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The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
BY
KATHLEEN
NORRIS

everybody making the hard climb ex-
cept Peter Joyce. who was tribe
lame. and perhaps little lazy as well,
and who usually rode an old horse.
with the lunch in snddle-bags at each
side. Allx formulated her theories Of
platonic friendships on these waiFs ;
Anne dreamed a foolish, happy dream.
Girls did marry, men did take wives
to themselves, dreamed Anne: It
would be unspeakably sweet, but 1t
would be NO miracle!
It was Just after that mountain pic
mic that Cherry had come home; on a
Sunday, as 1t chanced, that was her
eighteenth birthday, and on whIcl,
Martin and his aunt were coming to
dinner. Alix had marked the occasion
by wearing a loose velvet gown In
which she fancied herself; Anne had
conscientiously decorated the table,
had seen to 1t that there was ice
cream, and chicken, and all the acces-
sories that make Sunday dinner in
the country a national institution.
Cherry had done nothing helpful.
On the contrary, she had disgraced
herself and infuriated Hong by decid-
ing to make fudge the last minute.
Hong had finally reiegated her to the
laundry. and 1t was from this limbo
that Martin, laughing joyously. extri-
Gated her, when, sticky and repentant,
she had called for help. 1t was Mar
tin who united the checked brown
apron, disentangling from the strings
the silky gold tendrils that were blow
ing over Cherry's white neck, and
Martin who opened the door for her
sugary fingers, and Martin who
watched the flying little figure out Of
sight with prolonged "Whew-w-w!" 7"
Of utter establishment. The child was
beauty. M
Her eighteenth birthday Martin
had been shown her birthday gifts;
books and silver belt buckle and a
gold pen and stationery and handker-
chiefs. A day or two later she had
had another gift; had opened the tiny
Shreve box with sudden hammering
at her heart, with presage of delight.
She had found silver-topped candy
jar, and the card of Mr. John Martin
Lloyd, and under the name, In tiny
letters, the words "Oh, fudgei" The
girls laughed over this nonsense ap-
preciatively, but there was more than
laughter in Cherry's heart.
From that moment the world was
changed. Her father, her sister, her
cousin had second place. now. Cherry
had put out her innocent little hand,
and had opened the gate, and had
passed through 1t into the world. That
hour was the beginning. and 1t had led
her surely, steadily, to the other hour
tonight when she had been kissed,
and had kissed in return.
"So-we walk home with young
men" unused the doctor, smiling.
Look here, girls, this little Miss Muf-
fet will be cutting you both out with
that young man. II you're not care
full"
Allx, deep In her story, did not hear
him, but Anne smiled faintly, and
family frowned as she shook her
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IIoyo.
head. She considered Cherry suffi.
ciently precocious without Uncle Lees
ill-consldered tolerance.
a He would have had them always
children, this tender, simple, innocent
DR.. Strickland. He was In many
ways child himself. He had never
made money In his profession; he and
his wife and the two tiny girls had
had hard enough struggle sometimes.
Anne and her own father had Joined
the family eight years ago. in the
same year that the Strickland patent
fire extinguisher, over which the doc
tor had been puttering for years, had
been sold. 1t did not sell, as his
neighbors believed, for a million dol
lars, but for perhaps one-tenth of that
sum. 1t was enough, and more than
enough, whatever 1t was. After
Anne's father died It meant that the
doctor could live on in the brown
house under the redwoods, with his
girls, reading, fussing with new In
vention, walking, consulting with
Anne, laughing at Alix, and spelling
his youngest-born.
The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
New 1hrIft sond,.

Washington.-Forlnal announcement
was made by the Treasury Department
Of the issuance of new form of gov
ernment security to be known as treas
ury savings certificates. The certlfi-
Gates, also known as thrift bonds"
have been placed on sale In unlimited
amounts. Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon expressed the hope that annual
sales of these certificates would
amount to $5O0,0OO,OOO.
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CHAPTER !.

Cherry Strickland came in the door
of the Strickland house. and shut 1t
behind her, and stood so. with her
hands behind her on the knob, and her
slender body leaning forward, and her
bosom rising and falling on deep.
ecstatic breaths. It was May in Cali
fornia, she was Just eighteen, nnd for
twenty-one minutes she had been en-
gagged to be married.
She hardly knew why, after that
last farewell to Martin, she had run
so swiftly up the path, and why she
had flashed into the house, and closed
the door with such noise1e5s haste.
There was nothing to run forl But 1t
was as II she feared that the Joy with
In. her might escape into the moonlight
night that was 10 perfumed with
lilacs and the scent Of wet woods. She
was afraid that 1t was all too won
derful to be true, that she would
awaken in the morning to find 1t only
q dream, that she would somehow fall
short of Martins ideal-somehow fall
him-somehow turn all this magic Of
moonshine and kisses into ashes and
heartbreak.
She was a miser with her treasure.
already; she wanted to fly with 1t,
and to hide 1t away, and TO test Its
reality In secret, alone. She had
come running in from the wonderland
down by the gate, just for this, just
to prove to herself that 1t would not
vanish In the cOmmOnplacepess Of the
shabby hall, would not disappear be-
fore the everyday contact of everyday
things.
Dad was In the sitting room, with
the girls. The Doctors house was full
of girls. Anne his niece, was twenty
four; Alix, Cherry's sister, three years
younger-how staid and unmarried
and undesred they seemed tonight to
painting md glowing and glorified
eighteen! Anne with Alix's erratlc
help, kept house for her uncle, and
was supposed to keep sharp eye on
Cherry, too. But she hadn't been
sharp enough to keep Martin Lloyd
from asking her to marry him, exulted
Cherry, as she stood breathless and
laughing In the dark hallway.
An older woman might have gone
upstairs, to dream alone Of her new
JOY, but Cherry thought that 1t would
be ''fun" to join the family, and "act
as If nothing had happenedW She
was only child, after all.
Consciously or unconsciously, they
had all tried to keep her child, these
three who looked up to smile at her
as she came In. One of them, rosy,
gray-headed, magnificent at sixty, was
her father, whose favorite she knew
she was. He held out his hand to her
without closing, the book that was in
the other hand. and drew her to the
wide arm of his chair, where she set
tied herself with her soft young body
= resting against him, her slim ankles
crossed, and her cheek dropped
against his thick silver hair.
Alix was reading, and dreamily
scratching her ankle as she read; she
was tall, awkward girl. younger far
at twenty-one than Cherry was al
eighteen, pses<ytinza gipsyish way, un.
tidy as to hair, with round black eyes
high. thin cheek-bones marked witt
scarlet, and wide. humorous mouth
that was somehow droll In Its express
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no caII Governor. Meetlna.

Observation-Disclosures Of the sew
eral states are to be asked to call con-
farences of federal district attorneys
aud state prosecuting attorneys with
view to bringing about greater CO.
operation between the federal and
state legal agencies, Attorney General
Daugherty announced.
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"You darlins-y~ title sx.
auisits bs.utyw
tTo BE CONTINUED
Cold Comfort,

The maiden Of forty or so was up.
set. Said she to younger friend: !:
kate talks SO outrageously. Yestcr.
day she told me was nothing but
hopeless old maid"
That's pretty frank" exclaimed
her friend. "Still, It's better than hay.
ing her tell lies about you"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
LEADING WOMAN
 TURNS COOK ON,
 WILD LOCATION

While William Russell and his com pany. with Director James P. Hogan. were filming scenes for Bare Fists, in the Sierra Mountains, they were in a bad way for comfortable living quarters. They had counted on IV- ing at a hotel built for the Edison con struction gangs in a, small settlement, but found the place too far from the wonderful snow scenery they wanted. In a true spirit of art they moved higher up to construction camp where they lived in bunk houses and barns and ate from camp tables.
 Along came a blizzard and sup plies, which had to be carried forty miles, became slim. It was then that the two young women of the company, who lived with the family of the constructor boss, became very popular. Mary Thurman, MT. Rus sells leading woman, and Miss Cor rean Kirkham both jumped in and did what they could to provide meals from the meaSre stores.
 Miss Thurman proved a most eff cient cook. Most of her time she spent in the kitchen of the boss wife, who had had foresight enough to lay in a supply of good edibles. Miss Thurman concocted innumer- able dainties, not to mentor the sub stantia1s.
 Both MT. Russell and Director Ho- gan said that Miss Thurman should have been cook-if she had not be- come an actress.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
Press Agent Calls Keaton "The Agile
 Frozen-Faced Comedian"

The p. a. who dispenses news re- garding Buster Keaton advises us that Mr. Keaton has completed an- other "mirthquake'' titled Hard Luck" And with the news comes the information, Virginia Fox and Joe Roberts supported the agile frozen faced comedian" It's the adjective t'frozen-faced'' which is disturbing us. Once upon a time the said p. a. was content to describe Buster as sad-faced, which was all right, but s'frozen-faced'' is likely to jar the nerves of literal minded natives, who will ask How did he get a face like that in Californian" Of course, though some of the imitation Eastern nights to which tourists are treated here reveal chilly breezes, still Bus ter couldn't actually get frozen-faced here, so we must take it for granted that the D. a. uses tine word with the same meaning as sad-faced, but just to vary the monotony.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
PEARL GRAY SCORES AT
 PARK
Her Excellent Acting Stands Out In "Way Down
 East" Revival
(By Times Staff writer.)

Way Down Easa,' the old yet ever young dramatic favorite, made good with Park theatre patrons last night The classic story of New England was given an adequate pre- sentation, favored with good acting and livened up by vocal numbers which are especially well done.
 Miss Pearl Gray, in the leading role, is afforded an excellent opportunity to display her talents and her charm, and she does both in a manner that makes an emphatic impression. Miss Gray takes hold of the difficult role in q way that shows her versa tility, and it is doubtful if any actress who has ever been seen as Anna Moore has given such a sympathetic and inte1ll- gent reading to the role.
 The singing of Dick Mack, Fred Herman and Austin Beattie. was all that could be desired, the singing of When You and Were Young, Maggie" being the shining light.
 Edwin Dudley scored in the part of the Squire. He was ably assisted by Jeannetie Case and Jack Morris sey playing the part of wife and son. In fact, everyone plays a good part in the show. The comedian IS DICK Mack, who plays the part of Hi Hol- Ter, the Squire's helper, and he is some rustic. Like all rustics he makes a good helper-sometimes The show is due for four more appear ances, tonight and tomorrow night, with daily matineeS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
Press Agents Sure Do
 Spin Some Funny Yarns

But for the prompt action of Mar ion Davies two of her popular pro perty menEmight have spent the night in jail. Shaddfe Graham and Jimmie Sweeney, recently returned from the Coast, are telling the story on them selves. 1t seems that when Sweeney and Graham went West they took most of their properties along, inciud- ing skeleton nailed in a box. Ihe5 stopped at the St. James hotel in San Diego and to be sure of no freight miscarriage, their skeleton stopped with them, there being call for 1t in the next days work
 The cover of the box containing the skeleton got loose in transport and two bellboys scented crime. They pried the lid open further and com municated their find to the manage- ment The property boys had little explaining to do before they con- vinced the proprietor they meant to give the bones a public burial. Miss Davies invited the hotel proprietor to be present. He was.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
HOPWOOD NOW
 FOND OF MOVIES

Avery Hopwood was never very fond of the movies, until recently. And now, you ought to hear him tell folks about the marvellous fifth indus try of the world. You'd think he was the president of some new film com pany-or Mary Miles Winters press agent-he says such nice things about the little star.
 But, to tell the truth, he's only the author of Miss Winters newest pie ture, "The Little Clown" This is MT. Hopwood's first try at the nov ies, and it promises to be a mighty good one. 'The Little Clown" is an original story written especially for Miss Minter, and which will later be adapted for the stage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
STRENUOUS WORK DONE BY LARRY
 SEMON PLAYERS

Larry Senlon's determination to do something more daring than he has ever done before in his Vitagraphs comedies landed him in an invalid s bed, sick and bruised, at the comple-s t1on Of The 4ick,'' but happy be- cause he had made a picture which he. believes Is superior to anything he has ever produced. Larry, on the com p1etlon of the comedy, was vir.- tuaHy carted off to bed by his physi- clans because of the various injuries he piled up during the production and to tnWart more serious illness because or exposure in water scenes.
 Larry is ambitious in his acrobatic stunts, and this fact in the latest pie ture, ''The EIck,' nearly left the screen without a popular comedian
 In a big cafe set Larry had installed a massive chandelier. This, after he
 had climbed all over it, in escaping from his puryuers, was to collapse and come down on their heads It did. Several supporting players were we'll hanged up, and Larry was led away in a daze after the crash. But It was a great scene and he's happy. But Larry says he'll be up and snil- ing in a few days, and even now is writing his next comedy while en- toying the rest prescribed by his physician. The best the doctoS could get out of Larry was a. compromise
 to let him write g. comedy while in
 bed.
 'The Hick'' starts in a bucofic at nosphere, but gets away to the city in a hurry and into the gay cafes filled with beautiful girls.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
In The Theatres
POLI'S.

A vaudeville bill of five feature acts is being presented at Polls for the first half of the week starting yester- dav William B. Friedlander's lat est musical comedy novelty Extra Dry" is offered as the headline attrac- ton. The music. lyrics and staging are the work of MT. Fried1ander him. self and he has taken his usual pains in regard to seeing to every detail; Jack Fairbanks takes the prlnclpaI mart and there are plenty of girls who have made the name or Fried lander synonymous with beauty.
 Dody and Burman present the- musical skit entitled Italian ropes and Tunes" These gentlemen nave one of the best wop acts in vaudeville and received big hands yesterday on rendering their songs and batter.
 Miller and Bradford, in Typical Topical Tales" a bit of musical com edy; Allen and Moore, in ''The Han py Couple" a delightful breeze from musical shows, and Juggling Willis complete the vaudeville bill.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
I$S IEEE#E E##E5 SCREEN AND STAGE E=:= E=:: K E:;:.== E:;;:.=
POLL PLAYERS PLEASE IN BED ROOM FARCE
 GIRL IN LIMOUSINE

sympathy for those that play a bed-ss room scene on a draughty stage in blizzard weather, and applause for their splendid acting.
 Jane Tarr as Aunt Cicely,. Edna Buckler, Foster Williams, Jack Mo Grath and Arthur Griffin in well de- served praise in carrying one of the best of fun lovers comedies to a. hi- larious finish. It is one of the best no mistake.
 Next week there is promised for those that love the great outdoors. -"The Big Game," play of red blooded folks, scenes of green fields and the great forests Of the Cana- dian Northwest, with plenty of sen-s sationa1 situations.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
ONE NEVER CAN TELL.

Blythe Sherwood. that brilliant feuilletonist, one of f-the most ski1ful interviewers writing on music, drama, art and the freQu ently despised ''mov- ies," was exhibiting the beauties of a noted art gallery to well-known ac- tress. Standing before a Rembrandt masterpiece, conspicuously marked, she overheard a ruralite passing upon it a condemnatory criticism.
 ''Sh," warned her companion, mot so loud. That lady over there is look ing dagSers at you. Maybe she is the painter
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
(By Times Staff Writer )

The farce comedy, ''The Girl in the Limousine" at the Lyric, this week, is overf1owing with humorous cli- maxes, side-splitting laughter, and sit nations that will convince the most skeptica1 that it is one of the best of bed room comedies that will be seen here this season. The ever popular PoG Players put it over with a zest that surpasses sucn comedies as Up in MabePs Roon1.' and Irwin Beds.'
 Arthur Chatterdon as Tony Ham irton, in the lead, ably supported by Miss Ruth Amos in the difficult and farcical situations earn well deserved sympathy and applause throughout
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
OH BOYi SUFFICIENT
 UNTO THE DAY

For the ice cream party which forms an important part in the Bert IivteI1 picture ''rhe Man Who," twen- ty-fve gallons of ice cream were con- stunned by the company.
 When the final scene in the party was shot, Director Maxwell Karger found that he could not even give away the small amount of the deli cacy remaining, as the entire force of Metro New York studios had been surfeited.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
EMPIRE.

Constance Talmadge as Mary Blake falls in love with a multi millionaire, Jim Stanhope. She feels the love surge ,and to always be near the shrine of her affections, Mary applres for a position in his office, unaware e of the fact that Jinlny's hobby is re- sisting women. He barricaded nm self against the charms of the other sex, by employing a character reaGef who could spot designing young la dies at a half mile. Mary runs head long into the character expert m seeking the position, and the compe-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

Rene Parker, well known as a prima donna on Broadway and on the road, stepped out of the leading part in 'sBetty Be Good'' to enter the cast of "Fantonas.' Miss Park CT never appeared in pictures be- fore, though she had many offers. Edward Sedgwick who had seen her work on the stage, believed she was just the woman he wanted for the part of the~tCountess'' in tie serial.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

tent reader of innermost thoughts un- tremendously shows Mary ito the door. Mary is wise. however, and went hoIie to adjust her homeiy disguise
 How she got by the character 1i1an on the second trip, and the subse- quent development of this entertain ing plot will be shown when '@The Perfect Woman comes to the Em- pire theatre today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

William H.
  Tor
  to Marlboro all himself Moore of the from gland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

The first showing of Metros -Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" will be given at a legitimate theatre, possibly the AStor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
NEW DIRECTOR FOR SHIRLEY
 MASON'S NEWEST PLAY

Howard M. Mitchell has been se- lected to direct Shirley Mason's new picture for William Fox, now being made at the Hollywood studio. Philo Mccullough will be the leading man.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

Wallace Reid's new production, di- rected by Frank Usson as The Daughter of a Magnate" from Frank Spearman's story, has been retitled Love Special
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22
IN THE REALM OF
 MUSIC AND DRAMA

Mtle- IneDe, a dancer whom New York has praised for skilful and graceful work in The Greenwich Village F'ollies," is to make an ex- tended tour with that company com mencing next week.
 Avery Hopwood will go to London soon to supervise the staging of "The Bat of which he is part author, and which is now playing to record break ing business in New York and Chi cago.
 NThe Greenwich Village Follies'' latest edition, gees on tour after next week. Ivan Bankoff, Russian dancer, graceful danseuse, will remain with the company.
 Mitnitzlly, the new and remarkable won two successive artistic triumphs in New York, is to remain in the United States next season for a long concert tour.
 David Bispham, the veteran opera and concert singer, who is quite fa- miliar to vaudeville audiences, will appear shortly in a new comedy with musical settings. It is now being made ready for production. Langdon Mccormick, author of '"The storm the most sensational melo- States, will leave the Chicago hospital where he is confined and sail for France in a few weeks. ''The Storm will be produced in Paris at the Apollo Theatre in April.
 Vera Smirnova, an attractive Rus sian singer who was the outstanding feature of the late Russian Isba, is to remain in the United States and be- come an individual musical artiSte, singing character songs of Russia.
 Ruano Bogislav, Gypsy folk-song singer is going to take her original and interesting program of songs to London this season and thereafter present them on a tour around the world. She sings them in seven lan- guages and acts them in one.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

= May Murray who has been away from the stage for several years, is contemplating returning to the legiti- mate sage. Her conract has not ex- pired win the Famous Players.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

Mary Pickford has ordered a Rolls Royce car to be in readiness for her arrival in England.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

Irene Wallace and Virginia Berti are sharing leading woman honors in the yet untitled new Seig serial.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

Florence Nash is soon to leave 'The Mirage" to fulfill a picture contract.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

Lew Cody is preparing a mono1ogue which he will deliver on the vaude- vile stage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

Alice Terry who played the femi- nine lead in Red Ingram's special producvtion of '.The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" has returned from d well earned vacation upstate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

June Elvidge is doing a turn on the Orpheum with her sketch, ."The Crystal Gazer.'' She is in New Or leans this week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

William Desmond has scored such a hit in the tite role of "Sl:ppy C. Gee" produced by Oliver Morosco, that the play has been booked for a tour aIony the Coast.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

Marcya Capri. the renowned Span ish beauty will be seen in "A Race for Millions" which Leonce Ferret is to release shortly. The cast includes Eugene Breon and Will Bourbon, both well known on the Partisan stage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

Bill Hart has completed his last picture under his Paramount con tract. and now the film world is wait ing to see whether he will make good his determination to write for the screen. He wants to, but his admirers may not let him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

Will Rogers who is now working in An Unwilling Hero" under the di- rection of Clarence Badger, will leave thes tudios for New Orleans to make eXteriors for this O. Henry story.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-22

Sessue HaYakawa has completed his latest production. a melodrama from the pen of Richard Schayer- Tsuri Aoki. Myrtle Stedman, Henry Iooert, Charles West and Andrew Robson are members of the cast.