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...Johnson's Dramatic Interlude The Story. Two rivals aspire for the hand of Rita Kilblaine, nee Majendie, beautiful young widow of an old roué. One of the rivals is Dan Haggerty, he-man from the flannel-shirted West. The other rival is one Captain Daingerfield, who, by way of contrast, is no wizard at business. In fact, his obliging old uncle has settled an allowance of $20,000 a year on him with the express stipulation that he is not to attempt any more business...
...asylum. But still nothing happens. At length, unexpectedly, he returns from Washington, asks her to marry him. She refuses haughtily, though she will abide by the letter of her bargain. He swears he knows she loves him, she swears she does not. Just to "show" him, she summons Daingerfield to the conference and calmly announces that she has decided to marry the Captain if he still wishes it after hearing Haggerty's story. Then she leaves the room...
...fade-out follows rapidly. One assumes that Capt. Daingerfield picks up his hat and stick, and leaves in a dignified manner. Rita falls into Haggerty's arms. "'Oh, you are too strong,' she confessed with a half sigh. 'Too strong,' she repeated in a whisper, 'Thank...
...forest, valued at $5,000. The Sargent is inconspicuous, but the old masterful brushwork, heritage from Hals and Velasquez, is unmistakably there. George Eastman, the Rochester Kodak man and greatest musical bene- factor of his time, selected Gardner Symons' Winter Twilight. Edsel Ford, heir apparent of Detroit, took Elliott Daingerfield's Autumn Tints. Irving T. Bush, import-export magnate, chose Bill, a bronze by Malvina Hoffman. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, herself a sculptor of first rank, preferred Edward McCartan's bronze Fountain. Dr. Richard C. Cabot, the good Boston doctor-philosopher, decided on The Grand Pitch, by George C. Hallowell...