The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-09
BY Upton SiasoIair

oODg1snt uDsons nol.u,
"sha tell them Papa?" It was bluff for
prm and INDUCED in vugary But the bluff went
great man his glass 81 surrender Take the
away Wherea everybody applauded and the party
merry start.
Strange as might seem Annabene pious Catholic
fix things UP with her priests Bunny
but she freely to charity and would find
Catholic orphan ayums and things
of that At the time her little head was as full Of
superstions as old Negro nanny She would not have
started picture Friday for the whole OF Vernons eight
million dollar When you spilled the SALT she not
merely advised to throw of over your shoulder she
did it for Once at luncheon she made girl
table, because otherwise there would have
been thirteen and this girl being the youngest would have fallen
the victim.
At the was very good She really liked
and she begged you
back Nor would she make unnd remarks about
you you gone Along with the ecaces of the artistic
temperament she had escaped its gnawng leaouses she was
the few before whom safe praise the
work of other Bunny found Also she had an abiding
respect him. had read books and had ideas about
front pages the dangerous pink served to
lend him that halo of mystery and romance which the pub
assigned Annabee lumnary of the world and
the mistress of a monastery!
EIarve" said Annabelle there's you Mr.
place before dinner And Bunny got to
what country place could be like SO that he could make his
father give him But Harvey Manning dd not make very
good escort To show off showpace you need some one OF an
admg disposition whereas Harve had seen too many places
and inclined to patronize them all.
There almost buildings this estate as there
tanks refinery these Gothic tanks
with miniature towers and eePes and cancellations and macn
coaons There chapel place of worship nor tobs
pool Of green marble and bowling aey ana squash courts
nine hole golf course and polo field
everything would find at the most elaborate country club
saddle horses ridden mostly by
library read only by motion picture directors looking up
color-or any that Harveys tale about it.
Also was regular menagere of local The
their youngsters had discovered that such gifts
capture enclosed with deer and mountain
sheep heavily barred dens with grizzly bears shambng
over the rocks and coyotes and mountain lions
doing There giant dome covered with net
ting big inside and eagles seated thereon An
in
the deep of air has been thrilling theme for poets but
sitting cage melancholy object Some of red
friends jail" Harvey Manning remarked in passing
But the most base man Of the world has something
in which interested Bunny found Presently his guide
took out his watch nearly sxtty
they back to the house. He ION the water
wagon each day, and when it drew he
and Chinese boy white duck had evidently learned to
expect him. and on hand with tray Harvey took two
drinks up and then he sighed contentedly
vnd revealed that he could talk without a drawl.
When Bunny down for dinner there was quite COM
pany evening dress and in golf clothes
plain business suits like the hostt liberty
hail. according to the caption Roscoe was talking politics TO
Orpanhe drubbng they going to give the Demo-
cratic party Roscoe did the talking for the other was queer
silent creature tall and lean with ta lean race IKE morse
He had the sangest gregreen eyes that somehow looked
too when he would listen and nothing for an hourbut
this would be mistake for he the directing head of great
enterprises Dad said he sharp steel trap
Also there Bessie Barrie because good form required
that be invited wherever oran went He had backed her
in several pictures and she paying the price, as the cur
rent phrase ram but wasn't quite the same respecpe ar
angement the Roscoe and his Annabee because
her. the attitude of the two far from
cordial This explained to Bunny by Harvey Manning
who had had several more drinks and got
tongue entirely Bunny noted that the hostess had
placed males opposite ends of the table,
in cathedral known the 'refec-
tory Bunny in the seat of honor at the right of the
charming Annabee transformed from lemon-coored shep
white satin. On her left sat Perry
Duchan director telling about the cuts the first two reels
which brought along for showing. Next to him
vacant seat some lady late Bunny young in
ways the world know that this is how
Importance themselves 1t his first meeting with
actresses should he know that they sometimes Off
stage?
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