Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-31
StarEghT Y
BY the Noted Author
IDAH N'GL.ONE GIBSON
v.rginia's Dilemma

ID luiiy.
! why. Jack! What do yo
'e mean?" demanded.
y "oh. a girl has all the bes
II of it," he evaded.
Is looked at his face quickly
. A shadow had settled over 1t
= Why / thought it was harder
for girl to get In than a boy
v Use your brain a little, Virgie
q Don't you know the powers that
really count In the movies are all
% men. II you happen to fill the eye
II OF one of them. Well, l don't
have to diagram the rest of it for
:. you, Virgie"
! Neither spoke for a moment
" Then Jack continued dolefully:
Just look about you. Look at
: the chickens that are put into
parts that they can't possibly fill.
You have seen the way some di
rectors have worked with some
: stupid flapper without brains
!, enough to find the way home.
And the queer thing is the age
OF the men that are making love
to and giving these girls soft Jobs
Yes, Jack, 1t has seemed to
. me that the men are too old for
lovers of these young girls. 1
know could never fall In love
with one of them"
"Virgie, you are positively re-
freshing," and Jack grinned for
the first time. Don't you know
that In the mind of the old guys
man In never too aged to make
love to sweet 16? But what I
wanted to say is that for a man.
II Is long, slow work. You have
td show the producer And the
director every step along the way.
While a good looking girl will
get her chance and jump right in
to part with man like Theo-
dore Stratton II she happens toI
take his fancy"
Jack, Jack, you are unkindi"l
| protested, but not too vehement |
ly, for l recognized a grain of
truth in what he said.
mo, l am not Virgie. 7 am
telling you the truth. What does
Theodore Stratont know of your
ability?"
After pause In which l tried
to find some excuse for my bene-
factors preference could only
demonstrate family by repeating:
You are unkind, Jack, and you
know IT,"
Perhaps, Virgie, and also a \
little envious. But then there
may come the time when We have
women directors and then watch
mel" and Jack smiled again atl
the thought. II
"oh, Jack don't. hate to think
that everything In this business
goes by favor"
Everything? Even kissing goes
by favor, virgie."
With his words Jack stopped /
and kissed me. Before could
speak he was gone.
For a moment was very an
cry but afterward I understood
that 1t was just kiss of recon
citation. Jack had made up with
me as children always do.
The days at the Kalsey studio
dragged on with me trying to
Keep out of De Vore's sight as
much as possible. Evidently /
don't fill his eye." said to my
self tremblingly.
When I arrived at my apart-
ment one night near the end of
the week I was told that the SER
vice bureau had called me. h
Immediately got them on the
wire, Next Monday evening
Miss Winston, there will be the
of those shots at the
worldwide studio. You will
wear the same evening clothes as
'efore, Upon arriving at the
tudio at 5 O'Clock, made-up. you
VIII report to the assistant direc-
or. He has the list Of the clothes
,ou wore, and will check up on
hem"
could hardly murmur, THANK
ou."
oudgelled my brain for a way
ut of my dilemma. Where my
vening clothes were by this time y
My the thief could tell. | fin a
lily called up Tommy Warner
nd fortunately found him at
ONE.
Tommy, what shall l dor"
DO What do you want toI
o, Virgie" He had recognized
~ voice.
Well you know I had a rob
cry the other day and the
leives took two OF my evening
resses, one OF which had worn
the set at the World Wide.
hey want me for night work TO
nish the picture and I dontIH
low what to do"
There's only one way out OF
at You'll have to go down
ID get one
But. Tommy, . am working at
9 kalsey In the daytime. And
sides I'm almost broke"
Serves you right. virgie, for
wing to do two jobs at the same
me-"
Now, Tommy. you know very