The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-12-21
SYNOPSIS

PART f-Nswcomer In . small town.
q young Newspaper man. who tells the
story. q amazed by the unaccountabls
actions Of q man who. from the window
with invisible psrsonaEes. Particularly
mentioning one ''Simpledorta-" The youth
goes 70 his boarding house. the home OF
MR. Apperthwaits. next door to th. scene
Of the strange procesdinGs. bewiidered.
PART u-Nsxt morning he discovers
HE strange neighbor !: the Hon. David
nsas a p prominent goi i,,sn and uni;
nighrs expsrienee. he 10 markedly inter.
rupted by = fellow boarder. . Mr.. George
powden- Later. with Miss Apperthwaite.
imasinary ,ampins contest between Bsss.
ley and q ''Blll Hammerslsy." Miss
Apperthwaite appears deeply concerned.
there apparently being no possible en-
planation OF the strange proceedings
PART IIl-The reporter learns that
Beasisy and Mis-. Apperth waite had at
one. time been engaged. and that the
ss ssna q bss.lss: lack s Of srt lnssiaa
tion."
PART Iv.-The mystery Of simple
piain.d By Mr. po~dsa' Bsasisy Is car.
ms for small boy. Hamilton Swift.
s-aior. q helpless invalid bodily though
more than ordinarily bright mentally. the
ssimpledorla" and "Biii Hammersley''
are creatures OF Beasiey's and the small
boys Imagination. Beasiey humoring the
nitiis sufferer by the play acting"
PART v.-The reporter becomes ae.
sluainted with David Beasley and n IN.
vited 10 his home. where he meets Hamii-
ton Swift. Junior. and his circle OF IN.
visfbies." which Beasley and Gcorge Dow
a. 40 A. nj n
PART yI.-Tessiey Is q strong candi.
tate for his farty's subernatoriai noini'
nation, his chief enemy being one simeon
d,yldaai THE reporter IL sent BY his city
editor 10 see Peck, who declares he has
'somsthing on" Beasley; Peck and q
number 81 bis cronles. WIFE WE " p"r ,I :
declares 10 the center OF Christmas fes
tIvitIes TO which Beasley has not deiKnee
10 invite his pafty.s WORKERS. 20 whom
howsssr he Looks fos . snppS ~ IN " se n,
triumph. Peck invites Georse Dowd.n, a.
Bsaslsy's closest personal and politlcs
friend, 20 Join the party. haunting hin
with he fact OF his not being consider.s
sood enough socially 10 be entertained b.
bsssley. Watching from the outside. the
zee Beasley and his coiored servitor Bob
though apparently alone In brsh til
Illuminated room. with . masnifeentll
sscarstsd christmas tree. seemingly en-
ssr,sinins a large number Of guests Mis-
Appsrthwaite has joinsd pecks party
aeI- considerably mystinedi they avail
d@vslopments They hear David bsasle,
sDowdsn declares. for the hrst time In hi
iifs, make a speech, his only auditor ~
narently being old Bob. though he taxi
=. N addressing q large gathering fol
iewtnx ths speech. Beasley. BY himself
ssrsss = .quadriils." with amaEins hdsl
,sS 10 detail. and full complement q
,nx,sibis partnsrs Peck IL jubliant. IN
sistinx that BsAsiey is crazy and that D
nm nave the news ''ali over town" q
wotre1' Miss Eppsrthwaits " bswildsre'
me dance concluded. the watchers 10
me arst time become aware o. the pre-
&c. Of Hamilton swift. Junior, and a
1910 that David Beasisy-in Miss ~
p~rthuaits's opinion . man o. no nnas
Sstion-has Devised the whole scheme
slre plsasurs 10 his littis crippled wAT.
Tne rsporssrs promis Peck the story vi
T. al over town ,emorrew. and IN.
Individual realisss how Frssuy ne hslns
,sssss q che story VII ;srsnssnss H. i,.,
NJ xppssshwsits. povdsa and u
yosss Repeater JOIN Bsssisy's Harsy,
ne yeanS ialy humbiy bsIyiny ne -