The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25

l the price," and she looked at me
 rather insolently, flor of course be-
 fere I came out here l had been told
 the price of getting into the movies. q l could not let her so on. Yes, '
 I interrupted. "one must have a great deal of courage, patience and a ca
 pacity for hard work which few oI
 us possess, if one would make a sue cess in the moving picture business Il
 The girl frowned and turned quickly 'Oh, by the way. Miss Winston, here is letter for you" And she handed
 me a letter that I knew had been
 written by Eddie Montford even be-
 fore looking at the postmark, which
 was that of the college town where
 Eddie had said he was going.
 Thank you so much. Win you
 please forward my mail to the ad-
 dress I gave you. that is if it is not too much trouble"
 Shall forward Miss Summers
 alsoT she asked in tone which be- trayed her anger.
 NO, hold it until you hear from her. Miss Summers is in Santa Bar bara but l do not just know wnere."
 The moment that I had said this l
 could have bitten my tongue off for l realized that if anything should come out about Kitty Dalton the re- porters would come directly to this girl and she would tell them of Ria $ | whereabouts.
 | And I hastily added She is stop 1 ping there a day or two for a word from New York. It is probable that | business will take her there." The girl looked at me suspiciously as was not wont to make so many ex- plantations.
 Well" she said, -good-by Miss Winston, I presume I shall be seeing
 your face on the screen before long as one of the principals" I hope so," I answered but I did not turn my head.
 In my heart I knew she was say ing: Why so upstage?" We seldom think that we get ex- | actlv what is coming to us in this
 world. I was so glad that in my in- nocence I had not the slightest idea before coming to Los Angeles. that there was the easiest way to which this girl referred.
 Since I had come, I learned this but ] had also learned that it was almost always an ignis fataus that l lured the victim on not to the stars but to the slough of despondency and despair.
 | As I reached the street I turned a little uncertainty Fortunately I ss V | red car coming marked Hill St | Station and as I knew my apart | ment was on the hilltop above An gels Flight I motioned for the car | to stop.
 After boarding 1t I took out my letter.
 A little wave Of homesickness and loneliness came over me as I opened Eddie's letter. I realized that I had only two people in all the world who cared for me-for evenM Ria was | bound up in her new husband silly thing" I commented on my | self. You are plying yourself again
 You are showing the disposition oi the girl behind the desk at the apart ment and you we're very contemptu- ovs of her" I turned to Eddies let l ter:
 l My dearest virgie:
 Here I am at this great college I feel like a toad in a strange pud. | dle. All about me are men and theiI | friends. I seem to be the only lonely one with you so far away, my dear | 'T can not understand why you have not answered my last lette- l Oh, virgie. are you falling in love with some of those handsome actor | fellows?
 l q Know what men are, Virginia And when I think that some other