The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-19
co on WITH TINE STORY

SEATED IN SoCtlOn ~. waiting Tor
the porter to bring back his per-
sonai impediments from the draw
ing-room. Harry Lontaine turned
frownlng absently. the nervous
has never proved quite equal "a
the task OF satisfying appetites at
once strong and fastidious.
From this deiectable realm the
dreamer was recalled by conscious
ness OF somebody standing In me
aisle and staring impertinently.
IOntainc was too diliRent n stu
dent Of motion pictures not to
know at sight the features of Lynn
Sufhmerlad, by long odds the most
popular male star OF the American
cinema. A parsonage worth khoS-
Misreading his expression. SIR.
Summerlad felt called upon to
apologize.
Beg your pardon. hut I was
expecting TO find a lady In this
section. may say a friend; a Mrs.
pruce. DO you ~ any chance
Lynn summerlad made n fourth
at the bridge table set up that
afternoon in the f.oniaine draw
Ing-room; invited by Lontaine as
an acquaintance OF Lucinda's. and
a grateful addition 10 the party
because he played something better
than merely a good anne
Not only "'fearfully easy Ia look
at Gas Fanny confided To Luz
cinda) but fair spoken and well.
II at times n shade carefully man
nered. he was Intelligent and
ready OF wit.
by nightfail OF the second day.
q was posssibD' for uucindn 10
make IN her mind that she liked
' Lynn summeriad decidedly. True
4, that he vas not OF her woriai nut
then neither was she herself, n
longer, In this anomalous stage OF
the aposthte wife. neither wife nor
widow. not even honest divorccc.
II Summerlad'H character a. she
read u had faults, II an occasional
| crudity flawed his finish, these
things were held To be condonable
in view OF his youth. He seemed
ridiculourly young To Linda but
sure to Improve with age, sure to
take on polish from rubbing up
agAinss life. Especially II he were
so fortunate a. to find the right
woman 10 watch over aud advise
him. An interesting job. for the
Not oshe assured herself hastily
that II would be a job TO interes;
her. An absurd turn OF thought,
anyway. Why uhe had wasted
time on u she really didn't know.
Unless. OF course Its incentive had
lain In consciousness OF Summer
lads naive c~aptivation. One
l aaa.l1anN aaaun ua.Il AaaelAAL that
lie was 70 artless about Il. boylsh.
and-well-nice. IL was most en-
t%ertaining.
I've got a great favor to beg
! OF you. Mr.. summeriad. said I.u
cinda as uhey sat aione-on tho
obseryation platform one evening
Cant make n too great
Fanny and I we're discussing II
this morning. Bei-Mf. bruce
10 sure to follow me 10 Los Angeles
and make more Genes. Help me
choose q good. safe nom De guerre'
Let's. see Mrs. Lop,aipe calls
you cindy
Short for Lucinda"
How about LeeY Lucinda
Il like that. But IL doee sound
uNt lut uluNltHf uufFu III
what do you expect Of a movis
actor, Mrs. Druce7"
Mrs. Lee, please"
Beg pardon: Mrs. Lee"
And II was a. Lucinda Lee that
she registered the next morning
at the Hotel Alexandria fn Los
Angeles.
ON the Afternoon Of their arrival.
Lucinda. accompanied by sum
mcriad and the Lontaines. drove 70
the linn atudioh, where the famous
summerlad pictures. were AIKEN.
The working premises my be-
hind the administration building.
Hut here Iucipda noted few poini1
Of close resemblance 10 the Gull
studios. a tieid several acres In
extent. about half In turf. WAS sur
rounded by stable village u
glaas-roofed stages and STRUCTURES