Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-04-08
NO. 30.

squatted on their old chests, both Of
tnems ever since the shadow of this
DAY Of their retirement had begun to
cast Itself across the circuit. He was
such q child, Wlnstead was. A help
less, conadlng genlus-llke fellow. No
good at money, for instance. Had to
nave Il handed to him every morning.
; so much for taxieab. SO much for
lunches and little luxuries. So much
for tbs. No good at watching himself
against eolds, to which he was subject.
It took all his mother could do to keep
after him effectively with mufflers,
rubDers and precaution about drafts.
No good at eating WELL His father
was forever giving him the second
helpings d food without his even
knowing Il stacking his plate when
his attention was diverted and then In
/ sIsting that he eat.
'Bul Ehave eaten. father. Didn't
ven zip 46me more potatoes on my
moi tAsess HAT, I.sAayi y,
imagine a boy like that, helpless,
off-in-the-clouds fellow who had never
had to think much for himself about
the creature phases OF life, of sudden
ly by himself on a circuit. It hurt
the heart Of Alicia SO that she cried
most of her nights. 1t threw such
dread into Beatty that his efforts to
pretend to Alicia that all was we'll
were pathetic to her almost beyond en-
durance.
Well, 1t had to be faced and the
sooner the better. The Horizons pur-
chased for themselves the inevitable
chicken farm in New Jersey, that ha-
ven Of all good retired vaudevillians.
and Winstead, bewlldered and little
frightened with his released, began re-
hearing a new act with a young girl
with the stage name Of "Yvette,"
whose singing and dancing had attract
ed the admiration of the Three Hor-
tons.
It was a whlrlwind turn Of fast,
amusing young-blood talk, really ex-
quislte and highly diverting soft-shoe
and toe-dancing, and some pretty duet
singing that marked them for almost
instantaneous success.
After a tryout In Newark, Wlnstead
and Yvette were booked over a forty
week cycle and the pair Of the older
Horizons settled down to what gallant
resignation they could muster.
And muster they did, except 1t &C.
tualy did seem that with the letting
down of the strain and excitement of
their lifetime Of years on the circuit,
Beatty and Alicia were destined to fall
apart like the proverblal one-hoss
shay. Bad health set in for both al.
most the month after retirement. An
old pair were nearing the final turn
in their road.
It was quiet and peaceful and even
beautiful in way. Sweet, come right
down to 1t, growing old out Of youth
that had been so long and tumultuoui
and vigorous 1t was Winstead that
brought dread to the heart-Winstead
who had been 80 babied.
His first visit home after the forty
weeks brought peace to the heart OF
that score. He and Yvette had come
back to the farm to be married. She
Is a tumultuous little thing. Dances
like a whlrl and can fling herself in Q
horizontal bridge from the neck Of
Winstead and start whlrling.
She Is young, vivaclous, beautiful
and a whlrlwlnd for making Wlnstea(
toe the mark. Rubbersl Let him tr!
to venture out on damp day withou
them. Appetite Let him try to skill
that glass Of fresh cream with hi
lunch. Money Yvette holds the purs'
strings and doles out to him as II HI
were a child.
There is nothing left for Alicia ant
Beatty to dread about the twilight.