New Britain herald., 1922-05-20
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matron. concluded that wealth
 youth beauty, social position an,
 sincere love. were not sufllcien
 to hold the affection of her hus
 band.
 BELLAMY DRUCE. Wcak-willed ant
 selfish, Bel had been guilty of {
 series Of escapades In which prom
 iscuous filtration and drunkenness
 had combined to humiliate his wife
 A broken promise to reform cause, Lucinda to leave him. Bel follows hei to Chicago and Is prevented from forcibly restraining her from going te Reno by the intervention of an un- identified young man.
 On the train Lucinda meets her old friend,
 FANNY LONTAINE. who with her
 husband is going to Hollywood
 where
 HARRY LONTAINE 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. a prominent
 screen star.
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 Seated in Section 10. waiting for the porter to bring back his personal impediments from the drawing Harry Lontaine turned handsome face to the window. frowning absent ly. the nervous frown of man whose cleverness has never proved quite equal to the task to satisfy ing appetites at once strong and fastidious.
 From this delectable realm the dreamer was recalled by conscious ness of somebody standing in the aisle and staring impertinently Lon- taine was too diligent student of motion pictures not to know at sight the features of Lynn Summerlad, by long odds the most popular male star of the American cinema. A parsonage worth knowing <
 Misreading his expression, Mir. Summerlad felt called upon to apolo- gize.
 Beg your pardon, but I was ex- pecting to find a lady in this section, I may say a friend: a Mrs. Druce. Do you by any chance-?"
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 Lynn Summerlad made fourth at| the bridge table set up that after noon in the Lontaine drawing invited by Lontaine as an acquaint- ance of Lucinda's, and a grateful ad- dition to the party because he played something better than merely a good game.
 Not only "fearfully easy to look at" Gas Fanny confided to Lucinda) but l fair spoken and well, if at times a | shade carefully hammered, he was in telligent and ready of wit. By nightfall of the second day. it| was possible for Lucinda to make up! her mind that she liked Lynn Sum merlad decidedly. True that he waa ! not of her world; but then neither | was she herself, any longer. in this anomalous stage of the apostate wife, neither wife nor widow not even honest divorcee.
 If Summerlad's character as she read it had faults. if an occasional crudity fiawed his finish these things were held to be condona ble in view of his youth. He seemed ridicu lously young to Lucinda but sure to improve with age, sure to take on polish from rubbing up against life. Especially if he were so fortunate as to find the right woman to watchI over and advise him. An interesting job, for the right woman @'
 Not (she assured herself hastily that it would be job to interest her. An absurb turn of thought, anyway. Why she had wasted time on it she really didn't know. Unless, of course, its incentive had lain in consciousness of Summerlad's naive captivation One couldn't very we'll overlook that He was so artless about it. boyish. and .well-nice. It was most entertain ipg.
 from displeasing. Eve got a great favor to beg of you. MT. Summerlad," said Lucinda as they sat alone-on the observa- ton platform one evening. Cant make it too great-'' Fanny and I were discussing it this morning. Bel-Mr. Druce-is sure to follow me to Los Angeles and make more scenes I'd like to avoid that, if, I can. Help me choose a good safe nom de guerre, please"
 Lets see: Mrs. Lontaine calls you s Cindy ."
 "Short for Lucinda"
 How about Lee? Lucinda Lee?" T like that. But it does sound ! like the movies, doesn't it?" What do you expect of a movie | actor, Mrs. Druce?" :. Mrs. Lee, please" z Beg pardon: Mrs. Lee" { And it was as Lucinda Lee that ,he registered the next morning at he Hotel Alexandria in Los Angeles. 5 0n the afternoon of their arrival, Lucinda, accompanied by Summer ad and the Lontaines drove to the sinn Studios, where the famous ] summerlad pictures were taken.
 The working premises lay behind he administration building. But ,ere Lucinda noted few points of dose resemblance to the Culp stu Hos. A field several actors in. extent, bout half in turf. was surrounded by sizable village of glass-roofed tages and structures housing the echpical and mechanical depart nents-a laboratory, costumer's, property, carpenter and scene paint ng shops, directors offices. dressing and cutting-rooms, a gar ge, sheds to shelter motor-cars and rucks by the score, stables. small