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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1929 And the Girl who Saved 3 rd from His Crime -- ind Brought, Happiness. INSTALMENT THREE . Garrard, who has Ji mévér given much attention to _Ahe left by hig father "beyond drawing his regular al- © lowsnee, is suddenly oslled home Fy gash of yi ace dg partner and faces a finan- 3 ht orlbls in the' old-establish- 1eatBar nouse which no one * dmagined could exist, He finds ' that unléss he can raise thaus- © 4nds almost overnight he Is 2 'Mkely to become bankrupt with no plan to tlurn for a 3; $libood. "Mildred his wife, absolutely refuse: to help him, peing en- "girely out of sympathy with _ 'her husband and taunting him "with the flat declaration that she married Bim to be sup- ported in usury, Closed in his office late at night, Harvey tries to find a solution to his problem and finally wandérs around the, , deserted warebouss, In the ' réception room he finds =» stranger dead in a chair, The man's papers show him to be Ebenezer Swayle, an Ameri can buPinéss man, and Gar- vrard finds $1,000,000 in ne-,, gotiable securities in his pos. sesélon-~bonds which will set~ tle all his financial worries. He succumbs to the tempta- tion and appropriatés the se- suriites, - Now Go on With the Story At 9 o'clock on the following morning Harvey descended from his very handsome limousine, bade the chauffeur wait, and entered bis warehouse, It was immediately ebvious that some unusual event had occurred. The warehouse business seemed to have become suspended, and on the first floor, to which Harvey swiftly mounted, a policeman was ' stending outside the waiting room, Greatorex, who had been engaged Ia conversation with him, hurried towards his employer, ""You'vé heard of what happened here last night, sir?" he asked breathlessly. "I have heard nothing at all," was the prompt reply, "Happen- sd here, you say?" "A most unfortunate, a most tragic aceurrence, sir," the other declared. "I have to blame myself, too, for Sus circumstance connected with Harvey led him into the ollice and pointed to a chair, , "Sit down, Greatorex," he lavite 8d kindly, "That's right. Now tell mé about it quietly." The manager recovered his bréath, He dabbed his forehead with a white silk handkerchief. "Thank you very much, sir," he said. 'The facts are simply these Toward evening yestérday a Mr. Ebenezer Swayle, tanger from Am- erica, with whom the firm has had many yighly satisfactory transac- tions; calléd to see you, In your absence I interiewed him and sent for our buyer of sole leather. We talked of business for some time and he professed himself very anx- fous, as an old friend of your fath- e'¢, to make your acquaintance. "We were exepoting you bac' shortly and he elected to walt, I showed nim up In the waiting room And---=this is where I am so much to blame, sit----when. you returned I sompletely forgot to tell about aim." - "Well, I don't see that that amoéunts to a tragedy," Harvey observed. 'Are you going to tell me that he was locked in and had to spend the night bere?" "That is Just what happened, sir. 'But that isn't the terrible part of it. He---he--forgive me, sir, but I am very much upset--he died in 'the night." "Died! in the room?" "Yes, sir. It seems that the watchman didn't enter the waiting room during his rounds and he wan discovered until this morn- 8" "What a terrible thing!" Har- very exclaimed gravely. 'You have taken all the necessary steps, I hope?" ; "I have done everything that I ean think of, sir. They have taken 'the body away to a mortuary, but 'the doctor says there will have to be an inquest, although he hasn't the slightest doubt but that the man wag suffering from heart dis- oate."" "Where was he staying in Lon- ont" . . Here waiting "At the Savoy, sir. There was 'mothing in his papers to tell us saything at all. but one of our 'buyers knew that he always used to stay there, go we rawg up and found that he had engaged a room tor a fortnight. He wes expecting a young lady from Paris within the pext few days for whom he had also engaged a room---his grand. daughter, I believe." "That is what they told us at the hotel. They told us too that althougp nights he had been' odlig- sd to have the doctor in twice." "Poor fellow!" "By-the-by, sir, the police In. Jpector ig walting to ask you a few Questions." "Show him fn by all means," Harevy directed. The Police Satisfied The inspactor revealed himself as true to {ype; solemn, impressed with a profound sense of his own Importance, ang eivil, He saluted Harvey with the respect due to the principal of a great firm. MA very unfortupate afafir this. Insbecter." Harvey remarked. "My WIFE WHO FAILED By E. Philli s Oppenheim Copright by B. manager tells me that there are one Or two questions you would like to ask me." "Nothing of very much moment, sir, Your manager has already told us that he showed the gentle~ man into the waiting room at about half past b o'clock yesterday after- noon and forgot to snnounce him to you." "It was unlike Greatorex," Har- very commented, We had had a very busy day, however," "You were here until later than the others, I believe, sir?" "A great deal later, I was here indeed until half past 10 o'clock. I have been out of the business for a good many yesrs and I was trying to pick up the threads of one or two matters quietly." "Just so, sir, You didn't hear any §7 or eall from the walting room 7" "Nothing." "You didn't notice any light burning when you left?" "I didn't 100k in that direction," Harvey confessed, "but I think that it there had heen one I should have noticed it." "Just so, sir. The deceased, 1 believe, was personally unknown to you?" "I had never met him." Harvey acknowledged, "I understand that it was with a view to making my acquaintance he elected to walt." "That is in accordance with my information," the inspector admit- ted a litle ponderously, "I am very much obliged to you, sir." The man took his leave, Harvey touched the bell and sent once more for Greatorex, "Greatorex," he sald, "this is a very unfortunate thing to have happened, but we must not allow it to weigh upon our minds longer than necessary, There are various In the first place, bills of ex be attended to. what about these change?" "I have the advice upon my desk, sir," was the anxious reply, "You had bétter let me have it," Harvey instructed. "At what time is it necessary that it should be handed in to the bank?" "Provided the funds are there or some arrangement has béen made, any time before 4." "I will go there immediately af- ter lunch, then," The cashier fidgeted for a mom- ent nervously, One hand which wag gripping the back of a chair showed white about the knuckles. With the other he was continually smoothing the lapel of the worn front of his frock coat, "If you will excuse the liberty, '8fr," he ventured, "do you anticip- ate being able to make any are rangement with the bank conecrn- ing the billa?" "I fancy there will be no diffi- culty," Harvey assured him. "I was not, of course, ahle to put my hands upon such a large amount of cash at a minute's notice, but I have some satisfactory securities whieh I am preprved to offer them." "Thank God, ¢'»!" 'Harvey leaneq back in his chair and looked at his manager with a new curosity. Pl down, Greatorex," he Invit- ed. The cashier obeyed promptly, Re was a wan figure of & man, thin and lanky, but there was a certain strength in his face, He had a shrewd, firm mouth and a good forehead. '""Gagatorex," his employer cone tinued, "you seem relelved to find that we are likely to tide over our immediate difficulties, Let me ask you a plain question, This busi. ness is without a doubt in a bad way. Do you think it Is possible to re-establish it?" The man hesitated, "Not under the present condi» tions, sir," he acknowledged sor- rowfully. "What 1 want to get at," Har. vey persisted, "is just what is wrong in those conditions." Greatorex still hesitated. "Mr. Armitage used to tell me, sir, that I had no vision," he gaid diftidently--"that I was a booke keeper and couldn't see farther than my ledgers. He may have been right, sir, but at least I have been able to see some of the mis- takes this firm has made during the last seven years, We have In- trusted all our buying to agents, sir, for one thing, and it I might venture upon a little latitude of speech, I should say that our buy- ing had been automatic rather than inspired, We have bought just when stocks were low and net when a good opportunity presented itself." "I follow you," Harvey admitted priefly, 'Now about our sélling?" "Our galéesmen lack of free hand," Greatorex continued earn- estly. "They have to sell at one price, and our principle seems to have beéen---X¥r, Armitage's: prin. ciple--to lose the business rather are at present, our 'values are all too pigh, our salesman are tire ed of making offers which are al- ways re fused, and we lose prestige as well ag the business itself." "You are giving me some excel lent ideas," Harvey assured him. "Now during thé next hour or so kindly prepare for me a list of the monthly sales for the last three years. Let me also have your latest stock list at cost and selling prices. How many salesmen do wé employ?" "Seven, sir. One for Scotland and the North of England, two for the Midlands, one for the Eastern counties, one for Britain and the West of England and two for Lon. dae don," g "Are any of them on the pre. mises?' . be) 5% "The three most important ones are here today, sir, and our London men: are within call, Mr, Poynton is our best men, He came home from Lencester yesterday in a most depressed state." "At § o'clock," Harvey directed, | your "I shall be glad if you would bring to this office the salesmen, the heads of the departments, and come yourself, In the meantime kindly prepare those figures I ask ed for, I will change my plans for the day, - I will go to the bank at once, and you can have the parti« culars I want ready for me when I return, 'Don't forget the stock list with the cost and "selling prices." i "Berything shall 'be in resd!l~ ness, sir," the manager promised. "In less than an hour, then," Harvey announced, rising to his feet and reaching for his hat, "I shall bs back." There was no suggestion of the fmpecunious client about Harvey as words to Say to you, Owing 36 the unfortunste desth of Mr, Al itage, \J remain the sole survi partner in this firm, For reasons which I intend to understand bet- ter presently, +he business of late has not been prosperous, We are going to alter that, I want to sagt In hyn: ay about A I can on. with your help, aihere wis 8 Jiitla S¥mpatielie murmur, nodded knowledpmaent and ued: "Our sv. the last yaar 9 amounted to about £30,000 on a decreas basis, yoars ago the average was nearér a hundred thousand, Our bad debis have been heavier ang our rate of ta lens, I want to understand this, Let me take riet, Mr, Nowes, Your sales are down 50 pe cent, the last twelve months, Tell me why" "I am only too glad of the op- portunity of telling you, sir," wes the prompt reply, "At the prices on my list, I can no Jonger compote wity any of the Liverpool imports ipg houses or even London Tors Tu gg dab By or X r sy other Siem for oy the mame That principle will be changed and very quickly, Harvey declared: "Now, Mr. Grant, what about your district?" "Precisely what Mr, Newes here has said about sole leather lis to my department in upper eathe er," (Grant explained, "The best matters of business which have to | "Swayle died in your office, didn't he?" he descended from his limousine, threw away his cigarette and en- tered the bank with an assured alr. HY demand to see the manager was, if anything, on the perempt- ory side. He wag ushered without delay into the private office, and immediately made himself com- fortable in an easy chair. "I have brought you back the advice for these bills, Mr, Poulton," he announced, pasing the slip of paper across the table. "I haven't been able in this very short time to realize much In the shape of cash for you, hut I am proposing to deposit & million dollars' worth of American Treasury bonds, which I presume you will consider ade- quate security." "A million dollars' worth, did you say, Mr. Garrard?" he ex- claimed. "At today's exchange," Harvey continued, as he produced the pace kets of bonds, "this shall be more than sufficient to meet the bills and wipe out the overdraft, So far as I can see we have no acceptance due at all until the 4th of next month, We shall require to have those met and may perhaps need to overdraw to a moderate extent." "That is quite In order, Mr, Garrard," the manager admitted, turning over the bonds, "A rea- sonable amount of accommodation then ever make a cut. As markets |pr to » form of the standing of yours 1t has Always been the BILK'S pien- sure to afford." "No doubt," was the somewhat curt reply. "On the other hand, nothing but very careless manage- ment hag rendered the overdraft necessary. I intend to remodel the dusinens within the next few mon- | Rad Harvey sauntered out of the bank in leisurely fashion, escorted to the steps by the manager, a smiling, distinguished presentment of a class a little alien to the neigh borhood, In every respect, as he nodded a good-humored farewell to Mr, Poulton and entered his lime ousine, he presented the appears ance of a man at peace with hime self and the world. Nevertheless, when the car had started, he leaned back in his cor- ner and there wag for a moment a haggard look in his face, He had burned his boats. visionary hand of the law would rest Always upon his shoulder, At § o'clock that afternoon ® conference was held in Harvey Gar- rard's private office. There were esent Mr. Edgar Newes, repres- entative of the firm In the Mid- lands; Mr. Marshall, who looked after Scotland and the north of England; Mr, Tewson and Mr. Brocklerank, the London sales men and Mr, Grant, who had arrive ed late ia the afternon from Nor wich, , There were also the heads of the sole and upper leather departments and Mr. Greatérex. Harvey shook hands with those whom he had not already met, and gave evidence from the first of his latent gifts of administration by net once forget ting a name. "Gentlemen," he hegan, léaning back in his chair and addressing them collectively. "I have a few Henceforth the houses are always glad to see a reo- présentative from Garrard & Gar rard and ' could keep up my turn. over and Increase it largely if I could sell at the same pricé as othe er houses, Harvey asked a few more ques. tions and listened attentively te everything that was said, When each one had spoken 'is mind he leaned back in his chair, "Let me tell you all," he said, 'the conclusions to which I have come and the course I mean to adopt. Each of you gentlemen will hand in his stock list for revision at once, We will reduce our prices to meet the present market, At the same time I have been study ing these journals and I have list- ened to what you gentlemen have to say, and while you start a selling campaign all over the country, we, at this end, are going to start a buy campaign. I want you all to confer with the stock managerg and let me know within the néxt twen- ty-four hours the particular goods you find easiest of disposal and the quantities you think you can sell, Tomorrow we shall pegin cabling offers. My {dea is, by buy- ing largely at a shade under to- day's prices, to minimize our loss." There was a murmur of appro- bation, almost of excitement, Mr, Newes, who was the oldest repres- entative of the firm, leaned for ward in his c¢halr. "If you will excuse my saying g0, Mr Garrard," he declared, "this is an exact repetition of what your father did many years ago and started the great hoom, Today the conditions are ever more favorable because the trade was nevér in sc sound a condition, If this sort of spirit 1s coming {nto the business, sir, the firm is going to hold its own against any one in the world." "I hope it will," Harvey pron ounced firmly, There was scarcely one of them as they left the office who did mot cast a curious backward glance to. ward this newcomer who had so unexpectedly assumed the seat of authority, Neither his clothes---he had ale ways been termed the Beau Brum. mel of the Riviera--his voles, which still retained faint traces of the Oxford intonation, nor his face itself--the clean-shaven, well-feate ured, sunburnt face of a man ad. dicted to a healthy out-of-door life --guggested in any way the man of commerce. Yet. there had been a little ring in his tone, a tightening of the lips, an occasional light in the clear gray eves which had been only ime pressive but reminiscent of both his father and his grandfather. The new spirit in the House of Garrard was born duriag those few minutes, "8 ® 8 9° & a @ 0 There was somathiny ory dis creat about the meeting of two odds ly contrasting people, the place they dined at, even" Mildred Gar rard's clothes. A diner-a-deux at the Ritz grillroom favited no spe- cial comment, was in & sense se cluded, and yet sufficiently obvious to avoid clandestine suggestions. Nevertheless Mildred looked ae round a little nervously ag she seat. for | pleasant srrangeinent, PAGE NINE * od herself opposite Herbert Far. dale at & corner table in the ex~ tromity, of the room, "1 hope you don't mind dining bere?" he remarked, a little piqued at her demeanor, "You wouldn't come to my office and you wouldn't come to my rooms, so it seemed to me the most sensible thing to pro "Of course I do not mind," she replied, "This c2omg to me a very You know couldn't come trailing down to the city and your rooms are quite impossible. 1 wanted £0 see You again and here we are, Only this sort of thing seems go much easier on'the Riviera," He scoepted the menu from a bowing maitre 4° hotel and ordered dinner----a task at which he wag an adept, He was particular about the cocktails and his choice of wine was good, Mildred Jit a cigarette and stud- fed him oritically as he discussed the question of vintages with the waiter, Ho was personable, even 12.8 1ittle conte in style, He lack- od the refinement of her husband: on the other hand he ' possessed something crudely virile which ap- pesled to her, ay "I want to talk to you about Harvey," she confided, "I am very worried indeed about him," Fardale made no remark, His expression invited further confid- ence, Do you know anythin his business?" she inquired, "Yory little," he answered, "The firm is yeputed to be the best of its sort in the country." "You're in the city," she remind- od him, a little petulantly. "I suppose you hear things" "Sometimes," he sdmttied, "Have you heard anything about my husband's firm-anything whiey would lead you to think that that they have not the money every ond imagines?" "Something has come to my no- ties which would seem to point that way." "I knew it," ghe declared trium- phantly, "Tell me what you konw and 1 will tell you something." Fe glanced around, He was ao man of cautious babits, "Your husband came to me yes- terday afternon to borrow money," he confided. "And the night before," she add. od, 'he asked me for my pearls and the deeds of the house in Curzon street," There was a brief silence during the service of their first course, Then she leaned forward, Her muse eyes were filled with tears, Her lips quivered with self-pity. "That proves it," she declare "The firm Is xoing down, Harve) as good as told me so himself. He has lost all his money, We are ruined." "Not so bad as all that, I hope," he ventured, "What elée oan it mean?" she demanded, "The business must be in terrible straits for Harvey to try to borrow money from you, As a man of affairs he 1s absolutely hopeless. He will never be able to do anything to get it right again, We are ruined." "You have some money of your own?" "A pitianee," she answered seorntully enough to dress on." "Your people?" "There's isn't one of us has eo shilling." "But. your father--8ir Charles Karringdon?" She scoffed at the idea. "He's an absolute pauper." she declared. "If the estates hadn't been entailed they would have gone years ago, As It was, he had to give up the hounds the year after I was married." #1'm not very well up in these matters he continued diffidently, "put your sister married Lord Felthorpe, didnt' ghe?"" Mildred nodded. "They're well oft enough, of course, but what good is that to me? Relatives may ask you to dine and to stay with them, they don't provide you with an income, I oan't imagine what will become of me if the worst comes to the worst," . "Or your husband?" he reflect. about ed. She moved a little impatiently in her chalr, \ 0b, men always find some. thing to do. Yor a woman fit is simply a terrible position. I am almost worried to death over it, Some one ought to see Harve, and fnslst that ® considerable sym: of money out of what rer:ains of the business should be put on-one side for me," . 8 "1 am afraid that night be dit. tloult,"" he sald dublous x. = "Why 'diffieult? she demanded, "It iy only right, I should never believed him. to pe a rich man." have married Harvey if I had not "It might have heen done years ago," he pointed out, 'Lut suppos- ing your husband handed you over any considerable sum now, the Of- tiolal Receiver in brankruptoy could {nefst upon ita restitution. "How brutal!" she exclaimed. "You must please think, though, Mr. Fardale. Is there no way at "Mp, Fardale? he repeated. "Well, Rerbert, then," she con- ceded, glancing around, 'One has to be eb carefyl here." "You are always careful! wher. ever you are," he grumblid. "Don't scold me, please, she begged. "I am terribly depressed. Please cheer me up and give me some good advice." "My dear Mildred," he said, "if your husband's business iz really on the rocks, there is which anything can be got out of it for you. It should have been done some time ago. It ls too late now All the same, you know very well," he went on, after a alight hesita- tion, "that it you became really eth barrasséd and were disposed to 160k upon me ag a friend, I should see that you did not want for money." Even for a man of his stamp it po resentment, She came of # family whose poverty had been so absolute and contimuots and whose selfishness and desire for the good things of the world were so great that the signitichnce of money, however attained, had become overpowering, Besides its posses- sion everything else In life seem- ed trivial, This man had money and must be made her slave, He was pass- able, she decided, He wore his clothes almost, too well, There was a certain sletkness which was displeasing, but after all he was a person whom many people knew, He mixed freely enough with her sot on the Riviera, In London she was not quite so sure, "That is very nice and generous of you," she said ditfidently, "but T don't ses how I could possibly borrow money from you," "Neither do 1," he rejoined promptly, Still something might be arranged," ' Her delicately penciled eyebrows were a little raised, She made a grimace, She was firmly determin- ed that he should commit himself, "You needn't be horrid about it," she complained, "If you did- n't mean that you were willing to lend me money--well, what did you mean?" He sipped his wine thoughtfully, He was not a man of great tact, but he realized, nevertheless, that the situation had its embarrass- ments, The majority of his women friends belonged to a different class of society and were accustom- ed plain speech, The calmness, al- most Indifference, of his compan~ fon's manner puzzled him, He dev cided to play for safety, "Perhaps I didn't quite realize what I was saying, Mildred," he ventured. *'I wanted you to feel that bstween you and me there needn't be any question of money it you were at any time in trouble or in financial difficulty," She smiled at him gratefully, and on those few occasions when she chose to smile it was a radiant thing, The affection of a hanker than sentiment, "You are really quite o nice man, Herbert," she murmured, 'a nice man to have for a friend, too, I don't know what is going to hap- pen to me, but now I don't mind so much, I shall always feel that you are there and that you under~ stand," The dangerous moment had pas- sed, Fardale blamed himself af- ter ward for lack of courage, He had intuition of a sort and he real- Ize perfectly well that even those somewhat measured favors which had been accorded to him would never pave heen vochsafed to » poor man, Yet, on the whole, it was perhaps better not to have committed himself, The onus of reopening the subject would res! now with her, (Continueq Tomorrow) all of getting something for met" | no way by a. PRETTY WEDDING OF HARMONY GIRL Mise Ada Barlow United in Marriage to Emerson Black of Stayner Harmony, Sept, 17.-~A very pretty wedding 'was solemnized in Gospel Hall, 40 Nassau Street, Saturday af- ternoon at 4 o'clock when Ada Ger- trude Barlow, cldest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. George Barlow of Harmony was united in marriage fo Mr. Emerson Victor Black, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Black of Stayner, Mr, Thomas ' Touzeau cof Tillsonburg officiated. The hall was prettily decorated with ferns, While the, wedding march was played by Miss Maud Black, sister of the groom, the bride entered on the arm of her father. She was charminly attired in an iv- ory silk flat cfepe with white mo- hair hat trimmed with crepe and sa- tin and white hose and shoes, and carried a bouquet of sweetheart roscs lily of the valley, and maiden hair fern. Miss Jean Barlow, sister of the bride acted as bridesmaid and looked lovely in a shell pink flat crepe dress with pink georgette hat to match, white hose and shoes an carried, a bouquef of dark pihk tea roses, lily of the valley, and maiden Nair fern. Mr, Denham Black, bros ther of the-groom assisted as grooms | Iman. The groom's gift to the bridess maid was a pearl and amber hand mirror and to the graomsman, a. lea- ther belt with' an engraved sterling silver buckle. Jai After the ceremony about fifty uests partook of a dainty buffett uncheon at the home of the bride's arents, The house and table was Peautifulty decorated with white streamers, wedding bells, and flow- ers, The happy couple left for a honeymoon to Tillsonburg, Windsor and Detroit. The bride wore a dark mauve moire dress, fawn wool tail. ored coat, brown fox fur, fawn hose, and brawn shoes. r, and Mts, Black will reside in Stayner, Ont." They received many lovely, and useful gifts, among them a number of cheques, telegrams and letters of congratulations from friends in De- troit and California, Among the out of town' guests were, Mr. in Mrs. Hugh Black, Miss Maudie nek Denham 'Black, Mrs. Joseph Blac Miss Grace Armstrong, James A strong, Mr. and Mrs, John Arme strong, Mr, and. Mrs. Donald Arm- strong, Mr. and Mrs. Gilchrist, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Partridge, and Miss Bernice Armstrong all of Stayner: Miss Dolly Manning of Creemore, Tom Smith of Strongville: Mr. aud Mrs. Wm. Kilner, Misses Bessie and Marjorie: Kilner-and Mr. Stanley Kilner, Miss Marguerite Robertson, Miss Beth Pottage, Miss Annie Mc Luckin, Mr, Herb Radford, Lyman Walker, all of Toronto: \Miss Bessie Love of Whitby: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sheppard, Mrs, Fred Cohon, Misses Ada, Doris, and Gladys Cobon, Miss Olive French, all of Oshawa. i \ was badly put, but Mildred showed | after all wag more to be desired . 3 Ps goer ing ier t ber . Sr pa NER BAXTER-L0IS MORAN from the story by EarL DERR BIGGLRS WRITES PLAY AT 13 YEARS OF AGE Ann Casson's Play "The Camwells Are Coming" Now Being Rehears- ed in London London, Sept. 17.---With such a gifted and theatrically minded family it is small wonder that Ann Casson, youngest daughter of Sybil Thorn- dike and Lewis Casson, should have written a play at the age of 14, which is in - rehearsal now at the smallest theatre in London, the Chil- dren's Theatre in Endell street, This theatre only holds 130 people, and Ann Casson's play, "The Cam- wells are Coming," is to be the first production of their autumn season, There are no parts for children and the whole thing is quite sophisticated, A regular Seymour Hicks farce, full of intriguing situations and the most involved plot, "Her stage craft and technique are wonderful," said Geof- fry Wincott, who is producer as well as hero, "I thought out the plot in the train one day on my way home from South Africa," said Ann when interviewed, " and then when we got back I settled down to write, and it took me nearly a month, working hard every day" Sybil Thorndike has encouraged her children to take an interest in the art of which she herself is one of the most celebrated exponents of the day. Every Christ- mas her four childreneesometimes aided by their mother and sometimes entirely on their own--write and produce a short play at their Chelsea , home, eam -------------- The organist at a modern cin. ema can produce imitations of fighting cats, crockery smashes, ' fire engines, back-firing cars and ° police whistles, When he plays that's jazz, all together-- The late Gorvernor Strong of the ' Federal Reserve bank condemned ° shirkers in a Y.M.C.A, address in Toledo last year, . "Don't shirk," he gald, "Shirk- ers always get found out, i "There was a shirking lleuten. * ant in the World War, Whenever * he got news of a coming attack {liness would overtake him and he'd ask permligsion to go to the rear, "Well, one day when he applied again for permission to retire on account of illness his colonel sid' to him: '* 'Lieutenant, if this keeps on I'll have to send in your name for a decoration--for a wreath of leaves of absence'," Granpa: "I shudder to think what " your mother would say if she saw you in that dress." Granddaughter: "So do I, grandpa, but please don't tell her I've got it on because it's her's" g "The chief has insulted me. Ha said T was more stupid than the: po- lic allowed. What do you make of that?" "I don't know, I should inquire of the police," COMING THURSDAY HE FOUGHT FOR THE THRILL OF AD. RNER BROS. oo . present. NTE FROM OUT OF THE | PAST CAME THE AC. CUSING CRY OF must live anew ! NEW MARTIN THEATRE