The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-06-02
Anna's Merciless
Critic
q, coRosE REMINGTON

Terhune sbOuld ~ ~riting fer The
movies Everybody but tie e1tlrely
nIlierz;s and the Ebsec1ly lazy has
tired q. - trylng 4 O Is soing % iry
IL foEDoTOE. Most folks eTF@riz1eaI
10 1ln scrio1 heczuss thsy fancy ths1-
selves q BIZ cisrsf-
ANA. hgEeTer. Wes prOlr-s-t 20
that eu6eavof olly becz1se she Eas
sure she was a little less s-up.d and
good ceal less BADLY etBoaiei than
Hazel Hszeihurst: and Hazel. - al
HlisturE was one morning Informed
By the Herald. had written ard sod
20 the Imperial Ftims company 9
scenario called ~FlaEning Swords and
Bleeding Hearts AfterEard Anna
he'd sen the fin herself. with the sub
title. -SiOry b. Hazel HazeIhurst.- e.
big ss life
Il vas an amazing thing 10 Anna.
because Hszei. a spinner girl In the
elk mill where Anna was q stencg-
rApber. had left school q her owD vo-
lifiOn sf thirteen and was the kind q
giri who talks slang exclusively.
eh~Es gum on the streets sDd goes to
lO-cent dance=.
II Il were really true that insrtIcu-
late peoft- Ike that could Get hun
dre5s and nnndreis o. dollars for Just
tzcsicz Together = few ideas and serd-
i1z them 70 a film company. then Anna
feit sbs NAs doing herself an abso-
lite inl1sfioe by D0t tr7inz ber hand
a. ihis fairy game q chance. She
would % g.
Wherefore. within the neIt six
vesss. Anna by dinf q much mental
tol erolVet three stories. Zach was
1estiy typed and dispatched 70 the
Co-0sszl PnOiOplzys company. AZ New
Yoss Ard each. 1tOu; a week after
ifs departure. cane bzek as unerringiy
as hOninz piEeOo- With each was
enclosed the sane printed form. stat
ing that the Colossal company regrets
that the material submitted is not ex-
Eeily suited 10 It's present needs"
Il was Just at this time that the Ma
tIonal Fabrics company decided TO
close down It's HIIlsburg plant for two
weeks for "readjustment purposes"
Anna. receiving assurance from the
manager that she would not be affected
By the readjustment proceedings. found
herself with fortnights vacation on
her hands.
She determined that the way TO dis
cover something about this scenario
game. meantime. was TO go TO the place
where II is played. SO she made the
first trip OF her life TO the metropolis.
procured as comfortable a furnished
room as New York's fantastic prices
made possible 10 her limited purse. and
set out next day to 'learn the game"
Anna expected 10 get speech with a
couple OF scenario editors, at least, and
to obtain from them some words of sl-
vice and suggestion: also. probably, TO
secure permission 10 visit a studio or
two and witness screen drama in the
making. She went to the COlossars
establishment first.
From a red-headed typlst at the por-
tai OF the scenario department Anna
received dislllusionment. The scenario
editor wasn't 10 be seen. Nobody was
20 be seen. except by appointment. A
million people a day wanted to see
somebody about scenarios. Anyhow.
Mr.. Highland was out. The associate
editor was out too.
Anna was on the point Of beating a
discounted retreat when Ted Maltby.
under Inspiration to have an early
lunch, emerged from an inner room.
Ted. one OF the Colossal's keenest
scenario readers, nevertheless was a
heart toward the genus writing nut"
He stopped. looking inqulringly at the
red-headed girl and toward Anna.
as lady wantsta see somebody bout
script writin'." volunteered Red Head,
vastly bored.
Perhaps / can be OF service" Of
fered Tom. The proffer was made In
sacrificiAl kindness. but as Anna Ter
hune's face lighted In acknowledgment
Ted whistled, mentally. in delighted
surprise. "a regular girl :" he inward
ly congratulated himself-"after. oh.
Lord. these many hundredsl" Then, 10
Anna. II am one Of the readers-Malt-
by"
Anna told him her name. "Of Hills
burgT' Ted asked. 81 have read sew
eral Of your scripts lately"
"oh, I'm so gladi" exclaimed the
girl. Then you will be the very per
son 10 advise me. That's what have
come for, you know"
Maltby experienced the sudden sense
OF depression that comes to him who
Is unexpectedly called on 10 break the
news 10 the family OF the victim. II
shall be delighted he managed to say.
however. Il was Just going over TO
Forty-fourth street for much coffee
and little food. Would you care to
come? It's wonderful place to talk"
New York is not Hillsburg, even on
ones first day. Anna, quite 20 her
own astonishment. accepted the invi-
tation with no more ceremony than
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