The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-19
"Out
of the
Darkness
By Claire WessOn
! ETER McGILvERY closed

living room below the voice of Pei
ST., assembled to the ears of Pet
Jr,, with unpleasant distinctness.
Jaw, ma. stop worrying about /,
kid" (Peter, ST., always address.
Mrs. McGilvery as MA" althol
Peter, Jr., deplored the habit as
ceedingly provinciaL) Don't
s'pose I know what's best for hin
Peter. Jr., didn't stop to listen.
was gloomily resigned. Tomor
at 9 he would enter upon an
nominious career in the office
McGilvery & Johns, manufactur
of Corrina hair nets.
With gloomy precision Peter clio
his bedroom door and locked it.
limped across the room, seated h
self with dignity on the bed, and
moved from his abused feet PAL.
Respondent oxfords. Still limpin,
trifie, he crossed to the dresser, hf
ed before its mirror, and STUD
with utmost solemnity the visage
fiected therein. Presently he lif
his right eyebrow very slightly,
parting to his 19-year-old coun
nance an expression of extreme
phistication.
For fully half a minute Peter I
tanned his expression, then, extrar
ing from an upper drawer a we.
worn copy of FINLAND, he opent
that worthy magazine to Page
wherein was depicted Montgome,
Trellis, famous interpreter of bore
young millionaire roles.
With the aid of a clothes brus
Peter propped the open magazir
against the mirror, and, with a geS
ture of utter boredom, raised an il
iaginary cigarette to his lips al
blew imaginary rings of smoke Gel
ingward.
For an instant, as he thus regard
ed himself, the gloom on Peter
face lifted. And then he remer
bered. Wasted" he informed IT,
youth in the mirror. Wasted"
He glanced at his wrist watch.
was quarter after Z. Hastily /
grabbed up the new oxfords al
forced his protesting feet into ther
Twenty minutes later he was occl
plying a 20-cent seat in the Bloom
town Picture Palace.
The title of the feature pictur
"Out of the Darkness" a supe
picture with Montgomery Ire
lis, was being flashed on the SERGE,
With great concentration Peter pr
tended that he was the great Mon
gomery, reviewing his latest releas
Suddenly Peters concentrate
was completely destroyed. He w.
conscious-oh, very acutely consC
ous-that the seat at his left was o.
cupied. Breathlessly he glance
down in the dim ha1f-Iight of Il
theater and discovered quite clio
to his new oxfords a pair of feet
little low-heeled pumps! Peter W.
very glad he'd worn his new Oxford
On the screen, Montgomery Trell
is smoking numerous cigarettes az
spending his millionaire fathers dc
lars on late parties for chorus girl
At the end of the second reel he h
reached the conclusion that WON'T
bore him dreadfully and refuses
buy them any more diamond necl
laces. And then he discovers b
fathers .stenographer!
Right here Peter became trent
lousy aware that the little SOM
body at his left was looking at hin
ION the screen Montgomery Trelli
was looking masterfully down upO
the lovely stenographer.) Drawn
a long breath, Peter turned an
looked straight down into the III
turned face of the owner Of the iii
tie feet in the low-heeled pumps.
A small, scared voice sounded
Peters left ear. 81 th-think he
splendid, don't you?"
ManfulIy Peter mustered his pow
ers of speech. "I'1l say he is!
His voice sounded embarrassing
sQueaky.
Hes my favorite," confded th
voice, courageously.
Mine, too," said Peter.
II think he Hooks like you"
Can 1 see you tomorrow after
noon?" You see, Peter had quit
forgotten what was going TO happe
tomorrow.
Cant" whispered the voic'
Work"
Jimmy! Honest?" Peter wa
stunned. She was so little and adoI
able. Where do you work, d-dear?
The dear" was inaudible.
Downtown" She fixed her after
ton demurely upon her shiny pumps
"McCilvery and Johns. I'm Mr.. Nc
Gilvery's stenographer."