| Show anu the tl it st I 1 CUM e ai de delysle CASS ss I 1 CEN r H EBA III bad had not the slightest beest idea LV kl I 1 that ana she even remotely I 1 11 resembled audrey ar raa 1 afi lillton las 10 stellar member vi at the national film 5 manufacturing corn com lata puny alny a e cast ln in fact having only recently ar al rived in the big city tiffi from rom a downstate tarm farm I 1 she had bad not even seen esac any bof of miss Arling arlington tons W 0 aw celebrated moving picture portrayals much less heard beard ot of that opulent magnate of the film manufacturing coni pany truth to tell the very first time she learned of its existence wad was that evening when worn out by a bootless tour of business offices where ebe she had hoped for employment tian read its ad in the help wanted ea tion of a newspaper bad had come to the metropolis metro polla abrim with the high hopes and diml dimi nent enthusiasm of youth incidental antal ly she brought remarkable good boohr with her too although being anso and from the country bhe she was not na as gelf of them as most city girls of her age are the lime farm was hopelessly mortgaged and for several years past she bad had realized with increasing poignancy what a tax upon her aged parents blender slender resources she was As a girl grows older ahe she craves more and boter beter things filings and no mot ter how she may be in 6 A ILI cooki looka bulged in the matter her bar support Is unavoidably more expensive from year to year it was acute realization of this that had prompted millicent lUcent Ml to adventure armed with her diploma from the TIng leville commer caal college proving her to be a fully trained stenographer Ml tilli lUcent cent had found no positions open however nobody seemed in need of a stenographer grapher without past experience or even a typist rome same business men she found wanted a girl in their offices but they expressed themselves thern solva as so being moe more personally interested in good looks than in her ber Ting leville so go millie wisely looked elsewhere wine IY maybe but fruitlessly then one evening in hor har bare hall room this second week eho she came across the two line ail ad of the national film manu fracturing fac turing company which it seemed waa was lukewarmly interested in cecur ing ng a girl for filing A princely tipeni of six dollars per week was the lb practical inducement offered six dollars loomed gigantic gantic si to our Ml lUcent just then and although the thought of being only an office girl WIS aa humiliating it was considerably better than nothing she determined 0 to o be first of the hundred odd aepli ants at the studio on 1 the morrow od ind a 30 indeed eho she was on aln IL way out next morning miss alias hillis occupied herself with a perusal f the newspaper and therein read a ong ig account of the stupendous which the national film man company was about to re ease the names of fascinating aurpy arlington darling of the movie ana and of ned tolman her hanl han 1 alaia balb support occurred fre re quent ly the 2 was to bo in nc lese less than five reel reels three of aich the press dress antice stated were already done and de desperado deep sperato erato efforts wen be ing made to finish taking the other tac for a theater presentation or by christ mae mas eve A mammoth elaborate pro no expense etc el etc ad lib not knowing much about th atu movies millicent nasr t much ira im pressed bo bowelet bowe vei at moment hr h r mind waa aa fervently for vently occupied witt melancholy 0 anchovy reminiscences 0 04 s ab nb I 1 griborn she herself bad had known nea Nee harkins who bad pledged eternal fidel tty ity to her tier in the shadow ot of a nay bay oae one moonlight night years be foro when both be he and she were bare 13 more than children ned her ber ned bad gone away to the big cit CIVO three years before to make bis his for tune she never had heard beard from him sinco since unclouded eves a fresh clean corn alexion and simple direct address won millicent her interview with the of nee tice manager ir r thi him film plant while he still was explaining in her new pew filing duties la in rushed the chief director hair bair rumpled and gesticulating in wild excitement audrey arlington fell down in the middle of her big scene in the capt reel of the he V christmas brist mas aelean complete nervous breakdown I 1 hysterical are rushing her dl to the nearest now what in heavens name will we do there ian t a girl in the whole stock company who can make up to look enough like her to complete the p personification for this final the head director hept kept wringing hie his hands and swearing frantically the president of the company registered acute distress then bis his eyes acci sect dentally fall upon pretty millicent among her cing cases look I 1 look mr air yelled the head director pointing As I 1 live that girl looks elou b like miss arlington to be mistaken for her on the street streett come here miss miss mias whatever your name Is let have you ever posed before a picture camera no NOT well it docen t make any difference just now anyway youre fired from that office job III give you 60 a week to substitute tor for miss alias arrigton Ar in this laet last reel no I 1 time to listen to anything about it itt come on or cack to the studio with me now newt the set met Is 10 all up and we were right in the middle of the scene when miss arl art ington fainted ned tolman the leading man Is waiting chmoni bewildered millicent was puked pulled out of the busy offles and back to the bugo huge glass domed studio the tact reel of the famous 3 release was being held in impatient abeyance for ita its principal listen now mias mise 11 exploded the director as millicent emerged from the dressing room clad in the same wonderful gown that audrey arlington had been wearing on ten minutes before pay attention to what I 1 say and dont stare at either me or the camera act natural what were paying you aorl walk inide inde of those tape lines en cn the floor and dont on any account move outside side them this scene Is the of your home ita supposed to be christmas eve youre to turn your hack back to the camera camra anil anti be dicing a sprig of to the chandelier mr ned tolman who plays appos opposite ite lead will do the rest YC simply act as any girl would under the cli ch cum stances hey youl you gel get mr tolman from his dressing room tell him ture nore ell ready again now in you gc go millicent did juat is she was told although her bean heart beat fast frat and he hei head hearl was in a whirl with her ier bach back to the assemblage behind the crank ing camera man she raised both arm armp to tie tle the sprig of mistletoe to the chandelier r quirk quick footsteps sounded behind her and an instant latr lat r a mans malls strong anna arms were around her waist and his handsome face thrust close to hers for a kiss with a cry of mingled fright and in dign atlon the girl squirmed about in his arms and tried to push him away then for the first time eho bho caught sight eight of the movie idols face ace ned the she thrilled in jo ou amazement ned Har kinst you aru arc the nd tolman br breathed ached be he clanging cla clan ping her closer as their lips met in a long long kiss and the watching director yelled finel final final hold tha thal 1 I presently the whirr of the camera crank ceased and the grins oa on the faces of actor extra and bet act shifter broadened broa dined hey there therel finally clouted tbt head director df rector falma run out scenes overt we ve v bad enough ot of that kiss noart now 13 I 1 haven I 1 murmured ned looking fondly down into hie his old sweetheart sweethearts happiness bap flushed lac have you millicent never I 1 could keep on doing V forever she whispered softly back I 1 r I 1 t |
