Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-10
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By the Noted Author
IDAH M'GLONE GIBSON
Kitty Attends a Ball

a moment to dream. Wouldn't
it be wonderful If he could write
stories that could be made into
pictures and 1 could play the her
oine!
| just couldn't see how he could
make a heroine out of me in his
football story. He must have US
ed his imagination a lot. pick
ed up the letter again and reading
further found that Eddie had flat
tered me by saying:
You know, you are pipin
outside as well ao inside the story
and IL the Post takes it, it will
be because Of you.
And if-please don't think l
am fresh or anything-if the Post
takes it, and if-they pay me for
it-won't you let me send you
we'll, if not diamond ring, let
me send you a bracelet or bar
pin or q locket. Honestly I am
saying this because l know that
If you don't, l shall probably blow
the money in on something that
amounts to nothing and l would
like to have someone to have some
thing tangible as memento OF
my first story.
THAT word first may seem ego
tistical to you, but it is not. l
am going to write, Virgie,
And wouldn't it be lovely If
some day | might write a story
that could be made into something
in which you would play the her
oine?
Whether this comes true or
not, remember, dear, you are al
ways first in the heart of
edward C. MONTFORTH
"P. ST. am signing this in
this way because am an author. "
smiled at the boyish post
script but liked Eddie all the more
for it. His letter was a whole
some touch that frightened a sor-
did atmosphere.
The days passed quite monot-
onously because l did not recover
as quickly as | had wished. |
seemed to be tired all the time.
Kitty tried to induce me to ge
down to the desert, but I was de-
termined to stay until heard
from Theodore Stratton.
The flowers came regularly and
disappeared as regularly. l did
not ask about them, but it gave
me secret satisfaction to know
that Kitty was using the money
for our household expenses.
She would not hear to looking
for a Job for herself. always con-
tending that her eyes were not
yet strong enough to face the
strong lights of the studios. Once
or twice she went out for an even |
ing party and tried to make me
go with her Roth times when |
she came back she told me of all
the people she had seen. She did
not mention Theodore Stratton's
name and neither did I.
But when she told me that she
was going to the Screen Artists
ball I determined to ask her the
next morning about Mr.. Stratton
IL she did not mention him,
II seemed to me that Re must
be back from location and yet
why he had not written
me or called to see me.
The next morning Kitty was
over with news Of the
people who were there.
you never saw so many sequin
gowns In your life. 4 believe
hey make them especially for the
movie trade. Almost every girl
was decked out in glittering
,oat of mail. really wish I had
1T worn mine. l saw three or
our there that were prettier."
"Oh. that was the reason, was
[, Kitty? Tell me who was
here"
Everybody. including your be-
owed Theodore"
"He is not my beloved" I said
toutly, glad for once I had
trength to do it.
"Well he thinks he is the be-
owed Of every woman he sees. He
ct poor Maud Samson sit in thel
nrnAr mnst OF the evening while