The Washington times., 1938-02-05

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doesn't want any part Of Holly
wood. She wants to stay home
here and marry you. Will you
talk to her for me?"
WINS THE CONTEST
Amy listened because Bill loved
her and wanted her to go into the
contest. She consented. She won
the contest and the picture was
such a wonderful piece of work
that Joe repeated his performance.
He sold prints to nearly every
newspaper in the country.
Hollywood, seeing her face every
time it picked up any kind of pub
lication, didn't wait for her to
come to the pictures. 1t sent
scouts to Argus begging her to
sign contracts. She flatly refused.
Now, she was afraid that she
had to go and she fought against
it. But Bill kept arguing and
pleading with her. Finally, she
said she would go if Bill would
come with her. 1t was arranged
that way. She signed a contract
for five weeks for which she re-
ceived a flat sum of $500.
She got to Hollywood and on the
strength of her tests, was given
a small part in a picture. Her
sheer beauty made the picture a
hit. In the fourth week the rumor
reached her that she could sign a
new contract at twice the salary
she was getting.
BY this time, Hollywood's bug
had bitten her. Now she wanted
fame. Other men began to rush
her and, comparing them with
poor Bill, she realized for the first
time how homely he was. The
moment she did that, she lost her
love for him. After all, it was his
own fault.
She had been willing to spend
the rest of her life in Victoria and
marry him. But, here was fame
and fortune and it was very nice.
She would become a star, getting
thousands of dollars a week. She
told Bill about it.
LEAVING HOLLYWOOD
Bill was stunned, but he took
it fairly well. He bade her a sad
good-by and told her he was leav-
ing Hollywood next day. But
he found he couldn't leave Hol-
lywood because she was in it and
he couldn't leave her. He got
to hanging around the hotel in
which she lived and he would
follow her to the studio when
she went there.
One day. having nothing else
to do, she wandered over to Grau.
mans Chinese Theater on Holly
wood Boulevard because the night
before she had gotten a lette r.
from a woman signing herself
Agnes. Agnes told her in the
letter to look at the footprints
in the patio of the theater.
Over in the patio, she looked
at them, Wallace Beery's, Doug
Fairbanks, Mary Pickford's, Joan
Crawford's, Tom Mix's horse-all
Of them. She was thrilled. And
as she stood there, a ragged woman
brushed against her. She was
unkempt and dirty, and there
were signs and smells of drink
on her. Her eyes were bleary
and her voice husky as she said:
"Thrillin. amt it, deary? To see
the footprints Of all these people
that climbed to fame and for
tune" Amy, a little fearful, ad-
mitted it was. well, there's an
other side to it, dearie. Come here,
I want to show you something"
She walked her over to a pair Of
footsteps in a corner. Under them
was scrawled the signature, Gag
mes Blair" "See them?" the wom-
an asked. well. they're mine. I
was a young and beautiful girl in
small town but came out here
and became a star. Now look at
me-"
Amy looked at her and had a
revelation. Suddenly she wanted
Bill and home. And right at that
moment. Bill came along and she
rushed into his arms. "Take me
away from this horrible place!"
she said. Il don't want it. want
to go home" He took her in his
arms.
Later, he paid the bleary-eyed
woman $25 for letting him use her
for the act. Why shouldn't he? He
made about a million on the deal.
He married Amy.
THE END