The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-17

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~ more than children. NedAW
Ned-had gone away TO the big city
three years before to make his Tor
tune. She never had heard from him
since.
Unclouded eyes. q fresh clean COM
plexion and simple direct address won
Millicent her interview with the Of
fee manager in the film plant While
he still was explaining her new fling
duties. in rushed the chief director
hair rumpled and gesticulating in wild
excitement.
Audrey Arlington fell down in the
middle of her big scene in the last
reel of the Christmas release. /.
Complete nervous breakdown.
hysterical are rushing her di-
rect to the nearest hospital now.
/. What in heavens name will
we do? There isn't girl in the whole
stock company who can make up to
look enough like her to complete the
personification for this final reel,"
The head director kept wringing his
hands and swearing frantically. The
president of the company registered
acute distress. Then his eyes acct
dentally fell upon pretty Millicent
among her filing cases.
Look, Look; Mr.. Isaacsohn!
yelled the head director, pointing. AS
l live, that girl looks enough like Miss
Arlington to be mistaken for her on
the street, Come here, Miss
Miss whatever-your-namei is! Have
you ever posed before picture
camera? No? well, it doesn't
make any difference just now anyway
You're fired from that Office job. IL
give you $50 a week to substitute fol
Miss Arlington in this last reel.
No. / haven't time to listen to any
thing about it, Come on back to the
studio with me right now! The set
is all up and we were right in the
middle of the scene when Miss Arl
ington tainted. Ned Tolman, the
leading man, is waiting. C'mon!"
Bewildered Millicent was pulled
out of the busy Offices and back tt
the huge glass-domed studio wher'
the last reel of the famous Christina
release was being held in impatien
allegiance for its principal
Listen now, MISS" exploded tn
director as Millicent emerged from
the dressing room clad in the sam
wonderful gown that Audrey Airing
ton had been wearing only ten mir
. utes before. PAY attention to wha
say and don't stare at either me o
the camera. Act natural; that
what we're paying you for! Walk il
side of those tape lines on the foo
| and don't on any account move GU
side them. This scene is the parle
of your home. It's supposed to
Christmas eve. You're to turn yoI
u back to the camera and be tieing
y sprig of mistletoe to the chandelie
A Mr.. Ned Tolman, who plays opposi
lead will do the rest. You simp
Il act as any girl would under the Ct
cumstances. Hey you! G
4 Mr.. Tolman from his dressing-rool
J Tell him we're all ready again. No
4 in you go miss"
Millicent did Just as she was tol
: although her heart beat fast and
head was in a whirl. With her ba
| to the assemblage behind the Gran
ing comera man, she raised both arr
u to tie the sprig of mistletoe to t
N chandelier. Quick footsteps sound
u behind her and, an instant later.
mans strong arms were around b
waist and his handsome face thru
close to hers for kiss.
With cry of mingled fright and
ia dignation, the girl squirmed about
If his arms and tried to push him ava
IF Then for the first time she caug
% sight of the movie matinee idols fac
,r "Ned?" she thrilled in joyo
r amazement. Ned Harkins, You a
W the famous Ned Tolman?"
"Millicent!" breathed he, claspil
IS her closer as their lips met in Ion
n long kiss and the watching direct
# yelled: "Finei fine! Hold that"
10 Presently the whirr of the came
a crank ceased and the grins on t
d faces of actor, extra" and "se
" shifter broadened.
IS Hey there," finally shouted t
N head director. Films run GU
o. scenes over! We've had enough
ia that kiss nowi"
is But l haven't murmured Ne
o. looking fondly down into his c
II. sweetheart's happiness-fiushed fa'
4 Have you, Millicent?'
r Never! / could keep on doing
Nv forever" she whispered softly bacl
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