The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-26

EC ~ : q, From Last Issue)

Lucinda had sacrificed the eve
ming to sense of duty; a true sac
flee, for Lynn was ieaVlns
early next morning to spend
d Fortnight with his company IN an
oregon Jogging camp
Losing patience Lucinda called
the Alexandria on the telephone,
and was formed that Mr.. bruce
had Checked out" early in the
morning, saying nothing OF an IN
tentionSto return.
no note came from Bellamy the
next morning and nothing trans
PRED in the course OF the next
3 several weeks to afford any clue
70 the riddle: with the upshot
I'll at Lucinda thought about her
Husband "a great deal more than
she Wanted to or had at any time
since leaving Chicago 1t was
strange, II wasn't like Bel to treat
XIV
ss3s Jacques kept the Summerlad
away SO long that its re-.
m found the first Linda Lee
production in full swing. with
y Barry. Nolan in command, Lucln-
da playing the supple puppet OF
B HIS within. Fanny demurely walk
ing through the feminine part OF
dho A<o 80 - -
at the peak OF MS
Scapacity3as executive genius.
ssssssS S Why 1t should be so hard on
him nobody seemed to know and
Ton tame was too busy to explain.
TO all his symptoms of hustle
and bounce, his wife played silent
but attentive audience; though
oftentimes8 her pretty eyes would
q ight up With an unspoken COM
I ment too spungent to be wasted
and. discreetly questing sympa-
Site confidant, would find it
wit hout fai1Ain Barry Nolan.
irish both by descent and pro-
fsssio on, Nolan had at least that.
sense sconspicuously developed.
What others he possessed was
which came to occupy
aany.of Lucinda's spare moments.
She couldn't account for Nolan's
high place in cinema, unless
disposition. a fetching
grin infectious verve, impudence
end, and a distinctly IN
sIjcated vein OF genius at crap
shootinE, summed CP the essential
qualifications of 4 director who
9Spretended to earn "a wage OF $25,-
perproduction.
ss But Lucinda first mistrusted
his a hility because OF his appalling
ignorance concerning rudimentary
pFineiples of social usage.
Since the story they were con-
scerned with had TO do with peo-,
pieH OF Questionable New York, Luz
Scinda thought it important that
Their manners should conform to
y convention; but Nolan
s5sszWas SO Titled learned in such
matters and his impatience with
Il hem was wholehearted: All,
whats it matter? Ninety per
cent of your audiences are solid
bone from the neck up, and the
nest wouldn't think they'd got
ID eli i III oney's worth unless they
eund som ething to beef about in
picture Why worry about lit
fes things like that? Life's too
ssh Tort, and we're Wast;ng time,
But that distrust of Barry Mol
an scompet which troubled
Eucind ais mind almost from the
very outset of their ASSOCIATION
had yet to 5crystallize on the Sat
sStlrd ay8swhen Summerlad was eS-
pected home.
IT o@getsridS of Lucinda's presence
which instinct was already be-
ssginning to warn him was silently
II skeptical of his claims-Nolan
artfully suggested that she might
IS ikegito review the rushes of yes
n terd avs camera work.
Assuming that she would find
hesprojection-room empty, Lucin-
I'D aSSmade her way to it without
+ bothering to remove her makeup
button opening the door saw
fan-Iike beam of turbid light wav-
ering athwart its darkness, and
would have withdrawn, had not
Zinnfs thick and genial accents
hailed her from the rear of the
Ion black-walled, tunnel-like
88chamb Ter.
Come right on in, Miss Lee.
Wen be through in a minute. just
running some of the fillum come
through from Joe Jacques yester-
lay. Sgreat stuff that boy SUM
merlad's putting over this time. =
Then with fluttering heart
seLucinda identified her husband
~ in zinn's companion.
Shake hands with Mr.. bruce.
7s5 Miss Lee: new tenant OF mine,
rs going to W ork here same as you,
lust. signed a lease for space to
make his first production.
What!
IL that monosyllab1e of dis
mayed protest, Lucinda saw 2inn. S
M y tile eyes of ZIG gro" vice
with surprise.
But u am fortunate. Mr. linn,
I'M already having the honor of
Miss Lees acquaintance. Bellamy
sstooksp0ssession OF her hand.
that5so2 You two know. each
AEother. why's you tell me
Lucinda found her voice all at
once. but hardly her self-posses-
= ton. It ism TT can't be true!
sSel.$ III isn't true you're-
Afraid it Is, Linda. Bells
smile was lightly hooking. he
picture business has got me In
its tolls at last. Only needed that
trip out here; to decide me. Now
I'm in up TO my ears. Something
TO do you know, =,
when linn departed. however
Bells smannerSc changed.