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And as the story prospered, so prospered the pictures which accompanied it. Beginning with a modest profile of the ex-Miss Rogers wearing a string of beads, the News next produced a "full length" with the subject's arms outstretched over flower urns. Her husband, her mother, her grandfather and her ex-fiancé figured also, as well as a map of the Count's alleged dominions. Next day "Millicent" appeared in Hindu costume, as well as with her ex-fiancé and in several other poses; while there were a number of photo-graphs from the movie The Queen of Sin in which the Count was purported to have taken part as one of 80,000 extras, with such captions as: "And who is the intrepid horseman in the foreground, waving aloft the spear? Can it be our hero? It cannot. If, however, you have patience and a strong magnifying glass you may be able to locate him, for the arrow [several hundred yards in the background] may indicate his approximate position." Next the "other women" began to appear. Then a lady who was quoted as saying: "Everybody is saying that Count Salm picked a prize in Millicent Rogers, but if you ask me she got the world's greatest lover." Coupled with this and similar pictures were scenes from cinemas in which the ex-fiancé took part, with such captions as: "Jimmy [Thompson] appeared as a gallant knight in Yolanda—Unlike rival, Count Salm, who won Millicent Rogers from him, Jimmy Thompson was more than just one of 80,000 extras."
If the story continues at this rate of steady improvement the News may get a medal, or a libel suit.