CHAPTER XX.
A "CLOSE-UP" OF DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS Young Mr.Douglas Fairbanks, star alike in both the "speakies" and the "movies," is well worth a story.

He is what every American might be, ought to be, and frequently is _not_.

More than any other that comes to mind, he is possessed of the indomitable optimism that gives purpose, "punch," and color to any life, no matter what the odds.
He holds the world's record for the standing broad grin.

There isn't a minute of the day that fails to find him glad that he's alive.

Nobody ever saw him with a "grouch," or suffering from an attack of the "blues." Nobody ever heard him mention "hard luck" in connection with one of his failures.