Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-25
Reconciliation

Maud Samson began to whim-
per.
"Oh. but Ted, you should have
seen that l needed a ditfused
light"
NO you didn't. Some of your
close-ups were beautiful Others
grant, were q little hard but
did you notice mine3"
How can you be 80 nice tc
herr" l found myself whispering
to myself. In wave of pity
almost leaned my face against
the wall between us. l wanted
to tell Theo that, If possible,
wouldmake up to him for all that
long four years of worry and
strife with which he had paid and
paid and paid for the little kind
ness that Maud Samson had given
him. Certainly she should have
remembered thai II ne had not
had personality, good looks, grace
and been able to act-if he had
not made good in her first pic
ture he would have been let out,
That stood on the credit side OF
his ledger.
Il wonder il she did look old, "
thought trying to conjure up
again her face upon the screen.
but at first all l could remember
was q little trembling awkward
girlish figure with brown eyes
raised in a kind Of alteration to-
ward the splendidly handsome
face OF man bending over her.
Tswas glad that an auriole of
golden curls framed my face and
seemed to beckon the hand Of
Theo which laid upon 1T once. I
was glad Of that closeup OF my
hand creeping closer and closer
to Theo's as it was stretched up
on the arm of the great easy
chair. And, though little
ashamed, Was glad OF the round
ness of my cheeks and the time
untouched mouth and the young
eyes which looked into the sad
dened and weary face OF Maud
Samson.
With that picture Of the face
Of Maud Samson. which must have
been uncoasciously impressed up
on my brain In the projecting
room forming itself in my mind. 1
realized that she was right. She
did look old Her pictured face
must have been much more Of q
disappointment to her than mine
was to me for she did not look
nearly as well or as young on the
screen as she did off Of It. In spite
of her tirade. directed at NE as
well as at Theo. 1 had a great
sympathy for her. The moving
picture camera Is pitiless and
sustere as death itself.
Some day that may come to
me" I thought aud a feeling al
most OF nausea came over me.
Ted. do you really think that
they are all right3 Do look much
older than I did in the lasts"
Maud Sanson's voice trembled as
she awaited his answer.
Not a bit. Maudie, not a bit,
But come. we must so back and
see the rest Of the rushes. The
men are waiting"
The door Of Miss Sansou's dress
ing room slamed shut and heard
the sound OF retiring feet.
Hurriedly | got into my street
I felt I could not see
either Miss Samson or Theo again
that day. I made up nv mind |
that in some way I would screw
up courage enough to ask Miss
SAMSON the next day Il she did 1
not think. from the rushes. that I /
had acted nv love scenes rather
we'll Anything would be better
than adding fuel to her jealousy
and was sure that whenever 1
,ame near Theodore Sgrattoa II
would show how m@eh I loved
atm. My only salvation was 10
make people understand that 7 was /
always acting and did not get out
Z my part.
When told Kitty all the things
hat had happened. she seemed /
emsrkably unsympathetic for she
uSt leaned back in her chair aud