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New-York tribune., 1920-12-12

nN THE following Sunday.
" dressed in his most telling
clothes, Lancelot called at the
little uptown fiat where she lived
with the blond lady cashier of the
Cosmopolis barber shop. Lancelot
was not aware until he climbed up
four flights Of stairs and was ad-
mitted into the pillbox sitting room
of the flat that this partnership had
been formed; and he surveyed the
cashier, as she rose Hospitality from
her chair to greet him. with mixed
feelings. In a way, her presence
was embarrassing. There. had been
time, when he had had the chair
next to the cashiers desk. they had
become rather intimate Indeed. at
the crisis Of this period he had beer
on the verge Of a warmer feelinq
than mere friendship, and had only
been deferred from going further
into the matter by the fact that the
cashiers hair was so manifestly per
oXided. And L,ancelot loathed ner-
oxide. For many reasons he would
have preferred her absence on thi
occasion to her company. But thor
was one reason why he was dis
tinctly glad that she was there.
After a promising start he had be-
gun to feel abominably shy once
more, and he welcomed anything at
this juncture that would prevent q
tete-a-tete with May. And the cash
Ter, who was a great conversational
list, was useful person to have
along with you when you felt like
that. He took them both to the
movies and sat between them.
Taking them to the movies and
sitting between them became a habit.
At first he did it every Sunday; then,
growing boldcr, he did it once in
the middle of the week. After a
while he was always dropping in and
taking them to the movies.
Whatever may be said against the
motion pictures from an artistic
point of vicw-~and candor compc!s
one to admit that in the main thew
are pretty ticrcc--therc is one thing
in their favor as far as the shv and
dIfiident man is concerned They are
a great aid to courtship. In the dim
light, with soft music going all the
time, Lancclot found that he could
let himself go in n manner quite be-
yond him under other conditions
at the end Of the second week. tax
ing advantages Of peculiarly glu-
tnous moment in the affairs Of a
female star and her support, hc ven
turcd to clasp Mays hand in his
and was electrified to find that she
showed no resentment. He squeezed
her hand through two entire reels.
il
1.-TWO days later. having climbed
l. the stairs, he found May alone
in the sitting room. He was
Concri<uu ri drt4o,. l>
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WAY acas as good as gold,
4'A but she did like attention
md she did like Natteyr

Her glorious hair was tickling the
tip of his nose and he succumbed.
He had a momeDtary vision of that
little up-to-date barber shop, and it
seemed to gaze reproachfully at him.
Then it was shut out by the spectacle
OF that wonderful cloud Of dusky
"All right.' he said.
you'll live in New York;"
"Yes.'
you're darling" said May, and
kissed him.
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4
~ NE result of their new rela-
~ tionship was that Lancelot
now found himself regarding
with jealousy the customers who
came to Mays table to have their
nails manicured. 1t was useless for
him to argue with himself that busi
ness was business, and that whom
May smiled, chatfed and chatted
with these persons She did so in a
purely professional capacity. II
may have been the subconscious
realization that Mays smiles and
badlnagc were not after all 50
purely professional that disturbed
his soul. They had been engaged
now for some weeks and intimacy
had revealed her character to him.
May was as good as gold, but she
did like attention, she did like fat
terry, she did enjoy the companion
ship Of others besides her mate.
Lancelot began to classify these
customers of Mays in sort of
Dantesque series Of hells. In the
lowest and innermost hell of all he
placed by himself an aggressive
young man with an impudent, good
looking face who was the most rep
ular OF all the attendants at Mays
table. This cxcrescence came in
every other day, and Lancelot had
curious feeling, sort of instinc
tive fear, that sooner or later his
happiness was to be affected by him.
1t is a truism that the things we
worry about seldom happen; but
they sometimes do, and they did in
this case. Walking home after the
movies one night Lancclot perceived
that there was something on Nays
mind. When she reached her door
she spoke.
Larry"
At an early stage in their en-
gagement she had declined emphati
cally and once and for all to call
him Lancelot. The more attractive
substitute had been her own inven-
ton.
"Yes?" said Lanceot
He was conscious Of foreboding
Larry said May again, look
ing down the street and avoiding
his eye
Yes, honey"
'There' fellow who comes to nv
table pretty often. don't know if
you've noticed him. He dresses kind
of BRIGHT
GIVE noticed him. SAID Laneclot
grimly.
Hes press agent for one Of the
new shows. He wants me to go on
the stage"
"What!"
Well, why shouldn' T." said May,
ilarng up. She felt more at her case
now that it was possible to carry the
thing through with spirit and fire.
1--WE gotta right to have little
pleasure, haven't I? think you're
awful mean,"
Then, swiftly abandoning the at
tltude militant, she melted into sobs.
Intimacy had revealed Lancelot' 's
character to her. as it had revealed
hers to Lancelot.
She had gauged him correctly. His
rigidity softcned q, flash. He put
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did not allow it to futter too much.
"Where's Miss Bagster?' he asked.

SeclIleU W LdICelOL IdtnGr OOU
way. He was sensitive young man,
and he fancied that there was cer--
tain chill in the atmosphere. He
could not account for this.
"She's gone out She had date"
"Oh," said Lanceot.
In the effort to keep the Joy out of
his voice he did perhaps affect re-
gret which was little exaggerated.
Indeed, as matter of fact, he spoke
as if he had just heard the news of
the death Of dear friend. A faint
pink flush came into Mays face and
she bit her lip.
"Yes, [ suppose you are disap-
pointed,' she said frostily.
This monstrous accusation COM
pletely deprived Lancelot of speech,
and May went on with her remarks.
"It's too bad, isn't it? I told her
you would be all broken up, but she
would GO
But Lancelot tried to
find words to refutc the charge.
But -
He could get no further. The
girls manner chilled him. There
was an awkward silence. May fid-
died with a magazine
Then" said Lancelot, 'then. shall
we go out?"
"No. [ don't want to 90 out"
"There's a good picture at the
Bijou Dreanl,' persevered the poor
fish. "Cuthbert Erickson in why
Men Go Wrong'' There was more
silence. "Wouldn't you like to see
?" he asked.
"No. The magazine fell to the
floor. May was looking away from
him and speaking rapidly. "T don't
ever want to go to the movies with
you again. I'm sick of being the
: third party. If you want to take
lIllahelle"-this was the lady cash
ier's revolving name-"take her. I
don't care. But don't keep up all
this silly nonsense of wanting me
along. I'm sick Of it, I.ife's too
short :"
What what-what do YOU
mean?"
''You know what I mean Ella
belle told me you were her beau"
"What"
"Shc said you've always been
crazy about her.
Lancelot rallied himself. There
are moments in the life of even the
most diffident man when circun,-
stances force him into a display of
vjgor and decision For an instant
he felt strong and commanding. He
grabbed at Mays hand. She shook
him of. He seized her by the shoul-
ders.
II wasn't. I'm not I love YOU"
"You don't.'
"Yes, do
No, you uOI L.
eyes, | do
"You don't, either
II do. l dol"
Suppose Ellabclle came in now
and heard you?"
II wouldn't care
"Ellabelle
cob, darn Ellabele,"
"You don't really love me.
eyes, dol"
mo, you don't'
Yes, dow
"You don't"
Il do."
"You don't, either'
Yes, do do. | do"
"Honest?"
"Honestw
Il don't believe you do
"Yes, | do"
ou don't, either"
Eyes, / do"
Y T IS all very we'll to expect story
4 writer's to be realistic, but with
white paper at its present price
one simply must abbrevlate the mod
ern love scene. Suffice it to say that,
" the time the score card showed
May with twenty-four "No you
don'ts," while crediting Lancelot with
twenty-five eyes, | do's,' they were
sitting side by side on the sofa, and
Lancclot was strokiNg her wonder
full hair, an engaged man.
The first jarring note was struck
by May.
"Daring.'
eyes, darlingw
II won't live in Ostoria."
"Oh, precious!'
"Wcll, won't. Sitting all day on
the porch Watching the farmers
whizz by in their hay wagons isn't
my idea of a large existence. I'm
going to live in New York;
But, honey. Eve been saving up
for years
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HUPlD gives quick service. That
~ very evening Lancclot found
opportunity Of speaking to
her. It was raining az he came out
into the world at tho ond Of his days
labors, and he was just opening his
umbrella when out stepped this girl
Like the feather-brained little thing
she was, she had omitted to provide
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Presently the sobs stopped.
IF TG known you would be horrid
and bully me I'd never have told
YOU she moaned brokenly.
Honey" protested Lancelot.
We'll, you were horrid!"
II didn't mean to be
We'll, you were"
II didn't mean to be-"
"But You we're"
81 didn't mean to be. But,
grille. The STAGE
swell, what's wrong with the
stage?"
"Nothing. but -
II see what it is, You don't love
me"
eyes, I do"
''No, you dor -
eyes, 7 do"
"No, YOU don't. If you did you
wouldn't mind my having a little
fun
a POLICEMAN passed slowly,
IN casting an appraising glance
at them as he went by. The
policeman was d man of the world,
a man Of experience.
"She's working the poor boob for
something,' said the policeman to
himself. "And she's got him going!
Girls!' said the policeman with a
large, tolerant amusement. And
passed on.
He was perfectly right. In an
other minute Lancelot had capitu-
lated.
Il only want you to be happy, dar-
ling" he said weakly.
"You are a dear.' said May.
She kissed him.
The rehearsals are starting right
away said May. speaking rapidly.
"Thls fellow says he's sure he can
get me job in the chorus. It's go
ing to be dandy show, he says. It's
called oh, Mabelv or something
Good night, dearv'
She vanished abruptly. leaving
Lancelot with a dim feeling that
something had been pat over on him.
= i
I N THE days before he had met
4 May Lancelot had frequently
been lonely; but it had been a
vague loneliness, hardly to be recog-
nlzed for what it was. 1t had never
brought with it that aching sense of
loss and desolation which haunted
him during the working day after
she had left the Cosmopolis. And
presently even the consolation of
seeing her in the evening was taken
from him, for the chorus Of her mu-
slcal comedy began to rehcarse at
night.
Sometimes he was able to meet her
after these night rchearsals; and.
when he did, he noticed that already
a subtle change had begun in her.
She had not precisely toughened, but
she had certainly taken on some of
the distinguishing marks of her new
profession. She was full Of stories
of the other girls. Somebody had
given Tot sunburst Pickles had
had an awful call-down from the
stage director; the net result "of all
of which was to give I.ancelot the
sensation of being out of it, of hay
inc lost touch with her. A sullen
resentment began TO grow in him
against the press agent-his name
was Harry Fletcher.
When the show opened on the road
and she left town, Lancelot plumbed
the depths. His faithful scissors
still worked on automatically, but
his thoughts were far away. Once
a customer tipped him cent by
mistake, and he never even no
ticed it.
"She's All Right" for that was
now the title of the piece. vice ooh,
Mabel" anG six other titles super
seded--had opened in Detroit and
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Continued on nert pdoe)
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\ n THE cheek Of the stout
man who reclined in the
barber's chair there still
l;ncorad q nnaIl ,a+aL s
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1.-TWO days later. having climbed
l. the stairs, he found May alone
in the sitting room. He was
onscious of fiuttcr Of hope, but he
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
BIG POWER DAM
Eastern Arkansas May Have a Great
 Power Dam Soon.

Cotter, June 25 - This place was thrown into high spirits today when a wire was received stating that the president had signed the general water power bill. This means that the big power dam which is proposed in the White River will probably be con- structed by the Dixie. Power company. The survey for the project has just been made and it has been found to be enc of the most feasible water pow CT projects in the middle west or south
 The present plan calls for a dam 15o feet high and 200 feet long whlct will generate approximately 100000 horsepower, which in year, compar ed to coal, will equal 3.000,0 tons
 Walker V. Powell, the president of the Dixie Power company, spent sev- eral days here this week. While he was here a directors meeting was held furthering the prctect. The company has already made application for a permit to build the dam. It is stated that actual work will start as soon as this permit is granted.
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
NUMBER 5Os
Thirty are Baptised Friday
 Night at Local Church

The visible results of the revival at the Baptist church are indicted by the number received in the church. total of thirty-six up to Friday night. Thirty were received by baptism, the ord- nance of baptism being administered to this large class at the church Fri oay night, Other results of the meet ing have been a general awakening of not only the membership, but the at tendance from other churches, and even out CT town attendance has been large throughout the meeting. There will be no services at the church Sat urday or Saturday night. Sunday at II class of Sunday school teachers will be graduated. There will be some 12 or 15 of these who took the course q short time ago with J B. Moseley and Rev. Wales as teachers. Dr. Beasley will deliver an appropri- ate sermon on the subject of trained workers. The meeting will close on Sunday night.
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
Would Place MeAdoo Up
 for the Nomination Yet

Kansas City, June 23.-Burris A. Jenkins, clergyman and publisher of the Kansas City Post, today, said that the name of William Giggs McAdoo will be placed in nomination before the Democratic national convention in San Francisco, whether MT. McAdoo consents or not.
 Dr. Jenkins had been selected to make the speech placing McAdoo's s name before the convention, up to the time MT. McAdoo issued a statement in which he said that he must decline to allow his name to be placed before the convention.
 Whether nominate Mir. McAdoo or whether someone else does," Dr. Jen- kins said, This name will be placed in nomination at San Francisco"
 Dr. Jenkins said that he had been informed by Thomas B. Love, Demo- cratic national committeeman from Texas, who yesterday travelled across Kansas with the Alabama delegation to the national convention, that IS out of the 24 members of the delegation insisted that McAdoo's name ought tC be laid before the convention,
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
SUMMER ASSEMBLY ENDS
T. H. PlemmOns of Camden Elected
 President at Final Meeting.

Philadelphia, June 23-The sixteenth annual summer assembly of the Bap- tist Young Peoples Union of Arkansas closed yesterday after a very success ful work. Officers were elected as fol- lows; President, Dr. T, H. Plemmons of Camden; secretary and treasurer, J. B. Moseley, Little Rock; recording sec retary, Miss Margaret Smith, Little Rock, and the time for next years as scmbly was fixed as July 5, 12, which is three weeks later than this years meet.
 The attendance probably exceeded all previous assemblies. More than 300 visitors registered at the business of fee. which with the local Baptists, made the total much higher. here were B. Y, P, U. delegates from all over the state, and more than 40 com ing from Little Rock alone.
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
County Superintendent
 Was Elected Tuesday

The County Board of Education met in this city Tuesday afternoon and elected a county superintendent. LIZ Wheelis, present county examiner, was elected for the ensuing year. There was number of applications for the place, It is the purpose to get the work un- der way as soon as possible in order that the work will be ready for the fall terms, and in getting the schools of the county organized on a line of work. which will also be in line with the schools of the entire state Mr. Wheel is has taught in the county for a num- Der of years, as we'll as in other coun- ties. He is familiar with the school situation over the county.
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
ATTORNEY GENERAL
 ON WOMEN SUFFRAGE
Attorney GenerAI Arbuckle Says the Women Who Become of Age Now
 Can Vote,

Little Rock, June 25-(SpeciaD-At torney General Arbuckle, replying to a question as to whether a woman can vote in the coming state primary, if she becomes 21 years of age in Octo- Der, which would entitle her to vote in the general election in November. He says:
 "A person to be qualified elector at the coming primary election must have a poll tax receipt or other evidence that he has paid his poll tax within the time prescribed by law to entitle him to vote at the succeeding state election provided all those persons who were not twenty-one at the time of assess ment just preceding the time for the payment of taxes are entitled to vote without the presentation of a poll tax receip. Of course, It is not necessary that person have poll tax receipt if his name appears upon the list of poll tex payers certified out by the Clerk of the County Court of the county where such tax was paid
 "So far as the matter of woman s voting is concerned, the same rule would apply to her as to a man. You probably acquired the idea that a man could vote provided he would be of age at the coming general election from the fact that if he came of age after the time for the assessment of taxes he is not to have poll tax receipt, but he must be q years at the time of the primary election that he may leg ally vote."
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
LUMBER PRICES CUT
Reduction of Ten Per Cent Announced
 in Kansas City.

Kansas City. June 23.-A general re- duction of about ten per cent in lum- Der prices today was made effective in all retail lumber yards in Kansas City The reduction ranges from $75 to S15 thousand.
 Southern pine was quoted at $55 thousand. reduction of s5; shingles of the grade most commonly used in buildings here are priced at $7 thou sand under the new reduction.
 This aggregates total drop of about 30 per cent in the last month. Pine lathing has declined from $21 a thousand to $10 thousand in the last month.
 Hardwoods generally are also sell ing at reduced prices, the only excep- tion to the general reduction in lum- Der prices being cypress lumber.
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
The ch ltaugua WIFI
 Open this Afternoon

The chautauqua will open htis af- ternoon in Ashdown, with the frs: number of their five day program which is claimed to be specially good this year. There will be a program this afternoon and evening The next program will be gwen Monday, the series closing Thursday nigh. A large attendance is expected this year nearly all ben sold, and many will likely wait until today befor buying Tn chautauqua has become quite an event in Ashdown and this section of the county look forward to it with pleasure,
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
MAY BE STRUGGLE NOW
 OVER PROHIBITION PLANK
A3urlesOn's Stand for Modification Oi YOlstead Act Interests Democrats.
 The Presidents VieW9

San Francisco, June 23,-Postmaster General Burleson's statement today at San Antonio regarding Democratic platform issues drew particular atten- tion among party leaders here for the national convention next week be- cause of it's frank declaration for mod ifcation of the Volstead prohibition enforcement act.
 MT. Burleson's demand for repeal of drastic and absurd" provisions of the act expressed in more direct fash ion views which some party leaders here previously had voiced privately. Coming from member of President Wilson's cabinet, the statement was regarded as a possible intimation of the administration attitude on the prohibition issue before the convention.
 Senator Glass of Virginia, who is due here tomorrow, is said to have been entrusted with a formal express sion of President Wilson's views as to the platform. On other. occasion, however, the postmaster general has been the direct spokesman of the pres ident on important issues, and Demo- crats here were inclined to take his expression as to the prohibition plank as more than a statement of his. own views.
 Platform Promises Fight.
 The preliminary convention discus sion in progress here, while wholly informal, has shown striking unani- mity of opinion on two points. The first is, that the platform struggle will be the real fight on the conven- tion; the second, that the prohibition plank will be the chief issue in that fight, outrivaling the League of Ma tions declaration in interest among the delegates.
 In the league issue, w. J. Bryan all ready stands directly opposed to Pres ident Wilson's views as to the party attitude that dates back to the Jack son Day dinner, when Mr. Wilson urg- ed that the Democrats enter the cam paign on the issue of ratification of the league covenant without material reservation. Bryan stood just as strongly for acceptance of the Repub-
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
FAVORS BOND ISSUE
TeXarkuna Citizens Favor Selling of
 Bonds for Paving Streets,

TeXarkana, June 23.-In the specia! election held on Ike Texas siJ9 Of 'oNn Saturday ihe proposed bon is sue of s6n0.000 fC' street paviag Was carried by a majority of nearly five to one. The vote wss light, there be- ing less than 300 boiled. The bonds will be issued serially as needed by the city council. The program calls for the paving of all the business quar- ter not already paved, and the paving of practically all the down town resi- dence sections; also a portion of Rose will.
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
EARTHQUAKE LOSS IS
 PUT AT Si00,000
One Dead and Several Hurt in Series of TremOrs on West Coast. City Hard Hit.

Los Angeles, June 22-The work of rebuilding the business section of Inglewood, 10 miles south east of here, which suffered most from the series of earthquakes in Los Angeles county last night, was well under way today practically the entire popu- ,ation of 5000 participating.
 The earthquake caused property damage in the county estimated at S100,000 three-fourth of which was in 1nglewood. One death was due in directly to the most severe of the shocks, and several persons were slightly injured by falling debris.
 1nglewood, where 21 business build ings were wholly or partially demol- ished and nearly every dwelling dam aged to some extent, seemed to have been the center of the disturbance The southern sections of Los Angeles closest to, nglewood suffered more than the northern residential and cen tral business districts. In Pasadena three slight shocks were felt and tic damage was trifling.
 Towns south and west of Inglo. wood also reported no serious losses The damage in Los Angeles, esti- mated at about $20,0O0, was due al most entirely to fallen chimneys broken windows and breakable articles in stores and residences
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
GOOD SHOWING. OF GAS
It is Net Enough for Commercial Pur-
 poses, Geologist Decides.

TeXarkana, June 23.-A good show ing of gas was encountered in the well Of the Welch Oil and Gas Company, drilling in south Miller county, at a depth of 1130 feet, according to word received by Purchasing Agent Horn berger last night, but Geologist Bickley in charge of the test, decided that the gas was not sufficiently strong in flow for commercial purposes, so the drill ing has been resumed today.
The Little River news., 1920-06-26
416 ENROLLED AT U. OF A.
Summer Session Probably Win Be
 Attended by 1000.

Fayetteville, June 24.-(SpeciaD-At the end of the first day the summer session of the University of Arkansas the enrolment was 416, which is 27 greater than the total enrolment Of any previous summer session. The in- dications are that the enrolment fer the entire summer session, including the Rural Life Conference and the School of Citizenship, will exceed l. coo.