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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-12
CHAPTER XVII,

She hurried 20 the first meeting OF
the piay.readinR COMMITTEES. Her
Jungle romance had faded. but she
retained religious fcrvor. a surge
Of haif.formed thought about the
creation Of beauty by suggestion.
A Dunany play would he too az
ficuit for the Gopher Prairie asno-
citation. She would LET them com.
promise on shaw-on "Androcles and
the Lion" which had Jus, bcsn pub.
ilshed.
The COMMITTEES was composed OF
Carol. vida sherwin. Guy Pollock.
Rayuaie wutherNpoon ana Juanita
Haydock. They were exalted by tho
picture ~ themselves as being stimuli.
taneousiy buanesniIi<e md artistic.
They were entertained by Vida IN
the parior Of Mrs. Elisha Gurrey's
boarding house. with It's steel en-.
craving 81 Grant NJ Appomatfox. its
basket OF stercoscopic views. and IT,
mysterious stains on the gritty car.
pet.
vida was an advocate 81 culture
buying and efficiency. Systems. Che
hinfed that they ought 10 have las
NJ the committe meetings Of tho
Thanatopsisl n regular order of
business. and "the reading OF the
minutes" but AZ there were no min.
utea 10 read. and as no one knew
exactly what was the regular order
OF the business OF being literary.
they had to give up efficiency.
Carol, ms chairman. said politely:
Have you amy ideas about what
play we'd better give first7" She
waited for them 10 look abashed and
vacant. 80 that she might suggest
"Androcies-
Guy Pollock answered with dis
concertlnx readiness. I'm tell you:
since we're going 20 try 20 do some
thing artistic. and not simply fool
around. I believe we ought to give
something classic. How about This
School for Scandal'7''
why Don't you think that
has been done n good deal7"
Eyes. perhaps II has"
Carol was ready to say. How
about Bernard Shaw" when he
trenchcrousiy went on. How would
II be then 20 give Greek drama
say Oedlpus Tyrannus'7"
why. don't believe"
vida sherwIn intruded. I'm sure
that would be too hard for ua. Now
I'VE brought something that I'think
would be swfully jolly"
she held out. and Carol incrcdu.
lously took. n thin gray pamphlet
entitled 'McGigerty's Mother.in.iaw."
:. -. ~ - % 200 x..hfrt 4. al.
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Jimmy Alcott was not a principal
In the scandal. He was a victim. IL
came out gradually. Each day there
were new details for the gnssips.
A teller in his fathers bank had
ahsconded with thousands. Also.
with Helen. Jimmy's only sister.
And the worst Of IL was that Helen
was "A bride OF year.
Her husband had managed the Al
colt uunrries. shut down months
since And Alcott senior was a ruin.
ed man.
Somehow ! had feeling that
Jimmy ought to come to IRE Mother.
dear and me just because he needed
sympathy. Every evening ! put on
a certain blue lawn which he ad-
mired.
Then came news OF the accident;
james s. Alcott. senior, had gone
over the edge OF his biggest quarry
In HIS automobile, And Jimmy Al
colt was nowhere 10 be found. Jimmy
often drove tho big car because his
father disliked driving!
Was II an accident?
The pond in the quarries was
dragged for Jimmy's body. Nobody
had seen the young man at the rail
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BY ALTMAN
BY STANLEY

And II Jimmy ever came back, he
would recognize my voice fnstantIy
over a phone, just as ! would recog.
nize his And he would tell me 10.
The man who had been my good
friend was the soul of honesty, Of
frankness.
Was Dick Barnes. the company's
new bad-man. as honest as his fine
voice led me TO hope? Curiosity
added interest to the approaching re,
hearsal.
on the appointed day. my eyes DO
ing cured. l started for the studios.
] was anxious TO be even earlier
than usual in order TO meet Dick
Barnes before our work began. but
my new chauffeur made some un.
necessary detours and l arrived late
at the studios.
l sent up word to my director.
Demaison. to go ahead and get ready
TO shoot l would be on the set
promptly at .. There were extras
on the set. Extras are expensive
Time was valuable.
] had to hurry SO that I actually
forgot that I was going to play op
posite Dick Barnes.
Go BE Continued
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'Androoles.' Have any OF you read
it?"
Yes. Good play" said Guy Pol
lock.
Then Raymie wutherspoon as
toundingly spoke up:
80 have /. I read thru all the
plays in the public library SOS to be
ready for this meeting. And But
don't believe you grasp the ire
liRious deus In this Androcles,' Mrs.
Kennioott. I guess the feminine
mind is too innocent to understand
all these immoral writer's. I'm sure
don't want to criticize Bernard
shaw: understand he is very popu-
lar with the highbrows In Mlnpeapo.
lis; but Just the samc-- As far rs
can make out he's downright I'm
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Wen. Nick and Nancy started off
TO find out where the new island
was. They rode Curly. the sea-horse.
as Cap'n Pennywinkie said he could
spare him, besides he was afraid
something might happen to their
Green Shoes.
They started North. and the first
persons they met were Puffy Por.
poise and his wife. whistilnR for JOY.
Why. I don't know, but OF all the
joyful people you ever saw, porpoises
are the most joyful They leaped
and bounded for quite while before
they would stay still enough to listen
70 what the Twins were saying, or
rather what they were asking
- "1slandr' exclaimed Puffy por.
~poisc. II haven't seen an island for
blue moon, and what's more, !
don't want TO sec one--not for a
green moon, nor red moon. nor yet
yellow one.
"why7" asked Nick.
Puff spouted some water out OF the
.op OF his head before he answered
4hs last island saw turned out to
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properl The things he says Wen.
IL would be very risky thing for
our young folks to zee. IL seems
TO me that a play that doesn't leave
a nice taste in the mouth and that
hasn't any message Is nothing but
nothing but Wen, whatever II may
be. IL isn't art. So Now I've found
play that Is clean, and there's
some awfully funny scenes in II, too.
laughed out loud. reading II. It's
called His Mothers Heart and it's
about a young man IN college who
gets in with lot OF free.thinisers
and boozcrs and everything. but In
the end his mothers influence"
Juanita Haydock broke In with n
derisivc, "Oh rats. Raymiel Can the
mothers influence! l say let's give
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SAVED By A FOOL

It's flendh plot sounds in his throat
10 a o
a Indian The Indian would
waro and a
dread" contln
HIeady with whtecurls by by and thrces
Don't he gradually drove them all back
at u not beside wagon
Anything ,hrox-n from scr
announcer ne AZ ana
EDDY and vbtried
island "hp "ch ne carried ne rushea
at them and beat Them with all
Of what The
legs
a.. He certainly looked like a
sIted lis INNS INV '"'1N vino "O
49, - - ~
can only do what little a
ora ah,s I'm irving hold
unn,a N a
all would be l
know evil sprits and
and 10
could think OF with white
In
far down their
hat precipice. and rode back along the trail
In brain the
boyh az q destroy other
himself and of emigrans who had
possible, uttering o them"
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His wife. ....... Miss Vida Sherwin
His son. ..........D DIR. Harvey Dillon
His business rival. .................
..... Raymond r. Wutherspoon
Friend OF Mrs. Grimm. Aluminium.
............... Miss Ella Stowbody
The girl from Kanakec. ..........
......... Mrs. Harold c. Haydock
Her brother. 500. DIR. Terence Gould
Her mother ....... Mrs. David Dyer
Stenographer 80. Miss Rita Simmons
Office boy ...... Miss Myrtle Cass
Maid in the Grimms' home. ........
.........M Mrs. w. p. Kennicott
Direction of Mrs. Kennicott
Among the minor lamentations was
Maud Dyer's ''well of course II sup
pose look old enough to be Juanita's
mother, even II Juanita is eight
months older than am. but I don't
know as / care to have everybody
noticing II and"
Carol pleaded. 'oh. my dear, You
two look exactly the same age.
chose you because you have such a
darling complexion, and you know
with powder and n white wig, any.
body looks twice her age, and |
want the mother to be sweet, no mat.
ter who else is"
Ella Stowbody. the professional,
pcrceiving that II was because of q
conspiracy Of jealousy that she had
been given a small part. alternated
between lofty amusement and Chris
tian patience.
Carol limited that the play would
be improved by cutting. but as every
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actor except Vida and Guy and her
self walled at the loss OF a single
line, she was defeated. She told her
self that. after all, great deal could
be done with direction and settingA
Continued Monday
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Louisiana has the greatest numb4
OF miles of navigable. waters.
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Dance Get Acquainted Night
Tues. at Bright's. 1904 4th.-{AdvJ
Mother. bring home some a
Boldt's Milk Bread.--Advertisem
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Kennicott suggested not going. "ss
darn tired from all this walking
don't know but what we better turn
In early and get rested up" n wa,
only from duty that Carol drarge,
him and herself out OF the warn
hotel. into a sinking trolley. up IN,
hrownstonc steps OF the converted
residence WHICH luguhriously housed
tho dramatic school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-17

MACLIN F. SMITH, Trust Officer EXAM ELLIOTT, Asst. Trust Officer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-17

not enjoy animal stories. And if ope of the animals be a foN and the other two principal characters. such tried and true fox hounds as "Oid Ranter' and "Hlue." the story s bound to contain considerable excite ment
 Such story Is "Old Banter. Blue and Blaze Face by j. r. Leland. in the October 90 issue Of Adventure Magazine.
 There are but few writers who know the way Of a fox as does Mr.. Leland. Every move the animal makes is absolutely true to life. And the two old dogs are just as real. The reader finds himself hoping that the fox will get away: then he can't help admirins the hard working dogs. And then at the end of the story he knows that Mir Leland oud- ed it just as it should have been ended Mir. Lelands home ls In Mo bile.
 Good ore-aet plays arc exceeding ly hard to find, but when located they are well worth the reading
 Rebound" comedy in one act by ]. C. Dawson of Birmingham. is such one. This little play Is well worthy the popularity it is enjoying and is destined to win no little fame for its author
 MT. Dawson is also the author of Introduction to French Poetry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-17

thought Of writing had 1 not mar ried and settled on farm with mud mud. mud and the boil weeNiI in the cotton.
 This was at Browns Ala 20 miles from Selma was born Nhere. but had hoped to escape. It rAned all the time, though a days ratn vas almost enough to make the roads impossible, and looking out on the blurred stretches of fields and woods and muddy forsaken road one had 10 do something
 "And SO wrote wrote of Broad way and gay cafes, vampires and lovely straying innocents l sent my first stuff-two very short stories in the same envelope--to Young's Maga zine, and have never quite re- covered from the surprise of receiv- ing check for them
 Since that time Young's Magazine has published many of Katherine Leiser Robbins stories. And not only that, but they appear with pleasing frequency in Snappy Stories and other magazines of national cir culation.
 The Universal film people have screened four of Mrs Robbins stories Famous Players is going to produce one of her stories, Pay Day" on the legitimate stage, and will later screen 1t.
 All of this seems to bear out pretty thoroughly tho assertion that there is no luck in a writer's career If one writes what the editors want, they will buy it; If it is not writ ten the magazines will not buy fl.
 That this writer's stories contain human interest is borne out by the fact that they have proven avail able as film and stage material That they are entertaining as stories is certain from the manner in which Katherine Leiser Robbins readers watch for her work. That they are the work of real story teller Is evi- denced by the fact that the editors are as anxious for them as are the readers.
 Magic Fruit" Pay Day" and "The Bondwoman," which appeared in well
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-17
R, JOE Ross


 There are many people who believe. or c'aim 10 believe. in that something termed luck" The majority of real thinkers will advise those persons that the sooner they discard this idea the better off they will be-
 Ones luck is what he makes it. \ falling tree never hit a man un- less he placed himself in it's path. Goou never came Co anyone unless they were on hand 10 receive it
 Successful writers are sometimes referred to az being lucky They are no more lucky than was Chris topher- Columbus. It Is true that an unknown continent was waiting to 10 be discovered, but Columbus would never have found it had he not searched for it.
 Just so. there is no luck in a writ CTS success. People wlould not buy and read Huckleberry Finn if Mark Twain had not written the story. There Noud be no Panama canal if the job had been left to luck
 Many people give up when darl, clouds come between them and the sun: when the cold rain of discour- aSement stinss their face; when the winds of depression shriek through the tree tops.
 There Is no scene more discourag- ing, unless one has the courage and vision to peer through the clouds and sec the sunshine beyond. than is q water soaked, pest-ridden cotton plantation. bordcred by an unworked winding country road with its glis- tening, sticky mud-nud as far as the eye can reach. The dropping water laden trees by the roadside are far from encouraging. The cotton crop which earlier in the year gave such promise-a promise never to be fulfilled because of the incessant rains and the unsuitable appetites of the boil weevl--is far from a har- binger of hope.
 Yet it was in just such surround ings as this that the first of many excellent stories was born in the brain of an Alabama writer whose work is now watched for by fiction peaders throughout the country.
 Katherine LeiSer Robbins would never have gained the reputation she now enjoys as fiction writer had first magazine work was done under just such discouragng circumstances and in just the gloomy surroundings described
 Mrs. Robbins. whose home is in Selma, has made success of other things besides writing, but it was only when confronted with that which would have made a believer In luck" send for the undertaken that she forced a smile to her face and wrote her first two stories.
 That worth while work was really put into these stories is evidenced by the fact that when she mailed the two in one envelope to Young s Magazine she received within short while a check for the two
 Art says Mrs. Robbins, was my first ambition, and it was with only a vague idea of what it meant. In my case it meant New York. draw ing and painting from the life at Glasses and the Arr league, studio dances to the music of hand organs, and second balcony seats to plays and vaudeville, and trying to be ar tistic and Bohemian. and all that.
 T taught art in Port Gibson col lege, Port Gibson, Miss. and at Ath- ems college, Athens, Ala, for six years, after several years of study and probably would never have
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The sy MAY CHRISTIE Dis ping Kis s
 IXXU-CHEERINC UP FARRELL
.XXH.-CHEERING UP FARRELL
 Copyright 1921 by The MeoNas. 1xewspsper syndie.ts

with Ossy." Farrel made a hurried excuse, and slipped off to watch the bridge play CTS. He had no desire to meet Mau- rice Danby.
 Well, young mani Clothed. and in your right mind, eh?" quoth the widow, perkily, favoring Maurice With charming smile. You gave us all fright"
 He's going ashore ar the next landing stage" said ossy Tt seems that Miss Ducane's small car is ga ragged there, and this boy says he must drive 1t home. The young Iady's asleep and we won't disturb her. Be- sides, she would catch her death of cold. going to town in an open car. we'll run her up In the Rolls, don't worry. It's closed and very com tortable. If you take my advice. young msn. you'll come up with us."
 Danby shook his head.
 MT. Ducane will be worrying why were late. Just drop me ashore, and III get to town in no time"
 He knew that Ossy would deliver Natalie safe and sound at her uncle's house, and that the Rolls Royce would be better for her after her inner ''h ti'1i tne iltIie car II e did not ike to leave her, but he felt he could not bear another hour aboard this launch. It had got upon his nerves. somehow. The skulking presence of Farrel Gait and Ossy s fulsome hos pitaIlty did not go well with an ach- Ing head and limbs.
 The boat pulled up at the landing stake to allow Maurice to disemba Natalie had not appeared. and Ossy hung over the side and waved to the departing visitor.
 Then he turned to Della Desmond and remarked. solemnly:
 Though managed to get his clothes dried all right. and lent him a fresh shirt and socks. that chap looks to me as though he were in for a sharp bout of malaria"
 Tom mOrrOW--This Is fhe Idfef
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For Good of the
 Community
Leading Manufacturer AdUises Jobbers to Get Their Stocks In Shape Lest They Be Caught
 Short and Lose the Profits of Business

LONG about August 15 when the tide of business had begun turning the to better things prominent wholesaler reviewing the preceding dull months and the cheering present and outlook admitted that his errors o judgment had arisen lack confidence in himself in other in his city and his country.
 He sad Il feared my customers would not meet thelr bills. They did it. There is complaint that score was afraid to take goods The buying movement of the past two weeks has found without stocks meet demands of my customers have curtailed my business by over caution"
 Men and day after day declare that they will build when material and labor lower The latest official reports from the lumber trade to the effect that stocks of southern yellow pine almost ob liberated and advances of $20 in few weeks have been recorded.
 The Pacific fir handlers booked business than in two year and the Humber situation at large is encouraging than any time this year, according to the trade journals The who waits for prices reach bot tom rock before he does things seldom does at all
 Not all the optimism sounded from the outside by the student of affairs Sometimes there cheerful refrain from the coldblooded business (presumng that there is really such person..
 The Stockham Pipe and Fittings company is among the largest producers of iron pipe and fittings in the try In it's the trade of recent dae it says
 We believe it conservative statement to say if buy
 all lines to further anticipate their needs for the future and place their orders that the eff feet business generally would be far reaching in it's benefit to all
 Unquestionably manufacturers stock of fittings getting low and unbalanced. While there is quite good
 deal of unused manufacturing capacity unless jobbers Stock shape now, to JaKe care or the Tall mand they very apt to be caught short many
 of staples and lose profits from business that could
 otherwise have been taken of by having been n- cluded earlier in manufacturers schedules of produc- tion
 Does this big wish load obbers with that will remain in their warehouses; Not by ugfu It trade but wants next year and the year after wishes the customer of today to be the customer of next spring and the customer of next fa It wish customers to lose profits by not having hand with which to do the business that presses.
 The nation reapng the reward of it's thrift The buyer withdrew from the peak priced goods counters chants pared prices and reduced profits The slowed down his machinery. The with money in bank kept there The farmer produced this years crop num cost The nation hbernated the fat of the peak years
 Nothing was wrecked only held in abeyance the outstanding feature of readustment America That jus
 es the optimism that should pervade even though strike and what not from time to time threaten.
 The optimist is right because God is good
 Yours for upbuildng
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Della very calmly lit a cigarette
 She was furious with Forrei' bu' did not intend to show if. Cool composure generally won the day
 Your mood is not very pleasant l one my friend" she said, crossing 1 one smart white buckskin shoe over , the other. and surveying her feet ap- provingly.
 1 "Humph. No chap would feel par ! ticularly cheery when he sees that his old pals have no time--or use-ioi him." He emphasized the latter noun. significantly. Mean Miss Natalie and myself oueried the widow. quite unruffled-
 Pll admit it must have been a nasty far to see your arch enemy, young Danby, 'cooing'-as you call it-into your quondam ladyloves ear. But cheer up. my friend. Remember the encouraging proverb about the fish in f, the sea"
 The cloud did not lift from the young mans forehead
 There are fish enough in plenty dying to be caught. But darn few of em have money" he said frankly. Then, apropos Of nothing, he added:
 You women would sell your souls for cash
 Della laughed outright.
 "Oh, not all of us. Exclude the lit tie Ducane girl It isn't so long ago that she turned from one impecuni- ous admirer to another who has even less of this worlds goods.'
 This was bit direct.
 Gait scowled.
 "Oh, don't look on me as broken hearted, She used to bore me to the very verge of tears"
 "But her prospects didn't. eh? Ii was only when uncle put his foot down. and the loyelorn damsel ran away from home that you cooled off a trifle Be honest. Farrel. And for heavens sake, cheer up.'
 "Life's in too much of an infernal muddle to be cheery."
 "oh. forget it. Look at me, Della opened her carefully 'madeup'' eyes to their fullest extent I'm stony broke and deep in debt, but I'm not whining over if. I'm putting up good front. And you ought to do the same.''
 e"I haven't got your scheming brain" said Farrel hastily. He sur veyed the made-up eyes with open criticism. In the shaded cabin down below, Della had applied the powder and the lip salve with too lavish hand. The red had gone streaky," and it showed
 The sun was sinking, and long beam of light shone athwart the wid- dw's face, displaying lines about the eyes that Farrel had not seen be- fore.
 Was she so fascinating physically and mentally--ae he had thought?
 Della was cute enough to penetrate these criticisms.
 'sYou're out of sorts. old boy. Too much New York and too many late hours. Probably bit liverish. little bird whispered that you're spreading your wings and flying to the mountains. We may meet up there. if you've a mind to.a
 "Huh?"
 She nodded
 "Yes. indeed That reminds me. keep Ossy off my track for a bit Tn visit ing MT. Ducane. as you know. I'm sure you were only joking when you spoke of putting spoke in my matrimonial wheel? Remember. the small ar rangement that We came to. I shall do my best up north to bring mat ters to q crisis "
 Are you in earnest, Della? If you pull the thing off I'm to get s2,5oo year? You aren't going to double-cross me? If so, there migh. be trouble"
 She patted his arm soothingly.
 Foolish boy. I'm not that sort. But hush! The deck has ears. And