Evening journal., 1920-04-22
GEORGETTE, NOT
GEORGES BOSS
Mrs. Carpenter is Big
Noise in French Fight
er's Home
HE OWNS FIFTEEN
SUITS OF DUDS
ny HENRY l.. FARRELL.

M uf4Nhl II. tiNttElAs.
D. United Press STAFF Correspondent).
NEW YORK, April 22-"Chorse II
Chorgo."
"Oui, oui. un mlnoot. m'cher."
I'm minO0t no, no, tOOt sweet.
Thus cracks the domestic whip over
GoOr - Carpenter.
MD-- The handsome Georses is The
hDa, weight champion Of Europe,
maybe he did give Joe Beckett pass
ports 40 the Land OF Nod In one punch.
maybe hp has enough stun 10 rock the
throne OF Dempsey y-neverlhcless. he's
second In his own house.
The beautiful young Gcorgette. his
bride OF a little over a month. who
hasn't one-third the size OF her Illus
triOus spouse, rules the household.
George, he used 10 be his own boss
but the madame-she even tells him
what 10 wear" Leon Wilson, his train
cr, masseur, valet and Interpreter, was
saying as he selected the Outnt FOR
the day from the closet containing ilf-
teen suits of clothes. twelve pairs Of
shoes a dozen hais. twenty-five SIR
shirts and a few other things.
1T Is not the proper wear for al
ternoon. hut since the madame" In
a sort OF solilOquy he unused.
o. "What does George do with all those
chdhes2" asked one OF the two news
papermen decorating the upholstery
IN the elabOrately appointed hoted
apartment OF the French gods Of Fist
lana.
"He wears them" a perfect obvious
answer that caused a slight chuckle
at the London Joke.
you see II is like this" unmlnd-
ful Of the interruption, George he
makes at least three changes a day.
sometimes more. - II takes big
wardrobe"
II used 10 lay out Georges clothes,
. but since hos married." The door
opened and in walked Georges him
self forcing his attendant 10 cease
urhurdening himself OF The bitter
fruit that Hymen had dlshed out for
him.
Descamps then bowed suavely in
from another door and began an IL
: lustrated lecture in frenchy English,
errlishy French and doughbuy slang
OH why Willie Meehan twice tlc VIC
tor over Jack Dempsey would not last
= two ticks of a doUlle-tlme watch
against Georges.
Georges seconded every motion and
corrected the technique of the illus
. tralions several times. otherwise en-
ioying the performance immensely.
When it comes 30 talking shop.
Georges and his astute manager can
: "cOmpree Amerykan Ncree guide.
They We're all attention while one of
Nc scribes was countering with an
argument That Willie Meehan agaiInst
Dempsey was the best eXempliicatlon
OF the old tradition that accidents
The door on the other side Of The
room opened and IN front Of a glIsl
OF he most effectual perfume, in
swept The young madame.
lat transpired Is best related In
al Iaa ~ IHI
knows only two patches of English
How YOU d03" and Goo BY"
George" she said with a COO and
a COY smile.
Geouses didn't register interest.
George -GeOrre-GeOrgc" she went
on with an increasing crcScendo thai
erdcd In a bang or vocal thunder and
a siaccato Of tiny feet pounded on ht
"Oh yes. yes, my dear, in a minute d
merely turning % her.
zone minute nothing" she mus
have been saying, How do you gel
tlIat way. When / call you, hop tC
And Georges hoped and trailed hel
into The room.
The witnesses exchanged signncan
chances. Descamps stopped win nj
arm upralsed where 10 was ahOlt Y
illustrate a punch that would knOcl
80 pounds on Willie Meehan. Wilson
shrugged his shoulder with an air o
"oh hell' and the scribes tried TO hg
"He may pull on that lamb stui
In public but when he gels her II
there I bet he tells her a few things
one on The pen puahers reasoned.
Don't YOU ever think H." Wils0i
said. flicking a speck Of dist on a new
aThe taxrs walsin' for Mfr. and Mn
Carpeniler." the bell boy announced
from lhe hall The trio departed.
That gave Wilson another chance
"'rhe madame doesn't like boxing
ne said as 'he smOOthed hinl Of
wrinkle In a heavy silk craNat "Bl
the way, they're saying a lot OF thing
about the madame that aren't So"
What's thatg" both scrS5es at once
"Well. 10 wasn't a childhood 70
nance and q wasn't a war romance
George met the madame about eigh
teen months ago. She was a MIC
airl. she never sang or danced IN
show. George never hung around Tia
kind Of girls. lie could have 4 n
wanted TO. Lots OF the girls IN Parl
wrote TO him. hey tried 10 kiss hin
and lots OF 'em wanted to marry hin
Bul he wasn't after that kind"
isn't the madame more than sever
teen years old. Wilson,"
81 don't know. someone lolo nt
the American girls Keep their age
secret. But, as | was saying the NJ
dame won't 90 TO see him box. 81
doesn't ike the game w
but she said coming up on n
boat that She didn't object 20 her hul
bands profession and that he conl
0ght II he wanted TO-" one OF N
seribes interrupted.
Yes, oh yes that's alright. no
la...t I.nNrun auN no kNoffIH rrYirp a
ier the Dempsey nqht." Wilson sal
with emphasis THAT doesn't mea
either that he doesn't want 10 hgl
any more. II the madame docsn
want him TO ilvht he won't want |
himself. see? That's why she said
could nght II he wanted TO-"
.r,, ,roItEy RaiI SPANNING