Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-05-25

cp91 BY Louia )osgph Vans
Continued From Our Last Issuc)

A MONTH OF Hollywood, and La.
~ cInda forgot 10 think it strange
that she should not resent be
ing made love to by a man with
rouge on checks and lips and eye
lashes beaded with mascara
II the feeling that she had cast
her lines in strange places was quick
10 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 tremendous 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 uElicr side, one even
caught Elimpses of it--as N the in
stance Of Nelly Marquis. Hut aware.
ness Of It had no perCeptiblo effect
upon the spirits Of those with whom
Lucinda found herself associated for
the time being Some Of the younger
members of the acting division
seemed to take life a thought serious.
ly-"ltfe" meaning, as a rule, them
selves-but the more experienced
. went about their work with jests
ever on their lips. The common at
titude summed up to this, that max
Ing pictures was all a huge lark and
Cstrictly between those engaged in it,
a darned good JOKE on the people
who paid the bills
AS for the part she was supposed
TO pay In this picture of Summer
lads Lucinda never managed TO Sc
cure an Ineligible exposition Of its
relation TO 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 ana hadn't
the faintest notion what the picture
was about
To the best of her observation her
role was that of an involuntary
vamp. Not vampire; vamp. A vamp
no longer means of necessity
vampire, a scarlet.mOuthcd seduc-
tress of strong mems souls. \ vamp
may be a far moro socially possible
person than that,
AS an involuntary Vlmp. Miss Lee
was to meet Mr., SummcrlHl under
' romantic circumstances ana limo.
gently wean him from strict fidelity
to the charms of his betrothed tor it
may have been his Wife. Miss Drake.
. The said romantic CirCuu stances
were sufficiently thrilling. Miss Lee
was run away with by her horse
while taking an carly morning can.
ter in the mountains conveniently
adjacent to her flmjly's suburban
villa. Mr.. Summerlad, similarly en-.
gagged. happened along at the right
time to observe her peril, pursue.
and snatch her bodily from her sad,
die 10 his arms al the very instant
when her mount was plunglng head
long over a precipicc. After which
he escorted her to her lone ana on
the way the two INDUCED in normal
and expected lovcmakinE.
Lucinda and Summcrl1d were
photographed time and again In dis /
lance shots, medium shots, and close .
ups. riding side by side, dismountlng
to rest in a sweet sylvan GLADE by +
the side of the stream and finally in /
each others arms. with Miss Drake /.
riding up to surprise them as they /.
kissed.
Because such scenes are q com
monplace Of picture taking, Lucinda .
had not been prepared FOR the fact .
that she WAS to he Eigsol ~ sum /
merlad whereas she had been llirt-#
ing with him dangerously for the /
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