Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-20
Daily Short Story
"Stars Must Shin"

Of tho FIRST stats cf the new
articulste moving pictures.
She was nothing like Garb,
She was an American born {
Irish father and a Niennes
mother She had lived through
poor childhood on New York
west side.
She should have been TYPICAL
American. CarrulouS. eager fc
crowds. easy "a meet. Yet, Sh
acted like Carlo, alool mySteriou
Scornlul Of people and success
All the troubles she had ever ma
with tho great moving pictur
companies had risen from he
hatred OF publicity.
She would not stand Tor an
kind OF d. When y was thruS
upon her Bill remembered. Sh
raised he'll
She looked up now and stare
ar him cOldly with brown eye
that necked with gray
II want YOU 10 get some
publicity for me" she said
What kind Of publicitys" Bill
asked
ANY kind" she told him,
dramatic. sensational even vul-
gar. want 10 get into the
limelight ! want II beating on
me every minute. l want 10 be-
come a household word"
"But YOU are household
word" Bill Smilingly protested.
"You have been for II years.
Yet, you've always fought pub
lefty. You've worn mems
clothes and goggles and last
generation hats.
you've hidden yourself In
inaccessible houses In Hollywood
and you've patrOniZed sedate
family hotels under assumed
names whenever you visited
New York just 10 keep from
having stories printed about
YOU. Why do You suddenly
want publicity now"
II don't think it's necessary
that YOU know that" she told
him Stiffly You are a press
agent, l need publicity. Can
YOU get II for me or can't you"
"Sure l can get II for YOU"
Bill said ana was saved by
sudden rearing of his business
sense. But II will run into
money"
NAME YOUR PRICE
"Name your price," Violet
Varney said, I'll pay YOU now
or later. The money Is n matter
Of indifference. The publicity Is
vital"
"All right" Bill told her. 'T'll
expect your cooperation. You
can give me retaining fee now.
I'll bill YOU for the balance
whenever YOU wish"
She wrote out a check for hin
and when he left, she got up ant
went 10 her bedroom and liftet
from the dresser a cabinet photo
graph OF q young, handsome
smiling man.
He was Russ Overton. an acto
who had played with her in he
last picture.
She pulled the picture closer e
her and gazed hungrily at It, Sh'
suddenly kissed the pictured
mouth and as suddenly flung i
from her 10 the top of tho dresser
Then she turned and walked ou
of the room.
Violet Varney was in love will
Russ Overton and he was the frs
man with whom she ever had beer
in love. What made il worse wa
that he was five years youngel
than she. He was 70 to her 81.
II had happened suddenly anC
They had a love scent
in the picture. While rehearsinJ
a kiss one day, he had pulled he
10 him and held her while
he kissed her hard.
That action was not in th'
script. Van lyme, the director
was too astounded 10 bawl over
ton out for il He waited 70
Violet 10 do il but she couldn't.
She had liked il. She was il
love. She had made the mistake a
showing II, OVerton was JUS
starting in pictures. He wasn't
good actor DE never would be
But he was handsome and h
knew how TO handle women lik
Violet Narney.
But the basis OF IL was vanity
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