The Washington times., 1926-08-12
An Amazing Story Of An Innocent
Girl Who Leaves Home to Seek
Fame IN New York

ne eAid, naOfcaeIy. We're N
for it-alI ct us. It's no GOOD
trying To duck Or well get u
BAD lam.
The fedsheadsd girl lit \ ciknr.
cite. IT'S the fottenkst 11clsls
kae complained. The publicity,
and All that; ttII probably queer
ny. Anga cement ii the Ballard re.
WA. How can d girl Be funny
when .shs:e mixed up q --El1lir-
Another girl chortled. You
don't know Ballard, my dear. He's
the original publicity hound a
kO0dA clean murder sayl
The putty aced youth held up :
thick hand. Now, listen, folks. s
lis ifaIsted. 4IslI be fl q wrong
with my old man Oh account III
this AZ any cf YOU could possibly
sba. I've got as much or more At
stake al anybody here What
mean to say ~ we've al got to
tell i straight story md the same
story. Kelvin and Bates were
drinking and they got 70 quarrel
fIlg oyer B girl
we an didn't aee exactly what
started the fight. but We al Old
see the finish, he went on. If
they third degree us, let. = tell the
same story. The facts are rotten
enough without jazzing .eni 10
for the presA Z,
Note of Fear
Tae note of fear III HIS voice
stflIed everybody; brought home t0
each one the direct personal con.
sequences oK James Kelvin crime
III IosIyn, Al last thinking III her.
6elg. the full conception Cf the
scandal that wAA about u burst
rsnulsIpss The death of 4 Broad.
VIZ usillionhirs IL the hands az
one 81 the most popular screen
stars III America would be news
O. broadcast u every corner of
Sy,A a flss.- s.s6 he,s AVN sF,aist s, ID.
The words Of the putty faced
young man came back t0llfns of
her doom: Kelvin and Bates
were drinking and they got to
ouafpeiing over B girl
And she, JosIyn Poe, was the
RifI. Her name, her picture would
b n every newspap per throsi gnotlt
the country. nc W0uln mean IA.
shame. El10 would be branded Tor
AeAnlet -an object Ok the GcOTu Tot
women, the Ieers 81 men.
Visionn ok home. her mother
her father. ana her ola ffiends
passed unbearabIy through her
mind, tore ~ her heart, ana re-
duced her to EnuffIed. dry-eyed Sab.
bine. Already. III - few short
weeks, she had fulfilled the si1liD-
ter prediction Of Minnie Gdfnbo
had Eestooned herself with infamy
- bad woman
An arm stole tenderly around
her shoulders. 1t was Kiktie
Lane, family fragrant with =
French perfume.
You poor kid--oh, you poor
kidI And You didn't 10 q thing
Ia deserve III You get dirty
break Ike this ana You're innO-
cent ~ ain angel. Listen, dar-
ling yOu rot toIks7 Mother and
father and all ti1at9'
Josiyn's voice was dry - dust
FOR ! moment Rlttie was ii
lent: then. deterninedly. she
squeezed Joslyn's hand. Well.
Kid or worrying. Me, I'm
an orphan, ana you're the best
pal ever had. You went through
for me when was sick and
broke. Dsyo6 think I'm going to-
let them put the bee on you IL
this naess7 You're tootin' right
! Amt"
The Police
A confusion of voices was IT
the door. The room was aon1
mated suddenly BY uniformed
mena. pair Of red.faced burliess
ID citizens clothes.
You 60 Through the place"
& Nike
A ring Of authority was n the
voice OF the detective sergeant.
Now. everybody stay right where.
you are. Now. then
what happened? Speak up. some
body-one at q time"
Kittie Lane got to her fest
and brushed at q curl In the bob
over her ear.
Il guess better break the.
Ice, Captain" she said c0olly.
'cYou see. Bates has been making
play for me q long time paid
my hospital and doctor bin when
was sick. You can look UP the