The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-07
GIorin,H Plans

lem. Gloria came in to discuss the future.
 GIOrin'H Plans
 Tt Is too bad, Yirgie dear, that all this happened just when you and I had planned out everything so nice ly. l know that you will think me selfish, but honestly. Virgie. when l met you that afternoon in the hotel lobby I had no idea that 1 would marry Herbert. In fact, I thought 1 hated him. Oh, Virgie, I never knew that loving and hating lie so near to- gether
 Now I don't believe that you can hate any one greatly if you have not loved him. Surely few girls suspect that they could love man for the very things for which they have once hated him.
 And. Virginia, you brought me luck. can't help feeling a little sup erstitious about you. l am almost sure that this would never have hap pened and I would never have been so happy If had not met you.
 "I wish I could help you some way It seems so horrid to go away and leave you all alone here. You are such an innocent child. But I shan't be so very far away and you will write me often.
 "Tll know just what you are doing and I'll see this apartment just as we have had 1t together"
 But, Ria, you know I can't keep this apartment. It is too expensive. I must begin to live on my salary and put away what's left of Aunt Vir- ginia's money for a rainy day. l can't sew like you, Ria dear, and it will be lraa V.7x a fd- robe up. l think I shall get room somewhere. Surely some of these people who have bungalows will rent me one room"
 "Why, you are going to stay right here, Virginia. Herb gave me thls check for you"
 Involuntarily I took the check but l the moment l felt It's cracking l pushed it back into Gloria's hand.
 My dear, cannot take this check, and besides. I would be very lonely here. You konw how lonely you were until came"
 Just how lonely I would be I fully realized Youth Is always more oI less lonely and 1t seems to me that a girl in Movieland. especially girl who comes from home where she has been cared for and protected from lnc OAt6idS NOiA0t tA @SA@NA'NN any one else on earth.
 Gloria understood this. for she said "Oh, know. I know, my dear, and don't blame you at all for wanting to be on your own. That Is the only way that girl can get along. Int girls for whom the steps upward art made easy are the ones who canno cling to the top round of the ladder And yet. I hate to have you rushing around finding 8 place. Take Tommy Warmers advice. He is a dear, Vlr ! gle. Just as decent as they ma k' them.
 T wonder who they are going t' have in my part" she asked, showing the first curiosity I had noticed abou the life she was giving up so readily
 And then I told her about the littl' bride I had met coming out and whs she had said to me and how l re sented the remark.
 t You mustn't do that. Virgie," ad yised Ria. For every step onwar that you make, the knockers will pro duco wrong reasons Bhe wash really catty. dear. after all, for Il this business almost everything zoe by favor. Oh, I don't mean that yo' don't have to make good after yo' are helped, but you will find ths young women will be given part that you know that you can do botte than they and these girls may b just as good as you. do not meal to say that all the favors that ar handed out to girls are given then because of some sex interest A ma does not have to be in 1ove with you or even flirtatiously inclined to D Interested in you. as a picture pos sibility. You may como under hi eve tust at the time that he ib look ins for a type. and the deed Is don' Let me whisper something Into you ear. You must never tell 1t, bu there isn't director living tha doesn't think he could take an young man or woman and make hir or her into a great star provided tn said young man or woman happen to catch his fancy at the right mo ment. All directors have the lat Charles Frohman's Idea about an ac tor. I heard Tony Melville say tha Frohman insisted that, given a modi cum of good looks. he could make an young woman a star in three years.
 Well, can't help wishing. Ris that some director will think that c me-
 "virgie. don't refuse the help tha Herb wants to give you. He is dc ing this because of me. He has lot of influence"
 Because he has lots of money, Ria You said once that you did not war him to think that his money coul buy everything. Let's begin now D showing him that even because yo love me he cannot buy me stardom
 "I glory In your spunk, virgie. br had hoped you would stay In th' apartment. And besides, wanted as a little refuge for myself If Kilt gets too unbearable."
 You could keep 1t better wfthor me than with me, Ria You certaini won't want me around If you me' Herb here 10 talk over matters"
 T will never dare do that"
 "Yes, you will. You will never able to keep your wedding secret
 ''Perhaps not Look. virgie. thei comes the suu and today is anothe day, Not osiiy another day. but new life for me-"
 Well, 1t is the same old life fe , me-" said, adapting Ria's speech 2 ' well as her philosophy, The studi lat nine fer mf"