Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25

when the publicity man in Hollywood
would actually run out of publicity
stunts wouldn't you? When the
papers would be so sick of this stars
nth marriage, and that ones ideal home life,
and this ones special ST. 900 automobile, and
that ones sweet domestic preference for getting
Sunday night suppers with her own white,
white hands, that they would refuse to print
the stuff any more? Well, if you did, you'd be
right.
Godfrey Gates, Super Pictures super publicity
man, had been in one of these desperate slumps
i've months before. How to put over something
new and novel and big for Earle Haines?
Something which would be grand forerunner
for the early Winter release of her new picture?
The new picture was Super's biggest 1881 effort
And Super intended that Earle should be their
biggest and brightest star. She had it in her
to do 1t. Eighteen, she had had wistful, poign-
ant appeal as a child actress in the dark ages
Of the silent films. And now she was beautiful.
with the slender dark grace which the poorest
photography can't spoil. Earle had voice. A
voice which the mike picked up and magnified
into thrilling moving sound
But PUBLICITY Interviews. Pictures. Stories.
What she does Sundays. What sort Of men,
perfume. dogs. she prefers. . Lord, it was
all as old as last years Follies' tunes
And then Godfrey had his big idea A sort
OF publicity that would be new-not to have
any publicityl Keep her away. Make her q
myth. Godfrey pounded furiously on his
typewriter. He had it,
And the next day Earle had it, too Plenty
OF it. So much of it that now, after five
months, she sat on the edge of her small
private beach and looked out on the tumbling
water OF what she was beginning to think Of as
her own private Pacific Ocean, and wished
heartily that Godfrey had never been so devil
ishly inspired.
A FER it was Of a golden California
afternoon. The suns rays began to lie
level along the water, and warm along the
smooth brown arms and legs which were 81
generously exposed by the brief red bathing suit.
Something made a speck against one Of the
clouds Something which looked at one minute
ike mosquito-at the next like large bird
and at the next exactly like an airplane. Earle
might not have given it second glance If she
hadn't been so bored She frowned up at IL
Grossly. And then it began to act very queerly
indeed. 1t came straight toward the broad
beach in long, determined swoop 1t seemed
about to land, and then, at the eleventh mo-
ment. 1t scared quickly again and roared above
her head so close that she felt the rush of wind
from the propeller. What was the fool trying
to do? XIII himself? Show of to herp
AS she wondered the plane made another
breath-taking banked turn, headed once more
for the beach, swooped low lower-and landed
on the hard white sand with a roar.
tall young man in an oil-stained aviator,s
suit swung himself from the cockpit and took
OH his helmet in an elaborate bow
He grinned an impudent grin.
you don't mind my dropping in, hope?"
who are you?" Earle registered cold dis
approval. "A reporter, suppose?"
"A reporter" he repeated it blankly 'Why
suppose that? What have you done? Or
maybe" with another of those grins, you're
Judge Crater? How you've changed, judged"
The look he gave her was comprehensively
admiring, and Earle who hadn't been amused
Tor months, gave an involuntary giggle.
well, as long as you're here you might as
well sit down and explain yourself" she said.
ZARIE dropped down in her bright canvas
chair, and he folding up his long legs sank
on the sand beside her.
who" he began in pompous, Shakespear-
can voice, "can explain HIMSELF Here today
and gone tomorrow. At one moment in the
clouds, and the next No" he broke off
don't suppose can explain myself You know
that bathing suit of yours has a very high visi-
bility. And here you've sat, all alone, afternoon
after afternoon. 1t began to intrigue me-"
Hmmnm. Maybe. You didn't think it
was bright stunt for your Buge, or whatever
the rag may be?"
He regarded her with the frankest wonder.
It surprised Earle. A movie picture star gets
an idea that her face couldn't 60 unrecognized