Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-24
The Hour is at Hand

Theodore StrattOn stayed the a
rector with q gesture. Don't wOr-
ry about Miss Wihston's courage
She has bundle Of ambition and
determination and she can swim
and dive like duck She'll &c
through the yacht scene without
a tremor. Have your men fix a
small buoy to the spar which she
is to cling to and she will be all
right. She really doesn't have
to swim at all after she comes
UP and reaches It,"
True" persisted the director
anxiously, but want to be sure
that she will come up
Say, whats is the matter with
you? Don't get nervous. II you
must worry about anyone, worry
about me. l have to swim out of
the picture with Maud and then
come back for Virgie. Be sure
and have that rowboat near 80 |
can put both girls In. | am not
as young as used to be-"
Il thought you made mis-
take, Stratton. when you refused
to let that young chap do the
work"
II guess you are right. guess
you are right. This is my last
heroic action in pictures"
l really could ptand no more.
never had thought about the
second or two that would elapse
before | came up. To cover my
anxiety / set the victrola going
and went up and asked the direc-
tor IL he was too tired to dance.
Eddie heard me and insisted
that / should dance with him.
Il didn't know you could dance
Eddie. You never did at home"
Neither did you Silly" His face
became grave. Il didn't ask you
to dance for the sake of dancing
| want to say something to you.
l haven't been able to get a word
alone with you all day"
Cant you walt until morning?
I am awful tired"
No. am going to say it now
while | am thinking Of 1t. Virgie,
Stratton Is head over heals In love
with you. wanted to punch his
head during the scenes where he
was bending over you on deck"
II have to call you silly now,"
as you did me. You must remem-
ber, Eddie, that by bending over
some girl before camera and
making love to her as he did to
me today, Is the reason Theodore
Stratton is a great moving picture
actor"
The rest OF the way home was
passed almost in silence for we
were all too tired to talk very
much and some of us were rather
anxious about the next days
work.
Mrs, Chester had courteously
given her room to Aunt Virginia
and gone back across the hall.
was glad that my aunt was too
tired to talk to me, and l was
very happy when her deep breath
ing told me she was asleep.
/ could not sleep much and
was glad that the next days ac-
tion would call for a drawn,
frightened expression.
II almost wish that Aunt Vir-
ginia was not going" I said to
Mrs. Chester who had come across
the hall while l was dressing.
"Virgie. wild horses could not
keep her away"
Just then we heard her call
from the other room asking II it
were time to get up.
Eyes, dear. I've ordered coffee
and toast sent UP and as soon as
you are dressed we will start"
Don't worry about her." whis-
pered Mrs. Chester. "rll take
care of her while you are on the
boat. Just think about yourself
and what you have to do"
There was an air of subdued
excitement about the boat when
got there, To my surprise
found the boat anchored about 400
yards from shore and | was rowed
out to 1t.
climbed aboard, Aunt Virginia
and Mrs. Chester were left on the