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'"▼" Kl'.ll En love with Doris May the first time I ever saw
her— on March 10th, 1920. in the Hollywood Hotel at
10 minutes after eight. It was at an engagement
"*" party. Very psychological moment to fall in love.
Good omen, don't you think?
"Von see, it was like this. It was an engagement party given by Agnes Johnston and Frank Dazey — they're married now, of course. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray were there and sonic other people whom I don't remember. When I walked in I saw this girl standing against the wall. Right away I said, 'Wally,
They became engaged at an "engagement party. But it took him ten months alter that to convince her that it was the real thing.
that girl will knock you silly if you don't watch out.'
"Well, things went along and I met everybody but Miss May. I was introduced to scores and scores of strange people, it seemed to me. But the little blonde girl against the wall wouldn't get close enough even for an introduction. I kept be>ring a hole right through her.
"Finally Frank Dazey said, 'Wally, of course you've met Miss May.'
"I yelled 'No' and grabbed her hand. I said, 'Are you engaged to anybody?' She blushed and saiel. 'N-ri-no.'
"I said, 'That's fine.'
"I asked 'em to put me next her at supper, but they didn't. I sat between — oh, I can't remember. She was across the table and there was a lot of green stuff and orchids and candle sticks in between. But I moved some of 'em.
"Then I said. 'Can I have the first dance?' And she said. 'I'll let you know — tomorrow.' Imagine. But — I got it. I had the first, and the second, and— a lot more.
"Then we had some ice-cream soda. I ate three, so I could keep her there.
"When we ge>t back my roadster was standing in front of the hotel. So I made her try it.
"Finally I got her phone number and called her up the next day. But she wasn't there. That is. she had told her kid brother to say she wasn't there. I guess she had never met anybody that acted like I did. She'd never been e>ut with a man alone before in her life — really.
"Anyway, we went to the theater the next night and the next day was Sunday and we went to church and Monday we went to the beach for dinner and Tueselay — well —
"That's ten months ago. It took me all that time to make her see 1 was right. She really loved me all the time, but she didn't recognize it because she'd never had any experience.
"When are1 we going to be married?
"Well — we haven't decided. We — think we've decided, but we don't want people to know.
"We have all sorts of professional plans — as yet secret — while I continue to play in pictures and Doris works for First National in a Special — for a while. But — although it i>n't settleel yet — we'd like to have some sort of a joint proposition— a co-starring venture, perhaps."