Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-31
MOVIE MAD
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
What has gone before.-Gloria King
comes to Hollywood with the idea of
making good in the movies. She later
believes, however, that only beauty and
pull are necessary to success, and when
she gets chance to marry Rolf TeE.~
pleton, the great screen star, she takes
it, although she despises him as insin-
cere He makes her bis leading woman,
and when the picture stranger Souls"
is released, it is discovered that Gloria
has stolen the picture away from the
star.-Now go with the story.
CHAPTE , yVII
The Boomerang
a CURIOUS situation arose from Gloria 81
~ sudden popularity. Templeton's pride1
n had been struck severe blow, his con-
ceit had been shaken, and the realization
that this girl no longer needed his help and
that his plans for acquiring her as an amuse-.
ment had reacted upon him like a boom
erang seemed trick of fate almost too
sensational to believe.
He had stormed into Manning's office rag
ing with fury but the directors attitude had
left doubt in Rolls mind as to the Sc !
robustness of this situation he had brought
upon himself.
Miss King turned out to be find, that !
ALL Manning remarked evenly. I'm going
to star her as soon as 1 can. 1t was mis- I
take allowing her to play with you. l rear
lied that when it was too late"
do you mean to say that you acruafrSt
agree with the critics?" Templeton ragedl
"That you think her acting is better thar
mine?"
Manning nodded briefly "She acts, you
don't. You walk through a picture, she
feels everything she does. The thing to do
now, Of course, is to get busy on your mex
We've tO batX
the critics said about your work in 'StrangeI
Souls and that without wasting any time"
Manning was in quandary He knew
that Templeton's next picture ought to be re-
leased, and as soon as possible if his enor1
nous popularity were to be retained, and we (
he was, eager to star Gloria so as to strike
while the iron was hot The problem was
finally solved when the Super Perfect asked
Manning to lend Gloria to them for a pic
ture. This left Manning free to begin work
Immediately on children of the Desert"
1t was bitter pill for Rolf to swallow
but there was nothing else to do about it
He alternated between fits of rage and still
deeper plunges into the gay night life of the
colony. He was never home, and days wen
by in which he did not even see his wife. H {
did not want to see her; he wanted to avoid
her, for he realized that she had the pow Ell
to give the final shove to his already topping
pride by haunting him with the things he
had said to her about her career.
Gloria was too busy during these days I'd
give much thought to her personal life. She
worked hard all day at the Super Perfect
Studios, and when she returned at night she
tired that she went directly to bed
She did not realize, however, that Rolf was
avoiding her, that he no longer forced his
attentions on her, and her lips curved into
a cold little smile of triumph when she
thought of what must be going in his
mind. 1t was incredible, it was like pece
of fiction improbable a movie scenario
and she glad, glad! She had pit.
for him, and yet she had no wish to taun
him. All she wanted to be let alone
to be allowed to live her own life until she
would have time and leisure to plan for her
freedom.
Fan mail beginning to arrive for her
and this to Gloria thrilling. Some days
astic comments her work in stranger
Souls" requests for her photograph, and fo1
a time until the work got too heavy, she
opened and answered these letters herself.
One evening she had retired early. Wrap
ped in dressing gown, her bare feet thrust
into satin mules, she sat at her desk busy
with her correspondence, when suddenly
there came loud rapping on her door.
Gloria's heart leapeG in her throat. She
knew quite well that this was not the dis
Greet tap of one of the servants. This was
an imperous sound not to be denied, and
wrapping her negligee closely about
her, she and went to the door.
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