The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 24, 1926, Page 4

Rep rariot ‘fiscus ing ci ase “The Published Nismarck, N. D., and entered at Siamarck, a: George D. Daily dy carrier, per year. Daily by mail, per year, * Daily by mail, per year, (in state outside Bismarck)... “Daily by mail, outside of North Dak Member Audit Bureaa of Cire Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the ase for republication of al] news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paj the local news of spontaneous origin published here- All rights of republication of all other matter ia herein are also reserved, Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE sii“ CHICAGO BURNS AND SMI’ - - Fi (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Good Sportsmanship | An American golf player in England is credited | with bringing down upon sportsmen of his nation! * severe criticism—as to being poor poorer winners, the two unforgivab! ‘ manship. The fact that, in this ii the criticism is fully merited, is most embarra: * and leaves us in a weakened positio of all those fine American sportsmen who have met both victory and defeat with becor generosity. However, there is much consolation in the atti- ; tude of Miss Helen Wills, national tennis cham- | * pion, who, on her return from abroad, speaks of her victorious opponent, Mlle. Suzanne most appreciative terms: “She is a wonderful play- | She is so steady and accurate. time she is one of the most graceful players I ever} per. saw. Do I think I'll ever beat her know about that. I'd love to try again, though.! ankle was indisereetly peeking out from under = Pve heard things said about her being eccentric and | of those tents young ladies used to hide under. temperamental, but she's certainly not that way | ankle was there, of course, all the time, once she starts to play tennis. She’s as steady as| nearly everybody was pretty sure it was, ¢ the Rock of Gibraltar.” Thus does Miss Wills retrieve Ameri ON TRIP WAS INTERESTING, Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) the Bismarck Tribune Company, nd class mail matter. -President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance (io Bismarck) 5 the postoffice at sportsmanship.” $7.20 and others who ota. gracefully win. , and also ETROIT Kresge Bidg. ‘A Ave. Bidg. Mrs. IT fth bills and leaves it in the movies. chauffeur of a losers and even le sins of sports- instance at least, ie n for the defens orders, including ming grace and But now! ‘kick in it. Shall Lenglen, in the screen. It all reminds used to signal to At the same) rr? Well, I don't | spect. Could anyone be more generous to one's vice torious opponent? And Miss Mary K. Brown, captain of the team bringing back the Wightman cup, recaptured from | the British on the courts of Wimbledon, had many, } words of praise for the unsuccessful ,British de- | fenders: “When they learned that Helen Wills would | be unable to compete they reduced the number of | players on their team. That’s my idea of true This should compensate for the lack of generosity said to have been displayed by the golf champion | pocr sportsmanship. | gage in sport unless one can gracefully lose and as | sportsmanship is a quality that does much mote international friendship. Purifying the Movies Murder has been regarded as a crime. Yet we} see murder in the movies, Morris McManus tampers with the affections of Harold Hemingway. moral law, they say, but we see it in the movies. A bank cashier wraps up $75,000 in erisp new | Thereby he rips wide open several laws, but we see j ‘ An uncombed gentleman of the plains slays the and frightens the ladies (not to mention the male falk), thereby grinding in the dust several laws and This undoubtedly sets a bad example to all who see it. Whenever a person sees a movie stage coach | robbery, he thinks, “Why, I never thought of that! ] shall go out and rob a stage coach this very night!” ' But we see it, day after day, in the films. A middle-class family gives a partv and the guests gather around a punch bowl with a| | nay, is the latest order of Will Hays, czar of the flickering kingdom, this shall not be shown upon the may, in the past, have displayed Certainly one should not en- | It is part of the game and good! to pro- i Cake | Why? | That transgresses the unostentatiously for Tacna-Arica. stage coach, robs the passengers the one about combing your hair. that be seen in the movies? Nay, us of an ancient day when mother Susie whenever half an inch of he- one The and pretty but the sight of it undoubtedly promoted vast licentiousness self-re- | in man, ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL, SAYS MISS BELK, YOUTH The trip given the youth and Hteachers of America by the directo of the sesquicentennial association of the most interesting and ucational that could possibly be imagined, said Miss Clarice Belk in| an interview with a ‘Pribune re-| porter. Miss Belk was one of the| .winners of the youth award in North Dakota, and has just returned home from the east. The journey to Philadelphia was *uneventful, party from North Da- kota being joined by the groups from sota, lowa, Illinois and Wis- consin at Chicago, Miss Belk stated. The representatives were housed at ‘the Ogontz School, one of the most exclusive schools for girls in Penn- jsylvania and one of the most beau- tiful, being located near a lake and surrounded by an immense grove of 4rees, There were three buildings, the largest housing the boys and gus. A large log cabin served as dance hall and general recreation center. “There was no routine with the ex- %eption that reveille was sounded at 30 every morning. On Monday yor Hendricks of Philadelphia re- ved the award recipients at hi private office in the city hall as irman of the sesquicentennial as- gociation. A dunce at the school fol- Pred in the evening. ; Coolidge Gives Medals SMTuesday the representatives were en to Washington, D. C., where the medals were presented by President lidge. A trip through the White use was of special interest. In afternoon a trip to Arlington Bi Mt. Vernon was the special at- Faction, and a trip to the Congres- nal library and a dance at the Lee use furnished entertainment in the evening. The next day a trip ; the Lincoln Memorial and monu- nt, the capitol buildings and resi- dential section was scheduled. Miss lk expressed the opinion that of the cities she had seen, Washing- was the most beautiful. n Thursday the award recipients e taken to Philadelphia where Hy visited the exposition. Thei AWARD RECIPIENT itted them to rides on the and tickets were furnish- re Island, modeled after the description as given in Robert Louis Stevenson's book, “Treasure Island.” This was put on by the same company that had the Treasure Island at the Wimbley Exposition in England, Miss Belk stated. ®, Friday a trip to Atlantic City was planned, where the mayor wel- comed the representatives. stayed at the Morton hotel, just off the Broadwalk, while in the city. They witnessed the final match of the marble tournament between play. ers from Kentucky and Maine, in which the Kentucky boy won. In the evening they visited the Steeple Chase Pier, the largest amusement palace in Atlantic City. Witness Great Pageant Saturday they returned to Phila- delphia where a tour of historic elphia was planned. In the evening they attended the Pageant “Freedom”, composed of three parts, tracing the country’s history from the days of prehistoric man up to the World War. This gas given in the new stadium which seats 30,000 peo- nday the representativi ere allowed to go to church or visit the | gardens. In the afternoon they were taken to Valley Forge for the special Fourth of July servi in the Memorial Chapel. ie of the guild of the chapel serve supper to the guests under the trees in the yard. The visitors stayed to hear the chimes at sundown and went through the museum in connection with the chapel, which contains relics of Wushington’s stay at Valley Forge Monday the guests heard President Coolitee give hie Fourth of July speech. In the evening a banquet and farewell dance were given at the school. iss Belk dates there was not an idle moment on ‘he entire Pop: a iss Belk left Tuesday for New | York where she visited until Thu? day before leaving for Ottawe and the lakes near Perth. She left Sun- tay, fer Bismarck, arriving here. ide, and far above them. rians, not yet standardized. | HN =. George warns church socie. greater armies than ever before, | * Sigs that “the most horrible, devastet. war will come unless young peo- | of the world prevent it.” Europe | \ id horrible war is inevitable unless | rising generation “substitutes or. | : ized justice fer organized vio- | Jf war comes, it will have to come, mab! az he “raised re i thing for countty is to keep out of it,| be and submerines ses and among the Indian fam- ilies. Indians, fearing that all churches may be closed, are hastening to have infants baptized and older children confirmed. One thousand Mexican children were baptized in one week in the an- dient Mexico City cathedr: _ Another dispatch tells of the estab- lishment of @ schismatic Catholic chureh in Mexico City. x Perez heads the “new Cath- olic church of Mexico,” which refuses to pores the authority of the Holy See, ad has for its m “4 Mexican church for Mexican priests. Father z conducted in Mexico who wrote the law that meee confiscate a property in ico, separate chui end state and forbid religious teach- ing in all schools, publ lic or private, Nothing is more’ dan, to th tof nation than an stteck u ‘the religious beliefs and of the bg ei The world will moe with interest th of \e, progress it” Tule the Catesite chur, long o0'pon. erful in’ Mexico. | CROP REPORT | of a week ago, due to the heat and dry weather. Some of the ea wheat has been forced too rapidly |[. ‘has not filled in the best manner. With the present cool weather and moisture some of the later grain! should show imorovemen' Winter been harvested and, while the acre- a small, the yields have been The cutting of spring wheat is quite general in most of the southern districts of the northwest. This crop is ito is f the heavy damage throughout] Ramon Worth, South Dakota ‘and a large part of} in the surf. 1 1 , ‘ in the ‘latter tate] home he declares ‘his love. Marilld) No “Liight came. to says he will never release her. Ju;|had happened ; dith Moore, a. cousin, tells Sendg| a relentiee oa Poe leaellged ine.| love is everything. North Dakota. i there are good fields in the Red River: valley und the northern tier of coun- ties, extending to the Montan There are occasional local throughout the state that are also fair. spots | he: been hurt during the past week, but} mon, . total spring wheat crop of that! goes the ftate should be better than an aver- Rains Help Corn help to: the corn. A few reports ad: vise that the extreme heat had causes the leaves to curl in places, but crop generally still maintains a very condition. Corn i: A great im- jortance this year especially, because oe the shortage of hay and feed grains. , spotted and uneven. are short and of thin stand. vesting of ithese crops is general in ‘the southern half of the four north- western states, but no threshing re- turns are reported. In the stricken districts many fields of oats and bar- ley were cut for hey. The harvesting of rye is completed in a number of places. yield is light but the Fea good. Our reports on the flax crop indi- cate some damage during the past! week. In places the ground is so dr; that flax hes shown but little gros recently, In the northern districts, where the acreage is ly heavy, the crop is liable to damage by early frost. Should this occur, the north- western flax crop will be considerably The recent rains will be of great help for the growth of the crop! at this time. ——_———————"* | NEWSBRIEFS | in Mexico ix withdrawn but governor "fs still gravely concerned. English lan@yage newspapers in London and Buenos Aires deprecate attacks on United States over debt questior is Former jailer testifies liquor was served at “receptions” held by prison- ers in Chicago jail. National guard troops in. plain clothes guard homes of Canton, Ohio, officials and possible witnesses in the Mellett murder case. Recheck of 34th division shoot at Lake City, Minn., showed that Third Infantry of Fort Snelling won match by one point or 186th Infantry, Minnesota National Guard, instead of vice ve to Minnesota council of agriculture, to was organized at St. i) Thomas Cash: Henry ‘was killed by lightning while in, field near Excelsior, Minn. LaMoure and Walsh co ed first honors among pen 5 demonstrat! team: Edgewood Tat wos ehesalsed a leget nt ere te dies and Hen f with Remon’ Dougles Ket : wi mon, Douglas Keith, the man The recent rains will be of great! sion Judith loves, introduces his 4) friend, Hal H 0) ihe estinrueatea: it th This | hit who reciprocaten his affection. This|tife wi ilo a who reciprocaten his afte is} tife with Murillo amply paid for the GO ON WITH THE STORY Chapter 82 gon - “Are you doing that brief, Mrs. Murillo? It can go till the ‘morn-|beeause of the thing she hha I'm driving out your way."{to do ‘arlson, the quiet, ber of the firm, stopped at Sandy's! desk. “Pm. stayi #01 The average] it.” ing. Dick C meer, by ingers er 4 to herself with 2, soft, railroad strike} sp, to look : “Ete giviity, | Years THE STORY SO FAR Sandy MeNeil, ‘nnesota has| marries Ben Murillo, a rich Italian,| lief when they were at last able to| please her i Tyranny 0} quarrels follow. A ‘Me! wi On r as she goes amon. (ste leaves’ ‘his house, and} Start 7 i $ ‘Montana has] accepts the kindly attentions o tion filtered to ji v1 | Wheat in eastern Montana whose home ‘she ‘shares:: Shélhad she committed In enon ine ‘s home when er is very udi falls in Sandy sat at, her typewriter after! seen jud; ‘the other girls in the office were’ iaeth spain necsttiie. Wao in thought can't drive “Not tonight.” He loitered as much to say. her speed, whistling sof! the moment she was alone, ‘this guiety, dro “My! But her uncle, aids for Sandy and her mother to take| ing qui very disappointing be-| 2 trip to Honolulu. There she meets| fate. goes to lume, to I might es well Sandy typed with all’ insisted on this, putting fro pe | wo ig from her the cS | Two ks of Pleasure Sow. H 1/ OA DEAR, WHAT WouLONT 1 GIVE For As“? BOT BATA? Ae Sou Sure Sov ICcKED Ta BACK DOOR GEORG: ? This 1S Tae LAST CAMPING TP ‘Ou'lL EVER GeT sie ON. O| DEAR! | wONvER IF 1 TGRNED OUT Tac GAS UNDER THe WaleR TANI, DID You "Te Alfic WINCOWS? 1 WISH We'D BzouGHT ~ Aol WATER BoTTLe ALONG, DID You Sor Tie MILK, GEORGE? OA. DEAR, | WONDER iF | TURNEP Out Fe Gasement uiGHT! tt. Bet You ForGdT Slop Tae PAPER, DIONT YOU? ON,DEAR,” IWISA 1 WAS HOME. | WONDER IF THE NEIGASORS ARE FEEDING KITTY, é a | ness the flood tide of regret that could easily have rushed upon he: BY ELENORE MEHERIN |in him deserved gratitude. hour when she had pioned her. and beauty. in their relation. ; 5 Now, though she wou! z ne-lit heaven in its cestacy. ‘have wiped the whole - z ce, | she should be ashamed to have such! she would not deny thi in love with’ life,| thoughts! How smug was ¢heir re-| toe a flame: He had married, aps, that who was like herstit le fe verished family,| force her hand because of that piti ‘the love he -wa: an nt ful night in the ‘tillside cabin. son dies . cnpiveneginte She reviewed this now, in shiver- “did. no. goo to tell herself 0 ho saves her life| che had. been. vains weak, blind.) the some steamer|Other girls at 19 were equally so.| ‘them. All that herself with remorse. All this she thoug! she now told the in the anything. ‘What's done is dome.” ti but what she febt: f was never. love! call jt need, call it the of joy that ‘comes because of and -unearned ‘kindness: fate ‘overtaking ‘h Muriilo overtakes :torm does the bewildered, “ansus- for a tryst, wit! ing traveler. a ,, Stories. she ‘ha d “read of incarfta: ing. in the- heart; she learns thet) that, she was punished no wish to la . Sandy's. mother] Perheps she had misused a great live with ‘happiness; perhaps she had flouted rting jove and must iearn through harrow- ing deprivation to cherish it; wait for it as Judith did, as for some saened revelation. But surely the wretchedness of her ith, after treat to bear. * Judith, He, love, tender and complete. love with Sandy, Timmy. Douglas was but a! ‘lerror of her merriage. “She didn't deserve to atone for that with the rest of her years. She argued thus sweetness; "a yr. made him. dominant wit tion; that made her, Sandy, reezy, insolent one, ty eager to pleas as though un- ‘he fougl igainst accepting. Why, at 22, was she standing Bere’ in thie ‘dressing room, her teeth chattering f id now! Judith said 7 With all her breezy, joyous] his life in two. Much easier temperament why should she hh rt! doomed to lonely ‘repression sll the f sng, | MRE oh ter life? town this evening, Wd be compelled to give up the fi vone great, fine thing that had ever come ‘to her; giving up thie love so piercing and so sweet—her first and —. love. s—the first and only one. She junior mem- ical; im. 1 weit mH you home, then?” : im.” . though ‘he hadi But when they had driven the beach boulevard, were pa: —the tell, delicate eternal concourse thought on. ll : Bes not pore Sint she now ‘ld herself, Foie Nenged wi ot, defiant eyes, leaned her elbows on the type- ‘touched se this i in went room, wathed her hands a long time. the powder over her nove and noticed with @ peculiar, melancholy looked wistful and lovely. ’ “If I were really honest l'd want, hideous so that he weuld not} satis: me.” doit. . oT It_was the night before Thanks-| ‘ago in the old home, the be sitting ia the kitchen, preparing urkey; taking the i great t day; danay mother’s wedding cl tf ‘gopmost shelves; Me running in and out, ba doors, Sout How often one of them had @ashed perilously near ons jearry on fight for agricultural es bediar ig A hg ere F ni fore the gallows.” Hi ‘hen pushed at her nails: “I’ve re Ht the tips her rted ‘lips. She said ‘harsh laugh: is the way a man - chamber—the, (MQ, iS, SHAKE HANDS WITH MY FRIEND, DR. CAVITEE, THE DENTIST. in to the dressing faction that she | 'm going to do ddinn tiom the pudding ‘from hed reaching her: rom the 6 children ng all ml Put ‘eR THers, “Now, THs 15 NOT jte HURT You” Goins Sandy cautiqusly Ww, | No—all that was erous and kind ‘ae She Pluckiest thing running away in the ; would always feel it. In that cruey gone stumbling up the road to hide in the bushes,' ‘he had come like a prince and cham- There was tenderness! She looked away from those fervently thet Remon was thappy.' irl tion 80 capable of trea- Sandy suring. She wouldn't shame him or it “age Ani white, pathetic ‘image of herself trying to amile there Why are your lips to white mtr! “I'm not ing over have ea such @ queer look in your to ifaint because of a happiness too This that she felt for Douglas wes it she had _known in her feeling for er charm “end, guiet going an el way, derneath, & dogged. girength thet Jose and gelting a ede him: dom his ettree: ran out off the ‘hou the je and I taunted ‘This was their last night together. he mba whe could eal — her arm. She looked up-to see his to kill ' “ail wait, till we've beast struck dark, .secluded| “‘So'l tore pot. jook at me—then I can't see hig face. Then I'l tel) out hat hi cent. h and turning. off Sloat the ‘hol that leke adout ng di: ous: a Stee init ref to admit to her consei where the Boy Scouts have their en- gveryah ay’ “Why did you tell me this, San-| tu PITy 18 AKIN TO LOVE rry said this almost in a breath he stood on the public atreet hol ing my hands. { looked up into his face, and a warm contented feeling came over me as I looked at him with admira- ti “This. Aesronsig person is my mi pe! neal to myself. “He loves me. He wants to marry me.’ I think, if I had not Lape ey vl to meet Joan, I would have gone with Jerry Hathaway to luncheon. But auch was my feeling at the time that 1 knew I would have told him that 1 would marry him as soon as he wished me te. Sometimes I have ree what would have happened id. E As it was, I caught a sight of Mr. Robinson coming down the and I was so afraid that he woul see me with Jerry. or Joanvithat tushed back into the - rake where I had been. telephoning.:-and out on a side street. I never said good-bye to bout d at iN. In fact, all the way to the = gress in the taxi, which I fortunate! found standing vacant) at the door, I kept asking myself if I had done the right thing. I was sure Jerry saw Mr. Robin- son, He would put two and together i Richa at e right con- elusi was trying campment—when they were parked here they had to watch the moon, at, notwithstanding th fact that Jerry said he would tru: me, there was still a little doul ig in his mind. jealous of M 1 told myself that be jealous of anyone, as it was sign of an inferiority complex. tly, I went into the Congres: ys 1 saw Joan immediately and I forgot everything but her and the wife of Barry Cornwall Poor Joan’s face was so white end drawn that I pitied her from the bottom of my wg Pag) before I had time to tell he: came forward with tears rolling down her cheeks. “Judy, is it true?” “Yes, ar aod you should be for- “wtBut, Judy,” she wh jut "she whispered, “I loved isa % me “Surely. not after the way he treated Fi 1 said. “Yes, I did. One cannot tell one loves or why one does not Barry could have made a aple man if Fd pai hed-not been he was yeara and was gassed at Chateau Thierry. When he came back he couldn't do he didn’t have a a two| thing he could do. He co . (Copyright, 1826, NEA Service, Inc.) TOMORROW: Only a Dance, ‘to these last sentences of ‘hers; that his tho lt on her as she’ sat » enter the| before = Venus outshine so many other ts, % Aen Sandy seid: “I'll wait ti Kisses me—just once. amen ¥ when he stooped en came: when he 5 with a soft: “Well, serephic one!” and ever so sweetly put his lips on renin, a S Pee od eyes. She thought: nger.’ suddenly reached her, ids to his face; she looked in his! fine, hazel eyes now winking and r. a a nea wronged 80 lovely, He woul make up te taetor i that suffer-| ing. She had borne it so bravely, with e high, laughing heart. Even Jude’! wasn't any stronger. Thig was his thought of her. Sandy knew this. She was the Ny I'm ‘entinied r.| nt esd alone, getting a job—gallant| brave like tha "t gane alone— i She said ‘faintly: “This is our so gladly night, Douglas. We're not to see isode away, each hoped other again. one rag it gest . Flirta. “Oh,” nt gesture: “4 - end—'tis the way of all flesh!” ve not been Ylirting with me, “Yes, that’s the kind of a person am.’ He took her hands down and held m:. “You think I fall for that? 2 Why 'You' id eyes n' Then she. told him—with quick, lor: i , taltering breath she swept eway his fea Sere ant fine ‘lesions of ‘her, Gas nie ad it the wealling that whe was. And in etiother. ‘he had been to Ramon. But it was not this surge ‘and sing- it was not the * Chapter 83 | She told it abruptly ani com- raged in cold, monotonous tones, went back ahd repeated, spari: But if he dearned that she wasn't) Hi t—hadn’ jing. Once he said ae want to hear this. And lieve you.” ay once she thou; “You suppose |” “1 don't don't be- he cried. - job? I didn't. I se Fag a person. ‘We quarreled. i ‘He lost control of himself. le raised‘ his fist and struck me in the fi oe When ‘she said this, he touched rr tike @ ci eyes dark and ‘glowering. He blink- eo ed ereatly, tlk yi en vou! y like crying: “Yeu Nl say he struck meat ‘the damned door open and went Papp eein I went with- F coat, and I didn’t have a “But I didn't ¢o gl I went with this man who loved He took fying ev “So ‘that you would no longer love me. “You don't want me to stop ley- tng: soe.” ea At onst, © part of me face “ihe thenghi ent, Tat face, 1e" wee : at him; PH never dook into bis glorious eyes again 1 “A ‘Almost, that long since Ive heard from ima ~“Do you care for him as you care for me?” No ae for| that Judith knew where eres ise of the husky t singi! ie in you’ bee: ‘of ine y? You 4 awake wishi to die—FOR ME? You tove if “Don’t, Dou now...” “Won't 1” “No—you don’t know what you're doing. Listen—” “I don’t want to know. You can’t cure me. I wont’ be cured. If you sit were wishing to be kissed, then kiss me... . I, too, <ents Ail that she said were but words —dim pl ees Here, ‘enghlbed * auty wanted and Toved. Here er ‘hands, soft and flexible as a child’s. Here were her deep, shadowed eyes. Koay filled_now, and she pushed © from him: “Don’t you understand?” “That Vaog Tan out in the night ‘without that 2? That some- one raised a fist and struck you?" ‘meso glas—don’t kiss ‘‘me le took her hands and held them ageinst. him. “Anything you did, you had a right to do!” ws She closed her eyes, holding back the song that came shouting from her heart. - She said faintly: “You pity me. Tomorrow you will see it other- wise.” “No-—I've thought of this. 1 want you. I love you. I'll wait for you.” “It may be years: I may never b free. I can only wreck your life. Any- ‘one: can see: it. Dougias—everyone can see it but. you—" yw stooped and, laughed, the sper now si ughed, the spar- kle in his eyes: “Say all that again. Sandy--the way you love me-—you want me—" “You don't care about that? J can't believe “Don’t ‘think ot it Pa * She turned and looked at the glim- mering surface of the lake. The moon's reflection like a tiny silver cn swayed there. “Why did I tell jim this? Only evad' the wouldn't care. she thought of ‘Ju Seat mee ee ae “Take ‘me tome, Deugles.” je put his arms about her. said: “I'm sorry sbout all thet er tating act eae eat vo! Buc I know'its tues IS sorry on your account. Sand; Wink Ta let it come beteeon ust t think I love you more . . . T love you more . . . Don’t close your hg I want to look in ~ Y ee yur hand: be 1 fies any Zr nt on my fore close to the wall, the she hed heard . she had But she let. He ives hid her face “Tomorro' éat| row 1 seitle ee Sinks, . are ca A oes, Hii 4 y ’ ~ game down the many steps of -the There was a ii room next ‘deen fey Pry ign all uneven. This it Douglas in the was there—p sitting big leather armchair, his feet on the firebox.