Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1926 — Page 3

life GIRL in the MIRROR Eliza both Jordan SSw 9 WNU B«rvic«

THE STORY CHAPTER I.—Barbara Dtvon'a w»diiaiani departure on her honeymoon t,,r broth.r "Laurie." «ucc«.»iunrrl*ht but somewhat lnclln«a u wUdneii without her restraining *!J,oca. HI. theatrical asacelataa. iX" »“'«• at ‘ d JaCOb ’ to "keep an eye on him. ~.^k, t n."Taurlr" sold That "disgusted alniout a month after the , j tu had been ushered In. “the mm year 1 * hare. That'a a food time M » younf fella to *et busy afaln on romathln' vorth while. Ain’t I right';" suppressed a yawn and careen, struck off with hla little finger ti» firm aih of an excellent cigarette, gt was consuming thirty or forty duettos a day. and hla nerves were btflßttlng to show the effect of this tfaifto'e. -I believe It la,” he courteously “It has been earnestly rectMserideu to the young as u good tlßf to start something.’’ «v,i!" j&stelß'a «• Htturai notes of hla temperamental Bocents, “don't that mean nothin' to year Laurie grinned. He had caught the tulck look of warning Bangs shot at ike producer and it amused him. “>'#t yet.” he aald. “Not till I've ksd my adventure." fy.tru. sniffed. "The greatest adventure In life,” he Stated dogmatically, “Is to make a lot es mosey. I tell you vy. Because then yea got all the other adventures you eso handle, trying to hold on to It!” Bangs, who vis developing a new acd hitherto unsuspected vein of tact, encouraged Kpsteln to enlarge on this cdsgenlal theme. He now fully realised that Devon would go Ms own gait Kill he wearied of It, and that no argument or persuasion could enter Its armor-clad mind. The position of Bugs was a difficult one, for while he ya* accepting and assimilating this unpleasant fact, Epatein and Haxon— Impatient men by temperament and without much training In self-control—-were getting wholly out of pattern’* isd therefore out of hand. Haxon, Indeed, was for the time entirely out es hand, for he had finally started the rehearsals of a new play which, he frlmly Informed Bangs, would make 'The Man Above" look like a canceled pottage-stamp. fcangs repeated the comment to his ehum the next morning, during the late dressing-hour which now gave them almost their only opportunity for a few words together. He had hoped It would make an Impression, ssl he listened with pleasure to a sharp exclamation from Laurie, who Hint*; t '•w-u.asg' tserdfe tbs j door mirror In the dressing-room, sf**hkg his hair, she licit. instant Bangs realized that It was not his ««ws which had evoked the tribute of that exclamation. "Dome here!” celled Laurie, urgently. “Bare'a something new; and, by Jove, Ua’t she a beauty 1” Bangs Interrupted h!s toilet to lounge across the room. Looking over 1 Laurie's shoulder, his eyes found the’ oynosure that held the gaze of his; •Used. The wlde-opeu studio window •as again reflected In the mirror, hut »Ith another occupant. This was a girl, young and lovely. IB* appeared in the window like a TjM'length photograph In a frame.' Pf Body showed only from above the Wit Her elbows were on the Bill, i Hy llbewa Were on the Sill. Her ‘ Chin Rested In the Hollow of Her 1 c kWed Hands. *** thin rested In the hollows of her hands. Her wavy hair, parted ® fee tjde and drawn softly over the,

earn In the faslilcu of the seaso&T was! reddish-gold. Her eyes were brown,' and very thoughtful. Down-dropped '; they seemed to stare »t something uni the street below, but the girl's expree-. sloh was not tbut of one who was looking at au object with Interest. Instead, the seemed lost in a deep and melancholy abstraction. Laurie, a hair brush In each hand, stared hard at the picture. “Isn’t she charming!” he cried again., Bangs' reply revealed a severely practical side of his nature. '‘She'll have a beastly cold In the head If she doesn't shut that window,” he grumpily suggested. but his Interest, too, was aroused. He stared 1 at the girl In the mirror with an attention almost equal to Laurie's. As they looked, she suddenly stirred and moved backward, as If occultly 1 warned of their survey. They saw her close the window, and, drawing a chair close to It, sit down and stare out through the pane, still with that Intent, Impersonal expression, bungs strolled hack to the dressing case and resumed hla Interrupted toilet. Lnurle, fumbling vaguely with his brushes, kept his eyes on the girl In the mirror. "She's a wonder. Prettiest girl I’ve ever seen, I think," he reflected aloud. Bangs snorted. "She’a probably a peroxide.” he said. 1 "Even If she Isn't, she can't bold a candle to your alster.” "Oh, Barbara—” Laurie considered the question of Barbara's beauty as If It were new to him. "Babs Is good-looking,” he handsomely conced- - ed. "But there's something about this girl that'a unusual. Perhaps it's her expression. She' doesn't look happy.” i Bangs sighed with ostentation. "If you want to study some one that Isn’t happy, look at me." he invited warmly. ‘‘lf that play of mtne isn't out of me pretty soon. Til have to have an operation!” Laurie mads no reply to this pathetic prediction, and Bangs sadly shook hla head and conclnded hla toilet, meditating gloomily th# while on the unpleasant idiosyncrasies of every one he knew. To see Devon turn suddenly Into a loafer upset all his theories as well as his plans. Laurie, for some reason, dawdled more than usual that morning. It was , after eleven before he went to break- ! fast. An hour earlier Bangs departed | alone for their pet restaurant. The girl In the mirror remained at > her window for a long ttme, and I Laurie watched her In growing fus- j clnatlon. It was not until sue rose and disappeared that he felt moved to consider so sordid a question as that : of tor ' He Joined Bangs Just as that youth 1 1 wa3 finishing Ms sftar-hrealtfast cigar t Even under Its soothing Influence, he j was In the mood of combined exas- 1 f peratlon and depression with which f his friends were becoming familiar. i ‘‘lf we had begun work as soon as , we got hack to town after your sis- | ter’s wedding,” he told Laurie, "wed « have had two acts ready by now, In a the rough.” s “No reason why you shouldn't have s four acts ready, so far as I can see,” | murmured Laurie, cheerfully attackIng his grape fruit. “Alt you've got I to do Is to write 'em.'’ Bangs’ lips set. "Not till I’ve talked ’em over with you and got yonr Ideas,” he declared. ( positively. "If you'd Just let me give . you an outline —” Laurie, set down his cup. "Do I get my breakfast In peace, or ( i don't I?” he demanded, coldly. I "You do, confound yon!" | Bangs bit off the end of a fresh| . cigar and smoked It In stolid silence. He was a person of one Idea. If ho, couldn't talk about the play, ho couldn’t talk at all. He meditated, considering h!s characters, his sltua- j tlons, his partner's and his own post- f tlon, In a mental Jumble that had lately become habitual and which was, seriously affecting his nerves. Lanrle, as he ate, chatted cheerfully and at | * random, apparently avoiding with care any subject that might Interest ] his partner. Bangs rose abruptly. “Well, I'm off,” he said. "See you, j at dinner time, I suppose," But Laurie, It appeared, had engagements. He was taking a party of 1 friends out to Gedney Farms that eve- a nlng. In his new car, and they might a decide to stay there for a day or two. v Also, though he did not confide this fact to Bangs, ha had an engagement for the afternoon, at a place where 1 the voru rooms were quiet and ale- j gant and the stakes high. | b The attraction of these diversions n filled his mind. He quite forgot the girl In the mirror, and It was no d thought of her that drew him back to New York that night. The plans of his guests bed changed, that was all. J The change brought him home at tl eleven o’clock. He fell asleep with surprising ease, T

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atW rribiafatiffc as If Beefned; he sad the girl In the mirror. Bbe waa walking toward him. through What appeared to be a heavy fog. Bar hands were outstretched to bit. and he harried to meet her; bat even as he did so the fog closed down and he lost her, though he teemed to fcdar her voice, calling him fret* oomewbera far away. He awoke late In the morning with every detail of the dream vlvtd la his mind, so vivid, indeed, that when ha approached the mirror after his morning plunge. It seemed almost a continuation of the dream te Sad the gtrl there. He stopped short with a chuckla. The curtains of his French window; were drawn apart, and to the tatrrof he saw the reflection Os the girl a* aha stood in profile near bar own oiw curtained window and slowly dressed her hair. It was wonderful hair, much tnorq wonderful down that up. Laurla stared with pleasure at the red-go)4 mass that fell down over the gtrl'a white garment. Then. With a Uttl* shock, he realized that the White gat* j. -*ui wa-o a night-dress. It was evl> dent that the girl thought herself safa from observation and wag quietly (flaking her toilet for the morning. Well, she should be safe. Wl(h a quick jerk, Laurie drew together the heavy curtains that hung at the aides of the long window. Then, smiling a little, he slowly dressed. His thoughts dwelt on the girl. It was odd that she should be literally projected Into his life lu that unusual fashion. He had never had any such experience before, nor bad he heard of one Just like It. It wag unique and pleasant. It was especially pleasant to hare her so young and so charming to look at. He wished he knew her name and something more about her. His thoughts' were "full Ut "her. Before he left the room he parted the curtains again to open the window wide, following his usual program. As be did so he glanced into his mirror. He saw her open window, but It was lifeless. Only his owa disappointed face confronted him. (TO BE CONTINUED) To Seek Flood Lights For Monument At Capital Indianapolis. Ind., July 20. —(United Press)) —An effort to secure flood lights for the Soldiers and Salors monument in Monument Circle, will again be made during the meeting of the 1927 legislature. Lobbying activities for the legislature were outlined at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce publicity committee, composed of twenty-five advertising men and a strong effort will be made next year to seictire an appropriation for the lights. The plans provide for the installation of powerful lights at points of vantage on roofs of building facing Monument Circle, which will play on the famous war memorial each night. A bil providing for the instalatlon of the lights was lost in a committee ;n the 1925 legislature. — o State Not Required To Have License To Sell Goods Made »n Prison Indianapolis, Ind July 20.—(UnitPress.)—The state of Indiana Is not required to procure the 1500 license required of dealers for sslc of prison made goods, according to an opinion submitted to Secretary of State Frederick E. Schortemeier by Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom. The question of a license was raised by authorities when the state inaugerated a campaign to sell its institutional products and hired a state saj£s agent to handle the work. .. o Must Serve 55 Years For Stealing 220-Pound Hog Guthrie Center, la., July 20. —(United Press) —Louis Peachy must serve five years in state prison for stealing a 220 pound hog. The setiteuce was imposed by district tourt where Peachy pleaded guilty to the charge. o lowa Hog Callers To Hold Contest At Fair Des Moines, la., July 20. —(United Press) —'Swiss yodlers and Italian grand opera stars will be eclipsed by the old fashioned lowa caller when the pork vocalists meet in a contest Sept. 2. at the State fair here. Bandits Kill Messenger After Taking $13,000 Newark, N. J., July 20. — (United Press.) —One man was killed Monday and another wouudeu when bandits attacked two messengers carrying week-end receipts of between $5,000 and $13,000 from the Reid Ice Cream company, to the bank. The bandits escaped In au automobile with the bag containing the money. The dead man was George M. Coudit, 70, a veteran employe of the Ice cream company. His companion. Joseph Duff, 18, was shot through the ! thigh. o tkt Dally Democrat—Yoar Hia« p*»« j

Jaw. Carrying Race Back To Caveman Era, Music Authority Asserts London, July 20.—(United Press) — Jazz music Is carrying the present generation back !« the Instincts of cavemen and savages. Dr. Henry Coward, prominent English composer and t, aIcal authority, told the United Press In an Interview today. Dr. Coward declared that modern dances such as the exaggerated foxtrot and the Charleston, which followed the Introduction of Jazz as a “flxpd standard” of music, have i "turned back pages of progress to the drunken revelry of lesser breeds.” “It Is not the noise, lack of rythm or the ug'.y eleverness of jazz that I object to,” Dr. Coward said, “but It is 1 the sxploitation of this class of ambitions galty which has been Injected i upon all people as a 'fixed standard' of music for a'.l occasions. “The Jerky rhythms; the hooting, out-of-tone saxaphones; the plongplorjg beats of the banjos and the grotesque howlings and boisterous hanging of toys and kitchen utensils is degrading to all artistic sense and possesses atavisli: 1 tendencies in carrying ctvilzation back to the first stages of musie. “The anties of bodily movement which have been devised to fit these humdrum sounds ran only be compared with the oddity of the dances i of the plantation slaves of 80 years ago. Jazz music and jazz dteing is 1 the outgrowth of a degraded • - 1 art in the better classes of peop. with the result that the lesser class* saw 1 the aoceptance of jazz by peopp who should know better and felt thu™.iey should immediately accept this form of orgy to be ‘proper.’ i “The effect of such wild revelries which have followed in the wake of this so-called music, upon the thought, life, action, dress, morals and speech of the young people of today is diffl- | cult to conceive, especially upon a stage of civilization which should he I very much above such a plane. "The sooner we return to the music of our grandfathers, the sooner will we be able to maintain a better stan- ’ dard of an, of morality such as many ’ a parent now wishes for a son or daughter.” Dr. Coward's recent criticisms of ‘ modern music has brought him in the • fore as a protester against "jazz." He - visited the United States with his ! famou gi'heffield Choir of 220 persons - in 19os and again in 1911. During these tours programs were given at • Chicago, Detroit. Rochester. N. Y.. f Columbus, O. Cleveland, Cincinnati, ; Sa. Bad ;.nd Minneapolis. i o Steel Outlook In U. S. Satisfactory And Promising By C. B. Yorke (United Press Stnff Correspondent' Pittsburgh, Pa., July 20. — (United Press) —The condition of the steel situation in the Pittsburgh production| area is "satisfactory with encourging prospects”, according to reports from both corpora, ion and independent mills , • Mills are running at about 80 per-) cint oT production capacity, although' «ome in. the immediate Pittsburgh 1 area are down to a 70 per cent basis which is not considered low for this time of the year. So bright is the prospect of future business that, some concerns, believing they caan qh'ain bciter prices with

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the rush of a’l business, have limited' contracts to July and August deliveries Officials express confidence Iha I business will not slump dttrln? the summer months, the period of the usual lull. An Increase In the production of automobile ste I has been most noticeable. Since the damp cool day • of a lingering spring have passed a demand for automobiles has been stimulated and autoniobll * manufacturers report a depld“d spurt in order ’, resulting In large steel contracts. Pipe millH report that production has

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l been boosted to 80 per rent of enparllyl | within the last month. Bpchiisp of the i heavy demand buying In all depariimMits has hit an unusually high point 1 ind an all around healthy condition 1 waa Indicated. “ j 1 Railroad men, however, do bol re- I port > o en’oinaglngly, although they j ' admit that steel •hlpmetiH within ihe last six week- have exceeded those' 1 of the same period last year. Railroad official* claim that steel executives have Included ingoi produc-j tlon in their reports. They said ingot ; | production was largely an Inter-plant ,

■" 1 -T - - tonnage and should not he figured In actual output totals. Steel men contend thnf the only proper basis for production calculation must Include Ingot production declaring that the tonnage of finished products, shipped hy rail, would not be fair to the mills. No one, however, Is complaluing corn!llIons are satisfactory and prospects encouraging. Gary- Falling Into a hole filled with lime by workman and carelessly left uncovered, a little girl whose name was not known, suffered severe burns.

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