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AVARICE AMONG THE AVOCADOS 79 netted the partners several thousand dollars. Their next effort, The Virginian, was made at a cost of $17,000 and returned $111,000. Then, and largely since, policy was noted for its flexibility. One success started a cycle. The public, having indi- cated a preference for a certain picture, was deluged with more of the same by producers willing to sacrifice art for certain profit. In a single year, 1915, DeMille directed fifteen pictures for the Lasky company and wrote the script for five of them. By modern standards they were simple little exercises but at the same time comprised a greater volume of work than one man could consistently manage. He began looking about for a writing assistant. One day a young woman, dark-eyed, no doubt still in her late teens, entered the office-barn. She was, DeMille later recalled, "a funny little tornado with a nose that turned up, and hair that curled up, and a disposition that turned up, too." She said her name was Jeanie Macpherson, told him at once that she would be willing to work for him and named a price- considerably more than the director would dream of paying. She said she was an actress, a very good one, and that he would be wise to engage her before she left his office. DeMille glanced up, looked her over for a minute, and then went on with his writing. The youngster began to shift position nervously and at the end of about ten minutes she let out an explosive "Well!" and stormed out, slamming the door violently. DeMille laughed and went on with his writing. Two days later she returned. 'Would you apologize to me for your rudeness the other day?" adding she had written him a letter telling what a frightful person he was. Something about the girl's personality fascinated DeMille