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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
c CONFESSIONS
OF A MOVIE
STAR
CHAPTER Tx.
SOME ADVANCES FROM
MINISTER'S.

"TWlNKLE, twinklel Little Start"
Thus McMasters greeted me
at breakfast. He, as the producer,
and |, as the star, had places at the
head of the camp table.
smiled at the quotation, and felt
myself a hypocrite. 1t was a most
uncomfortable feeling. The mans
humor was banal, ''smarty" talk
and as old as the hills. Did he think
any silly remark would please little
girl like me?
And because smiled, as if it were
me first time | ever had heard the
quotation, instead of the thausandth,
| started the day out of tune with
myself and rebellious.
! began to loathe McMasters. Not
that he ever had been other than
outwardly respectful. | loathed him
on account of the gossip about him,
loathed him because Ginnette had
linked my name with his and because
Dick had listened to her | loathed
Ai'iii iii'SC VI 1li pcIduoe lie anu men
like him had taken loyalty and trust
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acid forth by the monkey gland doc
tors.
While eternal life is not impossi-
bic for man, it is undesirable, says
| Prof. Keith.
'The desire for the. extension of
the span of human life is form
If madness, and if people would only
think of the condition of life they
would never entertain the idea"
Keith,s theory is that natures whole
system of human existence is to use
Young and vigorous lives and kill the
old. -
Therefore, says he, the problem is
not to postpone death, but to prolong
the period of vigorous life. In 9th
er words, to double the years Of
youth and shorten the period of ex-
hausted, enfeebled old age.
A sound theory! Youth, not long
er lives, is what we all cravA 1t is
doubtful if the average person could
live more than two centuries without
committing suicide. Try to sit
| through the same movie 10 times
and see how the show bores you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
was experiencing the emotion.

was experiencing the emotion.
So only can 1 explain why so sud-
denly l accepted McMasters' invita-
! tioa.
Books? How I love theml I'll
be ready in half an hour, Mr.. Nc
Mastersn'
A short white wool sports skirt
barred with rust color; a soft white
blouse under rust colored sweater:
white shoes and a white hat; so I
dressed for my stroll with Mathews
McMasters.
We nodded gayly, right and left,
as we passed various members of the
company. Cissy scowled. 1t was the
first symtopm of proprietorship he
had betrayed in public. Dick refused
to look my way
I Sheldon has to work this morning.
and so has Barnes remarked Nc
Masters. Donaldson said he wouldn't
need you. He can shoot Cissy and
/ the company all day in full scenes,
close views, medium views and long
shots. For the Little Star, there isn't
even "a dummy scene"
was not very desirable COM
panion that morning. | was too
young and too independent to need
help,t and too speedy in the difficult
places up the mountain valley. 1t
pleased me to rush headlong until
the handsome white haired gentle
man breathed hard
He was much too proud to ask ME
to go slower. But how frequently he
stopped for charming bits of scenery!
| did not intend to coquette with
the gentleman. But | did plan to
prosecute him little. I remembered
the affair of the rose-red dress. I
decided to revenge Mrs. McMasters
in my own way.
! ] was in the spirit of youth, the
natural essence of which Rosalie
Brace was an artificial variety, a
weird imitation.
decided to show the man how un-
fit lie was with his years and his
weight, to keep the pace I set. So
fitted Up the mountain before him
Sometimes perversely refusing to
listen when he talked about the
glorious view.
lost my headache on the way, I
was fresh and fit when we sat down
on the ledge at the top of Broadbend.
But McMasters was red and
wretched. His discomfort made me
Historically gay.
couldn't help thinking how Dick
or Cissy would have out-distanced me
had | tried my little joke on either
of them.
| couldn't help thinking that it
must always be so, that youth turns,
to youth, and that when a man of
fifty thinks that young girl prefers
him to a boy of her own age-the
poor fellow had been sadly deceived
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

From the Times Recorder Dec.
p, 19l10
MEMBERS of the local chapter
Of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution have extended formal
thanks to Manager W. H. C. Dudley,
Of the local opera house, for the
courtesies extended them in connec-
ton with the recent benefit perform
ances which closed last night.
Americas and Sumter county were
peculiarly free from accidents, cas-
ualties and tragedies during Christ
mas week, which is most remarkable
considering the population of more
than $4,000.
The Masonic lodges of Americas,
together with the Order Of the East
ern Star, will unite this evening in
very delightful social occasion
which will follow the public installa-
ton of officers recently elected.
Sumter's fine roads have, been
damaged to greater or less degree
by the incessant rains of the past ten
days, and in some places where heavy
travel has resulted the roads are al
most impossible.
Miss Florrie Walters, of Cordele,
is the guest of Miss Mary Littlejohn
for several days, having arrived to-
day. h
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. WinIock, of
Augusta, are spending several days
in Americas, guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Heys.
Mrs. Edward Kiker, of Cordele, is
the guest Of her mother, Mrs. We'll
born F. Clarke, at her home on Lee
street.
Hundreds of Americas households
are without sufficient clothing to
wear because Of the continued rainy
spell which prevented &he family
laundresses from the necessary at
tention.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Paper missing from files.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
WHEN WILL. YOU DIE?

E4oW long will you live? That
question silenccs rs az. Firm
u. tie Drain % eY>ry per>un is he
conviction that death is inevitable.
There is no special reason for belev-
ms SO, except precedent.
We observe that all men who ever
l'ved have died. Hence, we reason,
our own deaths are a certainty.
Not necessarily sol is the startling
opinion of Sir Arthur Keith, of the
Royal College of Surgeons, of Lon
don.
Medical science some day may CON
quer~ death-enable people to live
eternally. This is not impossible,
says Keith.
Civilization steadily increases the
average length of human life. Is
there an end to this extension? Why
so?
Prof Keith tells the London cor
respondent of the Journal of the
American Medical associations:
Animals like the gorilla and an
thropoid apes, that are nearest to
man, are old at 40. The aborigines
of Australia and Patagonia were old
at so. Human life is longer now"
We not only live more years. We
cram more into each year. In an
hour we travel by airplane as far as
our ancestors could penetrate
through forests in a fortnight,
Civilization has so conquered
space and time that modern man ex-
periences more life in year than
the prehistoric Java Ape Man, Held
elberg Man or Neandethal Man ex-
perienced in 20 years.
Still we are not satisfied AS a
reaction from the nervous tension of
modern existence, we seize, with a
shout, all promises of death-evasion
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

out of my definition of love.
Love passes He-and men like
him-flattered silly women who be-
licved them and who infringed upon
the rights Of other women, and con-
sidered themselves clever instead of
wicked.
To be sure they, lost out in the
end like Resale Bruce of the red
dress. But meanwhile devoted little
wives and loyal little mothers had to
suffer-and pay.
And the respassers-when they
lost out with the faithless man, pro-
ceeded to snitch some other and to
desolate the heart of some other help
less and devoted wife.
Loyalty and trust as part of ideal
love which was some day to bless me
faded from my girlish dreams. ]
knew at last what Mrs. Mandy long
had wished me to find out.
| spoke to McMasters at breakfast
only when he addressed me.
/ had headache. / hadn't slept
Ewell en- account of the birds. AS
soon as the whippoorwills went to
sleep, the jays and robins woke up
Such chorus!
I Anybody could see I wasn't fit fol-
work, McMasters agreed. Then he
and | would stroll up the mountain
stream 1t was cool by the falls
I shook my head and did not smile
Better think again, May. I've
some new books. had my man
pack half-dozen in my luggager'
Books? That's different! I've
usually so little time for booksn'
What possessed me to give Nc
Masters an opening, l don't know
My eyes met Dick She sat across
the table, and two covers away. Per
haps was defiant. Or perhaps
was made reckless by the supreme
hurt in the thought that Dick should
dare to associate me in his mind
with. McMasters.
Can one love and hate the same
time, | wondered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
OLD DAYS. i IN AMERICUS
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(FrOm the Times-Recorder Dec
81, 1919
There will be a notable marriage
on the 2sth inst. A prominent
young business man will we'd one
of the fairest of Ellaville's young
ladies. On the evening of Tuesday
next at o'clock, Will C. Carter OF
this city will be married to Miss An
ME Clare Amos, the wedding taking
place at the home of Capt. and Mrs
Robert Burton.
A great treat is in store for Ameri-
Gus theater goers on Tuesday nigh:
when The Count of Monet Christie
will be presented at the opera house,
with James O'Neal playing the lead
ing part.
Louis Lowenthal was in the city
yesterday looking around prepare
tory to instituting a conclave of the
Knights of Damon, secret benevo-
lent Insurance order somewhat like
the Knights of Pythias. He wiz be
here all the week looking to the or
ganization features.
When the alarm of fire was given
yesterday the discovery was made
that the location was at the A. P
& l.. compress. The fire companies
responded Immediately, but so great
was the distance and so dry had the
cotton become that had it not been
for the precautionary measures TAX
en- by the compress a DISASTROUS fire
might have resulted. Only 10 bales
were seriously damaged.
Many handsome presents were
given in Americas this year, notable
among them being handsome piano
presented to Mrs. r. ]. Perry for her
elegant home, and a magnificent dia-
mond ring given to Mr.. John Wind
sor by his son, Lester Windsor.
The young men employed in the
offices of Mr.. Samuel C. Cooper, sec
rotary and accountant of the S. A.
d M. road presented him with an
elegant silver service as testimonial
of their esteem of him personally
and their appreciation of his unvary-
ing courtesies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
CHAPTER LXT
MINISTERS AND RUN A RACE

GOULD I feel safe when Dick was
around, guarding me from-say
snakes, at midnight could | feel
grateful to him as a knight who
would always come in the hour of my
need; and could | also hate him at
the same time?
A reporter who once had inter
viewed me had a new word for the
emotion of holding opposite feelings
for the same person He. had lsug-
gested the word as the germ of a
scenario. I had forgotten it but l
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
A SENSIBLE EDITORIAL.

HOWEVER you may agree with
or disagree with the run of edi-
torlal utterances of the Atlanta Geor-
sian, every reader of the Times-Re-
corder, we believe, will applaud the
sound reasoning and sense of indie
pendent justice contained in the fol-
lowing from that paper under the
caption, Ii Depends Upon Whose Ok
Is Besng Gored;"
We are hearing from certain
politicians much condemnation of
the bloc in politics.
The gentlemen now most per-
ts1rbed were not in the least alarmed
when the bloc which controlled ma
tional legislation was made up of
financial interests. Big Business in
terests. privileged seekers of more
privilege.
When they controlled the party
in power and were able, if necessary,
also to control the party out of pow
er, many cabinet ministers recogniz-
ed the masters voice and did not
object. At least one recent presi-
dent was passive. His moral sensi-
/ bilities were not shocked.
That kind of bloc has been eff
fective during most of our history as
nation.
But whenever thirty million ac-
tual producers of our wealth and our
sustenance get together regardless
of party lines for enactments thought
by them to be for the general wei
fare, we hear at once that his is
dangerous; that it challenges the
established order by creating a war
, Of sections and classes, and it means
an end OF representative party gov
eminent
In all truly representative gov
, ernments there are bound to be con-
flicts of interest. They are not neces-
sarily deplorable They are often
healthy. But for them the differing
needs Of differing groups of the pop
ulation would have no means of en-
forcing attention.
Representative government is
never dangerous when aerated by
conflicts of ideas, ambition and pol.
Fey. 1t becomes dangerous only when
control ceases to be democratic or
when such control is secert; or when
the interest that is not getting
square deal is denied fair hearing
and decision after due considera-
ticn.
Our habit has been party govern
ment, but it is habit which neces-
sarily atrophies if parties cease to
progress or cease to reflect what
many people think.
"The feelings of our 10000, 900
farmers with respect to what govern
ment should mean for them are as
much entitled to expression through
POLITICAL action as the feelings of our
millions of industrial workers, of our
manufacturers, merchants, bankers.
The political party which consults
and'serves the greatest number will
net be endangered by any bloc
it will itself be the bloc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY.

THE NEW COMMANDMENT:
Jesus said:-A new commandment ]
give into You, That We love one an
other: as l have loved you, that he
also love one another. By this shall
al men know that We are my dis
ciples, if We have love one to another.
John 10: 81, IS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Central Time, !

Central Time.)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

The front pages of the morning
papers today were pretty dull read
ing. The usual run of holiday muir
ders, suicides, automobile catastro-
Plies, crate tragedies, etc, was
strangely missing. Looks like our
holidays are degenerating.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

Rub-My-Tism, antiseptic and pain
Silier, for infected sores, letter,
'prains, neuralgia, rheumatism. adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

and 1attered-or perhaps blinded by
his own egotism.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27
DIT RIAL.

Americas merchants report a
heavy business today - swapping
Christmas gifts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

Chicago crooks, we read from po-
lice statistics, harvested bumper
crop, gathering $3,974,32G in loot
during the year just closing And
they don't have to pay war or in
come tax on it, either Why wor,
for a living?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

Fifteen millions have been spent
on state roads in Georgia in 1921
A few more years ike that and Wen
be out of the mud, sure enough. {,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

Mondays are degeneratlng.
Another blizzard has fizzled out
1t is getting so the weather man s
threats carry little weight in this sec
ton.
Only 1868 more days till Christmas.
Chicago crooks, we read from po-
lice statistics, harvested bumper
crop, gathering $3,974, 1926 in loot
during the year just closing. And
they don't have to pay war or in
come tax on it, either. Why wor,
for a living?
Fifteen millions have been spent
on state roads in Georgia in 1921.
A few more years ike that and well
be out of the mud, sure enough.
Macon is as persistent as Column
bus about horning into the news of
the world. She now takes few col
umns of space to tell the public that
Mrs. Sun Vat Sen, Kidnapped wife Of
the president of China, was former
Wesleyan student Well, what OF
it? Or is that a bid for a "drive"
for half million dollars to pay her
ransom?
Bet the man who has worn the
same overcoat So years never eats in
restaurants.
There isn't anv safety in autb
numbers.
Thev saw snats are being worn.
But it NAV iust be socks that have
been walked into spats
Some people must hang up bottles
instead of stockings.
w aSnligIOn mas a fllDefI street.
Must be where the nuts live.
IS caused by the pool room signs
No Minors Allowed"
WHAT'S worth chewing at all is
worth chewing well.
on face paint than house paint. Save
the surface and you save all.
Some people don't care what they
do and neither does anyone else.
These advertised asbestos gloves
must be for home-brewers to wear
while pouring a drink.
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viii snv norson n,bo bos,,t hoo,,
srsnootad :, +ho WI ctroa4 49,
tar nIa.se notif,,. Tho nolico
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

Only 363 more days till Christmas
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SEABoARD AIR LINE

Arrives Leaves
5:15 pm Richland-Cols 1000 am
$40 pm Cordele-Savh. 1926 pm
1881 pm Richland-Montg'y $40 pm
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

Bet the man who has worn the
same overcoat So years never eats in
restaurants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-12-27

They say spats are being worn
But it may just be socks that have
been walked into spats.
The Washington times., 1921-06-01
CHAP. m-wEDDED LIFE.

Klein Is alleged to have arranged
the divorce in Tarrant county, TEXAS
(Fort WORTHY and according TO Joyce's
charges, the order was entered Jam
uary II. but the decree was not grant
cd until February IL. charging that
the Judge was prevailed upon to date
the decree January 21--two days be-
fore his marriage, January 70. at
Miami.
Joyce's FIRST welded act was 20 pay
100000 down, assuming obligations
for another 100000 for Peggy's Flor
ida home. Incidentally. he paid Klein
5000 for getting the divorce, as IAN
obligation contracted by my wife be-
fore the marriage"
They had intended 20 journey to
California and the Orient on their
honeymoon. but changed their plans
and sailed for France May 20. 1920.
Before sailing, however. they came
to Chicago and stayed eighteen days
at the Blackstone Hotel. 1t was then
that Peggy was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. once
Ito the rest of the Joyce family.
Peggy also took n side Jaunt TO Hot
Springs. Va, where she Is alleged to
have met Barton French, scion of a
wealthy New York family.
They were very happy in Europe,
doing the usual things and travelling
with rather a fast set
The Washington times., 1921-06-01
CHAP. Iv--THK PARTING.

Mr.. Joyce received a cablegram Au-
gust IL. 1920, urging him to hurry
back to America He deposited let
ters of credit for $4,000 at q Paris
Bank for Peggy. pending his return.
They motored to Cherbourg and he
set sail. II was on October Fl and
he received absolute proofs of Pes
gy's infldelity. while he was at Chi
cago.
A cablesram was dispatched to her
and next day she. too, set sail for
America.
Il was the beginning OF the end.
What he learned ~ set forth at
great length In the answer. starting
with the slleged AFFAIR with Barton
French. which began at Hot Springs,
Va. jasE before they sailed for Eu-
rope.
peggy was with -Aunt Ida sndN .
maid. French. handsome. - ured-
although dependant upon HIS mother
for support-was in the dining room
at the Homestead Hotel 1t was an
innocent table Irritation.
French ascertained the name OF the
fascinating blonde and telephoned to
her rooms, asking her to dine with
him. According to the bill the lnvi-
tation was accepted at once.
Until she left she was much seen In
French's company aud is alleged to
have dined with him alone at his
home.
French Is said 20 have followed
them to Europe. Peggy being in
formed of his impending arrival By
Aunt Ida, who csbled as follows;
Beer Lapland captains cabin
Marconi him. IDA"
Beer" was none other than French.
according to the bill, which adds that
she did .'Marconi him" and met him
at the dock when he arrived.
Then followed the Torquay incident
when she is alleged to have met at
the resort and spent six days-and
nights-in his company.
Other meetings followed. culminat-
ing in an item published In a New
York paper. as follows:
However, in a way II puts at rest
the rumor circulating in London and
Paris for the past two months that
Bsrtons referring to French's next
The Washington times., 1921-06-01
PEGGY LEFT HIM
ALMOST BROKE
Joyce CHARGES

Torrance at the Woods Theater.
With another man and two women
they went TO the Blackstone Hotel
for an after-the-theater supper.
Joyce admits that he was smftten ct
once with Peggys charms.
Five days later Peggy went to New
York and they began to correspond.
via telegraph. Already they used en-
desring terms, one TO the other. Then
Peggy started for Colorado Sprinss,
passing through Chicago on the way.
They arranged 2 rendezvous al the
resort and July 9. Joyce started for
Colorado.
It was while roaming the mountains
that he confessed his love, was ac-
cepted, and gave her $4,000 70 meet
pressing needs"
Peggy returned to New York and
wired him to join her at once. as she
was In great trouble"
He hurried to her side and she In
formed him that she had contracted
with the Shuberts, did not wish TO
appear I'm their productions. adding
that II would cost her s22,5o0 20 break
the contract.
Joyce drew check. During the
months that followed he showered her
with presents--by suggestion-ani
she WAS duly grateful Mrs. Sharp.
the stage aunt" was in constant at
tendance upon her. The marriage
date was set for November 0, 1919,
and Joyce went 10 Philadelphia to
make the arrangements.
Until that time he did not know Of
her previous martial experience. just
before the date set for the wedding,
she told him of her marriage 70 Hop
kins.f adding that she had been d.
vorced. but could not remarry for a
year.
The wedding was postponed.
In the meantime Peggy and her at
torney. William Klein of New York
were frantically attempting to ar
range the Hopkins divorce. They went
to Miami for the winter season and
the marriage date was set for jan
uary Is
The Washington times., 1921-06-01
CHAP. Ix--sPAULDrNc.

The affair with Evans spauid,ng -
said to have begun since her rtturn
to America at New York and Palm
Beach. Joyce asserts that many
people have seen spauiding ID
Peggy's apartment.
The affair. according TO the bill 10
still going on.
Last of the adventures listsd--ths
bin asserts that no efforts made 70
list them ali--names one. Joe PAM,
owner of New York restaurant
with whom Peggy IL said TO have APP
peared while Intoxicated and. At least
once, sat in his lap and embraced
him.
SO much for Pesay's affaires N
cour, the rest OF the bill Is taken NJ
with an account of her sxtravasanoe
and the relating OF her past history.
Peggy, the bill asserts, began her
career as a telephone operator. ~
Denver she met Everett A. Archibald
and they were married at Salt Lake
City, Utah. May 1s. 1910.
Archibald. according TO the bin.
Is the Archer" mentioned In the pre-
vious bills.