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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-09-02

One of the chief qualities ir
Ivy Harris, that opened the
gates to her screen career, is her
charmingly youthful appearance.
Recently she has been initiated
into the ranks of fullAedged lead
ing women at the Paramount.
Fascinating Youth" was one Of
the pictures that brought her to
the attention of screen audi
euces-
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Behind the Screen We SS 81


The movie extra job of the Arch
duke Leopold of Austria, which
has been tottering in the balance,
seems to have been saved for him.
The United States government
poked its nose into the Archduke's
business recently and there was
talk of Leopold being deported.
But Leopold goes serenely on por-
traying a German captain in a
movie now under production. So it
seems that he may not have to
leave these shores, after all.
But Leopold's troubles aren't all
ended. Oh, no. For some time the
Archduke has been aching for a
duel with Count Laszio Szechenyl,.
Hungarian minister to the United
States.
1t seems the count said Leopold
was "tackless,' which is mortal
effront to the European, and Leo
pold came back with an equally
blazing retort. So now they must
meet somewhere as gentlemen and
try to shoot each other, otherwise
the future little Szechenyls, if any,
and the future little Archdukines,
again in any, must forever hang
their heads because their papas
failed to shoot at each other when
they had the chance.
There isn't star in Hollywood
who cannot live OH 5000 a week."
says Wallace Beery, who, it is esti-
mated, makes far more than that
sum.
"By that | do not mean that no
star should be paid over that sum
The movie star should be paid a
fair return on what profits his
employer makes on his efforts,
just as anyone who works should
receive pay commensurate with
what his efforts brings the boss.
IF a star is easily worth $4,000
a week to the producer the star
should receive $4,000 When his
earning capacity lessons he should
be willing to receive less, or if it
increases he should get more.
when | am convinced that /
am not drawing at the box office
what l am being paid am perfect
ly willing to relieve my employers
of any further obligations under
my contract"
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Brigantine
Day Tomorrow

Continued from Page One,)
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In the darkness above the dash
light she could make out Miles
small, white face. and beyond it
John Nye's dark one.
1t was he who answered her.
I'm making an II o'clock train
tonight, Miss Jerome" he said.
"And Miles going to drive me
down to the station and keep the
car until I come back to town.
I thought perhaps you'd drive
down with us and then she
wouldn't have to come back
alone"
"Oh. yes" Sally nodded her
head in the darkness. "All right.
I'll run upstairs and see If mother
has everything she needs
II did that, DEAR" said Mile,
at her very sweetest. She'll be
all right until we get back" She
leaned back in her seat and
opened the rear door of the car.
But Sallie hesitated Mil
lie might not be telling the truth
about her mother. Mile was
more capable of warping the truth
when it pleased her to do it.
did you give her her hot
milk" she asked uncertainty.
"And find her glasses for her.
and help her into her clothes for
the night"
"oh, for heavens sake, yes!''
Mile snapped impatiently. do
you suppose I'd say had IL I
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bag in his hand and they were
on their way once more. Mile
drove, this time, with her little
hands under his on the steering
wheel, and her body close against
his as she leaned toward him.
Her voice came floating back
to Sally every now and then.
Don't know how I'm going to
get along without you. Johnny"
She said once, and then. II do
hope you'll find your mother bet
ter this time. Isn't it dreadful
to know that your mother is ill?
It's the most dreadful thing in
the world"
Sally couldn't help remembering
the afternoon, not so long before,
when Mile had rushed out of
the flat, leaving Mrs. jerome
grooming and writhing with her
attack of indigestion behind her.
Jimmy! l do hope Mothers all
right now" she thought anxiOusly.
Il wish | hadn't taken Miles
word for it."
Lets hurry a Bit" she said,
when John Nye's train had pulled
out, and she and Mile were back
in the brown car.
Then 1t came to her that MlIlie
had just learned to drive, and that
1t would not be safe for her to
drive fast. mo. maybe you'd bet.
ter not hurry" she went on az
they started off. Tied says a new
driver ought to go slowly-keep
the car under control"
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NOlU Go On With The Story.

Thinking it over during the
morning, she decided that the
only way to tell him would be
over the phone. During her
lunch hour. she went into a
booth in a drugstore. called his
number, and then all at once
hung up. What was the matter
with her anyway? Was she afraid?
Afraid, NONSENSE! She called up
once more.
The Jap answered in faulty
but understandable English. Mr..
Brooks wasn't there; could he
take a message?
"Just tell him that George
that George is unable
to accept his kind invitation"
She laughed, and decided that
she had been very clever. But
going back to the office she
felt less sure, and her uncer.
tainty deepened during the after
noon.
The Jap would be sure to get
the message all wrong, or else ne
would fail to deliver it. Or some
thing else might happen.
Why not see Ernest again? Tell
him the truth to his face, coolly
and pleasantly. and go away.
smiling, with another adventure
licked off in the files of memory?
That idea was more impulse
than anything else, but unlike
many Of Georges impulses, 1t
endured.
AS soon as her work was done,
she hurried out and made her
way to the studio apartment.
This time there was no waiting
taxicab to carry her. She took
a street car and walked after
ward.
Going up in The elevator. she
felt again little. uncertain.
But she would not allow herself
20 falter.
If the Jap had any expression
at all. she would have said it
was surprise" Indeed he opened
the door very slowly and glanced
behind him as if inquiringly.
She stepped into the corridor,
moved towards the studio. Then
she felt uncomfortable and wished,
too late, that she hadn't come.
For though Ernest Brooks was
there, woman was there also, a
woman in smart, simple clothes
with a hat that spoke Of associa-
tions with a French millinery shop,
and q face that told OF snobbish-
ness, good living and nothing to do
except hunt for amusement.
Brooks calmly introduced her as
Mrs, Mountford, and Mrs. Mount
ford, with a fairly cryptic smile,
seemed to sum up George and cast
her aside all in the same glance.
I'll called you up" George said
awkwardly. "I don't know
whether you got my message"
''Oh, did. That's why I'm a lit
tie surprised at seeing YOU here"
He said something to Mrs.
MountfOrd in low voice and she
went into a peal of laughter.
He was showing her his paint
ihgs apparently, holding up for her
inspection one canvas after an
other. She had lighted a cigarette.
and with her head on one side, was
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picious OF me. not trusting. me.
You didn't even give me =
chancs. I tell you you're worth
a million Mrs. M6untfords.
Georgia. you've got to come with
me. I'll make you, happy-you'll
have q time you never even
dreamed about"
But why won't you marry
me right ayay?" she asked. "I'll
go il you'll do that really
will"
lie released her abruptly,
stared at her with moody, al
most angry eyes.
You haven't much, of q soul
after all, have your he demanded.
You're just the average, scheming
girl, who's on the make, first and
last. Well, one thing is settled.
Unless you go with me freely, you
won't go with me at ALL I'm going
to test you with that. do you I'M
derstand? I'm going to give you
your chance to believe me or not,
Just as you like. But If you're sus.
picious of me, / don't even want
your
He had spoken with heat. and
somehow his sincerity seemed un-
doubted. George, looking at him
humbly, felt she deserved his
scorn. She was confused about his
motives, she couldn't understand
them, but then there were 50 many
things about Ernest Brooks that
she couldn't understand.
After all, he was different, he
was an artist. and artists lived
differently, thought differently,
from most other people.
"Rut you're being unfair to me-"
she protested now. You're not be-
ing kind or understanding or any.
thing. You try to force me and
threaten me right away. How do
/ know II love you? You're terri
bly, attractive to me, but that isn't
the same as love, is it?"
CTO Be Continued Tomorrow
ADVERTISEMENT
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regarding with critical, intelligent
eyes the things he showed her.
What keen things she was say.
ing! How bored her comments
werei
"Now that one call rotten. You
must have painted it when you
were drunk, poor Ernest
Oh, there, that's much better
the composition unique
and the color's quite interesting.
George sat tongue.tied, wonder
ing why she had come, wishing she
could seize some pretext to slip
away. Only now that she was here
she had to stay.
And the worst of II was that
Ernest was ignoring her. His
smiles. his low comments were ex-
clusively for Mrs. Mountford. 1t
was as if George weren't even in
the room!
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures, yes.
with her dark eyes and red, red
mouth. But she was 10 years older
than George il she We're day.
But Ernest was flirting with her
as he knew how to flirt. His hand
look her arm, ne DENT toward nef.
A choking sensation came into
Georges throat. She felt furious
and unhappy.
She knew the color had left her
face. She felt she was no longer
pretty. And he was ignoring her,
showing this woman here that he
was ignoring her. He was insult
ing her!
She watched him. l41ning close
to Mrs. Mountford at the other end
of the studio. Mrs. Mountford drew
away and looked at him with dane.
ing eyes, full Of mock protest.
Then George felt that until this
moment she had never been un-
happy in all her life before. She
wanted to sob. she was 80 miser-
able, and yet she WIS not quite
sure why she was miserable.
Not hurt vanity, no it wasn't
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New driver: What do you
mean, new driver" asked Mile.
with a disdainful lift of her chin.
'I've known how to drive a car
for two years."
Sally gave her a quick, puzzled
Il *. "Why-but John Nye was
just helping you on the way down"
she said, and Mile gave a shout
of scornful laughter.
HE thinks he taught me to
drive" said she. ''He had swell
time, showing me how to shift
gears and everything. So l let
him go ahead and treat me like a
dumbbell. lie got a great boot
out of itr'
Sally frowned. But what was
the idea of not telling him that
YOU knew how to drive"
This time Millie groaned in mock
despair. sally, you just never
will learn anything about men.
will you?" she asked. Don't you
know that they just adore an inno-
cent little simp OF a girl who
doesn't know enough to drive
car or come in out Of the rain?
At least, the Johnny Nye type of
real he-man does! IL I'd told him
that Davidson taught me to drive,
he'd nave wondered how well
knew Davidson, and If he put his
arms around me when he showed
me how to steer around the cor
ners. and so on.
TO Be Continued Tomorrow
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hadn't? And do you think I'd
leave mother II / didn't positively
know she was comfortable? You
know I wouldn't"
But Sally knew that she would
If she felt like it.
She racked her brains, but she
couldn't remember a single time
when Mile had done anything
towards making Mrs. Jerome COM
Portable and contented.
But, without half trying, she
could recall any number of times
when Millie had scolded her
mother for demanding so much
waiting upon.
'She may be Sick" she had
often said GROSSLY to Sally, "but
she's not so sick that she couldn't
keep my clothes mended up IL
she wanted to! She can read all
day and half the night. and that
doesn't seem to inJure her health"
But Mile WAS singing an alto
gether different tune now. We've
just spoiled Mother" she was
saying to John Nye. There's not
a reason in the world why she
shouldn't stay alone in the fiat
sometimes in the evening-hut
she hates to. and that's what
Sally's thinking of now. Come
on. hop in. Sally; we won't be
gone very long! And Mothers all
right. / Just saw her"
Sally hoped in, and the brown
car started After all,
Mrs. Jerome never was down.
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could see suffered windows with
light shining through the chinks,
and a white doorway that was
half way opened. letting a shaft
Of orange-colored radiance out
into the darkness. John Nye's
house.
pretty spifty looking house.
isn't it," asked Mile, softly. when.
Johns tall form had vanished
through the doorway" Certainly
looks like money to little Millie."
Sally put her head to one side.
Its a lovely house." she said.
"It looks as IL nice, solid, decent
people lived in it. / like their
shutters and thorn apple trees,
don't you?"
81 like their money" Miles
little voice had lost all OF its vel
vety quality and was as hard as
sounding brass.
Then John Nye came running
out OF the house with a big Kit.
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right Ill unless she had overeaten.
And besides, az John Nye had
pointed out. Mile ought not to
drive home alone at midnight.
The night was sweet and
damp and soft. The stars seemed
to come right down to the house
tops, and q warm wind was
blowing.
And Sally, leaning back luxuri.
ously against the deep cushions,
forgot her troubles and gave her.
self up to the soothing motion
Of the car and the beauty of the
breathing night. She closed her
eyes and dozed a little as they
rolled along.
The sudden stopping of the
car awakened her. 1t was stand.
ing in a wide driveway beside
a TALL narrow house. There were
thorn apple trees along the drive
and beyond the thick foliage she
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resist him. As he kissed her
again and again, it seemed that
all the will went out Of her.
"Oh, stop, stop" she whisper
ed. II don't love you'll really
don't. - Besides, YOU love that.
woman who was here today. It's
no use telling me you don't.
could see that from the way you
looked at her."
George" he pleaded. "don't
be a fool, come away with mel
/ love you and want you. What
else can l say? What else mat
tiers? You hurt me a lot more
than you know by being sus-
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that. 1t must he only that she
really loved him, and had not
known it till now, when he had
made her jealous.
She sat without moving, white
as a statue. Then she heard Mrs.
Mountford murmur a vague good.
bye, saw her go out.
CHAPTER XVI
George was alone with Ernest.
Mrs. Mountford, in her slinky,
black, expensive clothing, her
elaborate makeup. her supercil-
ious air of contempt and patron.
age had vanished,
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lnent in my letter box" wrote Mrs.
Hegmann, ''and took Lydia q. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and got
relief" Mrs. Hegmann also took
Lydia e. Pinkham's Herb Medicine
and Lydia e. Pinkham's Pills for
Constipation, with good results. She
says, II am recommending your
medicines to all ! know who have
symptoms the same as mine, and to
others whom / think it will help.
You may use my statement as . tea-
timonial, and viii answer any let.
.ers sent to me by women who would
like information regarding your
medicines"
There are women in your state
perhaps in your town-wh0 have
written letters similar to this one
telling how much Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound has
helped them.
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and being used to money and all
that money could buy.
Il wasn't sure that you got
my message" she faltered.
"Oh, got it all right" he
said harshly.. Il won't say l
wasn't surprised.
IL thought ought to ex.
plain" she stammered.
What is there to say"
Lots and lots--if you only
listen. You see, / wasn't afraid
of going away with you. I really
wasn't"
"No?"
'Oh, you don't need to believe
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Why shop outside the rush hours from 10 to A. Why
buy only three things day? Why attend first
the things that call for time the of Others such
gifts leather
getting first will delivered early
This work takes time be well done.
The cost of the gift does not matter much the with
which chosen. Even greeting card if it is that
picked because you know just the kind Of card that
particular friend will like most brings cheer because of
careful choice
Postoce has already forth is first plea for please
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me il you don't want to. But
I'm trying TO tell you the truth.
! wouldn't dream of going away
with you because-because
don't love you"
He laughed shortly. "And you
came around to tell me that?
Why, IL you didn't love me q
little. you wouldn't have come
around at all!
But l DON'T really don't
love you"
His eyes were dark and blaZ-
ing now. He caught her sud
denly. in the impetuous way he
had. and she had no strength to
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Now Ernest was hack, looking
down at her, darkly, terribly,
silent. making her breathe harder
and faster by the intent criticism
of his look.
Well" he sked at last. what
did you want to see me about?"
Tears sprang into Georges
eyes. An hour ago even, she
could have resented that speech
and that tone. But now the
confidence had been shaken out
Of her by seeing him so cool. by
watching him with this woman
Of the world with her air of cul.
ture, of smart finishing SC ools,
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lVOW

Mail EARLY People hesitate mail things early because they
gifts will opened long before
Christmas!
small early" depends upon the people
cng packages and cards They should curb their curiosity and
put their mail away until Christmas Day.
Christmas will be happier day for them by doing this
then find has remembered
you momentary forgotten. pleasant little
written as you forgot send ..s
Christmas falls Sunday this year and Monday
will be holiday. -
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a rundown con-
dition and could
not do her house.
work. She could
notsleepat night.
Her story is NOT
an unusual one:
Thousands Of
women hndthem-
selves In a SINH
lar condition at
sornetimein their
lives. II found
your advertise
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A vitality Human Narrative Based Upon
Dramatic Letters Received By
Miss Beatrice Fairfax
What Has Happened So Ear:

Ann George Hastings, sisters Mrs. Oeays
boarding Ann, elder factory
is
charming and pleads with her the attentions Of
Bill Warren, who mady in with and have nothing
do with Ernest Brooks chance acquaintance who has
rushing Bill makes cOnfdant George
who refuses him. AIMS ocitude for her sister ends in quarrel
between the
Bill and the day after the quarrel he asks her to have lunch with
him. During lunch Ann
asks him why he doesn't call sister evening, Bill
the boarding house after waiting arrive with
George VindctiVeIy
him again and i'm asks her
she would be willing to out with him and them
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Make little book Of "a pages, each page
5 inches square. Then make cover of stiff
paper. Number the pages of your book.
The page opposite the inside cover is Page
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l. Now read your story and color your
pictures. Cut out along black line and
paste in the book in the proper pages.
New pages will be printed here each day.
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BY FAY KING

The adore shop She is happier than
roaming the fascinating inspecting all the
lovely things that everywhere to be
Christmas shopping that they will have to do and how
much they dread it,
because they do any system
shopping They until the last few weeks rushing about
nervou and unstrung and irritable.
little forethought make Christmas shopping
happy time instead of the it often is!
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What Do You KnOW?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST
Questions on Editorial Page.

Questions Editorial Page
William Tells 2, Birds; Ounce; Scheherezade volea
Rver Killarney Lakes; Balbca Artist; g. Judges 10, Com
H. Scientist; H. Poet; 3D. Snowman; H. Muller; Watt
is, Time
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HELP FOR
SICK WOMEN
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Has Restored the
Health Of Thousands

Brooklyn. New York.-MrR. q.
Hegmann of 228 Schaeffer ST. was In
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Death Rate Among Women

TOO cigarettes insufficient attention diet and lack
Of adequate clothing the Of the increased death
rate unmarried according to Dr. Mary
Scharleb, of England
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By
M. Genevieve Sylvester

The woman went to market.
She saw man with pig.
She bought the pig
and started home.
They came to a stile
The old woman said,
little Pig, Little Pig,
jump over the stile."
Little Pig said,
II will not get over the stile"
and away he ran.
IN. P. C. News Service. Incl
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Nations Taste for Beef

GERMANY imports 100000 beef year, France nearly
u much little Belgium buys $4,000 Of inn
ported Since the French have nearly 10O0000 cattle OF
their their imports show how the taste for beef is growing
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Let's go on. You were going to the
village. / will turn and walk with
you. 1t will make a longer distance
for me. but all the better"
The two women walked on in silence
for a while. each busy in trying to
find an easy footing. Then the most
unexpected thing happened-the snow
ceased falling about them. All at
once the air was free and clean.
Ruth turned to look at her companion
and found d girl about her own age.
why, you are Mrs. Prentice from
over the Pine Hill,'' said Ruth in as.
constituent.
And you arc Mrs. Hastings niece, -
exclaimed the woman. What Il funny
thing for US to meet in this way
Would you mind telling me why you
were out in this Storm Were you
out Of temper. too? ] got angry over
the needle in my sewing machine.
which persisted in breaking the thread
in spite of all / could do"
And I" confessed Ruth, "got an
CRY over a window shade that refuses
to act properly and at last in answer