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LOGANSPORT, INDIANA, PAGE NINE. Lov Wins Back His Wife This Is a story about love. It's the life-song of a man whose melodies of love have filled the air tor years and have been hummed I ind whistled -through all the land --L. Wolfe Gilbert, composer of ''Waiting for the Robert E. Lee," "My Sweet Adair," "My Little Dream Girl" and "Lilly.of the Valley." It rises to great heights and then falls sharply only to soar upward again.

And Its ending is a happy one as it should be. Back in 1905 Gilbert, then an actor and budding song-writer, met, wooed and won a beautiful girl. That was in Cincinnati. 0. He was playing in vaudeville at the time.

The two would go hand-in-hand through the city. And they would stand on the crest of the steep bluff in lovely Eden Park that overlooks a wide sweep'of the Ohio Valley. And they would dream. They were married. Then followed 15 years of happiness.

Four children came. They had moved to' New And hero they spun tae web of their rosy lifo and Gilbert composed the Bonn's that made him famous. Ti.Mrs seemingly was a complete lire. But three rears ago trouble crept in and the lovers took to quarreling. These prew more violent.

And because their love was so strong, these quarrels hurt the more Soon they parted. Her path led to California. He stayed in New With the inspiration of h'is sweetheart- wife gone, Gilbert lost interest in his song-writing. In fact he lost interest in life itself. On a particularly bleak day last January the big Inspiration of his life The love 'for his' wife swelled in his heart and again he into song.

"II want the world to know I'm glad WOLVES IN PARK A MAC, Aug. the courtesy, of Chris Hansen, who bought two of the litter of- captured by 'Frank Stukof- sky Beaver township several, weeks the pair has been donated to the Wlnamac park. They are now housed in a special constructed cage there. The Wlna- amac Products company donated the'cement and labor and tho Kelly Hardware company donated the heavy iron fence used in making the pen. Two other members of the litter are kept at tha McLaughlin home here and have become quite tame.

LUNA L. Wolfe Gilbert. and Their Youngest Child, Bobby, 3 a message-to Mother? She cried 8li- heard it. I know you hare never ceased to love her. Let tne tell you a secret--she- loves you as much as she ever did in her to repent--The lonesome nights that I spent-J For once I knew and felt what happinesa meant Thus he started his love-song.

Then he went both decided that in time we'd, forset-- We tried to act as if we never had met--And our only reward was pain and regret, Have we learned pur lesson yet. mv darline?" Wis pen flew on: "Why live a lie just'ask yourself that. Can't you see that it doesn't pay?" "Why live a lie? When I'm craving and loncrlng for you-- IVhy live a He? When my heart's still belonging you--" The song "Why Live a Lie" was published and spread through the His eldest daughter, Ethel, bought one in Los Angeles. Then Gilbert received a letter from-Ethel: your song is beautiful. VI ay I be so hold as to ask if it is But in the meantime the wife had divorce arid had obtained an interlocutory decree.

But after the long distance phone call when Gilbert, pleaded for her return, she went to the court and asked to have this set aside. --And -the -court dltf-'so speedily. Then the mother and the four children took the train and came back. "They're" all "together now, and the laughter ot the wife and Ethel and Ruth and Dorothy and three- year-old Bobby fills the bunny" Gilbert apartment. And inspiratio has come back to the famous song-writer.

He has started work on another. This Is the title: "You May Be Tired of Tour Home, Sweet Home. But I'm Gonna Hanp On to Mine ARK RATE TO STATE FAIR Excursion rates of Tares and one-half for adults and one-half ftire for children for a round trip ticket over the Pennsylvania, lines to the Indiana state fair was announced by local officers of the company today. These rates are good for "August 31, 1, 2, 3, "5 and are good' returning as late as September 6th. This will the adult" round trip ticket tor Those who view Bad Man," a First National attraction which is now showing at the Ark theatre; should not make the mistake of confusing satire realism.

"The Bad an Edwin Carewe-First National production, was written by Porter Emerson Browne, and there is no secret ot the fact that he took his theme from the border operations of the late Pancho Villa. Villa's operations furnished him with the first thoughts of what has grown into one of the most successful of stage plays and motion, picture productions. In "The Bad Man." which role is portrayed by Holbrook Blinn, creator of the original role in the stage production, he is called upon to certain things that are not countenanced in polite society. or in fact, any American society. His views, too, clash with those certain laws of convention to which -Americans adhere.

However, hia role is purely a satirical one. Almost every line overflows with satire. If Blinn's role was a literal one, the play would not have been the pronom- success that it was. But because it is satire, if is delightfully humorous, and those who view it in that light will not re- great the moments they spent viewing it. Some of the players seen in support Holbrook Blinn.

are Enid' Bennett, Jack Mulhall and Walter M'cGrail. I COLONIAL If the members of the cast of "Bread," the screen version of Charles Norris' novel, -which will be presented at the Colonial th'e- atre Sunday and nad continued on the courses. upon which they started in life, not "one of them would be in motion pictures today. Mae Busch -was trained for a career as an operatic singer. Robert Frazer was a grocery clerk, Wanda Hawley was a concert plantat.

Pat O'Mallay was a slack wire walker. Eugenie Besserer was a child actress in a traveling repertoire company. Myrtle Stedman was an operatic singer. Ward Crane was a broker. They tried to make a lawyer out i of Victor Schertzinger, who directed this picture for Metro-Goldwyn, but a year in tlie college of law -at'.

he University of Pennsylvania, convinced him that although, he might succeed as a musician, he never would win better than- sec- find place in a contest before' the bar. "THE TEX "The Ten Commandments," Cecil De Mille'3 gorgeous dra- raatic spectacle, will begin next Friday, evening, Aug. 23 an engagement of 3 days at the Luna Theater. After the opening night two showings will be given daily at 2:30 and 8:30 with full musical accompaniment by a traveling orchestra of twenty pieces. The splendid film is presented by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L.

Lasky, In regular theaters only, and it will not be shown in any other theater in this city during the current season'. Although "The Ten Commandments" was shown for the first time only last season its fame has spread throughout the country and it Is well established- as the greatest triumph so far attained in the" art of the photo-drama. The scenesa of the historical introduction, many of them in color showing the night of th Children of Israel from their safe passage through the divided W-aters of the Red Sea, and the pursuit by and destruction of Pharaoh's charioteers, surpass In splendor any similar seenes heretofore produced. The chief roles in "The Ten Commandments" are played by Theodore Roberts, Rod La Rocque Richard Elx, Jamas Neill, Robert Edeson, Charles DeKbohe, Lav- son BrJ.t, Leatrlce Joy, NKta Chapman, Julia Clarence Burton and Agnes Ayres. Tho iriusical score was arranged by Dr.

Hugo Sews, Fables Comedy Continuous Shotvs Sunday Sunday and Monday Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, ahe highest mountain in the has an altitude' ot 29,002 feet. LOUIS B. MAYER Presents Mae Busch Wanda Hawley Robert Frazer Pat O'Malley Hobart Bosworth Myrtle Stedman In the Thrilling founded the novel of Mcdern Marriage by CHARLES G. NORRIS (Published by E. P.

BUTTON Co.) flis gay recklessness her in the days of courtship. Their honeymoon was sheer romance. But then, fame problems. Martin had debts, gambling leggcrs' day she found Asm taking money from the strong fox, where the had kept her savings affainjt the timf ivhcn they might have problem every woman's problem, the problem of "Bread." LAST Charming Vivacious VIOLA DANA IN "HER FATAL MILLIONS" WITH HtlXTm' GORDON COMEDY ROMANCE Mack Sennett Comedy "The Halfback of Notre Dame" NEWS OECHESTBA There France. are 3,313,116 dogs 'in Why did she travel under an assumed name? Why was she so closely guarded day and night? Mysterious beauty! To seojier once was to be iorever her slave.

She stepout of the pages of Elinor Glyn's romance to thrill you! tfpVEN greater than JLj the book," is 'the verdict wherever this brilliant photoplay is shown. Elinor Glyn's thrilling story of a true devotion has been brought to the screen as a gripping and gorgeous photiplay which you will never forget! 3 Days Aug. 22-23-24 Opening of the Regular Season Opening Friday Evening Twice Daily Thereafter 2:15 Saturday 8s15 p. m. and Sunday p.

jn. STARTING SUNDAY STARTING TOMORROW production of htrfamous novel JWWA Tt-3 i i jaaaaBBB Jmm, dianCrosknd with Conrad Nagel Pringle ff Scenario by Elinor giyn Continuity btf Carey Wilson GowiJn Picture JUNE MATHIS En Route to The Shubert Theatre, Kansas City, and American Theatre, St. Louis. Just As Presented in New York, Chicago, Boston and London, Eng. ADOLPU ZUkOP JESTC LLASKY MiGunEST DRAMATIC SPECTACLE CECIL FAMOUS From yotii' chair tn die theatre, 1HE MIRACLE A THE PARTING OF THE RED SEA Great Flight of the Israelites from Army of Chariots in Pursuit Ezzgrulfed ty Ooiinff WalU of Water Miriam, the Beautiful, Frenzied Prophetess, Landing the of Golden Calf- in tKeir Orienta! Bico'unal HmBM: Sovb Bartered in a Struggle for'Wealth and Pteano-v Today THE LAW SJSfAI Tke Intrigue of Crooked The Collapte of die Great CathcdraJ li The Escape of the Innocent Baleful Lure cl the Siren of the The Daring Dash into a Wild Storm The UltiiMle Victory of the Light, Over All Editorial Director The Complete Chicago Presentation andXJreat Symphonic Orchestra Intact Wffl I in Logransport PRICES i Klglts--Lower Floor, gl.00 and Sl.aO.

Balcony, 75e $1.00. 2 First Bows $1.50. GaUerr, SOc. Sal urday and Sunaay Matinees--Lower Floor. Balcony, SOc, 75c, 81.00.' Gallery, 50c.

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