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"No Favor Sway Vs? No Fear Shall Awe
From First Statesman. March IS. It SI j
Charles A."SraACUK EdUor-uanagert :
. Sheldox F. Sackett - - . Managing-Editor .
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. : -
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Tbe Associated Pr U xcluaJrely Util to On 'L?6
tlon of U nwe dispatches credited to It or sot otherwise credited la
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King George VI
THE intensely dramatic days of the, recent past which have
attended the abdication of one king and the succession of
another in England are not without their counteifpart in
th lontr historr. of that island-empire. The change this time
! was unique in that it was made without bloodshed, anl on the
"decision of the reigning sovereign himself. It is uniqu4 also in
the fact that modern means of communication made known to
:the peoples of the widely dispersed empire! that a change iff
monarchs was in progress, in tact tne cnange was maae wnn
the assent of the self-governing dominions. The shift i& rulers,
under all the circumstances, is far from proving, that the Brit
ish empire is doomed, or even that the crown has lost its pres
tige and jjower. That the change came from a man widely
known and personally beloved throughout the empire one on
whom the British people set high hopes, to another, less well
known and less thought of in connection with the throne is
proof of the stability of the British imperial system anjd of the
crown which is its symbol, i The secession of the Irish Free
. i State has long been threatened.
j' ' Much will now be written of the duke of York who now
H: becomes King George yi, and of his family. His wife wjas Lady
1 1! Elizabeth Bowes-Lyoti, a noblewoman but not of the blood
: royal, native of Scotland. Their two children are Princess
.4''-:: Elizabeth, aee 10 and Princess Margaret Rose. The 8uke of
! T York and his wife have been
ward VIII. They will reign probably mucn alter tne pattern oi
Kins? Georee and Queen Mary. There is the further parallel in
that George V was the second soir, who became prince of
Wales after the death of his elder brother Clarence. It may be
that the new king will rise to the responsibilities of his king-
shiD in a manner satisfactory
edly he will conform to the tradition of cabinet and parlia
mentary rather than personal
. "It may be said that one thing which reconciles the people
of the empire to the succession of the duke of York is jthat the
next in line becomes'Princess Elizabeth This pert little miss
has becbrne quite' the idol of the British eye. Her veryjname is
one to conjure memories of the great reign of Queen Eliza
beth. Queens in fact seem to have done well as reigning sov
ereigns in England, Victoria
or of a long and brilliant reign. British hopes will now turn
to the ;Iittle princess, and she will be trained to became the
next occupant-of the throne.
1' American newspapers have been exceedingly, generous
with their advice and counsel
kLi, down. The interest of the
ural because all the world loves a lover. It must be realized,
however, that the decisions have rested with the principals:
the !td2, Mrs. Simpson, Premier Baldwin and his cabinet and
parliament, and with the British people of England, Scotland
and the dominions. Those decisions having been made the
American neoDle should nronerly
Simpson an abundanceof happiness and for Great Britain
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prosperity ana wise government unaer tne new sovereign.
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A GAIN the powerful kinetics
f demonstrated. For love of a womain Edward of England
has "given up his throne. Romance has stepped out of the
storybooks and off the celluloid film into real life, romance
quite-as thrilling as any ever imagined by the genius of the
noyelisi Whenthe heart speaks, what should stan( in the
war! And wholBhall challenge the dictatorship of the"&ffec-
tL4i? That the commands of the heart lead to difficult situ
ations is the long lesson of history. Few indeed however are
-ready to make the sacrifice which Edward has made for the
sake of a woman he loves. Of this timid type Browning wrote :
i The sin I Impute to each frustrate ghost.
Is tbe unlit lamp, and the nngirt loin,
. ; Though the end In sight, were I crime. I say."
Edward, however, may turn to the great poet pf Eng
land, Shakespeare, to justify his course, as in the sonnet:,
. y "Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit Impediments. Lore is not lore
Which alters when It alteration finds,'
'Or bends with the remorer to remore; .
Oh, no! it is an erer fixed mark
That looks on tempests.. and is nerer shaken; ,
It la the star to every wandering bark, '
Whose worth's unknown,
. Lore's not time's fool, though rosy Hps and cheeks '
. Within his bending. sickle's compass comes; '
, , Lore alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out eren to the edge of doom. I
. ' It this be error and upon me prored. I f
-j- - I never writ, nor no man ever loved.' - I
- -Otner motives than love may have influenced idward.
It is recalled that there was a little doubt whether h would
really taKe the, throne on the death of his father. Afman of
his initiative and energy doubtless found the position of king,
where he spoke only through his cabinet, and then in language
written by mVprime minister, irksome. His recent fvisit to
South Wales and his remarks about needs there, shows that
he had in mind swifter action for alleviation of social distress.
The instinct of the personal ruler, whether ; king, leader or
, president, is to get action But the British king canhoft' follow!
such instinct, beneficent though his intention be, for the rea-j
son that he is stripped of authority, and has been; since the
days of Queen Anne. " 1 . r . : j
, When Edward faced a life filled with the burden of roy
alty and with none of the opportunities of self-expression,
and -deprived of the support of the woman of his,' choice as
wife, then he very definitely concluded the-game was not
worth: the price. The world can sympathize ,wtyh him. The
British parliament and evidently the people as a whole, how
ever,' were reluctant to change this historic position of the
crown,, and strongly opposed to recognizing as wiff of the
king one who had been twice divorced, and who had cast her
attractions on the king while still the lawful wife of-another.
. .-Love has won; and so has the British tradition.
The boys who handle publicity for the utilities earn their salar
ies. A railroad eaa'tbuy a switch engine, or a phne company pay Its
tax bill, or sower comp&nr replace a transformer but the jpublictty
.men. come with handouts. But then, the newspapers have spacious
waste baskets irthey win only use
'Faith In the reliable Associated Press stutters when it credits
Tennyson with Milton's famous line: "He also serves, who only stands
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. Mrs. Simpson's example may
their second divorce. :
The king, who as prlnee frequently fen from" his hor4 stepped
' With the British business settled, perhaps we may gel back to
tie busuees ra nana: ii snowptnc
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far more conventional than Ed
to the British people, undoubt
rule, j
sharing with Elizabeth the hon
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to the people of England .from
American people is ohly nat
wish for Edward and Mrs.
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of the love passion have been
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encourage others to go on and get
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Bits for
Breakfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS
Some of the r 12-Xl-Sfi
Coopers of the -. : I
pioneer family now ,
scattered Very widely: : . L
(Concluding from yesterday:)
A considerable group of build
ings stood at old Fort Yamhill
during Its palmy days, when It was
the northermost and principal
United States army post guarding
the Coast reservation- ? i
Only one oil all those buildings
now stands, tbe house that con
tained the living quarters for the
officers of the post. ; - i -f ; j
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That house is In good repair.
and substantlaUy as It stood In the
old days. It has long been called
the "Sheridan house," after Sec
ond Lieutenant Philip' H. Sheri
dan, as he was then.
But, most of the :tlms when
Sheridan was there, he served un
der a superior officer. Captain Da
vld A. Russell. , ,
They were both major generals
at the pivotal battle of the Ope-
quon, September 19. 1864, ; but
Sheridan was In command, I and
Russell fell on that field, after he
had led the principal charge under
Sheridan s direction. i
And that was; one of the most
Important battles ef the whole
Civil war, leading directly to Ap
pomattox. , j
There Is a movement to preserve
the "Sheridan house." and make
the site of Fort Yamhill a, national
or state park. It should succeed,:
and quickly. j , 3 . ;
The last Interview In the Lock
ley series was iwith Charles Cal
vin Cooper, who for 33 years has
had a TQarnees store and shop at
Dufur, Oregon. j
Charles C. la a brother of Dr.
Belle FergnsonJ and the first part
of that Interview is largely a rep
etition of Mrs.; Ferguson's, as to
places where the family lived In
the early years. - "
With an Important exception,
that Chas. C. was born on . the
Sweetwater-river on July 7, 1863,
while hla parents were crossing
the plains over the old Oregon
trail, settling in Spring Valley,
Polk county. j
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Their father, Daniel Jackson
(Jack) Cooper, was born In Ten
nessee; drove cattle from Missouri
to CaUfornla In 1857: went to the
Frazer river gold mines In 1859,
and, going back to CaUfornla, re
turned east In 1861 by way of the
Isthmus. ,
He served In the quartermas
ter's department In the Civil war;
started to Oregon, as Indicated, in
1863.
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May 9, 1861 he was Married to
Arvaxena Angellne Splllman, and
that Is where Zena, Polk county.
rnt fta nsm a ' . ' . ' ' '
Emily Belle ( Dr.' Belle Fefgu-
son) was born in the east.
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Jack Cooper traded n fine Mis
souri jack for a good farm about
midway between Zena and Lin
coln, now both ghost towns.
He and his brother Jacob C.
bought wheat at Lincoln, then an
Important shipping point (by
boat) on the Willamette.
They also started stores at Zena
and Perrydale.
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Charles C. Cooper attended the
Wasco Independent academy at
The Dalles while T. M. patch was
president; Gatch was afterward
president of Willamette univer
sity. . j
Chas. C. helped to drive a band
of horses over the old Mullen trail
to Helena and Missoula, Montana,
and another band to Hamilton,
Montana.
Having- learned to make sad
dles, packsaddles, harness, etc., he
started a shop at Shaniko, Wasco
county. .
That town got its name from
August Scherneckau. who came to
Oregon after the Civil war and
bought a farm near the site of the
place.
Shaniko .was as near as the In
dians and "some of the early com
ers could pronounce it, and thus
It became when the postoffiee was
established. '
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Mr. Cooper started his present
shop, at Dufur, Wasco county. In
1903.
Dufur gets Its name from a
prominent pioneer family there,
. There are four Chas. C Cooper
children: Rodney, working for the
U. S. National bank. The Dalles;
Mrs. Reed Burtner : and Calvin,
Portland, and Forrest, In the Ore
gon state, highway department.
- The closing paragraph' of - the
Lockley Interview with Charles C.
"I failed to. tell you that- my
first school . was at Zena and my
first teacher my aunt. Patty Coop
er. She . married Mike Kraft at
Hood River and now lives at Elk
City. My next teacher at Zena was
a daughter of Major Walker, who
later married Dudley Henry of
Spring Valley.
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Of course, there must be a men
tion of Cooper Hollow, Polk coun
ty, between Monmouth and Dallas,
named for a member or members
of -thsame Cooper clan. "
There la where the writer was
born, on the road that led from
old Fort YamhIU to Salem,- which
road was frequently; traveled by
Sheridan and Russell, who became
the heroes of Opeqnon.- --,
Ten Years Aso i !J
December 11, 1024 .
Sidney Miller of Wood burn was
elected president of the Marion
county , Jersey cattle club for
1927.- -v., -i- ' K- -
W. M. Hamilton, district man-
Lager for P.E.P will bo speaker
at eaamber oi commerce; forum
luncheon 'Monday; ' -
Remodeling of the- Interior of
the Peerless bakery will be com
pleted this wek and new delica
tessen and restaurant opened to
1 nubile VondarA
Sage of Salem
Speculates
By D. H.
... Seme overruling Fate. : '
Directing aU things with b
, nlgn Fate, .
. Through aU the turmoil. of this
- mortal stale, - V
f - Appoints that .- what Is - best
. shall therefore be.
t One thing I hare found especial
ly enjoyable in the prevailing hul
labaloo about the king of Eng
land and our Mrs. Simpson Is the
sense of freedom one feels la giv
ing oat any opinions that may he
clamoring for expression. It la
a matter ' upon which one may
speak without making the neigh
bors mad. And it"Is not often the
case, when a hullabaloo la ai in
teresting as this, that views may
be freely aired without likelihood
of hurting someone's feelings.
It is possible, of course, that
something said in a Salem draw
ing room or on a Salem street cor
ner will get to the ear of King
Edward of , Great Britain or of
Wallls Simpson of Baltimore TJ. S.
A. But things happen strangely at
times. Thus, during the past week,
a personal letter from George Ar-
Lllss has come to this 6ff ice, ac
knowledging a comment made
here at the time of the showing of
the "East Meets West' photoplay
at the State theater, and we should
be little less thunder-stricken and
gratified by receipt of a line or
two from the king himself or from
Mrs. Simpson than we were by
this. However, It Is somewhat less
than 'probable that we shall ei
ther hear from the king or from
Mrs. Simpson. .
Any man ' who has the hardi
hood to snap back at a prime min
ister of the empire or at a digni
tary of the church of . England is
not likely to permit anything in
the nature, of comment from this
faraway neck of the woods to wor
ry him. He Is not likely care great
whether or.notwe think he Is
behaving properly. Nor: Is any
woman who has seemingly proven
so conclusively that she Is a lady,
as Mrs. Simpson- has -seemingly
proven, likely fo give any gossip
ing person the 1 satisfaction of
knowing what is in her hearf.
So we may talk as freely of
the matter,, as unrestrainedly, as
though we were not human be
ings, but were instead soft winds
sweeping over green Oregon hills
or gentle winter rains pattering
new vigor into a half-discouraged
soIL And it is very comforting to
know this.
I know what the reader is think
ing. with a bit of smile wrinkling
his or her countenance. He or she
is thinking that such -comment
would be windy and all wet. And
It may be he or she is right. But
even so it would be preferable to
a breezeless and dry as dust com
mentary, would it nott ,
Most of us in Salem and In Ore
gon and we are as honestly Am
erican as the people of any city or
state in the nation- are hoping,
I think, that the ultimate outcome
of the present hullabaloo will be
an American woman as queen con
.u,.wum,BH queen con-i Fifteen mlnutef Christmas shop
sort on the -imperial throne off i nln
Great Britain.
It seems to us that this Is.both
sentimentally and practically reas-
The Safety
Valve
Letters from
Statesman Readers
Recovery Guaranteed
To the Editor:
The best recovery plan pro
posed is that the congress of the
U.S.A. enact the following recov
ery plan: i
Retire all worker, men and
women fifty years of age and
older, who are citizens of the
U.S.A. the pay to be for each, the
pro-rated amount of cash each
month which a two per cent tax
on all transactions will bring into
the TJ.-S. . treasury, everybody to
be subject to ; the transaction tax
with no exceptions. All fifty years
of age and over qualifying- for the
plan pay to take ah oath they will
spend their pro-rated pay within
the confines of the U.S.A. within
the current month in which they
receive It. And to quit aU work
fof compensation. This" recovery
plan will immediately put all
workers under fifty years of age
to work on full time at good pay,
and eliminate unemployment
from our country.
: Today the workers past forty
years of age are undesirable by
aU employers who prefer: youth.
This recovery plan will change
that for it will create the situa
tion of more jobs than workers, f
and that is the. situation neces
sary for recovery and propserity.
Since the advent of the mach
ine age the foregoing is the situa
tion facing this nation; the soon
er "we come to it the better. --
It's a safe estimate that the two
per cent transaction tax will raise
sufficient cash to pay all workers
fifty years of age nd over not less
than $100 per months There can
never be- prosperity In the coun
try until a time when there are
more jobs than workers. This re
covery plan win ' guarantee It.
- R. D. Tnrpln.
Twcnly Years Ao
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O. H. Sellars of this -city and
for many years agent for Watklns
remedies. has - acquired local
agency of Saxon sales company of
Portland;' - , , v
t Annual PhUodoslam homecom
ing and Thanksgiving banquet
was held at the home ot Prof. Ed
win Sherwood last night."-
' ' Fire horses died In ban fire,
believed started by matches light,
ed to find keg of cider at farm, of
I Amldy LaChapelle at 8t. Louis.
TALMADGE
enable. True love between a man
and a woman and we are assum
ing such to he the quality ot the
lore Involved In this affair -is
more important than musty pre
cedent in official succession.
Mrs. Simpson may be What &
few .British lords and ladies some
what dlsdaint fully term a com
moner and a. bloomln American,
but she would be a grand queen
for Great Britain. In the words of
a certain gentleman from Balti
more, "We breed thoroughbreds
down yonduh, suhf , '., - -,-
I hesitate to mention another
point that has occurred to me, be
cause I realize that it may be eon
sidered of a visionary nature.
However, history shows conclus
irely enough to those who are dis
posed to be shown that a myster
ious influence has through the
centuries directed events, some
times seemingly, ot slight signifi
cance, governing the destinies of
nations, to the advantage of the
deserving and the downfall of tbe
undeserving. ;
An American woman on the
throne ot Great Britain might
prove a Godsend to a power-mad
world.
I Anyway, it is an idea, ' "!
A friend of Silverton, who for
merly llred in; Iowa, says the
Rlngilng piece in the Statesman
of last Sunday has started Jip an
argument, and he'd be much oblig
ed if I'd give him my opinion as
to why the Ringling- boys were the
tremendous success they were In
the circus business, while dozens
of similar ventures failed. It may
be said in a general way that the
Ringlings were successful for the
same reason or reasons that oth
er people merchants, , manufac
turers, publishers and so on thru
a long list, hare succeeded and
others with the same opportun
ities and confronted by the same
conditions have failed. It Is dif
ficult to put one's finger on the
exact spot which accounts for
such things. Some do, and some
don't, that's all. But there has
been from the beginning one prin
ciple, among others, rigorously1
adhered to by the Ringling bro
thers wholeeonled co-operation
with the press. They made friends
with the newspapers. Even today,
prior to each spring opening of
the great show at Madison Square
Garden in New York City, the ap
prlatlon for local advertising in
cludes that covering an announce
ment to the newspaper folks that
they have only to present them
selves at a certain office to be
given a warm welcome and the
necessary authority to see what
there Is to see as guests of the
management. And as the big show
is now in its relations to the big
newspapers of the country so the
little- show was in its relations to
the little newspapers at the cross-v
roads. This did not Just happen
so. The Ringlings were smart.
A Fellow I Know;
Two weeks ot Christmas gawping.
Not many galoshes are to be
seen in the streets of Salem, even
on the rainiest of rainy days. But
one day this week I met at a
street corner a pleasant-faced wo
man of middle age, whom I did
not know, who was wearing hers.
Also I, owing to an anti-wet ele
ment of a twinging nature in; my
left foot, was wearing mine. She
looked at my Teet. I looked at her
feet. Then the two of us looked
up. "Hi, brother!" she caHed,
laughing. "Hi, sister! - I returned.
I did not feel quite right when I
did It, not knowing her and all,
but she seemed to accept It in
good part. So it turned out to be
rather a happy incident and re
assuring to one who at times feels
a trifle dubious as to whether the
world has really been made safe
for democracy. Or is tending "in
tbat direction.
The impression which has pre
vailed for some time that vaude
ville, other than that of the films,
is no longer of Interest to the
general public, seems to hare
with been proven erroneous by
Manager Lewis of the State the
atre. The experiment of vaude
ville Friday and Saturday of each
week has been so successful in
meeting with an enthusiastic re
sponse from the public that a
Sunday and Monday bill, with tal
ent entirely different from that
appearing Friday and Saturday, is
announced. Personally r- I admit
the change from the celluloid to
be highly refreshing.
Much the same news as in for
mer seasons from the cold , wave
districts. Only, of course, differ
ent people are being frozen to
death. . ; . y-- ' .
'Pennies front Heaven with
Bing Crosby and Madge Evans,
which opened at the Grand Wed
nesday, is well, I don't see how
anyone can help liking it if they
like Bing. And I . am expecting
Something a bit, more than. ordin
ary from, strictly amusement
point . ot rlew In "Banjo on , My
Knee," which opens at this house
Wednesday. " : - ; 1
Description by a boy of the
Circuit Rider statue on the state
house grounds '"Man on horse
back, studyin' a road map." Not
so far wrong, perhaps.
Eastern Star Member
Will Hold Ouiatma ;
I Party, Tree Tfaesday
iSTAYTOST. Dee. 10. The an
nuel -- Christmas party , of the
Acacia chapter of the O.E.S. will
be held Tuesday Bight. Mrs. Edna
Sloper with the aid. of Mrs. Hal
Shelton. Mrs. Thelma Surrey. Mrs.
W. A. Weddle and Mrs. Robert
Wood has charge of arrange
ments. A tree -will be tbe center
of attraction and a program will
bo given followed by the exchange
ot gifts. ' ; r .----.
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CHAPTER XXI
Ttlana liail i.iri1 mtnrittm tt (lie
falseness of Holywood. how almost
avavi 4 erf f- l ai 1 A Ywm n ersa TirW
pie's characters, and she hadn't
believed it. But now sne wonaer
md If. in m. few mhnrt weeks, this
strange metamorphosis might not
bav come to Roger i Tne inougni
was torture. ; .
A matt xr ftf fart. Roeer had
not brought Dolores to Jerry No
lan s, out naa met ner at io
frnn ilnnr Now. n amied Di
ana's feelings, and because he was
really fond of her (so he torn
himself), he started devoting him
self to Diana, which greatly an
noyed Dolores D'Arcourt.
This was the little girl that had
stepped from Roger'a Society set
In New York to the Hollywood
scene! This was the little ama
teur of Society dramatics whom
that stupid Bones had recom
mended to the company for a
contract, pitifully poor as that
contract wast : -
Dolores was a featured player
of the International Film Com-
iunr i a oa.1a.rr of ail hundred
dollars a; week. That someone who
was earning only one-sixth ot
her salary should be a rival was
unthinkable!
Dolores lacked subtlety, even
though her voice was' aa cooing
as a dove. She opened tire with:
"Maybe it's the Californlan sun
that's dazzlng me, but I could
have sworn you weTe a brunette
last night when I saw you Miss
Darlington, and today you're as
blonde as "
v "Says the pot to the kettle, you
old red-head!" Jerry chortled.
Roger starred at Diana whose
hat almost entirely hid her hair.
He had his back to the sunshine,
aithonght Dolores -was facing
it, and he thought how sharp were
women's eyes, and their tongues
still sharper. When Diana had
spoken to him in the Art Depart
ment less than "an hour ago, he
had not noticed the change In her
hair. . - - ' '
He said aloud: "Diana was al
ways blonde and lovely," and de
cided he would get her out Into
the garden, away from any pos
sibility of Dolores further put
ting -her foot in it. - .
The butler appeared with a tray
of cocktails at that moment, how
ever, and Mrs. Nolan behind him
with a silver platter- of hors
d'oeuvres. "Roger was hungry and
thirsty, and-after the two young
women had helped themselves, he
did Ukewlse.
- He was Just starting to ques
tion Diana as to her afternoon's
work before the camera when the
wretched red-head intervened. . .
"I called Bert Huntington to
thank him for his hospltaliy of
two nights ago, Roger," she said
archly, "and he wanted to know
how you were? He said you pass
ed out completely after we'd aU
gone home, and you spent the re
mainder ot the night and two
thirds of yesterday on the couch
in his living-room, clothes and
Confound the infernal busy
body 1- But tils was done deliber
ately.' It was) something beyond a
mere lack' etj tact. v'V ..'-j-:
Diana's fresh beauty had an
noyed the woman who was at least
ten years his senior. She wanted
to make trouble between them,
because she herself had made no
headway with him; Because ef the
excuses he ' had: made Diana" and
her mother flimsy excuses that
got by with Diana bat probably
not with Genevieve this expo
sure of yesterday "put him in the
deuce of an awkward fix.
, "Huntington was spoofing, be
cause he's under the odd impres
sion that my comings and goings
Interest, you. Dolores, wasThis
cutting reply. He drained his cock
tail glass,, set it down on a small
table, and" rising, said to Diana;
"Come along. DL I want to show
you Jerry's gardens and swimming
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xeson Love May Chrigtie
Roger was masterful, as ever.
He led Diana away.
He told her that Dolores' hobby
was mischief-making, and she was
a born liar, and he disliked her
heartily;
But the words: "Dolores, you're
delicious . . " remained - in the
back of Diana's mind.
Essentially truthful herself,
she! hated subterfuge. If Roger
had: drunk too much -at his
friend's house two nights ago, and
had spent most ot the' next day
with a hang-over, she would have
overlooked it. But it what the
woman said were true, then, he
had deliberately ; lied,
f j" r ..
la the next wo weeks, life In
the studio was so thriillngly ex
citing and strenuous, and Roger
so attentive in the evenings and
over the : week-ends, that Diana's
esrly misgivings melted in air.
Tha nnlv flaw In her hannlnAM
i;was' IHTs constant references to
'shortness of money. But when
she protested against his asking
her to exnensive nlaces. he lanKh-
jed anl said it was a necessary in-
Ivestment for both of them to be
been at fashionable Hollywood
(ipots.: One needed publicity,
j "Then T ought to pay my own
Share; Roger. And as I can't in
the meantime, I ought to stay
home." ' '
Bui it (wasn't only-Roger who
Insisted that Diana step out ot an
bvenihg to the swanlc spots of Hol
lywood .but Genevieve as. well who,
after a talk with Bernle Gutman
the press agent, and Mrs. Holzer
her landlady, insisted that'lf Di
ana; were to get anywhere at aU,
khe must "see and be seen." .
This gained her .notice -in the
papers, ably managed for the most
part; by the indefatigable Bernle
Gutman. The handsome swain was
sometimes turned into a myster
ious j millionaire, sometimes into
a relative who was chaperoning
her; but very seldom was his name
given and when, it was, the studio
was mentioned, and a story wov
en around the fact that the erst
irhlle j "iaternation - playboy" had
turned worker and "artist" at the
International Film Company. -;
J Often Jerry Nolan joined them.
Jerry, hated to get into a tuxedo,
amTrarely wore one, but he had
sbruced up remarkably In appear
ance; these days. - ;
) "I, believe that boy's sweet on
you, Diana," . Genevieve told her
daughter one evening when, they
had both returned to their hilltop
bungalow after dining at the No
lan mansion in Beverly Hills. '
J Diana had staged wide-yed at
her mother - "Why he's only a
ftiendl" 4 . -
, Genevieve had softened consid
erably; out here. Her first con
demnation of Jerry was forgotten.
She even went so far as to say
now casually: "He would make a
wonderful husband for some girt"
i "Not because of his money or
his gorgeous home or his pros
pects, Genevieve," Diana had said
Qjuiekly, with aa impulse to cham
pion and. explain Jerry that sur
prised ! herself. Sbut because he's
so awfuUy thoughtful and con
siderate and loyal and natural..
Why, he's the slncerest person la
the whole Hollywood!"
r"glncerer even tBan Roger?"
twitted Genevieve, who no longer
referred U Roger as a "detrimen
tal." Feeling seedy herself, des
pite the mind climate and the easy
life of California., she was unable
to chaperons Diana in the- eve
nings as she would have wanted
to, although she hid that fact from
her daughter, fearing to upset her.
Bt it was ood to know that
Diana was advancing herself by
being seen fa the smart rendea
rus of the movie city with a well
bred, I well-bora escort. Thtr ad
been confirmed and stressed . by
her press agent. -
mm
' by
Moreover, -Roger couldn't possibly-be
as poor as he had stated
oa their arrival T Else how could
he be able to afford these enter
tainments? -
The oU walls . might be drilled
deeper untU oil was struck again,
who knew? 7- ..
Or at some of those social af
fairs of Hollywood, Diana's fresh
beauty and sweet manners might
attract somo wealthy man to her?
Or. she might meet some pro
ducer who would advance her ca
reer still further?' : .f
; Genevieve was "op timistic abou t
Diana. " - r ; r r . ' 'J
"Jerry slncerer than Roger?
Why d.o you ask such a question.
Mother?" Diana flushed.
Genevieve shrugged her thla
shoulders. ''No reason at all, dar
ling, except that you've such a re
markable opinion of Jerry."
"Haven't you? Hasn't he been
wonderful to you, sending you
cases of the best California wine?
And loaning his chauffeur to you
frm thjstudlos, to take you shop
pig,' and tor drives to Santa Mon
ica, and . keeping this bungalow
supplied' with flowers from his
gardens?" .
-"Love me. love my daughtef."
Genevieve- twinkled. Then seeing
Diana look vexed, she added sooth
ingly: "I will say he's the essence
of kind heartedness, and a true
friend, and iff a lesson to me not
ta. Judge people in the first in
stance by appearances." -
- Diana flashed out: "But lie's
reallyj good-looking,) Genevieve,
when he's properly dressed! Last
night he j Joined Roger and me at
dinner,, and he wore evening cloth
es, for he was going on to some
important party and you'd be sur
prised how. aristocratic he -looked!"
j -v. ,,. .'
She, had confided in Jerry her
?ove for Roger, knowing her con
fidence was safe in his hands,
, But not to her mother, nor to
Jerry, nor to Roger had she con
fided an anonymous message that
she had found, addressed to her
self on the floor, of her second
hand car at the studio that very
afternoon. , , , -- :
It ran':. . . "Do you know who
the person Is who foots tho bills
for your Jaunts with Roger Dex
ter.? ? 11" j.
-.fW. e e ,
Exciting' though it was, life was
not easy for Diana in the studio.
There was . an enormous amount
to learn, to do, and she soon dis
covered that one needed endless
strength. jand particularly a kind
of bottomless patience.
First of all, one must read and
practice one's lines, get the wbole
scene that was to be rehearsed into
one's mind. .
Even the experienced actors and
actresses found certain word-combinations
jand arrangements diffi
cult, so how much harder wea It
for a novice! t ?.
7 Jerry knw every' angle of the
game. Hei could, and did, vouch
safe to her valuable information.
He was enormously popular in
the studio, from the stage hands
and prop boys to directors and
producers.-. , . .
r Jerry knew almost everything
about, the stage as well as about
the motion-picture business. .
The talkies are much harder
thaa the boards kid. for the
sound machine exaggerats any lit
tle alia ta diction. Just as the eye
of the camera exaggerates an awk
ward, gesture that might get by aa
audience ia. the legitimate, 'un
derstand. So you've, got to give a
finished performance. Get me?"
." " 11 " 7.
;' Party! Slated Tneadar
' STATTON. Dec 10 The Cole
community O. R. O. club will be
entertained December It at tbe
home of Miss Ida Sandaer. Gifu
will be exchanged. -