South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-15
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/ half the world He dli not actually
cry. but his features were knotted
with the anguish that wrung his
heart. and his voice was thick with
sobs
Now. dear, you're coming to-
YOU Just lift your head and look up.
dazed. You don't realize what's
happened yet. you hardly know
where you are Where am I. my
God, where am II That's it-beau-
tiful Now Il begins 10 come 10
YOU. He has cast YOU off-O my
God he has deserted you Fine
couldn't be better-you're great.
dear. simply great Now go on
begin 20 cry, let the big tears we'll
up from your broken heart and
trickle down your cheeks Finei
| Cry harder, dear-you must cry
CRY harder. this scene viii 90 all
flooey II you can't CRY harder than
that Think what he was 70 you
and now ne has left you-who
knows?-perhaps for-ev err Your
heart Is breaking dear. it's break
ing. and nobody cares. Can't you
! cry harder? Listen 10 the music
and--Good God, how dyou ex-
pect anybody TO CRY TO music like
/ that ,"
The last was a shrek Of utter ex-
/ asr Grafton; and bounding 70 his
feet the Little man darted furiously
at the musicians. stopping in front
of the trio and beginning 10 beat
time with an imaginary baton.
Follow me. please-get this, the
way I feel IT, So-slowly-draw n
/ out-hoId it-get a little heart
break into IT."
And strangely enough he did man
age TO infuse a little OF his fine fer
vor into the three.
Throughout. on the floor before
/ the camera. Under that cruel glare
Of lights. Alma Daley strained her
+ face toward the lens and cried as if
her heart must surely break. real
+ tears streaming down her face-but
cried with fine judgment. never for
getting that woman must be lovely,
even in woe.
While Lucinda Watched. a strange
voice saluted her
In Lanes place sat a stout man of
middle-age with a sanguine counte-
nance of Semitic type, shrewd and
hard. but good-natured.
How d'you do?' he said genially.
This is Mrs. bruce. amt il? Culp's
my name. Ben Culp."
IN
OF a sudden Miss Daley missed
her mentors voice and in the mid
die Of a sob ceased 10 cry precisely
In a moment of uncertainty. still
confronting the clicking camera
sill bathed in that whitening blaze
she cast about blankly for her runa
gate director. Then discovering
that he had. just like a man, desert
ed her in her time OF trouble to fol-
low band. outraged womanhood
asserted itself
The fiery creature who srrang 70
her feet with flashing eyes and
scornful mouth was hardly TO be
identified with the forlorn little
thing who, only few seconds since.
had been groveling and weeping on
tho floor
As one who finds the resources OF
her mother tongue inadequate. Miss
tentiOus stare the back Of Kline
Laughlin. who. all ignorant of the
doom lowering over hia devoted
head. kept on swaying airily TO and
fro. sr1iling his ecstatiC smile and
measuring the music with fluent
hands.
one Of the Daley feet began 10 tar
out the devils tattoo. she set hei
arms akimbo. her eyes were quicl
with baleful lightnings. her pretty
lips an ominous line: an ensemble
that only too clearly foretold. A
any minute, now,
With a smothered grunt. Mr.. CUR
heaved out of his chair and lum
bered over 20 his wife. interposins
h. bulk between her and the IN
conscious object Of her Indignation
, Whatever Culp said IL proved effec
tual. for nOching worse came II Mise
Daley's wrath. az least publicly. thar
a shrewish retort inaudible 10 by.
ISLANDERS. a toss of her head. and
a sudden. stormy flight from tn,
scene.
That's the sort OF thing you're ur
against all the time i'm the fillur
business. d'y' see" sighed Mr.. CUR
with rueful grin a lot Of kids
that's what we got to make pitcher.
with. And audiences all a tim,
kickin' because we don't make EN-
better-A lot Of kids"
Lontaine presented him TO each o.
his guests; and thus reminded Of tn,
first purpose OF their visit. which he
seemed TO have forgotten altogether
Mr.. Culp delayed long enough to cal
! worried young man with the eve.
shade. Mr.. Willing and CHARGE
with supervision Of the proposed
tests.
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