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Merton of the Movies

CHAPTER XV
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She's the girl who will take the part of your city sweetheart.

As a matter of fact, she isn't exactly the type I'd have picked for the part, because she's rather a large, hearty girl, if you know what I mean.

I could have found a lot who were better lookers; but the poor thing has a bedridden father and mother and a little crippled brother and a little sister that isn't well, and she's working hard to send them all to school--I mean the children, not her parents; so I saw the chance to do her a good turn, and I hope you'll feel that you can work harmoniously with her.

I know I'm too darned human to be in this business--" Baird looked aside to conceal his emotion.
"I'm sure, Mr.Baird, I'll get along fine with the young lady, and I think it's fine of you to give these people jobs when you could get better folks in their places." "Well, well, we'll say no more about that," replied Baird gruffly, as one who had again hidden his too-impressionable heart.

"Now ask in the outer office where that Wayne film is to-day and catch it as often as you feel you're getting any of the Edgar Wayne stuff.


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