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# Page Analysis This is an advertising and editorial page from *Photoplay Magazine*. The top portion contains the conclusion of a story called "Bought and Paid For," which appears to be a narrative about romantic conflict involving characters named Virginia, Jimmy, Stafford, and Fanny. The remainder of the page consists entirely of advertisements, including a prominent puzzle contest offering $3,000 in prizes from Republic State Bank, advertisements for Henber Pencils, Ride-a-Ranger bicycles, and Mead Cycle Company products. The page exemplifies how early pulp magazines intermingled serialized fiction with commercial advertising to generate revenue.

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—- - NT OOO EE EE ee PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE—ADVERTISING SECTION Bought and Paid For (Concluded from page $3) ing, as it always was! Jimmy putting his cheap cigar away until he had finished, and lamenting Stafford's Havanas. Fanny, look- ing tired and worn, with all her old prettiness fading out. Yet Virginia was grateful, For once they weren't hinting, working upon her feelings. They usually did at dinner; the contrast seemed to be sharpened then. Perhaps they were beginning to understand, to be a little Bought and Paid For N ARRATED, by permission, from the Paramount Photoplay, adapted by Clara Beranger from the play by George Broadhurst. Copy- right, 1922, by the Famous Players- Lasky Corporation. Directed by William C. deMille with the follow- ing cast: Virginia Blaine Robert Stafford, Funny Blaine... Jimmy Gilley... Agnes Ayres .. Jack Holt Leigh Wyant .. Walter Hiers considerate of her. And then the door bell rang, and Jimmy jumped up. He came back a moment later, “Some one to see you,” he said to Virginia “Me?” She went into the next room, list- lessty, without suspicion. And the next mo- ment she was in Stafford's arms. “Rohert!” she cried. “Oh, you did come —you did!” He couldn't speak and for a time there were just murmurs between them, little in- articulate sounds of Jove and joy, Until: “Oh, my dear—I'm so gind you came for me—at last—at last—” *“Dearest—curely you knew I'd come the moment you sent for me?” “Sent for you?” Virginia started away from him. They stood staring at one another, with undcr- standing dawning in their eyes. "You didn't send?” he Said. my" » Her head was bowed; she was shaken hy great sobs that racked and tore her, “Then—" she said. “Then—it is ail a mis- take—" “No!” he cried. “Virginiat You said— that day—you said that when I was ready to make you that promise—you'd come back. My dear—oh, my dear—I'm ready now! I wasn't big enough to come to you but I’ve not touched a drink since you left me—I never will again! Nothing counts but you” He held out his arms. And with a little cry she went to him, swaying a little, 30 that he had to catch her. “Then Jim- LORIA SWANSON has been in the very depths of despair. She has had four wisdom teeth pulled in one week, Well, we are glad to kuow she got her wisdom teeth, even if the nasty old dentist insisted on pulling them. When she came back from San Francisco, Gloria brought a tiny Chinese suit for her daughter. You should have seen that lovely a m_ewe ‘ Ne en eee How's Your peek c Can You 7 ind ery a Objects in Picture Beginning With “T’''? Tr om ee cali Phy haste ARE you good at solving Puzzles? Let's see how many objects you can tind in the picture above starting with “I” like Trunk, Tub, Telescope, Ete.. who knows nolution to The Henber £0. 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