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E. K. Lincoln, Canine Fancier
By J. ALLEN BOONE
To be a popular screen actor and in much demand by producers; to have your own producing organization and a splendidly equipped studio in which to make pictures whenever you choose to; to own a farm in the picturesque rolling country of Pennsylvania and an estate in the Berkshire Hills ; to raise dogs that will win cups and blue ribbons for you at the biggest shows ; to motor, to hunt, to go in for various athletic sports ; to be successful on the stock market ; to have a full share of all the social qualities ; to be an all-round good fellow and enjoy an unbounded friendship, all this sounds like one of those "castles in Spain" dreams, doesn't it ? Nevertheless, it's very much of a reality to one man, and his name is E. K. Lincoln.
"Eddie" Lincoln has been much favored of the gods. But this can be said of him : he has never basked in the sunshine and waited for the gods to come to him; he has always gone to the gods. This has often meant taking big chances, but taking big chances is one of Lincoln's chief characteristics. Life to him is a system that requires deep study. Whatever he does he believes in doing with every ounce of energy, and as he has plenty of energy, results are bound to break for him, not always his way, perhaps, buj: nevertheless they break, and in the continuous breaking he runs a high average in getting the things he starts after.
Lincoln began life with four valuable assets — good looks, a keen mind, a bubbling sense of humor; and a splendid physique. These got him thru school days, with an alacrity that surprised even his parents, and then he
decided to become' an actor. His good looks and .personality landed him a small part in a stock company and in one of the second-class cities of Pennsylvania, and three
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weeks afterwards he was the leading man. From then on, for the next few years, he played leads in stock companies in different parts of the country. Always he kept a close eye on the financial barometer, realizing that independence in any walk of life exists only when