Show Th D Dv IE v f o t f n Hig Hi Bride lih a Out Knock nock Punch J Jt t Rat shot out will tre- tre Young Gwynne Roman force t caught his Is s nent squarely on the jaw and he I I II I f went amid amida a great crashing of glass I I B A the insult h wart and china t Ep 3 to the Pretty American I t jt Girl and Promptly Marries t tu u t 1 I c wa Erskine Gwynne the young man who delivered the vig orus punch that led to his falling in love with and tI n Miss Armstrong R JosAR I 1 r T Ii P-Erskine P Ersk ne Gwynne and JosA- JosA 1 1 phine Armstrong had set out I from the very beginning ton ton to n I beir courtship and marriage identically ally like some of the romances ro- ro we we mances see sec in the movies they could hardly have succeeded bet bet bet- better ter t i iter ter Not often do you Oll find outside the the films or the pages of t the e story storybooks storybooks storybooks books anything more thrillingly romantic ro- ro romantic ro romantic mantic than the true story of how Mr Gwynne's sturdy fist avenged the insult to prett pretty Miss Armstrong and how bow he then fell in love with her and g quickly won he her heart i P PYoung Young Mr Gwynne is a member of f the rich Vanderbilt clan his mother be be- be being ing be ing a cousin cousin of Cornelius Vanderbilt For many years ears he has his home with his mother in Paris Paris and and has become one of the best known and best liked figures in the large American American colony which plays such an important part in Parisian life Although possessed of considerable works for fora fora means Gwynne o ostensibly a living His Ilis job is that of right hand handman handman handman man to Henri Letellier the immensely I wealthy French newspaper ne publisher But the duties of this position are not arduous or confining enough to keep Mr Gwynne from being nightly at the fash Ush fashionable fashionable clubs and the most exclusive restaurants and dancing resorts No- No Nobody No No- Nobody Nobody body knows better than he the prop proper r hour for dropping into Ciros Ciro's for a cock cocktail tail or when the correct time is for ordering dinner at the he Ritz Everybody likes this good looking blond haired young man except man except the mouthed mouthed loudmouthed South American whom he knocked out the other evening and doubtless that gentleman will when he becomes better acquainted with his conqueror In spite of his hia youth Gwynne is already famous in Paris for tor his wit and for the spirit of gayety which v he breathes into every party he attends The former Josephine Armstrong whom Erskine Gwynne has so romantically roman roman- romantically romantically wooed and wed comes from Washington D C where she was originally originally nally an artists artist's model mode She She- is one of the six comely young women whom Jean latou atou the celebrated fashion creator recently borrowed from the United States and carried off to Paris to give an American flavor lavor to his dressmaking establishment Many good judges thought Miss Arm Arm- Armstrong Armstrong strong Ann strong by far the most beautiful of the girls Monsieur selected here to dj display play gowns and wraps to to his cue cus cu customers tomes She is remarkable for the rich bronze of her hair and also for her eyes hazel hazel in some som lights and in others othen much the same color as her hair Of course the arrival in Paris of such sucha a beauty could not escape the attention of such a gay town man-about-town as Erskine Gwynne He lIe and Miss Armstrong quickly became good friends and were often seen dancing dining and taking tea together lIe He was however no more attentive to her thin than scoreS score'S scores of other young men in the Paris smart set set They were sim elm simply ply good friends and congenial com com- companions companions for an afternoon or evening and doubtless they would have remained nothing mor more than this had it not been fo for what happened at a ball one night That was when their romance really began The setting for tor this real life scenario was just such sucha a one as would have de- de delighted delighted de delighted lighted an ambitious movie direct director r It was the ballroom in Henri Letellier's Paris mansion glowing lowing with lights Sights and iz K Miss Josephine Armstrong who went to Paris to work work- for a year as a mannequin and now will remain there permanently as the bride of Mr Gwynne jewels and thronged with fashionably dressed men and women Everybody who is anybody in oneo one io o 0 the gayest circles of paris Paris life was among those inose present presen Henri Letellier is one of the most famous hosts in Paris His Isis enter enter- entertainments entertainments t are al- al always al always ways lavish and andt t his h i s particular ball was one of the most delight delight- delightful delightful delightful ful of the many he had given As Letellier's right handman hand man manof of course Ers Era Erskine kino Ers kine G Gwynne w y n n e took a leading part in seeing that everything p a a 8 a sc se d off of smoothly and all the guests had the time of their lives This was wasa wasa wa-la wa a task that fre- fre frequently frequently fre frequently called for great tact on Mr Gwynne's I II I ii i t pt 1 w r f j The six six American mannequins whom Monsieur Jean borrowed from the United States to grace his paris dressmaking establishment nt Miss Armstrong is on the t eXtreme right for one of Letellier's guest lists is nev never r limited to richand rich and fashionable society but stretches out to include all sorts sort and conditions of people The The only requirement require require- requirement requirement ment is that they ther shall be well tred hed charming and always gayly diverting On this evening as usual the assembly that gathered In the ballroom of the Letellier mansion was a very hetro- hetro one K Ie included besides fash fash- fashionable fash- fash fashionable fashionable millionaires and me and women of title a large lare lar e number of famous ac- ac actresses actresses ac actresses tresses and dancers artists models mannequins and a liberal sprinkling of women who laid claim to no special call call- calling call calling ing but were valued as guests on on ac- ac account account ac account count of their astonish astonishing ill good looks Among those who accept accepted invitations were Miss Josephine Armstrong and an an- an another other an-other other of the American mannequins the establishment Long after midnight when the gayety had reached its height these two ti tired d of dancing and seated themselves at one of the reo re refreshment freshment tables which which were wee ran ranged ed edal al along ng one end of the magnificent ball ball- ballroom ballroom room ball room At a table nearby sat cat a young South American millionaire and a party of his men friends The millionaire had been drinking too freely of the champagne lii I I i 77 I Iy r j 7 f r i I Ii i which Monsie Monsieur r Letellier always sup sup- supplies supplies supplies plies so abundantly for his guests This was quite evident from the tho loudness of his voice and the tha frequent boorish com com- comments comments comments ments he made concerning people him around him When Josephine Armstrong floated Into the range of his alcoholic vision he was instantly interested Being a new newcomer comer in Paris he hadnot had not yet heard about the little beauty from Washing Washing- Washington ton who had become the talk of the city Turning to one of his friends he asked rather thickly Who is she Who Is that wonder wonder- wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully fully beautiful beautiful girl I mean the tho one with the bronze hair and the eyes that are always changing color In a courteously low voice his friend explained that this was Miss Armstrong generally generally considered the most beautiful beautiful beautiful ful of the six young women whom Jean had imported from the United States to t work tork ork as mann mannequins quins in his dressmaking establishment As this information sank into the con consciousness of the South American he exploded with indignation over what hat in his drunkenness he con con- considered cond con considered eldered a serious affront to his dignity as the scion cion of o 0 one of f the wealth wealth- est families In the Arg Argentine ntine Republic Only a mannequin mannequin mannequin-he he cried in a voice oice louder than ever A A girl who her earns her living by making a clothes clotheshorse clotheshorse clotheshorse horse of herself How does a mere working girl happen to get into an af- af affair affair af affair fair like this It is outrageous I am amnot amnot amnot not accustomed to attending social af- af affairs af affairs fairs to to which mannequins are in- in invited in invited He lIe was going on and on with extended comments on the undesirability of man man- mannequins mannequins as guests at a II fashionable ball when Erskine Gwynne attracted by the loud words walked into earshot He lie was amazed that anybody could be offering such insults to his fellow countrywoman Very quietly and courteously he de- de demanded de demanded that the So South th American stop his slurring remarks and also apologize for them But the rich young man from the Ar gentine was unwilling to do anything of othe the kind leaped to his feet and held up his fists fists- Erskine Gwynne did nit nt n t give him time timo timeto to move With speed and sledge hammer force his right arm shot out Ills His fist caught the South American squarely on the point of the jaw and down he went to the he floor amid 1721 I U ts to Jo r lun I G lB r The former Josephine Arm Armstrong strong the Wash Washington ington artists artist's model whose romance with Mr Gwynne beg began n with the smashing blow he landed on the jaw of an insulting South American at a fashionable Paris ball a great crashing of china and glass glass- glassware ware glass ware It was a short battle as short as it was spectacular in its results With that one punch young Mr Gwynne GW ne had avenged the insult to pretty Miss Armstrong and started on on its way the romance that was to make her his bride Of course the mannequin wh who l had seen and heard everything that hap hap- happened hap happened was was quick to express her gratitude to the hero who had so effectively pun pun- punished pun punished the insulting millionaire The next day when it was discovered that Gwynne's knockout punch had broken his hand and carrying it in a sling necessary she added sympathy to her gratitude Under these circumstances what more natural than that the friendship of these two young young- people should ripen into love That is exactly what happened Now they are married married and and married they hope hype as happily as the 1 I eroes eroes and heroines hero hero- heroines heroines ines of the film dramas so often of tea are When the former Miss 1 Armstrong first went to Paris she intended to return to her native land larid after a year or two Now of course she will iain indefinitely in the French capital liar Her hus hue husband husband band is so happily situated there that he would hardly care to live anywhere else and his bride likes Parisian life too Her Tier marriage lifts the former manne marine mannequin mannequin quin nto a n very cry distinguished position in French society She now has for friends for guests and for hostesses many of the same women she formerly knew only liS as fashionable customers of Monsieur i Pa Pa- Pa Paton's tous tou's tons tous As the bride of Mr loIr Gwynne she can afford to wear the tho very creations of the tho modiste for tor whom s used to work |