The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, June 21, 1934, Image 6
W ITH Margaret on bis arm.
Ward strode proudly Into the
Purple Hat. U was thickly
— peopled, for be bad purpose-
ly chosen the busiest luncheon hour.
Half the men In Hollywood bad been
tnrlnc for , dote wtfli th. "nle orlo h| , bwU toteth€r
tpant from Kentnckr erer Since her t
arrival, and his success was worth a
flourish. o
Ward paused Just Inside, ostensibly
seeking a table.
The golden-haired beauty beside him
clung close with gratifying familiarity.
Suddenly he saw a man emerge from
a nearby booth ahd come toward them.
It was A1 Alberts of the scenario staff
aUZenith.
Ward started a cordial greeting but
checked It at sight of the other's un
smiling face.
Albert* confronted him and said
/
See here, Ward; you're trespassing.
Miss Blair promised me a luncheon
appointment today."
Ward laughed shortly.
“Don’t be absurd, old fellow," he re
joined; “you’re Just trying to attract
attention.’'
"No; Tip entirely serious. 1 fnust
ask you to withdraw.”
From the corner of his eye Ward
could see a number of persons watch
ing Interestedly. Among them he rec
ognized the film editor of a leading
afternoon paper. A wild Impulse was
born. He glanced swiftly at the girl;
her cheeks were coloring ahcT a
haughty little scowl crinkled her fore
head.
That decided him. 7
Snatching a napkin from the near
est table, he wheeled and slapped it
smartly across the Alberts face.
“Take that, you Insolent whelp 1”
he shouted with unnece
These four oldest members of the house of representatives were photographed at a recent get-together in
Washington. Despite their combined age of about three hundred and nineteen years they are all very active in
legislative work. Left to right, they are: Schuyler Merritt of Connecticut, who Is nearing eighty; Andrew Jackson
Montagus of Virginia, another eighty-year-old; Edgar Howard of Nebraska, seventy-flve, who used to be William Jen
nings Bryan’s secretary; and Clement Cabell Dickinson of Missouri, eighty-four years old.
Memorial to General Pennypacker
HULL AT WORLD’S FAIR
Barney Ross of Chicago, who recent
ly won ' the welterweight title from
Jimmy McLarnin in-a-ten-round battle
in New York. Boss already held two
other championships. He la twenty-
four yearo old.
“This affront to mademoiselle cah
only be treated as an affair of honor."
Eyes blazing, the scenarist cried:
“Very well, sir; I am at your service."
Silently Ward applauded the speech,
it fit the scene he had attempt
ed to create with nicety. He made a
brief stiff bow and said:
“Excellent. 1 Invite you to come
with me at once and make the ar
rangements This must be kept, pri
vate to avoid interference."
“Good; I accept” .
Ward faced Margaret Blair.
She was large-eyed now, and be
thought he could detect excited ap
proval in her expression.
“Will you,” he asked, “have the
goodness to forgive me if I leave you
with a friend here and go? My hot
blood can’t tolerate such insulting con
duct”
“Oh, suahly!” Her tone implied full
—} understanding:—“Yo'd have toito that
now, of co’se."
Approaching the newspaperman.
Ward said:
“Melvin, Fd be deeply obliged If
you’d see that Miss Blair has lunch
and gets back to the studio.”
The editor rose, beaming. “Okay—
ha very happy." ij
Ward about-faced and witn AiDeftk
matching step, stalked from the place,
happily conscious that all eyes fol
lowed.
Fifty paces the two men marched in
silence; then:
“Have you ever handled a swordf
Ward demanded bluntly. The other
shook his head.
“Never even held one."
“Neither have L We'll have to fig
ure some way around it That was
too good an act back there not to
carry on.”
“I'll say sol How did you happen
to think of striking me with the nap
kin? That was real genlua"
“Oh, because Maggie Blair was there,
I guess. Old southern gesture, and
all that But the best thing was the
way you approached me. What sug
gested that?”
“Well, she really did promise to
have lunch with me; and then, 1 saw
Melvin and thought how he’d like a
nice spicy story.”
“I got it Same reason I challenged
you. Now I’ve been considering, and
here’s what I think might work out
best ..." *
A1 Alberts gave scrupulous atten
tion. When the other concluded, he
stated with emphasis:
- “Greatl That's the one plan that
can save our faces and still be straight
Let’s get ’em right now, and then we
can go to my apartment for the art
work.”
“Right" Ward glanced back, made
certain they- weren’t followed, and
hailed a cab. Both men got in. Ward
told the driver:
“Great Western Costume company."
• • •
Five minutes’ ride threegh the scant
midday traffic reached the place. En
tering, they went at once to a long
desk Just inside; over it was painted
a sign: PROPERTIES* RENTAL
DEPT.
—“-W* want,** Ward mlri to thf
In charge, “two duelling swords. One
day’s rental; yon can pick ’em op to
morrow at Zenith.”
With professional disinterest the
clerk made out a slip, got Ward’s sig
nature, and disappeared Into a rear
room. ‘
Shortly be returned, bringing a pa
per-wrapped pared from which pro
truded two gleaming hllta. Alberts
tuckad It under Ms ana and they left
An hour later, seated before a win-
The countenance it showed had un
dergone a gaudy transformation.
Splotches of mercurochrome were
spaced by court plaster patches; the
effect was something between a major
surgical and a severe case of scarlet
fever.
Tlufiks; practically perfect,' seems
to me," be told the other at ladt, put
ting the glass down. “And you—well,
mug’s enough to strike awe in the
hearts of strong men, if 1 do say It
myself." ^
Alberts chuckled, stood up, and
"Honored opponent," he-said, bend-
ing forward at the waist; “may I ten
der my respects at the close of this
epic struggle which has ended in a
draw? Let us hope our sons copy our
virtues bold." .
“Seconded. What this world needs
is more virility and less shoddy bum-
bug. . . . Say, what about the
swords; think they ought to be un
wrapped and done up in different pa
per?”
Alberts gestured carelessly. “No;
that guy’ll never notice details. Come
on—let’s have dinner sent up. I’m
tomorrow we’ll reap the rewards of
valor. And remember—it’s to be fair
competition for Margaret Blair, and
may the best liar win!”
• • •
"... and so, after ten minutes
of terrifle fighting with no advantages
on either side, 1 finally began to force
him back step by step.” Ward paused;
through the knot of auditors clustered |-
about he glimpsed, across the lot, a
similar group surrounding Alberta
“I only hope,” he stated stiffly, “that
that gentleman over there is rendering
me my Just due, as 1 am his to him.
. . . Let’s see; where was I?"
The spectators were drawing back
to ’make way for some one.
In an Instant the eagerly concerned
face of Margaret Blair appeared.
“Oh, my deahl she cried at sight of I
Ward. “Yoah so heroic lookin’1 What
happened?”
He smiled upon her with expansive
delight
“Well, 1 was Just explaining. We
had a titanic battle, but at last I made
one lightning lunge and—”
Again slight commotion as another
newcomer shoved through the press
from behind and tapped Ward’s shoul
der.
tie turned sharply, frowning, and
recognized the fellow from the cos
tumers.
“Those .swords,” the fellow said;
“where are they? I gotta have ’em
right away.”
Ward waved him Impatiently aside.
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“Hey, 1 tell you I can’t wait It’s
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Drawing himself up. Ward swung
full upon the man with a fearsome
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It is not surprising that the colon
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The records show that at first both
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“What Is a debtor, pa?”
“A man who owes money."
“And what Is a creditor?”
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“What’s your idea of a gentleman
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that he can waste profanity on ft
golf ball Instead of on a mule."
The Brute
Mrs. Knagg—My heart Is brokea
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Mr. Knagg—That’s good. Hither
to the pop has been altogether toe
much.—Brooklyn Eagle.
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compelled to tarn aside from her
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~ “And what is the rent of this room.
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m§ something first"
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