The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-27

trucks by the scorc. tablea. a small
mena gcrie. a hugo tank for water
stuff. monolithlc fir~prcof vault Of
cement for the storage Of film.
Wen. Mrs. Lee. what do you think
Of a California studio, Not much
like what you've seen back East. ehr-
III Is most marvellous. II they're
all like this. l don't wonder people
are mad TO act In motion pictures II
Mr.. culp had promised the anything
like this I don't believe l should
have had tho courage 10 refuse
IT'S not too latc 10 change your
mind. Mrs Lee" I.ontaine suggested.
-In fact. u thought there was any
hope you would. Id 70 down on my
knees 10 you. oh. not TO act for
culp. but for me. or rather. for your.
self. as the head and the star Of
your own company. No. I'm serious.
I've been talking with several people
today who want me 10 try producing
out here. I can get unlimited capital
20 back me. This country L. crying
FOR better pictures-and I know how
10 make them. can bring 70 The
American cinema the one thing IL
needs. thoro knowledge OF Euro
pean methods. There's only one
thing makes me hesitate. tho lack Of
a suitable star
why pick ON mev- Lucfnda
laughed. lin not even an actress
-Ahl you forget i've s>en yoa prove
on the screen what you can do. You
don't know yourself. Mira Lea You
need only two things to make you
great. n GOOD director and self. conf.
dence"
Aren't you running . great risk
making such flattering ovrrturca TO
an untricd. unknown AMATEUR
Don't worry about the II had
any hope OF being able TO persuade
you TO try u on. ia tell you to name
your own terms. and shoulder tho
risk without a murrnur.-
Lontaine'g carnes,ness was 30 real
that one might no longer meet his
arguments with icvity. There was n
strained look OF anxiety in tho blue
eyes. a restrained passion Of pleading
In the ordinarily lanRuid accenta
Fanny. too. was apparently hang.
ing between hope and fear
And tho thought revived that had
once or twice presented itself. the
suspicion that oil was not as wen as
one might wish with the state OF the
Lontaine fortunes. strengthening tho
surnise that Luoinda's decision meant
more 20 them both than Lontaine
had confessed.
Htiii one hexifat~d 20 believe
But you can't be sertousi DO you
really want me 20 become a movie
actress under your management
you can't think OF anything I
wouldn't do 90 persuade you"
why not. Mrs. 1see7" Sumrneriad
urged 1T would be great fun for
you; and you can't fan. you can't lose
anything. II you only knew how In.
ferior most stars are to you in every
way
"And II you should fan. C1ndy."
Fanny chimed in. what does II mat
teri who would know II wouldn't
be you. II would be Lucinda Lee"
mo" I,ontains insisted. I've got
better screen name than that for
her. Not Lucinda: Linda Lee
"Come. Mrs. Lee; say you1l try Y
on. II only for the lark OF t.
IF should. Mr.. summerisd. II
wouldn't be for fun
$50 much the better"
-Then you will7" Lontaine persist.
ed. -Do say yes
'T,et mo think =.
And why not7 Lucinda asked her
self. She was alone in tho world.
lonely but for these good friends who
needed her help or rrcrned TO. IL
would 10 good fun. u would be inter.
estlng. II would satisfy a need Of
which she had been discontsntedly
aware even In the days when she had
yet 20 dream Of leaving Bel. And
even as Fanny had nrRued--if she
should fan and have 70 give X up.
who would care what had become OF
'Lindn Lce"7
VERY well shs said AZ length.
with an uncertain smile. Suppose we
try