South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-20
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REGIN TFRE TODAY
ter Eve years OF married life.


After I've years OF married life.
LUCINDA DRUCE. New York So
Getty matron. concluded that
wealth. youth. beauty. social po-
sition and sincere love. were not
sufficient 20 hold the affection of
her husband.
BELLA1IY BRUCE. Weak willed
and selfish. Bel had been guilty OF
a series Of escapades In which
promiseuous Irritation and drunk
enness had combined 10 humiii-
ate his wife
A broken promise 20 reform
causes Lucinda 20 leave him Bel
follows her 10 Chicago and is pre-
vented from forcibly restraining
her from going 20 Reno by the in
PREVENTION Of an unidentified young
man
ON the train. Lucinda meets her.
Old friend.
FANNY LONTAINE. who with her
husband. is going 10 Hollywood,
where
HARRY LONTAINE IS thinking of
forming a motion picture COM
pany She learns that the young
man who assisted her in escaping
from Bel Is also on the train and
that he is
LYNN SUMAIERLAD. a prominent
screen star
co OK WITH THE STORY.
Seated in section 10. waiting for
the porter 20 bring back his per
Eonal impediments from the draw
3ng-room. Harry Lontaine turned
handsome face 10 the window,
|. frowning absently. the nervous
frown OF "A man whose Cleverness
has never proved quite equal to the
task OF satisfying appetites at once
strons and fastidicus
From this deIectabIe realm the
dreamer was recalled by conscious
ness OF somebody standing in the
aisle and staring impertinently. Lon
taine was too diligent a student of
motjOn pictures not 10 know at sight
the features OF Lynn Summerlad. by
long odds the most popular male
star OF the American cinema. a
parsonage worth knowing
Misleading his expression. Mr..
Summerlad felt called upon to apollo
gize
'fBeg your pardon. but I was ex-
pecting 10 find a lady in this sec
ton. / may say a friend a Mrs.
Druce. Do YOU by any chance"
XVI
Lynn Summerland made fourth
at the bridge table set up that af-
ternoon TN the Lontaine drawing
room; invited by Lontaine as an &C
qUaintance Of Lucinda's, and a CRATE
ful addition to the party because
he played something better than
merely a good game.
Not only 'fearfully easy 10 look
at" Gas Fanny cOnhded TO Lucinda)
but fair spoken and we'll. If at times
q shade carefully hammered he was
intelligent and ready of wit
BY nightfal OF the second day. II
was possible for Lucinda TO make
up her mind that she liked Lynn
SummerIad decidedly. True that he
was not Of her world: but then
neither was she herself any longer
IN this anomalous stage of the apos-
tate wife, neither wife nor widow.
not even honest divorce.
II Summerlad's character as she
read IL had faults. if ar occasional
crudity hawed his finish. these
things We're held 70 be condonable
IN view Of his youth. He seemed
ridiculously young 10 Lucinda but
sure 10 improve with age sure to
take on polish from rubbing up
against life Especially if he were
so forth nate as TO find the right wo-
man TO watch over and advise him.
An interesting job. for the right
woman
Not Cshe assured herself hastily
that it would be a job to interest
her An absurd turn Of thought.
anyway Why she had wasted time
on u she really didn't know Unless.
Of course. its incentive has lain in
consciousness of Summerlad's naive
Captivation. one couldn't very well
overlook that Re was so artless
about IT, boyish and-well-nice II
was most entertaining
1t was also II truth would out
far from displeasing.
I've got a great favor 10 beg Of
you Mr.. Summerlad." said Lucinda
as they sat alone-on the observa-
tion platform one evening.
Cant make Il too great
Fanny and were discussing II
this morning. be.-Mr. DruCe-ts
sure TO follow me 10 Los Angeles
and make more scenes. I'd like 10
avoid that. II 7 can Help me choose
a good. safe nom de Euerre. please. -
Lets see: Mrs Lontaine calls You
Cindv ="
short for Lucinda
How about Lee Lucinda Lee 80
Il like that. Eut 70 does sound
like the movies. doesn't it?"
What do YOU expect OF a movie
actor. Mrs. bruce p"
Mrs. Lee. please"
Beg pardon. Mrs. lee"
And it was as Lucinda Lee that