Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-17
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By the Noted Author
IDAH M'0LONE GIBSON
A Unioue Invitation.

ton greeted me at the yacht wit
a sneer.
You have learned the ways Z
a moving picture idol early, have
Mt you, Virgie? You picked th
, handsomest and biggest OF thos
football players and tagged hil
quickly, didn't your"
That handsomest and bigges
football player has been tagge
with my name, Mr.. Srratton, eve
since ! was five years old. ii
comes from my own home town.
| All, now understand man,
things" he murmured graphically
mis- mouth very close to my ear, al
We were rehearsing. And ex
pect you are all excitement owe
the game he continued, in thu
interval between the last shot anc
the next rehearsal.
"Of course am, aren't your"
Il am, Virgie," put In Maud
SAMSON. "Theo almost promised
me last night that we should all
go"
You misunderstood me, Maud, 4
was Theo's irate exclamation. "Bul
II had 1 would understand today
what foolish promise it was. 1t
would cost me at least thousand
dollars to see a lot of husky young
chaps mauling each other all over
che field. We will finish up. 4
hope, with hard work ON Thursday
With the wreck scene. But IL we
give whole afternoon to foot
oall game we can't leave San
francisco before Saturday"
Even Maud Sanson's face fell
and know that | was ready to
cry.
Being motion picture actress
was not all cakes and also | had
already found out that 1t was
mostly work and hard work.
Neither your grief nor your pleas
ure could be considered when youl
work was on.
Thinking of this my thoughts
wandered to the grave In River
side where slept Kitty Dalton. II
was sure that 1t was covered with |
fresh flowers. Tonight, as the
grey shadows OF the twilight crept
IN, John Storm would be sitting
before the burning logs of the
great wood fire, looking out
through the window at the mound
lnder which the hopes Of his life
we're buried.
| wondered II Gloria had re-
;eived my letter In which | had
old her all about Kitty. Gloria
lad expressed surprise and joy, III
ier last letter, that Kitty had
come back" so beautifully. Shel
'emarked: THAT just shows what
owe. real love, win do. Kitty Dali
on was the last girl that | would
expect John Storm to fall in love
With, but Herb tells me that l am
he last girl he expected to fall In
owe with. And yet, Virgie, W.
IRE SO happy that | am almost
lfraid to look ahead
Last night he invited number
4 intellectual people to dine with ,
IS here In Honolulu and after they
eft, oh, Virgie, think of 1t, Herb {
ook me In his arms and said u
You are so beautiful, Gloria, so
weet, so utterly lovely. am so
roud Of your Oh, Virgie, the
'onder Of 1t all. But If love can
york such miracles for me--not
he Gloria Summers of the movies |
but Just Maggie Smith born OF
drunken father and an over
'orked, undernourished mother, !
len the miracle of Kitty Dalton's
'demption is understandable to
Ie."
by this time" | said to my
lf, as thoughts of Kitty's SUI
rene sacrifice for love filled my
ind, RIA must know what love n
q for Kitty Dalton and what
itty Dalton did for love-
had plenty OF time for
oughts all that day for every
ing went awry. Theodore STRAIT I
n was In beastly temper. Maud
'nson seemed terrorized. The
rector was exasperated to the
eaking point and to cap the eli
AK about IL 1t began to rain
d having planned on interiorll
,rk In the cabin of the yacht. =
Q assistant director had given lr=
orders for the lights to be set II
AS soon as possible l got away II
,m all the mess and with Mrs II
ester went back to the hotel. II
] found hurried note from Ed II
saying; Mrs. Chester and you
to dine at the training table
light II YOU care to do so. Anil
fellows are dying to meet a II
tlOn nirflIra aptraec U ap, An. III