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make you great, good director, and
self-confidence."
aren't you running great risk,
making such flattering overtures to
an untried, unknown amateur?"
Don't worry about me. If l had
any hope of being able to persuade
you to try it on, I'd tell you to name
yoGr own terms, and shoulder the
risk withou. mLrlnar.'
Lontaine's earAestness was 50 real
that one might no longer meet his
arguments with levity. There was a
strained look of anxiety in the blue
eyes, restrained passion Of plead
ing in the ordinarily languid accents.
Fanny, too, was apparently hang
ing between hope and fear
And the thought revived that had
once or twice presented itself, the
suspicion that all was not as we'll as
one might wish with the state of the
Lontaine fortunes strengthening
the surmise that Lucinda's decision
meant more to them both than Lon
tame had confessed.
Still one hesitated to believe d.
really want me to become a movie
actress under your management"
"You can't think of anything
wouldn't do to persuade you"
why not, Mrs. Lee?" Summerlad
urged. at would be great fun for
you; and you can't fail, you can't
lose anything. If you only knew how
inferior most stars are to you in
every way :"
And if you should fail, Cindy,"
Fanny chimed in - what does it
matter? Who would know? 1t
wouldn't be you, it would be Lucinda
Lee"
NO." Lontaine insisted: "Ive got
a better screen name than that for
her. Not Lucinda: Linda Lee"
Come, Mrs. Lee: say you'll try it
on, if only for the lark Of it."
IF / should, Mr.. Summerlad, it
wouldn't be for fun"
so much the better"
Then you WHIP" Lontaine per-
sisted. DO say yes"
Let me think :"
And why not? Lucinda asked her
self. She was alone in the world,
lonely but for these good friends
who needed her help, or seemed to.
1t would be good fun, it would be
interesting, it would satisfy need
of which she had been disconnected
ly aware even in the days when she
had yet to dream of leaving Bel.
And-even as Fanny had argued-if
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
CpI7 ~ LOUIS Josehl Yanus.

After five years OF married life,
Lucinda Druce, New York society
matron, concluded that wealth, youth,
beauty, social position and sincere
love, were not sufficient to hold the
affection of her husband, Bellamy
Druce. Weak-willed and selfish, Bel
had been guilty of a series of esca-
pades in which promiscuous Irritation
and drunkenness had combined to hu-
initiate his wife.
A broken promise to reform causes
Lucinda to leave him. Bel follows
her to Chicago and is prevented from
forcibly restraining her fron going
to Reno by the intervention of an
unidentified young man.
On the train Lucinda meets her
old friend, Fanny Lontaine, who with
her husband, is going to Hollywood,
where Harry Lontaine is thinking of
forming a motion picture company.
She learns that the young man who
assisted her i'll escaping from Bel is
also on the train ana that he is Lynn
Summerlad, a prominent screen star.
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she should fail and have to give it
up, who would care what had be-
come of Linda Lee?"
Every WE'LL" she said at length,
with an uncertain smile-"suppose
we try"
ITO tomorrow's morning star of
the screen, Linda Lee!
Thus Lynn Summerlad, mildly ex-
allied, graceful and gracious even be-
yond his studied habit, flourishing a
glass of California champagne above
the dinner table in his bungalow at
Beverly Hills.
The toast went by reclamation,
and Lucinda laughed, at once graft
fled, diverted, and disposed to
deprecate the spirit of these felicita-
tons as premature.
A phrase of Cups REQUIRED I'M
hidden: "A lot of kids, that's what
we got to make pitchers with, lot
of kids"
1t was childish, in a way; on the
other hand, it was undeniably
pleasant to think of oneself as a
sort of Sleeping Beauty of the screen
only waiting to awakened to
vivid life by one wave of the witch
ing wand and self-confidence.
Summerlad had been talking of
his early screen experiences and
flashed an apologize smile. Zone of
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try it, 50 did. All my pains and weak
ness are gone my stomach is all right
and do my work at home and also work
for Swift's Packing Company recon-
mend your Vegetable Compound to my
friends and you may publish my letter
as testimonial. Mrs. LULU LUCAS,
N9A Handkerchief ST., st. Louis, Mo.
Again and again one woman tells an
other OF the merit of Lydia <. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
You who work must keep yourself
strong and well. You can't work if you
are suffering from such troubles. Mrs.
Lucas couldn't. She tried our Vegeta-
bic Compound and her letter tells you
what it did for her. Give Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound fair trial
low,
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co ON WITH THE STORY.

Seated in Section 10, waiting for
the potter to bring back his personal
imrediments from the drawing-room,
Harry Lontaine turned Z handsome
face to the window, frowning absent
ly, the nervous 1rown of man
whose cleverness has never proved
quite equal 70 the task of satisfy
ing appetites at once strong and
fastidious.
From this delectable realm the
dreamer was recalled by conscious
ness of somebody standing in the
aisle and staring impertinently Lon
tame was too diiigcnt student Of
motion pictures not to know at sight
the features of Lynn Summerlad, by
long odds the most popular male
star of the American cinema. A
parsonage worth knowing
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,xf. (vn shr shr sh rshr sh sh sh sk
your own company. No: I'm seri-
Gus. I've been talking with several
people today who want me to try
producing out here. | can get I'M
limited capital to back me. This
country is crying for better pictures
and | know how to make them. |
can bring to the American cinema
the one thing it needs, a thorough
knowledge of European methods.
There's only one thing makes me
hesitate, the lGck of suitable star"
why pick on me?" Lucinda
laughed. I'm not even an actress"
"Ah! you forget I've seen you
prove on the screen what you can
do. You need only two things to
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&M@eh7@[
~ LOUIS JOSEPH VANcEr ~

Misleading his expression, Mr.
Summerlad felt called upon to apollo
gize.
Beg your pardon, but / was ex-
peeting to find a lady in this sec
ton, | may say friend; a Mrs.
Druce. Do you by any chance"
XVI
Lynn SUNDERLAND made a fourth at
the bridge table set up that afternoon
in the Lontaine drawing-room, invit-
ed by Lontainc rs an acquaintance
Of Lucinda's, and II grateful addition
to the party Because he played some
thing better than merely a good
game.
Not only "fearfully easy to look
at" (as Fanny confded to Lucinda)
but fair spoken and well, if at times
a shade carefully hammered, he was
intelligent and ready of wit.
By nightfall of the second day, it
was possible for Lucinda to make up
her mind that she liked Lynn Sum-
merlad decidedly. True that he was
not of her world; but then neither
was she herself any longer, in this
anomalous stage Of the apostate
wife, neither wife nor widow, not
even honest divorcee.
If Summerlad's character as she
read it had faults, if an occasional
crudity fiawed his finish, these
things were held to be condonable in
view of his youth. He seemed ridicu-
lousy young to Lucinda but sure to
improve with age, sure to take on
polish from rubbing up against life.
Especially if he were so fortunate as
to find the right woman to watch
over and advise him. An interesting
Not (she assured herself hastily
job, for the right woman
/ that it would be a job to interest her
An absurd turn of thought, anyway.
/ Why she had wasted time on it she
really didn't know. Unless, of
course, its incentive had lain in con-
sciousness of Summerlad's naive
captivation. One couldn't very well
overlook that. He was so artless
about it, boyish, and-well-nice.
1t was most entertaining.
1t was also, if truth would out,
far from displeasing.
give got a great favor to beg of
you, Mr.. Summerlad, said Lucinda
as they sat alone-on the observa-
tion platform one evening.
Cant make it too great
Fanny and | were discussing it
this morning Bel--Mr. Druce--is
sure to follow me to Los Angeles
and make more scenes. I'd like to
avoid that, if can. Help me choose
good, safe nom de guerre, please. "
! Lets see: Mrs. Lontaine calls you
Cindy
Short for Lucinda"
How about Lee? Lucinda Lee?"
81 like that. But it does sound
like the movies, doesn't it?"
What do you expect of movie
actor, Mrs. Druce?"
Mrs. Lee, please"
BEG pardon: Mrs. Lee"
And it was as Lucinda Lee that
she registered the next morning at
the Hotel Alexandria in Los Angeles.
On the afternoon of their arrival,
Lucinda, accompanied by Summer
lad and the Lontaines, drove to the
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linn studios, where the famous
Summerlad pictures were taken.
The working premises lay behind
the administration building. But
here Lucinda noted few points of
close resemblance to the Culp stu
dos. A field several acres in extent,
Iabout half in turf, was surrounded
by a sizeable village of glass-roofed
stages and structures housing the
technical and mechanical depart
ments-a laboratory, a costumer's,
property, carpenter and scene-paint-
ing shops, directors offices, dressing,
projection and cutting-rooms, a gar
age, sheds to shelter motor-cars and
trucks by the score, stables, small
menagerie, a huge tank for water
stuff" monolithic freproof vault
of cement for the storage of film.
well, Mrs. Lee: what do you
think of a California studio? Not
much like what you've seen back
east, eh?"
1T is most marvellous. If they're
all like this, | don't wonder people
are mad to act in motion-pi lures. If
Mr.. Culp had promised me anything
like this, | don't believe | should
have had the courage to refuse"
It's not too late to change your
mind, Mrs. Lee" Lontaine suggest
ed. In fact, if | thought there was
any hope you would, I'd go down on
my knees to you. Oh, not to act for
Culp, but for me; or rather. for your
self. as the head and the star of
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the worst faults we movie actors
have, Mrs. Lee, is talking about our
salaries. So l won't say any more
than this: Outside of the Big Four
Mary and Doug and Charlie and Bill
Hart-there's mighty few that drag
down as much green money a week
as I do"
Pm glad to absolve you of the
sin of Boosting, Mr.. Summerlad."
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We are open all day Sunday.
Drive by in your car and get brick
of ice cream for dinner any day in
the week or Sunday or phone GAS.
We deliver anywhere in the city.
Americas Ice Cream Co., 215 Cotton
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81 suppose that did sound funny.
You wouldn't guess who the
director was who gave me my first
engagement: Barry NolanW
The name was apparently known
to Lontine, for he exclaimed "You
don't mean itw as if no more excite
ing information had come to his ears
in many days.
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my DacK, weak, tired,
feelings and
a weak stomach. l
lad been this way
ABOUT a year and was
unable to work or
on my feet for
any length of time.
My husbands aunt
told me how much
good Lydia Z. Pink
hams We G e ia BILE
Compound had done
her and begged me to
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WORKING GIRLS
LOOK HERE
Read What Mrs. Lucas Writes Con-
corning Her Troubles, Which
May be Just Like Yours
acknowledgements

St. Louis, 40. 81 had troubles that
all women are apt to have, with pains in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29
Masonic Choir To Sing Here
 Saturday, y,Apr1

| The Masonic Choir of Waterbury,
 which is to give concert in the High | School Auditorium Saturday evening, April 1. at S:15 o'clock, under the
 auspices of the Masonic Fraternity l of Bridgeport and vicinity, for the | benefit of the Masonic Home of Wal
 ingford, is composed Of 55 Master | Masons, all trained singers, many of 1 whom are soloists of note in Central Connecticut.
 It is a se1f-supporting organization | that has for it's aim the promotion of | musical culture in the community | which it serves, also by it's contribu- t1on to ritualistic interpretations to add dignity to the exemplification of | the work of the order
 The financial proceeds of it's n1u- | sical efforts ahe devoted to the main tenance Of it's anizatiOn, mem l Der receiving any remuneration for | his services.
 Very few metropolitan centers can
 boast of finer finer musical body of mems voices. The perfect balance ot parts; it's ski1lful interpretation of difficult numbers; its ability to deliver heavy, massive numbers with cilarac- ter and without apparent effort and almost at the same instant to breathe a dainty love song or lullaby, indi- cates training of the highest degree.
 The choir is directed by Arthur H. Turner of Springfield, Mass. MT.
 Turner devotes his entire time to n1u- scaI affairs, being municipal organist of the city of Springfield; director of the Turner school or MUSIC, conduct or of the Mcdowell club and organist and choirmaster of the First Congre- gational church. all Of Springfield. His wide experience in directing, in terpreting and composition of music. is reflected in the masterful manner in which he carries his singing or ganizations through mazes of intrf- cate and difficult passages.
 All music lovers of Bridgeport and vicinity are invited to attend this con- cert and the committee in charge has
 no hesitancy in making the state ment that all who attend are assured of a musical treat which will long be remembered and mark a memorable
 epoch in the musical culture of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29
Bob Murphy A
 Former Agent
 For Uncle Sam

There is one happy appearing, handsome young man on our current PoH vaudeville program, whose past would be the last thing in the world person would ever guess. Bob Mur phy. who has a vaudeville vehicle he calls, Combining Business With Pleasure" is the gentleman in ques ton.
 Bob Murphy was a government agent for six years. It is said that experience of any sort is valuable and Murphys experience was undoubtedly valuable to the citizens of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Murphy was playing Tulsa at the time of the recent race drive. The situation was critical and the local chief of police knowing of Mur- phys government experience looked him up and asked him if he would not assume command of the hastily commandeered police force. This he was glad to do and as the result of his work he is the proud possessor of a very handsome diamond pin, the gift of the grateful citizens of Tulsa.
 Murphy is particularly well known through the south. He has fine voice, a splendid personality and a highly developed sense of humor. He has written any number of popular songs, the best known of which Is probably Mother Mine-'' For a long period he was the Murphy of Murphy and White. He is offering a bit of & novelty called, Combining Business With Pleasure"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29
TRACEY WILLING

New York, March 29.-Jim Tracey, heavyweight champion of Australia is the latest entry in the list of those seeking bouts with Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey. Tracey, who is here, weighs 210 pounds, stands stands feet, 3 inches high and is only 24 years old. He is, willing to meet Harry Willis or Bill Brennan, first.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29
READY FOR KHBANE

Willie Garber, featherweight, with twenty-efghr consecutive vicories to his credit, fourteen of them by the knockout route. considers himself ready for Johnny Ki1bane, and yes- terday hurled a challenge at the chanrpfon- Garber declares that his record entities him to first consider ation and intends to press KEbane for actfon on the latterss return from
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29
TIGERS LOSE BOX RECRUIT.

Detroit, March 29--The services of sylvester Johnson. one of Detroit's g promising recruit hurlers, have been lost to the team, at least for several weeks. Johnson was hit on the pitch ing hand in a practice game at Union $. C., last week. and an x-ray today disclose a fracture of the wrist
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29

NEWARK-Joe Stecher has been added to NewarIx's wrestling card Whlch will be put next Monday nlght Stecher's opponent will be ffank Jetinski, Harvard star of last year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29

The Fairfield Philharmonic Society will give it's second concert in the Congregat church tonight There will be no admission, but 8 silver collection will be taken up. The pulp lie Is invited to attend and give the young society it's support.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29

Regular Ienten services will be
 held in St Thomas church tonight The services consist of rosary, bene- dfeffoY1 and sermon
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29

It seems as the every comedian in burIesque is likened to some star the legitimate or musical comedy and so, when Emil Jazz Cacper, the come dian-in-chief with Dave Marion's own company playing this week at the Lyric theatre decided to essay a black face role, he was immediately dubbed ''the Bert Williams of burlesque''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29

Howard Gray. who has purchased a
 large tract of Reef Road property Is
 expected to soon start an intensive campaign to dispose or the property which adjoins Fairfield Beach.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29

The church societies of the Strat- field Baptist church will repeat the play given last Wednesday for the benefit of the new church hall Thurs day night. The play was success- fu1 and many have requested that it be given again. It is expected that a large number will be in attendance and that the hall fund will be greatly swelIed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29

Edward Ingfes, formerly resident of Fairfield and a former member of the Telegram staff, visited here yes Mr. Ing1es is now connected with the Boston Post and is covering the now famous Godfrey separation story.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29

The Unquowa Hotel will open for the summer season April 15 accord ing to an announcemen4.b by Arthur L. Donovan, proprietor. hr. Donovan
 said today that ha expects his help to arrive April 10 to put it in order. He expects that this season will be a good one and much better than last years. The last season was not as
 good .as- expected because of the pre- Xailine industrial conditions
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29

Miss Margaret Leech of the Post Road, is able to walk again and be about after having been confined to her home for several weeks with a broken leg. -
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29

A new grand organ has been in stalled in the Flint theatre. It is ex- pected that the organ will ready to play by Saturday. Finishing touches are being put on the interior of the theatre, which. is expected to open in a few weeks,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29

A smoker will be given by the pinoch1e teams of the Red Men and the American Legion tonight in the Legion hall All the members of the teams and their friends have been invited to attend. A basketball game will, precede the smoker. Enter tainment and songs will be on the evenings program.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29

John Cobb, of the Post Road, who has been severely i'll at his home, is able to be out.
The Washington times., 1922-08-16
For FernaLd Plan

ing public confidence in domes.
tic manufactures.
2. Rapid expansion of our for.
eign markets.
3. Elimination Of spurious sub.
stitutes which hamper legiti.
mate manufacturer and under
mine their markets built up by
vast expenditures Of money.
4. Growth In the national
standards Of good taste.
s. Greater incentives to ar.
lists, inventors and producers.
6. Associated and directed ef.
fort superseding haphazard
spasmodic and misapplied effort.
These are merely q 1.-THE Of
tho advantages which are Ger.
tain to accrue to our Republic
and which. directly or indirectly.
will enrich our entire popuia-
ton.
Independent OF vocation or
party all good citizens are with
Senator Fernaid and the Ameri.
can Arts and Industrial Asso-
citation In fastening this con-
summation of this new renais-
sance, r.
FREDERICK e. BRADLEY.
The Washington times., 1922-08-16
Il Voice
That Called

~ nURING the most impressive Of
our recent series Of contini
uous storms a peculiarly
vivid flash was followed by
frightful crash.
After the cannonsding an emo
tional, really religious friend Of the
writer--a woman profoundly stirred
by the terrible stress Of the times
exclaimed: 81 would not have
been surprised to hear an awful
Voice call out from heaven: You
poor, errant human beings, wilful
in your wickedness, if you do not
mend your ways, adjust your rela-
tions and put My footstool in order,
I will blot out the whole little earth
with one of my thunderbolts!"
There is always something deeply
moving in the grandeur Of storm.
And an unusually severe electric
display is likely to touch man 8 Ia
tent terror Of the elements. +A
After such q cataclysmic horror
as the late war, from whose con-
vulsions we are making such slow
recovery, it is not surprising that
the thought finds expression of the
possibility that the end of all
earthly things is coming or desir-
able. And that without the advent
of the Kingdom of God. -"
So also the increasingly intense
disturbances in our economic life
are taking on the menacing char
acter of natures commissions. A
railroad strike or coal strike,
when sufficiently protracted, is like
a terrible storm in our social heav-
ems, fairly threatening the contin-
uance of the existing order and
stirring in some of us a desperate
fear of the oncoming end. .
And yet we dare not give way to
despair. However slow and diff
cult mans recovery from self.in-
flicted wounds, we must believe
that health indwells in humanity
and that, with faith and works, we
shall win our way back to sanity
and strength and the resumption Of
our interrupted progress.
The Washington times., 1922-08-16
WAYSIDE WISDOM
Copyright. ls2aJ
by s. E. Kiser --
AN ALWAYS ENDANGERED RACE

THE human race, It seems to me,
l. Shows mighty poor appreciation
OF all that's done to keep II free
From swift and sad extermiuatt,n;
Reformers everywhere appear
With new distractions and restriction.
They try to make mans duty clear,
And II they often seem severe,
They merely follow their convictions.
THE human race, II all Is true
l. That we have heard about it. surely
Has been In luck to muddle through;
Its course has been directed poorly:
Wherever danger may be met
The human race goes out to meet It;
Sunk far In sin. It seems to fret
Until Il gets In deeper yet;
There's nothing In the world to beat il.
THE human race is always Just
i About to tumble to damnation;
From those who have its fate in trust
We get this first hand information.
They have to be upon the jump.
And they must watch forever, daily
Preventing an impending bump,
And keeping man, the reckless chump,
From going to the devil gayly.
THE human race deserves no braise
l. For being still alive and doing:
Consider its unholy ways,
And all the pleasures It's pursuing!
No wonder they who wish to run
The world, and make the rules for others
Are. saddened, seeing all the fun
The race Is winning or has won; ,-.
It's simply awful, amt It, brotherst