Lana Lawn-Queen Of The Silents: A Short Story
She was a recluse - and an ugly one at that - but in her heyday she was a star. A glamour queen. No one missed her films. She was in every column. She couldn't walk the streets without being mauled by autograph hungry hounds. There she was - Lana Lawn - Queen of the silents. Marvelous, absolutely marvelous. Until the movies began to speak and she faded quickly into obscurity - but not until she paid hefty money to create a well-known studio to take advantage of those who could talk and talk well. Lana Lawn - Queen of the silents, Mogul of the studio - and now a recluse and forgotten, except for a monthly check - and a nice one at that - from the studio she had founded.
In all of this, she received perhaps one or two letters from fans …show more content…
One step at a time as though the action was difficult and laborious; however, as Timothy listened, the steps suddenly became quicker and swifter - and suddenly the door flew open and there before Timothy Dwight III's eyes was a ravishing blonde wearing quite conservative clothes.
< 3 > "Hello," she said, "You must be Timmy. I am Lana Lawn."
"Lana Lawn?" Timothy said.
"Surprised? You were expecting someone else? I hope not." this woman said. "Please come in."
Timothy Dwight III's heart began to beat rapidly. This wasn't Lana Lawn. Lana Lawn was ninety-seven years old. This bombshell was not much older than he was.
"Are you....are you related to Lana Lawn?" Timothy asked. Upon this, the woman laughed and chided him.
"Related?" she said. "Don't make me laugh so. Just who do you think I am?"
"Er," Timothy said, "er . . …show more content…
"Forget who they are the moment you take them out?"
"No . . . er," Timothy said. "It's just that I was expecting . . . well . . . I was expecting . . . and I don't mean that I am against plastic surgery or anything like that . . . but I was expecting to meet someone much older . . . and I do mean much, much older than me."
"You are so sweet." she said.
"You should still be in the movies." Timothy said.
"Let's sit down and have some dinner," she said, "and you can flatter me some more. I should have invited my fans over for dinner years earlier." She took Timothy's arm and walked him to the dining room. It was during this time that they walked past a full length mirror with ornates of the twenties decorating its stand. Lana's eyes caught a slight glimpse of another person in the room besides Timothy Dwight III and she suddenly jumped.
"Oh," she said, "oh . . oh."
"What?" Timothy said.
< 4 > Lana looked around the room. There was no one
In all of this, she received perhaps one or two letters from fans …show more content…
One step at a time as though the action was difficult and laborious; however, as Timothy listened, the steps suddenly became quicker and swifter - and suddenly the door flew open and there before Timothy Dwight III's eyes was a ravishing blonde wearing quite conservative clothes.
< 3 > "Hello," she said, "You must be Timmy. I am Lana Lawn."
"Lana Lawn?" Timothy said.
"Surprised? You were expecting someone else? I hope not." this woman said. "Please come in."
Timothy Dwight III's heart began to beat rapidly. This wasn't Lana Lawn. Lana Lawn was ninety-seven years old. This bombshell was not much older than he was.
"Are you....are you related to Lana Lawn?" Timothy asked. Upon this, the woman laughed and chided him.
"Related?" she said. "Don't make me laugh so. Just who do you think I am?"
"Er," Timothy said, "er . . …show more content…
"Forget who they are the moment you take them out?"
"No . . . er," Timothy said. "It's just that I was expecting . . . well . . . I was expecting . . . and I don't mean that I am against plastic surgery or anything like that . . . but I was expecting to meet someone much older . . . and I do mean much, much older than me."
"You are so sweet." she said.
"You should still be in the movies." Timothy said.
"Let's sit down and have some dinner," she said, "and you can flatter me some more. I should have invited my fans over for dinner years earlier." She took Timothy's arm and walked him to the dining room. It was during this time that they walked past a full length mirror with ornates of the twenties decorating its stand. Lana's eyes caught a slight glimpse of another person in the room besides Timothy Dwight III and she suddenly jumped.
"Oh," she said, "oh . . oh."
"What?" Timothy said.
< 4 > Lana looked around the room. There was no one