of the truth. 1t remained
for me 20 piece the fragments TO-
gether. 1t was difficult job, but
did it. Part of my evidence is hear.
say; the major portion is fully cor
roborated. And not one Of my wit
nesses had anything to gain through
perjury.
So am positive that have at my
tongues end the facts, and believe
that in justice to everybody con-
ccrned should make them public.
ELLEN MCDONALD had lived Oh
- the North Side of Chicago fc'
twenty-one years. Billy Bow
en- had been a South Slider for
seven years longer. But neither
knew Of the others existence until
they met in New York, the night be-
fore the Army-Navy game.
Billy, sitting with a business ac-
rueintance at neighboring table
in Tonio's, was spotted by a male
member Of Ellen's party, Chicago
an, too. He was urged to come on
Il
The business acquaintance was
also urged, came, was introduced
and forgotten; forgotten, that is. by
every one hut the waiter. who OBJ
served that he danced not, nor told
stories, and figured that his function
must be to pay. The business ac-
ouaintance had been Billy's guest.
Now he became host, and without
seeking the office
1t was not that Billy and Miss Nc
Dorald's male friends were niggartls.
But unfortunately for the b. a., tbs
checks always happened to arrive
When everybody else was dancing cr
% hysterical over Billy's rcparteo
Us to be potentially insolvent.
Billy vas somewhere between his
fourteenth and twcnty-hrst highball:
IN other words, at his best, from the
audiences standpoint His dialogue
was simply screaming ana his danc-
ine Just heavenly. He was Frank
Iinncy doubling as Vernon Castle.
On the tloor nc tried and accom-
plished tWinkiea that would have
spelled catastrophe if attempted un-
der The fourteen mark or over the
wenty-onc. And he said the cutest
things-one right after The other.
You can be charmed by mans
dancing, but YOU can't fall in love
With his funnincss. Ii you're going
10 fall in love with him at all youll
30 It when you eaten him in d serious
mood.
aI's- Mcdonald caught Billy
Bowen in one at the game next day.
Entirely by accident or q decree Of
tate, her party and his sat in ad
Joining boxes. Not by accident Miss
dcDonaid sat in the chair that
vas nearest Billy. she sat there
nrst to be amused; she stayed to be
conquered.
Here was a different Billy from
the Billy of Tonio's. Here was
Billy who trained his gun on your
heart and let your risibles alone.
Here was a dreamy Billy. Bjllv
Of romance.
How calm ne remained through
the excitement. How Indifferent to
ne thrills of the game, There was
aepth to him. He was a man. Her
escort and the others round her were
enildren, screaming with delight at
ne puerile deeds of pseudo heroes.
Sootball was great sport, but q
port. 1t wasn't life. Would the
World be better or worse for that
aine-yard gain that Elephant or
Diiphant, or whatever his name was.
aad just made? She knew it
wouldn't. Billy knew, too, for Billy
~as deep. He was thinking man 8
too1ghts. She could tell bv his
sl'erice, by MS inattention to the
'cere before him. She scarcelv
could believe that here vas the
saFne person who, last night, had
Kept HE Own, yes, and neighboring
tables, roaring with laughter. What
complex character hist
IN soofh, Mr.. Bowen was thinkino
ans thoughts. He was thinkinp
'.at If tais pretty Miss Mcdowell or
'onnelly were elsewhere he could
10 20 sleep. Ard that if ne could
re@1emoer which team he had bet on
and could tell which team was which
~ would nave better idea Of
Nnether be was likely to win or lose.
N7HEN, after the game, they
~ parted. Billy rallied to tha
extent of asking permission