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Bell said, “It says here that ladies who co expeditions spend an hour in the Imperial”

“And bring their friends next time What can we do for you, mister?”

“I have an appoint director”

“Seventh floor, sir”

The elevator operators were unusually young and fit On the seventh floor a male receptionist, who looked like he had learned his trade in a football flying wedge, led hih a locked door to a secretary who ushered hi sun To Isaac Bell’s surprise, thefrom her desk was Marion’s beautiful, dark-eyed Russian friend Irina Viorets

She was dressed in a stylish suit, with a long skirt and jacket that hugged her closely, and she had collected her beautiful hair high in the back as the woh the lens of the camera

“You look surprised, Isaac,” she greeted hih “I assure you, no one is more surprised than I”

Bell took the hand she offered “May I congratulate you on what rant success story in America? You have landed on your feet and then some”

“Sheer luck I bumped into an old friend who kneork in Russia He introduced roup of Wall Street on and suddenly had this factory and no one to run it I leaped at the chance Moving pictures will all be made in California The sun shines here every day”

“Quite a leap,” Bellthe entire factory”

“Well,” she said, lowering her eyesBut I don’t overrate my position here The Wall Street bankers back in New York call the tune I aer They burn the telegraph wires firing deht and day Where is your lovely bride? Taking pictures of Jersey scenery?”

“San Francisco, visiting her father”

“What does she do next?”

“She’s conte her next move”

“Perfect We et Marion to join us here, where she s more attractive than ‘Jersey scenery’”