The Washington times., 1931-01-16
CLARA ACTED
LIKE A KID,
SHE ADDS
Bow Antics Keep Her Aide on
Run; Parties, Boys, Fights
All Told by Amanuensis

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. II
GN.SD.-Maype Clara Bow has
had a lot of hoy friends" but DR.
Earl Pierson, of Texas, is the man
she liked in her life.
At least Daisy Devoe, the flam,
tng-haired Clara'S once-upon-a'
time best friend, said so today.
Daisy for almost two years lived
with the temperamental "Lt" girl
dressed her, staged her parties,
saw that she went to bed at night
''at a decent hour" and that she
got up in the morning in time to
60 to work.
q And was darn fond" of her,
too, she claims.
Now, of course, that is all
changed.
Daisy, no longer the treasured
secretary to the celebrated Clara
is, instead, on trial on charges of
stealing $4,000 from her, and
Clara is the star complaining wit
ness.
But Daisy still remembers a lot
about the "It" girls life and loves.
Acted Like School Girl
She said:
"Of course there were boy
friends - and boy friends,
might add, but I am certain
that Earl you know, that
Texas dOctOr-iS the only man
she was ever really crazy about.
81 could tell by the way she'd
watch for his wires and letters
honestly, just like some little
school girl who has got it bad.
And she'd be peeviSh if they
didn't come when she expected
them.
"She would get confidential,
too, and tell me how she loved
him. She still is in love with
him, for that matter, too"
"It might have been a good
thing if she'd married him. But
then, I always thought he
wasn't crazy to have a red
headed movie star for a wife.
That's just my opinion. mind
you!
"CIara needs someone to look
out for her, though. She's.
grown up and she makes a lot
of money, and is world known
and all that, but she is a child
at heart, just the same.
Knows Her Employer
eyes, I know, she gave it to
me hot and heavy when she
got on that witness stand. But
that's Clara. She doesn't hate
me, really. She staged the fire
works only because Clara has
got to be the main drag. She's
got to be the center of the
show.
"She said she felt bad to be
giving me the works, and /
believe her. I don't think the
kid hates me. / think-welI, if
i should tell you what really
think about that Mister Bell
and how he's got me in dutch
with Clara, you couldn't print
It, anyway. 1t would burn up
the paper it was written on.
But, anyway, he's to blame for
all this.
Reckless YOungSter
"Clara is a reckless yOungster.
Always has been. When 1 was
there I had trouble with her
all the time"
Daisy, small, fainty, weighing
IS pounds less than the lively
Clara, was talking now like some
serious-minded mother, judiciously
weighing the failings Of her Off
spring. She went on:
"When I was with her made
her mind me, all right. That
was the agreement when I
went to work for her. I was to
be the boss about things that
were for her own good, and 1
saw that I was.
Started Throwing Things
cat first, when I'd try to
make her go home from parties,
or would calmly tell company
they had to go hOme-that she
had to go to bed, she'd get mad
and start throwing things at
me.
But 1 broke that little habit.
I'd go over to her and twist
her arm a little. Not so that
it would hurt, but so she'd
know who was boss. Or maybe
I'd give her a right smart slap.
That would bring her out of it,"
"That'S what Clara needs,
you See-SOmeOne to StrOng-arm
her. And that's why I'm sorry
she and Harry Richman didn't
make go of it.
Harry would have worn the
pants in that family, 1 assure
you! But what Clara thinks
she has to have is a meek, mild
boy friend without the g.,
excuse me, the nerve to kick
when she gets out of line"