Evening star., 1924-10-05
to pop round and nose about and all


law. worm?" said Lucille severely.
'Oh, absolutely! My idea was to
get this book and coach the dear old
chap. Rehearse him, don't you know
He could bone up the early chapters
bit and then drift round and try
his convincing talk on me-
1T might be a good idea" said
Bill refiectively.
We'll, I'll tell you what I'm going
to do" said Lucille. I'm going to
get Bill to introduce me to-his Mabel
and if she's as nice as he says she
is, I'll go to father and talk convinc-
ingly to him"
You're an ace!" said BiH.
"Absolutely.' agreed Archie cor
daily. My partner-whAt? All the
same we ought to keep the book as
a second string, you know / mean
to say, you are a young and delicately
nurtured girl-full of sensibility and
shrinking notwithstanding and all
that-and you know what the jolly
old pater is. He might bark at you
and put you right out of action in
the first round. Well. then. don't you
see. we could unleash old Bill, the
trained silver-tongued expert. on him
and have him weak in no time Per
sonally, I'm all for the p. and w. .
The Personality That Wins" cost
Archie two dollars in cash and a lot
of embarrassment when he asked for
1T at the store. To buy a treatise OF
that name would automatically seem
to argue that you haven't a winning
personality already, and Archie was
at some pains to explain to the girl
behind the counter that he wanted
it for friend The girl seemed more
interested in his English accent than
in his explanation, and he was un-
comfortably aware. as he receded
dertone for the benefit OF her col
leagues and fellow workers. How
ever. what is little discomfort if
endured in friendships name? Archie
left the book at Bills club and went
his way.
COME days later. Lucille returning
one morning to their suite, found
her husband seated in an upright chair
at the table. an unusually stern e1-
preston on his amiable face. A large
cigar was in the corner of his mouth
The fingers of one hand rested in the
armhole of his Waistcoat: with the
other hand he tapped menacingly on
the table
Lucille was aware of Bill's pres.
ence. He had emerged sharply from
the bedroom and walked brisklv
across the floor.
Father" said bill.
We'll. my boy" said Archie. in a
rasping voice. frowning heavily over
the cigar. what it is? Speak up.
Speak up
What on earth are you doing %
asked Lucille
Archie waved her away.
Leave us. woman. We would be
alone. Retire into the jolly old back
ground and amuse yourself for a bit.
Read book. Do acrostics. Charge
ahead, laddie,"
Father" said Bill again.
eS. my boy: yeS-what is it,
Father"
Archie picked up the red-covered
volume that lay on the table.
Half a mo. old son. Sorry to stop
YOU. but l knew there was something
I've just remembered. Your walk All
wrong"
"'All wrong?"
"All wrong. Where's the chapter
on the art of walking? Here we are.
Listen, dear old soul. Drink this in
In walking one should strive to ac-
quire that swinging. easy movement
from the hips. The correctly poised
walker seems to float along. as it
were Now, old bean. you didn't float
darn bit. Dashed important. this
walking business, you know Get
started wrong. and where are you?
Try it again. Much better" He
turned to Lucille. Notice him float
along that time? Absolutely skim
med-what?
Lucille had taken a seat. and was
waiting for enlightenment
Are you and Bill going into vadue-
ville?" she asked.
Archie. Scrutinizing his brother in =
law closely. had further criticism to
make
The man of self-respect and self
confidence" he read. islands erect
in an easy. natural, graceful attitude.
Heels not too far apart. head erect.
eyes to the front with Il level gaze
get your gaze level. old thing
shoulders thrown back. arms hanging
naturally at the sides when not 9TH
erwise employed'-that means that, if
he swings on you, it's all right to
guard-'chest expanded naturally, and
abdomen'-this is no place for you.
Lucille; leg it out of earshot-ab-
what l said before. drawn in some
what and. above all, not protruded.
Now, have you got all that? Yes;
you look all right. Carry on. laddie
carry on. Let's have two penn'orth
of the dynamic voice and the tone of
authority"
DILL fastened a gimlet eye upon his
brother-in-law and drew a deep
breath.
Father" he said. Father"
You'll have to brighten up Bill's
dialogue a lot" said Lucille critical
ly, ''or you will never get bookings.
Father
II mean, it's all right as far as it
goes. but it's sort Of monotonous.
Besides. one of you ought to be ask
ing questions and the other answer
ing. Bill ough to be saying, Who
was that lady I seen you coming down
the street with SO that you would be
able to say: That wasn't a lady. That
was my wife I know-I've been to
lots af vaudeville shows"
Bill relaxed his attitude. He de-
flated his chest, spread his heels and
ceased to draw in his abdomen.
Wed better try this another time,
when we're alone, he said frigidly.
II can't do myself Justice"
why do you want to do yourself
justice?" asked Lucille.
casting of his forbidding expression
like a garment. Rehearsal post
poned. I was just putting old Bill
through it." he explained, with a
view to getting him into midseason
form for the jolly old pater."
"Ohv' Lucille's voice was the voice
of one who sees light in darkness.
when Bill walked in like a cat on
hot bricks and stood there looking
wins?"
THAT was it,
well, now" said Lucille, "a reason
why l think that Bill, however win =
ming his personality may be, won't
persuade father to let him marry a