Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 215, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 January 1924 — Page 8

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Some time hko Mr George was ajked by an interviewer: "Wliat is Tour favorite amusement' The novelist replied: "loafing about a great eity between midnight and dawn.’ His reason he gave as follows: “At night it is the unexpected happens. The few people about you would be in bed. were it not for some unusual cause: love, purpose of crime, agony of apprehen sion. or black poverty. Lonely under the stars, these people seek company: they willingly eon tide in you: and even ei'list you in their schemes." Thus Mr.

THE SLIPPER OF RED BROCADE

SHERE comes a moment in a dance when one has really had enough of it. Such a moment occurred one night at about two o’clock, in the middle of the ball which the Marchioness of Drimuing was giving for her daughter, Adeline. Drimning House is very large, occupying as It does the site of four houses in Curzon Street. But the ac - quaintanceship of the marchioness would have been better suited by the Albert Hall: not only had she asked everybody she had ever known, but a number of smaller dances, in the course of the night, removed themselves to Drimning House, while thirty or forty of the guests brought with them the reinforcement of the complete dinner parties they had attended that night. Thus the ball was pandemonium. Things went pretty well up to midnight, but then the clotting increased. At first there was little room to go forward; then we grew reduced to turning round and round on the same spot; just before two o’clock, when I was partnering Lady Adeline, even this movement became Impossible, and the ball resolved Itself into one vast throb under intense heat. "We tried to step to the fashionable “Waltz Me to Dreamland," but at last Lady Adeline Informed me that she felt faint, which was not remarkable, and I fought my way in football style through black coats and low-cut frocks

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destroying as I went many yards of georgette and charmeuse. Fortunately somebody else wes entitled to Lady Adeline; at least he said so, for I will wager that no one could hear the band through the noise eight hundred people were making. I caught a glimpse of the marchioness, blockaded for the night in a corner; one of the tables of the buffet was upset with a crash by a rush of people wanting champagne. Trembling with exhaustion. I found myself in the hall, readjusted my tie, and swore to myself that I would get out of this . . . I could now hear the jerky onestep, “Chop-chop Chinaman.” As still more people were coming in, and as nobody was going- out, I obtained my coat with ease, and passed just outside, against the railings, enjoy’ing the cold night. Though it was May, frost hung in the air; the sky was of an exquisite pale green, studded with gold by r stare: the street, beyond the zone where waited the carriages, shone white under the moon. But the wind stung my face.

80 Years Old, But Strong As Youngster

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W. 1,. lei - wandered hundreds of nights in London. Paris. Barcelona. New York. Chicago, etc. He has participated in s-v ral exciting adventures. which lie relates here, altering the names and details or the sake of Ins strange companions of the night. Three of these adventures actually happened to Mr. George: three are slightly amended. They make up the picture of darkness and passion which stands behind the (a.-c of every great city, and represents a hidden world into which the daring can penetrate.

Fearing a chill, I went rapidly toward the west. Visions of bed and the hope of at last getting my collar off, occuI pied my mind. But man is man, and after a moment I realized that 1 wanted a cigarette. Reaching the archway that leads into Shepherd's Market. I hunched myself up to light a match. A cold little wind was blowing and the match went out. I retreated into the darkness of the archway, but unfortunately" the wind curled round into it; here began the i tragedy' that all men know, lighting a match in the wind. Turn where I would, hunch myself up, or bend down to the ground .every match flared and went out before the tobacco would catch. I was strained and hot, growing more aiiyl more determined, seek- \ ing corners, as one by one the matches ; vanished. It took me nearly five min- | utes to light that cigaret: in the middle of my struggle I was conscious of the sound of a taxi drawing up and moving away past the archway. With a breath of relief I turned to go out, my cigarette well lit; I beheld an extraordinary’ spectacle. Before me, a young and apparently beautiful woman, in full evening dress, was engaged in curious antics. At'one moment she bent down and called something. At others she took a nimble little run. then ran to the right or left in circles. At that moment I perceived a fox terrier. I felt stupefied, not being

accustomed to fceeing in the middle of* the night ladies in flame-colored brocade playing with fox terriei* in Curzor. St. “Spot!" said the woman, desperately, "Jack, Jim. come here. Come here, doggie . . . oh, you devil!” I smiled, for now the fox terrier, some little way off, was sitting down, wagging its tail vigorously; he had ! something in his mouth. The ivonian [ seemed in despair. She made a helpless movement with her hands. Evi- ! dently she wanted to catch the dog; ! evidently, too, T must help her. I I stepped out of the archway, and, as ; I so did, pausing ’uncertainly, she : turned to me and said, “Oh, there ; you are. No. 5 ... I mean No. 9. iDo help me to catch this dog.” I S came forward, going toward the dog. j No. 9? Why did she call me No. 9? j She must have expected me at this i very spot. Meanwhile. I made attractive noises to the dog, who ; promptly danced about, full of excitement. making circles round both of us; “Why!” I cried, “he's got a slipper in his mouth." “Os course he’s got a slipper. It’s my slipper. It dropped off as 1 got out of the taxi, and this . . this .. . this dog picked it up. And he won't give it me back.” I strove to interest the dog, who joined in the game with enthusiasm. Meanwhile my mind was working: she had made a slip; she had called me No. 5. and only after that No. 9. That was because No. 5 was occupying her brain. She must be No. 5. Anyhow. I'd risk it. It wouldn't do any harm. So I said. “It was careless of you. No. 5.” ‘I know it was," she said, angrily. “Perhaps we’d latter not move for a mirtute. He might drop it.” We watched the fox terrier for a while. The girl asked why she had not seen me before and supposed I had drawn the iot by proxy. Meanwhile. after throwing us a glance of disappointment because we would not go on with the game, the foxterrier had now settled a little way off: far from leaving the slipper, he was beginning to eat it. Then I did a silly thing. Hoping to catch the dog unawares. I shouted and leapt toward hint. He started up, alas, taking up the slipper. Nimbly dodging me, he bolted into the archway. I ran Into Shepherd's Market, the woman limping behind me. For one moment I thought I had caught the creature,' for I touched him. but he rushed between my legs then into a cornet where he left me. for when I turned he had disappeared. Then, in the distance. we heard a clock strike the half hour. The woman made a desperate gesture: Too late! We can’t go after hint now.” I was just going to suggest finding her a taxi to drive her home, forgetting the peculiarities of the ease, when from the four corners of Shepherd's Market, detached themselves njen. They were strange, foreign-looking men, in ready-made clothes, except one. who, like ourse,lves. was dressed In fashionable garb. When they were quite close, the woman in a low tone remarked: “No. 5." Then men were staring at me. So. determined to see thisr to the end, I murmured: “No. 9 " “Right.” said one of the men in a low tone. “Now. do you mind.” T f ound ’'that a bandage was being flipped over my eyes, but as I had

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had time to see another handkerchief being made ready to blindfold ray companion, I did not resist. Besides, the man in evening clothes volunteered an explanation In the shape of a question: “T suppose your committee always blindfolds friends front another district?” “Oh. always," said No. 5, saving me a reply. We were walking on: meanwhile the man in evening clothes talked a little in a low tone: "It's quite as well' you see. Like that, if one committee gets caught, the others don’t get taken also. Besides, we haven't far to go.” Where we went I still do not know, for our guards followed a

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HOOSIER BRIEFS

Under the direction of Mayor Hosey, Lafayette is inaugurating a campaign to curb reckless driving. Twentythree persons were killed in the city last year in auto accidents and SIB,OOO paid in fines by drivers. Work in the Clinton coal field is now 60 per cent of normal. Average production is 250 cars of coal a day, almost double the December output. ‘ Janies L. Monahan. La Porte, who died recently at his home in La Porte, was said to have been Indiana’s oldest Mason. He would have been 100 years old in March. That an owl can carry a full-grown rabbit was proven recently when one of these birds flew into a high tension wire along an Interurbnn line near Decatur, short-circuiting the line and halting service for an hour. The animal was found dead below the line with a rabbit clutched in its talons. I-larve Ai. McCaskey, superintendent of Grant County highways for eight years has resigned. He is a veteran of the Civil War and has been in public life in Grant County many years. Red Men of Madison. Henry. Howard, Tipton, Grapt and Hancock County will gather at Lapel for a big district meeting March 27. Wolves in Monroe County encovvptered recently by hunters and

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farmers are believed to be the offspring of several animals that escaped from a show troop which wore quartered in the county several years ;go. Twenty fanners and their familes went to the home of Charles Wade, in Grant County and rebuilt a barn recently destroyed by fire. The South Side Christian Church at Kokomo will build anew church building costing about $35,000. Final plans have been accepted. A site was purchased last year at a cost of SIO,OOO. The city debt of Clinton has been reduced $50,000 in the last two years. Total debt is now $100,000.* City officials say they will stick to the present program of economy until the laet cent of the debt is paid. A post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars has been organized at Greens burg. Joe Black was chosen new commander of the organization meeting. Philanthropic Viscount LONDON, Jan. 21.—Viscount Leverhulme has turned over to the Stornaway harbor trustees a list of properties including the customs house, sailors’ home, naval reserve battery and adjoining parks, and several blocks of dwellings and stores.

OUT OUR WAY—By WILLIAMS

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