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PAGE SIX
The Promoter’s Wife
By JANE PHELPS
(Copyright, George Mathew Adams.)
CHAPTER LVIX.
Lorraine Morton, of course, knew
nothing of Neil’s business matters,
She had said to me:
“You must make use of that hand
home husband of yours to help you
socially. Many of the men he must
know in a business way are probab
ly also prominent in a social way. It
isn’t easy to get into the set in which
I happened to be born, but you are
clever and educated, and so is your
but you will get there in the end if
you are persistent.’’
Lorraine, as she said, had teen
“born” into the set in which she
moved. She hadn’t much money, not
nearly as much as we had, or rather
as we spent; but she lived in an old
mansion on Washington Square
which had been in the family for
years—forever,’ she said —and war
received nearly ezei vw'nre.
so-called “four hundred.” But 1 die
wish to belong to the select coterit
I had no desire to be one of the
of people whom Lorraine knew, i
few of whom I had met. In my nev.
house I would entertain, in away 1
could not think of in an apartment.
So while I shopped Lorraine and 1
jubilated together over what we
should do in the way of entertaining
when all should be ready.
Neil had gasped when I told him
the decorator’s price for mating
over the interior, but had said.
"Go as far as you like! just sold
a big block of stock the other day.
There’s no need to economize . Just
give me the figures so I can have
some idea of what this thing will to
tal.”
Neil’s generosity delighted me, and
made Lorraine gape.
“Mr. Forbes must have slathers of
money to give you carte blanche like
this,” she remarked. For all that
she was one of the elect, Lorraine
was dreadfully slangy at times. But
she could do as she pleased in that,
as in other things. Her position was
secure.
I really wanted people to find mei
worth while. I longed to be a sort of |
leader—which I knew I could not be
for a long time, if ever. The idea
had rather gone to my head. I was
so exercised over my new house, I
shopped so indefatigably, that I was
worn out. For the first time sinc r
our marriage 1 began taking my
breakfhst in bedt My conscience
pricked me at first. Often the morn
ing was the only time I had to talk
with Neil. But after a whi’e »hat
ceased to trouble me. I wasnt think
ing where all this would lead, I only
thought of what I, myself, wanted
to accomplish, I did not even
see where my domestic life was
going, because I did not think
of domestic things. And all the
time I rarely saw Neil. I mean
saw him to tai kto him or to ask the
questions which I used to ask about
■with whom.
Then one day I received quite the
greatest shock I had had since the
day 1 had listened at the door when
Mr. Frederick and that Mr. Blac'k)
were in the library with Neil.
It was Lorraine who dealt the
blow.
“What is your husband's business
Bab?” she asked one day, "I thought
he was a broker. I have heard him
mention stocks, and you have also
talked of the. Isn’t he on the ex
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“No —he is a mining and oil pro
mbter —or perhaps they are . cine
times call brokers? I know noth
ing about business, Lorraine. Neil
doesn't believe in talking of his af
fairs at home.”
“But Bab—a promoter- That ac
counts for it.”
“Accounts for what?” It had oeen
a long time since I had given Neil's
business any thought, so taken up
was I with my new idea.
“Why—l—heard—that he nan
many undesirable acquaintances.” I
knew by the way she hesitated that
she had more to tell me.
“ndesirable —”
“Yes, men of shady character and
vulgar habits. I hate to say such
hings to you, Bab, but it will be no
ues for you to try to do anything in
i social way if this is so.”
Queerly, there came into my mind
he whispered expression I had
aught when dear father talked to
ne:
“A house of cards.”
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High School Auditorium Wednesday
night, April 9, under the auspices of
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the program. The fact that his hands
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plays a genuine Stradivarius violin
valued at $13,000.00 is enough in itself
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really a master musician. His dex
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But no, it was the technique of a mas
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“numbers and a number of encores,
but still his hearers were loath to see
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TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICUS AND SUMTER COUNTY:
I D. W. GRIFFITH,of Los Angeles, California, has just completed ar-
rangements with W. H. C. Dudley, of the Opera House, whereby Ameri
cus and Sumter County aie to be treated to one of the greatest events in the
history of theatricals.
This will be the presentation here of Mr. Griffith’s tremendous spectacle,
“HEARTS OF THE WORLD,” the production which required more
than eighteen months in the making and in which one million men and wo
men and fifty thousand horses appear.
The engagement of “HEARTS OF THE WORLD will begin
Friday Night, April 11, and Saturday Matinee and Night, Apri l 12.
Some idea of the magnitude of Mr. Griffith’s achievement may be gained
I from the fact that it was shown 528 times at the 44th Street Theatre and
the Knickerbocker Theatre, at New York City, and has been proclaimed by
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mer triumph, “The Birth of a Nation.”
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forces in France, and the places just visited by President Wilson-—the great
est page in American history.
The advance sale of reserved seats for the engagement of “HEARTS
OF THE WORLD” will open at Dudley’s today at 10 A. M. The
prices for the afternoon performances will be 25c to SI.OO, the evening
prices from 50c to $1.50. A New. York Symphony Orchestra of 15 is
carried by this company to interpret the musical score; also their own oper
ator’s booth, 2 machines and carload of effects.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 8 1919.