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Show I J OW IT STARTEp I fl By JEAN NEWTON Ld "SIMON PURE" XI THAT'S In a name?" we say. W when we use the expression "Simon pure" there Is no doubt as to the Implication; and It was In the confidence con-fidence of a certain Simon l'ure In the suggestlveness of the name that the now popular nickname had Its origin. The vehicle was a seml-nllegorleal story by a Mrs. Centllvre, cnlled "A Hold Strike for a Wife." The hero, Colonel Felgnwull, was a gay Quaker bnchelor, whose frequent Indiscretions earned him a leading role In occasional occa-sional "society" scandals. This Inconsistent Quaker lost his heart, from a distance, to a delightful little lass named Lovely, who lived In a neighboring town. The colonel's reputation rep-utation was too well known for him to make any successful advances, and so, to gain a more favorable first Impression, Im-pression, he changed his name to Simon Si-mon Pure. He began to press his suit and a strange thing happened 1 No sooner had he won the heart of Lovely and obtained the consent of her guardian for her hand than his Quaker Impulses asserted themselves and forbade his marrying the beautiful Lovely whom he had won through deception. So he proved himself really "Simon l'ure!" (. Boll Syndicate.) WNO Service. Did lightning ever strike a bus? |