The daily worker., 1926-12-14
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Copyright. 1925, by Upton sinclaIr.l


vi.
Bunny was on holiday, and must
enjoy himself; if he failed to do so,
the enjoyment of his two compan.
ions would be marred. He must
smile and escort them to a theater,
and afterwards send Dad home in a
taxi, and go with Wee to supper
party with some Of the screen peo-
pie, and gossip about their produc-
tions and their profits, and see them
drink too much, and know that there
would be an hours talk about prohi-
bition and bootleggers, starting as
soon as he and Wee refused to drink.
Were they "on the wagon?" Or
were they afraid Of this liquor? This
was something specialize original
Koski stuff, or whatever it might
be in New York.
Then in the morning the pair
would go to the gym" and practice
stunts together, making themselves
a quite competent pair Of gymnasts
Wee said that if ever Dad went
broke, and she got "klieg eyes" and
had to quit the movies, they could
earn several hundred a week on the
"big time circuit" They would have
lunch, and then maybe there would
be matinee, or somebody calling,
or reporters or special writer's; or
Wee would go shopping, and abso-
lutely insist upon having her dar-
ling Bunny along, because he had
exquisite taste, and why did she
dress but to please him? Bunny
met other rich young men in his po-
sition, and learned that such re-
marks were preliminary to the
mans ordering the bill sent to him.
But there was nothing Of the gold
digger" about Vee-when she gave
the invitation, she paid.
What she wanted was her Bunny
rabbit. She adored him. and wanted
to be with him every moment. and
to show him of to all the world, in
Guiding the newspapers. They had
been together long enough for Bunny
to know her thoroughly, and to real
ize the drawbacks as we'll as the
advantages of the alliance. That
she was sensual did not trouble him,
for he was young, and his ardors
matched hers. The arts that he had
learned from Eunice Hoyt were
combined with those Wee had
learned from many lovers, and they
were dizzy with delight; the impulse
that drew them together was i'm
possible to resist.
But Intellectually they were far
from being mated" Wee would listen
to anything he wanted to talk about,
but how little she really cared about
serious things would be comically re-
vealed by her sudden shifting of the
conversation. She had her own life,
one of speed and excitement and
show. She might jeer at the movie
world and its works, but neverthe-
less she was Of that world, and ap-
plause and attention were the breath
she lived by. She was always on
the stage, playing a part-the
worlds professional darling; always
bright, always fresh, young, beauti-
full, sprightly. Such a thing az
thoughtfulness was suspect, a cloak
for dangerous enemies stealing into
your mind. What's the matter,
Bunny-rabbit? l believe you're
thinking about that horrid strike!"
Sitting down and reading book
was a thing quite unknown to this
worlds darling. A newspaper, yes,
of course, or magazine-one had
them lying about, and man would
pick them up and glance over some
thing, but always ready to stop to
look at a new dress or listen to q
bit of gossip. But to become alb
sorbed in reading and not want to
be interrupted-well it didn't seem
quite polite, did It? AS for spending
whole afternoon or evening read
ing book-Vee had simply never
heard of such thing. She did not
put it into words, but Bunny could
understand that a book was cheap;
anybody could get one and sit off in
corner, but few could have box
at the theater, presented by the
management, and sit there, almost
as important as the play.
CONTINUED tomorrow.)