New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1922, Page 5

[inda fee ) LOUIS JOSEPH VAN ©1077 by Louis Joserh Vance (Continued From Our Last Issue) ““The man I've got in mind to direct you in your pleture, Mrs, Lee; that is, if you can get hold of Barry. couldn't do better, but his out for him" “There's no hurry, Mr, Summer- lad. Remember, Mr. Lontaine haan't taken ‘the ‘first step toward forming & company yet." “Wellf" but I'd hate to have you lose a chance. Barry's a wonder. Even Grifiith takes a back seat when Barry Nolan picks up the mega- phone," * Lontaine interposed a question of technical nature, and as Summer- lad answered him at length, Lu- cinda’s attention wandered, she be- -gan to think more about the speak- er, Undeniably a most satisfying crea- ture, at least to look at. Bending over the table, his face glowing as he illustrated his meaning with an animated play of hands: though his words were all for Lontaine, Sum- merlad’'s consclousness was constant to Lucinda, his quick eyes were for- ever seeking hers * * * Hard hit and making'no secret of it. Not that it mattered, more than for the good it did one's self-esteem to be respectfully if openly adored by a personable young man whom one. found agreeable. Vantty had been sorely sprung by Bellamy's sacrifices of his wife's love to his ap- petite for flirting with women of cheap emotions. Neither had Daube- ney's devotion meant a greht deal: being something too familiar through old acquaintance not to be misprized. It had needed somé new conquesty as this to make Lucinda think well of herself again; that at least proved her charms not yet Passee. Lucinda inclined to approve the style in which Summerlad maintained himself. The bungalow, secluded in wide and well-kept grounds, mignt have served as the warm-weather re-| treat of a grand duke. , By merely turning her head she could look out through an open case- ment to a lawn where moonlight like liquid silver slept between mysteri- ous, dense masses of purple shadow. The breath of the night was bland and fragrant. In Chicago the thermometer had shivered in the neighborhood of zero; New York, according to tele- graphic news, was digging out from under a snowfall second only to that of its legendary blizzard. +“I want to purr,” Lucinda con- fessed, finding Summerlad’s eyes upon her. “I am enslaved by Cali- fornia.” . “I must make the most of these moments, then. Presently we'll both be busy, you in especial far to busy to give me many evenings like this.” “I'm not at all afraid of bein® @oormedt to ennui through “any lack of ingenuity on your part.” “If I'm not mistaken, dare,” “It’s as you care to take it.” -He accepted with a smile smiling gage of her eyes. wunderstood each other perféctly. ‘When it was time to return to the Alexandria, Summerlad insisted on driving them home himself. Lucinda fell asleep that night to dream of coursing a will-o'-the-wisp through a land whose painted illu- sion failed and faded as she fled, till in the end there was no more beauty, only the bare grin of the desert savage and implacable. She started awake with her hus- bang's name trembling on her lips. XVIIT The room the Lontaine's occupied, in the Alexandria adjoined Lucinda's, and while she was lazing over break- ! fast I"anny tapped on the communi- cating door and drifted in, en negli- gee, with a cigarette and an airy non- chalance at war with a problematic phadow that lurked in her eyes. “My amiable first husband,” she announced, ‘“has charged .me to ar- range for an audience at your con- venience.” “As soon laughed. “This morning Harry has waked up with his poor dear head more than usually addled with gorgeous schemes, and says he wants to con- sult you. What he really warts is your unconditional approval of every- thing he has to propose. So do be wise as well as kind."” “I'll try," Lucinda promised. Considered in the light of this semi-serious warning, all that Lon- taine had to lay before her seemed almost disappolntingly conservative. “I've been thinking it over all night,” he assured Lucinda serious- 1y as she and Fanny settled to give him attention, “and it seems to me 1 ought to let you know more specifi- cally what you're letting yourself in for, before 1 ask you to hold yourself pledged.” “That preparation easily.” “Please don't think that.” There wasta convincing glint of alarm in Lontaine’s look. “Never more en- thusiastic, more sure of anything than T am of your eventual success. But it's going to mean hard work for both of us.” “1 shan't mind hard work,” Lu- cinda replied. “As for disappoint- ments, 1 don't expect, much, so I can't be very hard hit if anything doesn’t turn out as -happily as one might wish."” “If that spirit won't win for us, You salary's enormous, I'll give him a ring and find that's a the They as you like,” Lucinda like down susplciously letting me sounds for N i Radiantly Beawtiful There is no secret about it nor is there any doubt about the resulis—it's just common, ordinary buttermilk in the form of a wonderful cream. Thedirections are simple and it costs so little that any girl or worpan can afford it. Be sure you get | Howard’s Buttermilk Cream less about what he was saying. nothing will,” Lontaine declared, “Now for a tentative program * ¢ ¢ Our first step naturally, will be to jncorporate, And since it seems to be the fashlon on this side,# and our corporate name wlill serve as a trade- mark, 1 venture to suggest 'Linda Lee, Inc, ""One name is as good as another, don't you think?" “Good. Call that settled, Then as to finances, My study of American studio conditions has satisfied me that production costs this side are normally excessive, - The average cost of a well-made picture today fis between elghty and a hundred and twenty thousande—tdo much by half."” “Mr Culp's secratary told me Alma Daley's picture cost between a hundred and £fty and two hundred thousand each.” o “If so, Ben Culp is money away through Iignorance bad management or indifference. “But say a picture costs us fifty thousand: its gross earnings, the first year, should be two hundred and fifty thousand. We ought to turn out not less than four pictures a year, which will mean at least four hun- dred and fifty thousand clear profit to be split between the star, the execu- tive, and the capitalists.” “It sounds like a fairy tale." “It is a fairy tale—come true in real life. Nothing else could account for the present-day tribe of motion- picture millionaires.” They have imagination enough to see cheap amusement for the masses in what most intelligent people, a dozen years ago, considered merely a me- chanical curiosity. So they invested their small savings, these petty tradesmen and barnstorming actors, throwing or ) l i VENTURE TO. SUGGEST LINDA LEE, INC.” > venture that high finance scorned, and the boom found them securely in the saddle. That's why the public gets so mucH perfunctory and stupid stuff thrown at it today.” “But our Pictures aren't going to be in that class—are they?" “Rather not! We're going to go at this thing'in an intelligent way. We'll pick a good staff, select our stories witl* care, get the best men to write our‘scenarios, and gather round us a group of actors, like those who have made the Continental cinema what it is today, more interested in their work than in themselves, willing to take their chances of scoring in fine en- semble acting instead of insistent that every picture shall be distorted to throw a so-called star into promin- ence. Even in America such sincere artists exisf, and we'll find and bring them together and prove that cinema production can be an art as well as a money-grubbling scheme.” . “Bravo! bravo!” Fanny interpolat- ed. “Hark to the dear man! Now if only he'll perform one-half as brave- ly as he promises—!"" Lontane flushed a little but paid no other heed. “To get back to the question of capitalization * * * Ar bitrarily setting fifty thousand as a fair production cost, we'll want at least a hundred and fifty thousand to begin with.” “But surely we won't hundred thousand margin ty?" “Not for safety—for When we finish our figst picture it will be a matter of six months at least Dbefore it can be exhibited. Meantime, we can't afford either to disband our company or hold it to- gether in idleness. We ought to start our second picture the day after we finish the first. Thus we will waste no gestures. And allow- ing three months to each, we should | have our second and third ready by the time the first is released. Do you follow me, Mrs. Druce?" “1 think your quite right. You sald yesterday you had some people ready to furnish the necesary capi- in the need a for safe- economy. tal?" “In half an hour I can find half a W BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. 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But if you should decide to back yourself, use your own money to finance Lucinda Lee, Inc.,, you would wuiltimately re- ceive two-thirds of the profits in- stead of the one you'd be entitled to as the star. And no outsider would have anything to say about the way we conduct our own' business.” “I don't think I care about that,” Lucinda observed thoughtfully. ‘“‘But it does appeal to me, the idea that if I use my own money nobody but myself can suffer if we're making a mistake, if we don't make a sucesss,' “Then—you will find ‘the capital yourself, Mrs. Druce.” “I think I can manage it without much trpuble.” Lontaine sighed quietly and re- laxed, The contented glow of last night crept back into his eyes. He produced his cigarette-case and began to smoke in luxurious puffs. “I may call on you for a check in a day or two, for preliminary ex- penses.” “That brings up a question,” Lu- cinda confessed. “You see, my checks will besigned Lucinda Druce, and I don't like to risk my incognita as Linda Lee."” “Nothing to fret about,” Lontaine declared. “Sipmly maks your checks payable to me. I'll open an account with a local bank in my name first, and transfer it to the account of Linda Lee (Inc.) # soon as we in- corporate.” (Continued in Our Next Issue) MEDICAL ASSN. MEETS Seventy-third Conference Held i St. chance,” to Louis With 150 Physicians in At- tendance. St. Louis, Mo., May 22.—The sev- enty-third annual session of the Am- erican Medical association opemed in St. Louis this morning with the con- vening of its house of delegates, con- sisting of 150 physicians representing the constituent state associations. The sessions of the house of delegates will take place today, Tuesday and Thurs- day. At the opening meeting of the scientific assembly to be held Tuesday, addresses will be delivered by Hubert Work, postmaster-general of the Unit- ed States and president of the Am- erican Medical association, by Henry W. Keil, mayor of St. Louis and by W. W. Graves, president of the St. Louis Medical society. Following these addresses the new president, Dr. George E. de Schweinitz of Philadel- phia will be installed. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the sixteen scientific sections of the association will hold meetings. An attendance of more than 7,000 physicians and nurses is anticipated at this session. T0 START POCKET TESTAMENT LEAGUE Plan Is Explained at Session of Everyman's Bible Class I"lans were made at the session of Iveryman's Bible class held yesterday morning to start a “Forward Step™ movement in this city and to organize a “Pocket Testament league." Leroy 8mith of New York city ad- dressed the gathering in an cffort to start the “Pocket Testament league,' In his talk, Mr. Smith related inci- dents as to the good the league had done individuals in many cities and towns throughout the country. The plan of the league is to have every man carry a testament about in his pocket and to read from it each day. The motto of the league is “To carry and read wherever you go." Yorward Steps. Rev, John L. Davis spoke on the “Forward Step” movement and ex- plained, it to the members of the class. l.ater he had cards passed to each one present and asked that the members write something on the card which they intend to do and which would be a step forward in this world. It was meant for the men to write “I will stop gambling,” “I will stop swear- ing,” ete. The cards were later col- lected and Rév, Mr. Davis stated that no one outside of himself wouid see the cards. In speaking.of the forward step movement, Rev. 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Baynes of the American Museum. of Natural History, declared in an address here on animal hero- ism. - Prof. Baynes said 16,000,000 horses took part in the war, notwithstand- ing the wide use of motor lorries, oxen were used by soldiers in the Alps and German East Africa, donkeys worked in Palestine and France, and that in the Orient camels were pressed into service, with dogs doing their bit for all countries especially in Belgium, where they hauled ma- chine guns. Played Big Part. “Never in the history of mankind,” he continued, '‘have animals played 50 great a part in the protection of civilization. Even the work of the mascots, keeping up morale and cheerfulness with a large number of troops in the field, was important.” Canaries were used by the Germans to detect the presence of poison gas, and homing pigeons valiantly carried SALESMAN SAM SAM, MR, COINCOIN 1S COMING HERE TODAY AND MY BUV THIS STORE- AND LISSEN TRY YO BLUFF IT THAT YOURE. 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