Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-14
How | Became
4 Mouie Star
As Told to
INEZ KLUMPH
What Has Already Happened

Dorothy Lane, q small toDn girl,
am bifious TO become n screen star,
risitS the studios nhile on a trip TO
Ncp York. she meets Laurence
French, a press agent, tcho becomes
interested in her and secures for her
an important part playing opposite
John SeDnrd, famous screen star.
but she refuses. Eikhorn, a big pro-
ducer, engages Dorothy for an im.
portant role. She dimes ,cith Lan-
renee French, and meets Priscilla
Grdrcs, childhood friend Of L1rrp's.
| She also meets Eikhorn, aud goes
home uith him, rhilc Larry goes to
dance club pith Prisc;li1. When
Eikhorn tells Dorothy the story Of
the picture, she refuses the part.
T GOT home TO find Persis lying on
i my bed, smoking cigarettes--a habit
she'd formed since. the last time I'd
seen her-and reading a magazine.
Somebody is occupying Sylvia
Stearns' room tonight" she said, $50
you'll have to take me in here, II you
don't mind"
"Of course 7 don't--I'll be glad to
have you" assured her, slipping out
Of my crumplcd frock and dropping II
on the floor. 1t would have to be laun-
dcrcd again now, thought bitterly
things like that were usually the one
unbearable straw To me-, but somehow
that night didn't care. Having Per-
sis sleep with me was another thing
that I just felt I couldn't stand my
little room had seemed sanctuary to
mo as l drove to it; I could tumble
into bed aud cry in the dark. If wanted
to, and try to plan what Id do next.
Now l wouldn't have even that ConSo.
lation.
"Well, how's cvcrythingf What
about Lawrence French? Are you and
hc-but from your face It doesn't look
as If you were" commented Pcrsis.
I'VE mad very nice time, but we
aren't engaged, IL that's what you
mean" ] told her as ! searched in the
closet for my other kimono; she had on
the ono usually wore.
And what nbout your now job; the
one you mentioned this aftcrnoon?" she
went on. ''ls it Il good onc---who's
it with?"
I've decided not to take it," an.
Bwercd, feeling that Id give anything
on Garth TO got away from her for
even q few moments. ''It wasn't very
good. -
''Tclcphore for you. Miss Lane"
called the maid from the hall below,
just then, and ] simply few out Of
tho room and down the stairs, wild
with excitement. 1t might be Law
T. IL. l..
E!khorn, though I did hope 1t wasn't.
cause it was half-pa 10. and rather
late for just ordinary telephone calls.
I picked up the receiver and spoke,
but my voice sort of sank down into
my throat. somehow, and I had to say
''Hcllo' twice before I got Gny an.
swer. And then cheerful masculine
voice said:
Hello, Dorothy. This is John Sew.
ard"
Id never thought of him. I'd for
Cotton him completely over since Elk
horn mentioned him 10 inc. II hadn't
felt 50 upset I'd have been amused at
the thought that could forget the fact
that John Seward wanted 10 marry me.
II saw Jack Gibbs fcw inoncuts
ago. at th" club, and he told me tha:
Henry Eikhorn had just taken you
home" he went on. without waiting for
me to speak. And well, was
pretty much worried about you. and
couldn't resist calling UP to zee il you
had arrived home. well. it's none Of
MY business. ! suppose, but sort Of
don t like this. girlic."
'Wcll, I'm home" told him. won
dcring why ] should want TO cry be-
cause somebody wanted 10 look after
me.
But is it true that you're going to