The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-07
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STARLIGHT s T T
By IDAH MGLONE GIBSON The Thrilling Experience of Virginia Fairfax in the Nov

with which he had paid and paid and paid for the little kindness that Maud samson had given him. Certainly she should have remembered that if he had not had personality, good looks, grace and been able to act-if he hadn't made good in her first picture he would have been let out That l stood on the credit side of his ledger. q wonder if she Sid look old" thought trying to conjure up again her face upon the screen, but at first all l could remember was a little trembling awkward girlish figure with brown eyes raised in a kind of adoration toward the spiendidly handsome face of a man bending over her.
 I was glad that an auriole of gol- den curls framed my face and seemed to beckon the hand of Theo which was laid upon it once. I was glad of that closeup of my hand creeping closer and closer to Theo's as it was stretched upon the arm of the great easy chair. And, though a little ashamed, l was glad of the roundness of my cheeks and the time un touched mouth and the young eyes which looked into the saddened and weary face of Maud Samson.
 With that picture of the face of Maud Samson, which must have been unconsciously impressed upon my brain in the projecting room forming itself in my mind, l realized that she was right. She did look old. Her pictured face must have been much more of disappointment to her than mine was to me for sne did not look nearly as well or as young on the escreen as she did off of it. In spite of her tirade, directed at me as well as at Theo, had a great sympathy for her. The moving picture camera Is as pitiless and austere as death it. self.
 Some day that may come to me-" l thought and a feeling almost of nausea came over me
 Ted do you really think that they are all right? Do I look much older than l did in the last?" Maud San sons voice trembled ss she awaited his answer.
 Not a bit. Maudie, not a bit, But come, we must go back and see the rest of the rushes. The men are waiting"
 The door of Miss Sanson's dressing room slammed and shut and I heard the sound of retreating feet.
 Hurriedly I got into my street clothes. l felt l could not see either Miss samson or Theo again that day. l made up my mind that in some way I would screw up courage enough to ask Miss Samson the next day if she did not think, from the rushes, that I had acted my love scenes rather well. Anything would be better than add ing fuel to her jealousy and, I was sure that whenever I came near Theo- dore Stratton l would show how much l loved and pitied him. My only salvation was to make people understand that I was always acting and did not get out of my part
 When l told Kitty all the things that had happened, she seemed re- markedly unsympathetic for she just leaned back in her chair and laughed 1 long and loud.
 Well. baby child" she mimlced l Theo's drawl, and I could have killed l her for it. Well, baby child" she | repeated. T told you that Maud | Samson would do this but I hardly l thought she would begin 1t so early. 1 Age is crusty you know. And both of | them are getting along" she added 1 with mischievous glance.
 Now, Kitty. you cannot say that : Theo is so very old. You are crazy