South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-13


better are the signals received.
drawers. Thus engaged, he said
clearly: "All right. Alma!' and i'm
mediately gave a start, whereby it
appeared that he had heard foot
falls off. and slammed the drawer.
AT this Miss Daley entered, a listless
little figure so preoccupied with
secret woe. that she quite failed at
first 10 see Mr.. Laughlin. and when
she did, gave a start even more vio-
lent than his had been. clasping
both hands TO her bosom and crying
cut in "A thrilling voice: "Egberti"
Mr.. Laughlin kept his temper ad-
mirably under the sting OF this cpl
tibet; all the same. anyone could see
he didn't fancy il a bit However,
first and always the gentleman. he
offered Miss Daley a magnanimous
gesture OF outstretched hands. In
stantly the poor girls face bright
ened with a Joyous smile. a happy
cry trembled upon her lips as she
ran 20 his arms. He EMBODIED her,
with ?. fond hand ground her fea-
lures into the shoulder of his smok-
ing-jacket and turned his own to-
ward the camera working them into
a cast OF bitter anguish.
Gently reScuing herself. Miss
Daley discovered Egbert's hat and
stick. turned 10 him and looked him
up and down with damning horror,
audibly protesting But Egbertl
you are going OUT" He attempted
disclaimer. but the evidence Of the
top hat and the smoking jacket was
too damning; and in the end he had
20 give in and admit that. we'll, yes,
he was going out. ard what OF it
Evidently Miss Daley knew any
number of reasons why he ought 10
stay in. but she made the grave mis-
take Of trying to hold him with
affections bonds. throwing herself
upon his neck and winding her arms
tightly around il. And that was too
much: Egbert made il clear that,
while he'd stand for a lot from a wo.
man to whom ne was Everything.
there was such a thing as piling it
on too thick. And, against her fren-
zied resistance. he grasped her frail
young wrists, brutally broke her en-
brace. and flung her from him She
fell against the table. threw back
her head 10 show the pretty lines of
her throat. clutohed convulsively at
her collar-b bone, and subsidized upon
the floor in a Mt OF heartbroken sob
bling: while Egbert callously took
his hat, clappe6 il on his head. and
marched out by a door in the rear
wall, his dignity but slightly i'm
paired by the fact that the bat was
several sizes too large and would
have extinguished him completely
il it hadn't been for his noble ears
Without pause Mr.. Laughlin
doubled round 10 the front of the
set. threw the waiting actor a brus-
que see. Tommy? Get what 1
mean?" and encouraged Miss Daley
with That's wonderful, Alma. dear.
Now so on. right through the scene"
Miss Daley, lying in complete coll
lapse with her head TO the camera,
writhed up on an elbow. planted her
hands upon the floor and by main
strength pushed her heaving shou.-
ders away from il. keeping a tor
tured face turned TO the camera
throughout Then she got her sec
end wind, caught hold Of the edge
OF the table, pulled herself up. look
ed round wildly, realized that she was
deserted woman, saw her hat by
Tape hanging on the back of a
morris chair by Ludwig Baumann,
seized it, rushed 20 the door by
which Egbert had escaped, and
threw herself out in pursuit.
Mr.. Laughlin clapped gieefu.
hands
Fine Alma. wonderful, You're
simply marvellous today. dear Now.
Tommy. run through il just once
with Alma. and then well shoot"
Mr.. Lane hustled about and
found chairs for Lucinda and her
friends upon which they composed
themselves 10 watch Tommy inter-
pref Mr.. King Laughlin's tuition
in the art OF acting for the screen.
To the best Of Laughlin's judg
ment however. the greater part Of
Mr.. Laughlin's efforts had meant 20
Tommy precisely nothing az all. Be
yond the rudimentary mechanics Of
the physical action sketched IN by
the director. Tommy made no per-
cepuble attempt 10 follow his pat
tern. and disregarding entirely its
conventional but effective business
embellished the scene instead with
business which was. such as u was
all his owi', or more accurately that
OF a dead e-a OF the speaking stage
And when Mr. Laughlin tran
GULLY approved this performance
and announced that they would
forthwith shoot il" Lucinda began
10 wonder II there were possibly
something wrong with her own
powers OF observation.
But" she protested 10 Mr.. Lane
"he didn't play the scene as Mr.
LaughHn did"
CONTINUED I'm Our Monday Issuel