The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-26
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XXI
A month Of Hollywood, and Lucinda
forgot to think it strange that she
should not resent being made love to by
a man with rouge on cheeks and lips
and eyelashes beaded with mascara.
II the feeling that she had cast her
lines in strange places was quick to
wear off. in those three days Of work
with the Summerlad company. the fun
OF 1t wasn't. Lucinda threw herself
into the detail of every hour with tre-
mendous zest, and liked it all as she
seldom had liked anything before
There was another side to the bust.
ness, Of course. one heard dark hints
Of the uglier side, one even caught
glimpses of it--as in the instance of
Nelly Marquis. But awareness Of il
had no perceptible effect upon the spir-
its OF those with whom Lucinda founo
herself associated for the time being
Some OF the younger members Of the
acting division seemed to take life a
thought seriously-''life" meaning as a
rule themselves the more expert.
enced went about their work with jests
ever on their lips. The common atti.
tude summed up to this. that making
pictures was all huge lark and (strict-
ly between those engaged in iD a AArn.
ed good joke on the people who paid
the bills.
As for the part she was supposed to
play in this picture OF Summerlads,
Lucinda never managed to secure an
Ineligible exposition of its relation 10
the plot. Both Summerlad and Jacques
seemed strangely vague in their own
minds concerning it, and Alice Drake
frankly confessed she hadn't read the
script and hadn't the faintest notion
what the picture was about.
To the best of her observation her
role was that of an involuntary yamp
Not vampire; vamp. A vamp no longer
means of necessity a vampire. a scarlet
mouthed seductress of strong mems
souls. A vamp may be a far more so
cially possible person than that.
As an involuntary vamp. Miss Lee
was TO meet Mr.. Summerlad under ro
mantle circumstances and innocently
wean him from strict fidelity to the
charms of his betrothed Tor it may have
been his wife), Miss Drake.
The said romantic circumstance:
were sufficiently thrilling. Miss Lee
was run away with by her horse while
taking an early morning canter in th'
mountains conveniently adjacent TO he
family's suburban villa. Mr.. Summer
lad, similarly engaged, happened aloni
at the right time to observe her peril
pursue and snatch her bodily from he
saddle to his arms at the very instan
when her mount was plunging headloni
over n precipice. After which he es
corted her to her home and on the wa!
the two INDUCED In normal and expect
ed love.making.
Lucinda and Summerlad were photo
graphed time and again. in distance
shots. medium shots and close ups, rid
ing side by side, dismounting to rest II
sweet sylvan glade by the side OF
stream. and finally in each others arms
with Miss Drake riding up 10 surgris,
them as they kissed
Because such scenes are a common
place Of picture taking. Lucinda ha,
not been prepared for the fact tha
she was to be kissed by Summerlad
whereas she had been flirting with hin
dangerously for the best part Of thre
days. Now suddenly, toward the clos
! - h. ha fpg cd In
nit his embrace, submit to his kiss ant
kiss him In response.
She made no demur. for that woul,
have seemed silly. but did her best I,
ape the matter of course manner OF al
hands. and went through with II witt
all the stocism when the camera wa
not trained on her, that was compatible
with the emotions she must show whei
II was.
But her heart was humping furious
ly when she felt Summerlad's arms 70
the first time enfold her; and when
murmuring the terms of endearmen
appropriate TO both the parts the maj
was playing. he put his lips to hers
she knew both despite and because =
the tumult OF her senses. that she wa
lost. Control of the situation betweel
them passed In that instant from he
hands to his.
Released at length. she looked round
dazed and breathless To find that dun
ing the business OF the kiss. party q
unlimited onlookers had been added I
their professional audience
A motor car had slipped up on tn
group and stopped and one OF its tw
passengers had alighted and draw
near to watch.
This was Belamy.
XXI
Momentarlly stunned eyes saw IN
face OF Bellamy only as swimmin
blur OF flesh color shaded by a smil
Of hateful mockery, her wits handicaI
ped by panicky conviction that 1t wa
all up now with Linda Lee.
In another minute or two evcrybod
present must learn. by nightfall III
studios would be agog over the new
that Linda Lee was no less "a personag
than Mrs, Bellamy Bruce.
All at once Lucinda discovered no,
passlonately her heart had become In