The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-11
By Upton Sinclair

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They discussed the latest developments in the tragedy which
had befaen Kos one Of the eperor of their screen-wod
who had had priceless stock in the cellar of his country place
and had taken the pecauon to have walled with feet
BRICK guarded by as you
vault but thieves had during the owners absence
the drawing above the cellar and hauled everything
with and tackle and cared in trucks Since then
Kos had been raising with the authorities he charged
that they standing in with the thieves and he had brought
the pants off the police department By
back the greater of his casks and bottles but
the stuff gone they had all been emptied
story your booegger to tell this of the o
nal Koski stuff Millions of gallons original Kos stuff were
being drunk in California and in adjoining states
Suddenly Wee Tracy capped her hands ooh listen! have
Movies Prayer"
There a silence No had.
"Ths is something for all of to teach children
rece every night and morning 1t is serious and you mustn't
joke
Let us pray" said the voice Of Bessie Barrie
Fold your hands, like good little children" ordered Wee
and bow your heads And then with slow and solemn into
nation she began:
Let Koski His Will be done, studio n bed"
There was gasp and then roar OF laughter swept the
peror of the destiny of hundreds of
go on shouted voices and the girl continued to ntone
invocation which echoed outline and ryhm the Lords prayer
and brought the of other rulers OF their shadow world
always with an abscene implication It was kind Black Mass
performed the magic feat of lifting the conversation
ditch Prohibition They talked for while about the
habits of rulers; was living with whom,
scandals threatened shootngs attempted
poisonings had resulted There thrilling crime
provide topic conversation for hours any
Hollywood gathering; you might different
solutions, each one positive and no two alike.
3.4 VIII
They adjourned to the larger cathedral lights
DIM there appeared very appropriately in place of the altar
large white At the far end of the room
ctng machine and the distributed themselves oung
ing chairs prepared for their entertainment by watching
the first reels of Annabeles picture and giving their
professional judgements the cutting Pangs of Passion
ou-shakng story about society bud whose
young husband led astray by divorce and who
in to mai a Irritation
logger carried off rumrunning vessel and made the
the customary pulling and hauling and tearing Of fem
y God said Wee Tracy aside to Bunny
playing these society happers before
they born and all that time she's had story above
the intelligence twelve year old child You'll think it's
joke know for fact that Perry Duchane gets bunch
school children together and tells them the scenario and
there's anything they don't like he cuts it out"
And then Annabelle she said tits up to standard
dear it will sell alright And to Bunny That's good
thing about Annabele you that and she's satisfied
doesn't ask it's work of art But others do and I've
mortal enemies because won't lie to them say Leave
art out It, dearie all know stuff is trash :"
There technical discussion and Bunny had oppor
unty learn about the tricks OF cutting Also he learned
what had been the business number of Annabee
other Tommy
Paey had recently INDUCED luxury making artistic
and beautiful picture, which the papers had called classic
he and group of friends had out something hun
thousand the hole and he had charged educa
said LET the Germans do the art stuff after this
All there had been a silent spectral figure fitting
about the cathedral clad in white duck coat and trousers and
padded purple slippers the Chinese boy bearing tray with
little glasses full of pink yellow purple liquid
would from guest offering his tray and they
would put down empty glasses and take full and during
Of the evening the spectre made sound
a it. Some three hundred
ago an English poet long forgotten by the movie world
had asked the question why man should put an enemy into nus
mouth steal away his brains but here at the Monastery the
anxiety appeared be that might forget put the
enemy into his mouthhence this Chinese spectre to the
need of recollecting.