Evening star., 1928-01-08
The Doughboy Star of the Ne,o Var
Z Film Started in With u "Naked
Brain' and Only One Arm-But
in the Final Reel He Gaze Holly.
aUOOd the Thrill That Comes but
Once in q Lifetime.

is expending $50, 900 on this film. and
all that investment depends upon how
this company conducts itself from this
point on. And SO. If any person.
1t was little Josie McCann who
arose. Little Josie, with peeled or
ange In her hand. And quietly she
crossed behind Big Al TO NAKED
Brain" who sat upon shell hole gaZ.
ing stolidly at the Two he had Just
caught. IL Al. by pausing. had not
shown he felt her pass him. hundred
kindly eyes that switched away would
have tclegraphed it. But Al did pause
and turn. and IL thousand ears heard
Josie's quiet voice:
"I-could I trade oranges with you,
Mr.. Raymond? Here's one freshly
pee.ed, and it's real juicy"
And n thousand eyes grew misty "a
Naked Brain" with queer. boy-Iike
twitch along one corner Of his mouth.
forced "A smile Of gratitude and made
the trade.
IF | may be permitted" Al Will
combe had looked away now, but the
warmth Of broken granite in his eyes
beled the careless friendlness Of his
voice. II should like TO announce that
tonight Mamie Goldberg will arrive TO
inspect our work and--fOr the general
good Of all--if any person spoIs the
fight ahead. or detracts from the gen
eral tone Of our picture. propose in
stantly to dispense with that person $
, services. We must all work-fOr the
| general good
He started of.
Halt. Gen. Good"
Half muttered in an undertone by
Naked Brain" himself.
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| faint CLINT in his eye and his lips still
moist from the orange Josie gave him
| And as Al swung around and curtly
! said You speaking" the shoulder
! with the empty sleeve nudSed Josie
! Nctann of To one side.
| Me speak? No-o.o just eating .
/ Naked Brain replied. real quiet-like
| You say Goldbprc's coming?'
| Director AL just sneered. You'll
/ be anxious 20 hear what he says"
| so will Gen. Good" quoth Naked
| Brain" and sunk his teeth refiectivel,.
| into his orange. You ought To try
an orange-the deserts pretty full o.
hot air today"
| Amazement famed on every face.
but AIS was far more sinister. Josie
white and trembling. took n step
toward Naked Brain" but not in time
to stop him.
$50 Gen. Goliberr's coming to con-
fer with Gen. Good" repeated Naked
Brain" Then, thank God, l can
quit"
You mean you do quit" Willicombe
fairly spat at him. lust say you
do. so can he a mere man again and
knock the sniveling head of fake
fighter"
When did you stop being a mere
man." asked Naked Brain" slowly
| "All the knocking you ever do starts
and stops with your tongue"
'Please-Mister Raymond" pleaded
little Josie McCann. What has como
over YOU"
And that. they will tell you out
Hollywood way. was the match tha,
exploded Director Al Willicombe.
5000. he turned on Josie. Since
when has ii become Mister Raymond"
That isn't what you've been heard Il
call this gimpy cripple hy'-
But that was as far as he ever cot.
Have an orange" Naked Brain
Raymond said il in a peculiarly hiSh-
pitched tone that sang family metallic
He had reached down and snatched ar
unpeeled one from the sand. And wha.
stopped Willicombe midsentence in his
threatened TRADE against Josie. as
we'll as shocked the FINLAND army into
a compelling silence was tha. the boy
with the empty sleeve had in n stride
faced Big Al and calmly thumped him
twice with his orange full on the chest.
Eat it" said Raymond. and there
was murder In his eve. Eat it--cr
YOU might finish YOUR last sentence
and then we'd all he SORRY
W,ll'comhA slapped IL from his han
Il ask Tuu-- tn Siate--have YOU ou:t
this flms | DIRE Won 10 state Nnu n.ii.