The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-12-07
SYNOPSIS

PART L-Newcomer IN Q small town.
young newspaper man. who tells the
story. is amazed OK TIE un acc ,.se
Of a nne house. apparently has converse
with invisible personAges. Particularly
mentioning one ''simpledoria- The youth
goes TO his boarding house. the home OF
Mrs Appsr;hwaits. next door TO the scene
Of the strange proceedings. bewildered.
PART H.-Next morning he discovers
bis strange nsishbor !: the Hon. David
versaiiy respected. Telling OF his last
nights experience. he 10 markedly iniei-
Iupted by a fellow boardsr. . AIR. George
Dowden- Later. with Miss Appcrthwaite
he is An unseen witness Of purely
imaginary jumping contest between Beas-
Icy and a ''Bii Hammersisy." Miss
Apperthwaite appears deeply concerned.
PLANTATION OF the strange proceedings
PART III-The reporter learns that
Beasley and Miss Apperthwaite had at
young lady hai broken the engagement
because v Beasiey's lack OF imagina-
ton"
PART Iv.-The mystery" Of simple
doria" and "Biii iiammersiey" n ex-
planned by Mr.. powdsn. Beasley Ia car
ing for small boy. Hamilton Swift
Junior, a helpless invalid bodily though
more than ordinarily bright mentally. the
son % dear friends Who are dead. and
''simpledorla" and nm Hammersiey
are creatures OF Beasley's and the small
boys IMAGINATION. Beasley humoring tie
little sufferer by the play acting"
PART v-The reporter becomes ac-
quainted with David Beasley and IL In
vited TO hts home, where he meets Hamil-
ton swift Junior. and nj. circle OF ''in.
viaiblea" which Heaslsy and GEORGE Dow
den have made very real 10 the child
PART vI.-Beasley - . s,rong candi-
date for his IArty'a suhernatorial MONT.
nation. his chief enemy being one simeon
Peck. a small souled. mean-thinkinF IN
dlyiduai The reporter 70 sent by BIS city
asomsthlng on" Beasiey. Peck and a
number 81 his cronies. with two reportert.
rst out for neasley's house. which Peck
declares IL the cenrer Of Christmas fee.
tivities 10 which nsasiey has not deisned
20 invite his party's workers. 10 whom.
however. he looks for support IN his po-
liticai aspirations Assured % his coming
triumph, Peck invites 0eorse powdsn, a.
Beaslsy's closest personal and poliilcel
friend, 20 join the party. taanting him
With the fact Of his not being considered
good enough socially 90 be entertained b
Bsasley M.,ee'nf irol ,a ,ns os,aas' naS
Enough apparently alone IN brightly
Illuminated room. with msEninr GENTLY
decorated Christmas tree. seemingly en-
n
Appsrshwalte has Joined Pecks party,
and, considerably mystihed they await
dsVslopments They hear David Beaslsy
CDowdsn declares, for the mrs, time IN his
llfsl make a speech, bis only auditor ~.
parentiy being old Bob. though ~ talk.
a. N addressing a large catherine Fol.
lowing the speech. Bsasley. by hlmseif
dances q "quadrille." with anna zins ndel
ity 70 detail. and fuli complement Of
invisible partners Peck u jubllant. IN
sistinx that Beaslsy y crazy and that h
will have the news AL over town" To-
morrow Miss Apperth vi its II be~tldsred
The dance concluded. the watchers foi
the nrst time become aware ~ the pres
encs Of Hamilton swift. Junior, and al
rsaiiEs that David Beaslsy-in Miss Ap
psrthwaiis's opinion . man Of no Ina a
natlon-has devised the whole schsms &
give pleasure 20 his little crippled ward
The reporters promIa Peck the story vii
be all over town" tomorrow. and tina
Individual rsailzss how greatly ths human
crest Of the story will susnxthsn Bsas
l.,ss position. lie rstirss ersstfallen
Mas Xppsrthwaits. Dowdsn and IN.
yoans reporter Join bsssisy's party.
ne younS lady humbiy begging The ~
nisuIoa 81 Just ess fool trs chsassmsl