The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20

SYNOPSIS
When Jacqueline Bordini, famous
movie star, returns TO the little town
in which she had grown up, Howell
Shefheld Is filled with dissatisfaction.
Howells father an oyer-workIed COZ. country
family practically nothing. Howell,
against the wishes OF his mother. de-
cides to leave medical school and go to
On the train, an older woman. who
calls herself "Lambie. offers him her
meets Sally osbourne, who does. not
think much of his ambition to be a
movie actor. He tries to get work as
an extra, but fails.
one director refuses to help him and
School Howell. disiiiusioned, walks walks
candy shop. Next morning. Sally Os-
bourne warns him what Hollywood will
Desperate and almost penniless Howell
is starving himself, but his determine
tion to get into the movies. does not
falter. At last he gets job as an
But the Job lasts only a day or so.
He turns again to Madalyn, the candy
shop waitress for sympathy; He yields
to her physical lure and afterward
hates himself. because he knows that
he does not love her.
one night Lambie, in an expensive
car, picks him up and takes him to her
luxurious home She promises to help
him. Shortly after he reaches his room.
Sally OSbourne comes in frightened and
tells him some one has been following
Howell walks home with her. He
realizes that she means more to him
than any other girl he has met, but she
is contemptuous of his ambition to get
into the movies and this sngers him.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN (Continued)
do you mean to say you were
actually cooking your own meals?'
Such as they were, yes! I'm still
doing that at Mrs. Benton's."
"But, my dear, you mustn't. It's
so degrading"
Howell said he didn't see any
thing degrading about it, although
the results were often far from salts
factory. 'Lambie" frowned and
stroked a silken knee.
at won't do" she said. eff you
use all your reserve energy just to
live you'll have nothing left for a
career. It will destroy your self
confidence"
1.-THE room on Temple street was
pretty awful" he admitted; but
now that I'm at Mrs. Benton's, I
can manage fine. She's not charg-
ing me any rent"
This fact seemed even more up
setting.
why isn't she2 Why should that
woman give you anything for moth
ing?"
A flash Of temper cracked like
lightning across her words.
Howell answered stiff1y, "She has
some furniture stored In the garage
and wants some one to stay out
there"
THAT'S a likely story. How old
is she? Is she good looking?"
THOROUGHLY disguised, he
i longed to rush from the room,
but he could not-must not-give
up his one chance of breaking into
motion pictures.
With the shamed flush deepening
on his cheeks, he replied, Gee
''Lambie," your insinuations are an
INSULT"
She blew a furious cloud of smoke
into the air.
mot so far as you're concerned;
but you don't know the world as
well as do. Penny pinching land
ladies can't afford to offer their
rooms for nothing"
"It's over a garage" he reminded
her.
"That makes no difference. She
rented 1t to you before, didn't she?
No, there's something back of this. -
She continued to smoke in sort
of silent rage while Howell thought,
And have to sit and take this.
am taking It,"
After while she permitted q
smile to soften the corners OF her
brightly rouged mouth.
did my hasty temper frighten
you?"
II can't see any reason for It." he
admitted honestly.
"It's the idea of that woman hay
ing designs on you that made me
angry. I can't, I won't, see any one
take advantage of you, Howell.
You're too clean; too fine"
He thought, What is 1t about me
makes women say things like that?'
NOW I've thought Of a plan,
continued "Lambie," which will
eliminate all danger of anything
ike that. II you're going into mo-
ton pictures you should have q
well-known address, hotel that
people can recognize"
Time enough for that later. You
seem to forget that I am not even
in q position to pay for my room
at Mrs. Benton's."