The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-16

around trying to rent studio space
and get an organization started to
make movies. Funny thing, I told
him that's where he ought to put
all that excess energy Of his when
1 met them down in New Orleans
on the riverboat picture. I didn't
expect him to take me seriously,
but here he is with all bells on,
making a noise like a motion pic
ture executive even to the
extent of looking after the rela-
tiveS He's got his brother out
here to be business manager. I
hear they're all living in the
Standing house out in Beverly"
1T that SOP" Stuart said alb
sently. Excuse me, I think that
waters hot now Mind If I proceed
with the additions, old MANI"
When Stuart came back later,
partly dressed, he carried drawer
from his bureau. He sat down and
began perplexedly paving over the
things in it. Il don't believe I've
got a whole pair of socks that
match in the whole mess" he OBJ
served.
"What'd I tell you? You need q
woman! La Julie used to keep
you mended, didn't she?"
After fashion-off and on"
Stuart smiled and cooked a satir-
ical eye at his friend. THE rising
star would blaze indeed if she
heard me refer to those days, I
suppose
"Rawther! We are heavily arts
tocratic at present. You'd get q
kick out of her, Stuart. She sure
knows how to pull the tom
peramontal stuff. Her last big
flare-up it seems was caused by
you"
81? What did 7 do?"
jules Woe
"She came on the set one day
in February 1 think it was-and
she cried and spoiled her makeup.
1 sent her to her dressing room to
make up all over again and then
followed her to try to straighten
her out. I gathered she'd been on
whale of a party to drown her
sorrow over you. And she was
vitriolic about Sharlene. SWore q
blue streak and limited dark things
she was going to do to her"
What could have caused that?"
Stuart wondered. II haven't seen
her for ages. February, did YOU
say?"
yes. There was something
about you and scarf"
"Oh, remember! I wouldn't sell
it to her. So she got mad at that"
Yeah. But I judged 1t was more
than that with her. Did Sharlene
own the scarf one time?"
Eyes"
Then that was it. Poor Juliet
How she did want to marry you,
Stuart"
She's lot better off as she is"
Stuart put on the pair of socks he
had found that would do. Lucien
wandered after him into the bed.
room while he finished dressing,
and stood for some time regarding
the three portraits framed together
of Stuart's little sisters. They were
almost miniatures, dainty and
sweet, the work of the young paint
er when he had first taken over
the responsibility of the family.
Lucien whistled tunelessly as he
looked at them and then re-
marked:
You ought to have kids Of
your own"
Stuart, fixing his tie, glanced at
Lucien in establishment. What
in heavens name would I do with
children under foot while I was
trying to work."
They're a nuisance but-Well,
my kids mean more to me than
anything else in my life"
Go on" Scoffed Stuart.
Fact. I don't see 'em often
I'm away lot and they're in
school. But they're my anchor,
see? If it wasn't for them I'd be
a rover, a tramp. 1 like my job,
you know that, but the kids are
the reason for my fighting and
making money. It's a great kick
to plan your sons college
course"
And your daughters marriage.
Yes, I've been through all that"
You'd make swell father, Stu
art, no fooling. The way you
brought up these three kids"
Paternity
That was fun, all right. But
I wasn't their father. And I
really am father to these pictures
I create now Paternity -.
There are different ways of being
a father, eh, Lucien? A man
needn't just be the father of q
being sprung from his seed
Wait That gives me an ideal!
Stuart, dressed now, faced Luz
Glen with a new light in his
eyes. Did you ever hear Of q
king in India-Raj Singh-about
three centuries ago, who built
marble dam in Rajputana? We
saw that dam-Raj Samand.
When he started it, his people
were starving. He put 'em to
work building the dam, so that
there should never be any more
famine in his kingdom. LOOK!
I'll paint him setting aside the
Queen who has the Royal Infant
in her arms-ladies of the pur-
dab looking pleased at her dis
nnrnfnrt hut Rai SinPh. The