Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-07
1T Can't be DOne''
BY FREDERIC ARNOLD RUNNER

ally younger. more unsophisticated.
IN the Century roof days she walk
ed Times Square. flagrantlv flaunt-
inE her charms "a the world. paint
ca. ~flamhoyant. challenging. seven
teen. apting twenty-five. Now. ~
twenty-five. her l~ow-heeled shoes.
simple dresses. white collars ana
cuffs, cloSe-fittinR sweater ANA com
plete absence Of I'll d~iscernihlc
makeup made twenty-five appear
seventeen.
IL was q triumph VI subtle act.
iHE. az clever ~c0stuminr. And with
her rouge ard her correousness
Irene had likewise shed her past.
No one knew much about her. IA
change in name had helped. she
had come "a Hollywood. unhcralded.
from the vaudeville stage. and by
sheer audacitv had vamped her way.
via nn unreasonable young assist
ant director. 70 N position of some
Importance on the Irter-Ocean lot.
10 the parts she played. minor but
necessary roles, she brought n
beauty immensely pleasing to the
eve. they did not impose any great
strain upon her skill as an actress.
This was perhaps just ~ we'll. since
she possessed none. beyond an abil-
Itv 20 sic. smile. move about grace
fully IN the manner Of a human
being Emotions she registered.
when emotions were called for.
which was seldom. by crud WI nrim-
tive methods-the widening eve.
the heaving chest. the clenched and
unrlerched hands. They impressed
the crowd paSsably enough. much in
the manner or the comic strips: NJ
her tears were not drawn with a
pen; they were nevertheless poured
from "a bottle a. glycerine. she
sensed her limitations dimlv. hn+
consoled herself with the reflection
mat what the public wanted, on
tne screen, was youth. beauty. not
ability "a act, and dreamed NJ Y
future filled with q thousand soft
Injuries. to which she would pres
entity attain by the simple cxped-
lent az convincing some power IN
the screen world that she was everv-
thing a star should he. Perhaps.
had Irene put il into words. she
would have said. making some Mo-
producer crazy about her. and W.
doubt such d state Of mind would
have been necessary. to anyone who
proposed 10 advance hnr to stellar
honors.
u now she sat primly on 4 small
wooden chair, gazing at herself in the
morror Of her vanity case. The girl
with the cigarette holder gave III slow.
lazy laugh.
Why this sudden interest in Lew
D~avidson." she asked. Hes a four
minute egg"
Don't be absurd. Lola Trene's
smooth little voice flowed like milk.
II only asked because sam Kessler
y giving a party for him tonight.
Are you going4"
Yes. Davidson's q good man 20
know. Are you?"
II suppose so, although parties
don't mean much 20 me. not drinking
or smoking or anything. And w
course an old man like that wouldn't
want to dance"
Lola Morosini laughed again. rails
Ing the lids OF her sullen. almond
SNAPPED eyes, "A vamp on vamps. NV
had caught the public fancy in a re-
cent Spanish production. and her fu-
turc was assured. In addition "a her
beauty, she possessed IA very rood
brain; Irene, with her small cunning.
her affected innocence, was an open
book 20 her.
IL must be HE'LL" she drawled. ato
cut out cigarettes and booze. after
having used them so long. Don't
overdo that virtuous pose Of yours.
my dear, or Davidson NAV think
you're too good 10 be- true. AZ for
dancing, just tell him you thing It's
q silly habit, fit only for cake-eaterx
and college boys. That always makes
N hit with the rheumatic old RomanE
The best line, with birds like that. "
to encourage them to talk about
themselves. They simply adore il. +
know" Miss Morosini owed her sud
den advancement 70 an International
" known. but somewhat aged. author.
who had sacrificed both his grew
beard and his eyeglasses, in m vain
attempt 70 meet her challenging
youth. She had been known. after
half a dozen synthetic cocktails. to
refer 20 him most disrespectfullv a.
the grand CID man Or the stage"