The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-22
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matron, concluded that wealth, youth.
beauty social position and sincere
love were not sufficient to hold the
affection OF her husband.
BELLAAIY DRUCE. Weak-willed and
selfish, Bel had been guilty of a Sc
ries of escapades in which promiscu-
Gus filtration and drunkenness had
combined to humiliate his wife.
A broken promise to reform causes
Lucinda to leave him Bel follows her
to Chicago and is prevented from for
IDLY restraining her from going to Reno
by the intervention Of an unidentified
young man.
on the train, Lucinda meets her old
friend,
FANNY LONTAINE, who GIth her
husband is going to Hollywood, where
HARRY LONTA1NE is thinking OF
forming motion picture company
She learns that the young man who
assisted her in escaping from Bel is
also on the train and that he is
LYNN SUMMERLAD, q prominent
screen star
10 UN WITH THE SIOh1.
Seated in Section 49, waiting for the
porter TO bring back his personal i'm.
pediments from the drawing room, Har-
ry Lontaine turned a handsome face TO
the window, frowning absently, the ner.
Vous froWn Of a man whose cleVerness
has never proved quite equal 10 the
task Of satisfying appetites at once
strong and fastidiOus,
From this delectable realm the dream
er was recalled by consciousness of
somebody standing in the aisle and star
ing impertinently. Lontaine was too
dnigent a student Of motion pictures
not to know at sight the features of
Lynn Summerlad. by long odds the
most popular male star Of the Ameri.
can cinema. a parsonage worth know
ing
Misleading his expression, Mr.. Sum
merlad felt called upon to apologize.
Beg your pardon but ! was expect
ing to find a lady in this section. ]
may say a friend: a Mrs. Druce. DO
you by any chance
XVI.
Lynn Summerlad made a fourth at
the bridge table set up that afternoon
In the Tontaine drawing room. invited
by Lontaine as an acquaintance of 1.u.
cinda's. and a grateful addition to the
rarity because he played something bet.
ter than merely good game.
Not only "fearfully easy to look at
(as Fanny confided TO Luciada) lut
fair spoken and well, II at times shade
carefully hammered. he was intelligent
and eadv Of wit.
Iy aiehtfal of the second day II was
possible for Lucinda to make ~ her
mind tha. she liked Lynn Summcrlad
decidedly. True that he was not Of her
world. but then neither was she her
self any longer. in this anomalous
stage Of the apostate wife, neither wife
nor widow, not even honest divorcee.
II Summerlad's character as she read
Il had faults. If an occasional crudity
flawed his finish. these things were
held to he condonahle in view Of his
youth He seemed ridiculously young
TO Lucinda but sure to improve with
age. sure 10 take on polish from rub
bing up against life. Especially II h;
were so fortunate as to find the right
woman 70 watch over and advise him
An interesting job, for the right won
an ..
Not (she assured herself hastily tina
It would be job to interest her. Al
absurd turn of thought, anyway. WHY
she had wasted time on 1t she reall!
didn't know Unless, Of course its in
centive had lain in consciousness o
Summerlad's naive captlvation. on
couldn't very well overlook that H
was so artless about IT, boyish. and
well-nice. II was most entertaining
7, was also. II truth would out, ia
from displeasing.
1--WE got q great favor to beg OF yo,
Mr.. Summerlad." said Lucinda as the
sat alone-on the observation platform
one evening.
Cant make II too great"
Fanny and We're discussing It thi
morning. Bel-Mr Druce-is sure I
follow me TO Los Angeles and max
more scenes. Ia like to avoid that,
] can. Help me choose good, saf
nom de guerre, please"
Lets see: Mrs Lucinda calls 20
Clndy
short for Lucinda"
"How about Lee? Lucinda LeeP"
II like that. 1t It does sound lik
the movies, doesn't it?'
what do YOU expect OF movie a
tor. Mrs. Druce?"
Mrs. Lee, please
beg pardon Mrs. Lee"
And It was as Lucinda Lee that 81
registered the next morning at the II
tel Alexandria in Los Angeles.
on the afternoon Of their arriva
Lucinda. accompanied by Summerlo
and the Lontaines drove to the Zir
studios. whore the famous Summerlc
pictures were taken.
The working premises lay behind Il
administration building. But here l.
cinda noted few points Of close reser
bance to the CUP studios. A field Sc
eral acres In extent, about half In tui
was surrounded by a sizeable village
glassroofed stages and structures hot
ing the technical and mechanical
partments-a laboratory, a costumei
property. carpenter and scene'paintii
shops, directors offices. dressing. pi
lection and cutting rooms. a garal
sheds TO shelter motor cars and true
by the score stables, a small mena
erie. huge tank for water stuff
a monolithlc flreproof vault Of GENE
for the storage OF film.
well, Mrs. Lee what do you thi
OF a California studio; not much II
what you've seen back east, eh?"
1T is most marvellous. II they
nll like this | don't wonder people 4
made to act In motion pictures. II \
Culp had promised me anything Il