Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-15
StarEghT 7
BY the Noted Author
IDAH M'GLONE GIBSON
Theodore Stratton Phones

| anu WIN Ittle chuckle eXclaim
ed: TITS a humdinger, Virgie
Your society bringing up stand
you in good turn. could neveI
have written that in thousand
years. You have said everything
and yet you have said nothing
Stratton will appreciate it,"
"How can go out to dinner
with such looking facet" | ask
ed irreleyantly although much
comforted by Kitty's staunch 10y
atty.
1T is swollen, Virgie, but you
fill the bowl with cold water and
stick your face down in it, once
or twice. No one will notice, par
ticularly If you use a little DOW
der and redden your lips. They
have grown very pale since you
have been sick"
followed Kitty's advice and
soon, refreshed, we started out.
wait a minute, Kitty, must
mail this letter."
How did you address it?"
why, to the studio of course. "
Ten to one Stratton won't get
1t. You know he has a lot of sec
retaries for fan letters and it will
probably be put in the waste bas-
ket with the rest of the truck"
But IL l send 1t to his hotel
he won't get 1t until tomorrow
night"
Lets go around to the hotel
and give 1t to the doorman. The
walk will do us both good. We
can ride down Angels Flight"
do you think he is at the
Alex"
Tony Melville told me he was.
You know he rented his Beverly |
Hills home furnished and the peo- |
pie will not be put out until the |
'irst of this month"
docs Theodore Stratton own a
lone here "
"Of course! The moment a per-
on gets to be star they adver-
tse 1t by buying an expensive
lome, filling it full of expensive
Italian or Spanish furniture. At
er that they purchase a car with
pecial built body, to ride in to
nd from the studio"
Don't that sound nice"
Yes, but I am afraid that you
nd l are a long ways from ~
1rgie. The formula calls for sew
n years from atmosphere to star
ON. Tonight we are two little
aifs and strays holding our
reaths as we ride down Angels
light in the cable car.
"Virgie, let me take the let
r." she said as we drew near
le door. 'I'll take 1t to the desk
Id then we will be sure that he
Its it."
In few moments she came out r.
1iling. II think Mr.. Theodore !,
ration will have your letter very G
on. | saw him pacing UP and is
wn the lobby looking as though tt
nouncing: The world is my 81
ster,' and as I started out he
liked toward the desk. I slip- G
d behind a pillar and he didn't ii
) me-" fe
kitty, you made mistake in tt
ing into pictures. You should fo
We been a messenger boy" l t
lghed. pt
'oh, no, my dear. Those aren't cr
> tactics of messenger boy. tt
ey are Just the maneuvers of
income who is determined that B'
Il shall have your chance. OF
But | thought you intimated I
other day that 1t would he Gu
ter for me not to go with Theo- ot
'e Stratton." ce
Good Lord. child, you didn't OF
my meaning a-tall. Go with ce
'body or anything that will WI
e you chance but keep your Id
$ open and play your own game WI
Mt let anyone ring any mark III
cards in on you.
smiled at Kitty, l loved her uu
Ell she dropped into her rowdy wa
ech. Her sparkling eyes had pr
h wicked little sparkle and po
mouth such a mischievous lit AT
quirk. de-
Come on, Virgie, l am hun INC
| With this Kitty saught
l OF my hand and fairly ran ooi
a cafeteria nearby. S.a
N, how | hate cafeterias! no
IL pals and platters piled with - b.
Just sicken me. When Wv
TX OF the mouths that most of {"
meals We're picked out, dish liaS M
iish from long lines of food ''oI
their mixture of smells ave
never to see the steam table the
ne of them again. pro
itty didn't seem to worry over eve
hough and with a skill born tue
)ng practice she deftly nick 'ne
ut the most indigestible look
things before us. oh J.!
10 was in high spirits and told 81 "n u
II tha IittIn 80, - - 10