Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-26
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By the Noted Author
IDAH MGLONE GIBSON
Gloria's Letter

( ing on the envelope and tore It
open eagerly. / was anxious to
know what had been done before
called her up on long distance.
Virginia dear
Tomorrow morning yuu viii
! read In the papers more or Jess
garblsd account of what has hap
peRed to Herb and me during the
last few days. would like to
near the buzz buzz buzz of goBsip
and yet | suppose 1t Is Just as
well.
John Storm got hold of Herb
yesterday and told him that he
must publish our marriage, as he
would not be party to any sec
ret that would hurt me. CAS-
though anything Herb could do
would hurt me.)
Before Herb asked me about 1t
he called in his friend, Morton, of
The Daily Unit and told him OF
our marriage. Herb added he was
going to Santa Barbarba in the
afternoon to see me.
Morton insisted upon coming
down with him. Meanwhile, my
luck was with me for the doctor
took the bandages off Kitty's eyes
and found she could see a little.
After an examination the doctor
said she would be all right in a
month or two.
Kitty was SO oyerjoyed thai
when that shyster lawyer came
to see her she almost literoSly kick
ed him out. OF course | was able
to assure her that Herb would hot
let her want for anything until
she was able to get back into the
pictures.
But | am not sure they want
me in pictures, Ria, she walled.
You know, lately. IL the least
story gets into the papers about
your escapades, it Is Off the silver
sheet for you "
Il was rather cruel. | said. 1t
isn't as though you were a star.
No one knows very much about |
you and If you turn over new
leaf now, l am sure you will, get
your chance. Herb, OF course. will
do all he can
have sworn off, Fla, sworn
off the red liquor and :he deadly |
homebrew and l have cut out the
gay crowd. They don't get you
anywhere. You think your are hav
ing good time when the bright |
lights are shining, but in the
cold, grey dawn of the next day |
you know that what you thought
was unconfined Joy was only the
first symptoms Of a splitting 25-
hour headache!'
Il am writing all this to you,
Virgie, to give you an idea of the
average girl in the movies. They
don't come from the best families
as a rule. Rather they come from |
poverty just as l did and corse-
quently very few of them are able |
to withstand prosperity.
II hope poor Kitty has had her
lesson. I wish l were going to be
around to help.
Now, my dear, am coming
to the real news of my letter.
Tomorrow morning Herb and
I drive to San Francisco, taking
passage late in the afternoon fer
the Orient.
Don't think am selfish for
not coming to bid you goodbye,
dear, but, oh. l hate good-byes.
you know l love you. And more
than all love your independence.
| know you will succeed and you
won't need Herbs or my influ-
ence. And, Virginia. l know
how wonderful it is to succeed
through ones own efforts.
Herb gave Kitty check for
SIS, 900, which is more than the
child ever dreamed of getting.
Or course that shyster lawyer had
told her that they might be able
to get 100000, put anyway they
would take as much Of it as they
could get, SO Kitty is happy. Her
eyes are getting better hourly.
"Virgie, 1 thought Herb was {
but never dreamed that
| man could be so wonderful. He
my every want. In
act l do not dare express the
5 slightest wish, fer ammediately
t has come true.
And think of it, Virgie! We
ire going to take a trip around
he world! Herb says that he !,
viii be so happy to show me all
hese things You know he has ,
rayeled all over and he says that I,
lie is going to get new thrill =,
when he sees the world again p,
through my eyes on this trip, be- ,,
ause l am going to go with him
verywhere he goes and meet all 7
lis friends.
"Oh. Virgie, Virgie, it is so
that l am afraid it can't
asst!
This morning l asked Herb Y
viii you love me like this al T
'ays?' And what do you think 6
e said? 4 don't know, Ria. y
Why ask me that? Let's get all :
he joy out of the present and E
ot look into the future.'
Il just grew cold. Why is it =
hat we are given this beautiful ;