The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-02
By HAROLD Il. HALL.
Copyright. 1898. BY Boston American
and Cosnnopoiitar, News Service.

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Copyright. 1898. BY Boston American
and cosnopolitan News service.D
BOSTON, April 2.--"I used to
think OF Bill Hart as one OF the
kindest men in the world. / had
always seen him playing parts In
the movies in which he was very
kind to the pretty heroiness I
thought he must be the same In
real life.
II was sadly disappointed. I dis.
covered that Bill was cruel; terribly
cruel. And worse than that I dis
covered that Bill was jealous. i
found him just like any other man
and willing to take all he could
get, but unwilling for the woman
to even look at another man.
II discovered his cruelty and
jealousy before our romance ended
so sadly. discovered 1t not long
after met him In Los Angeles. It
was q shock to me, but I fougave
him at the time and ler It pass.
was living in house out
there with two other women ut the
time Of my visits to Bills apart
ment. discovered that one Of the
fair with another screen star. She
was in trouble and tried to COM
fort her. She told me sJlch SEN
sational story that felt that Ii
would be better not TO tell BIZ
about my living at the. same house
with her. i also thought 1t wise
not to tell her of my friendship
with Bill. She was so cynical that.
I feared she would make ME Dliser-
able by trying to picture Bill in
the same light as the man she had
met.
Called on Telephone.
Zone night Bill called me on the
telephone. Hes started asking me
questions which cou.1 not very
well answer without revealing who
he was TO any one ir the room.
My friend was sitting right by my
side at the time, and so tried to
evade the answers and put Bib off.
He could not seem to understand
what was driving at, and could
not very well tell him.
well, the next night when ]
went to Bill's apartment he was
wild. AS soon as arrived he &C.
cused me Of having another man
at my apartment. / tried to tell
him then about the woman living
there and of her troubles. tried to
tell him that she was present and for
that reason could not answer
his questions on the phone.
"He storTned around the apart
ment accusing me Of all sorts of
things. He was insulting and oh.
SO cruel. loved Bill and it hurt
all the more to have the man you
loved accusing you. lie never be-
li.sved Inc Or my explanation Of
that occasion.
ut seems to me now that he
must have thought every one was
like himself. can see now as
look back that he probably thought
was like any ordinary person who
was seeking easy money from a
screen star. He probably thought
that I was like found him to be-
person with many c0nQuests.
Well he was mistaken.
HE even brought that up that
evening when was in Los Angeles
telling my story before the district
attorney at the time / forced him
to help support our boy. He &C,
cused me then of going around
with another man. That telephone
conversation had still stuck in his
mind and he like big cowerd at,
tempted to use it. He is a coward
lust a. big cruel coward.
ITO show you how cruel he is
Just listen to this. When I went
back to Los Angeles to try to
make him admit paternity OF the
child / took my baby with me. !
reached Los Angeles and called him
IN the telephone. All the old love
for him returned in a moment when
I heard him answer the telephone.
Hangs Up Receiver.
81 was overjoyed to hear him. I
thought that at last / would have
a chance to see him and show him
our baby and talk the matter over
in a friendly way. I asked him If
he remembered me after telling my
name. How can / ever forget
you?' he answered. thought ]
had won. but nearly tainted when
he Immediately hung up the receiv.
er and refused to talk to me again.
although / was heartbroken and
had about given up hope l tried
Just once more. When Bill came
to the district attorneys office to
meet me and tell his story to the
district attorney I took our baby
along to show him. / left the baby
in the next room. asked him to
go in and look at 1t. He beloved
out something terrible about not
wanting to see 1t and refused to
even take one peep at our little
darling. Then he called me a
blackmailer and other vile names.
Oh, it hurt my sensitive nature.
But 1 have lived through it.
Now that all this has come out
/ don't know how shall ever face
my friends again. Oh, why did 1t
have to come out in the press! BUT
as long as it has been made public
1 pray that some little trusting
girl will read 1t and take heed. Holly
wood has it's pitfalls for trusting
girls and women. If you step In
you are In danger. should have
known better, ! guess. certainly
shall never forget my experience
with q screen star"
The End.