New Britain herald., 1927-02-25
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nor Andy Jerrold. who's in love with
her, will lend her the money to take
her to Hollywood. But she borrows
five hundred dollars from the Widow
Parkins, who is TO marry her father,
and goes.
At Mrs. Mangan's boarding house
she meets Stella Delroy, an extra
girl. Through Stella she gets few
days work at Magnifica Studios.
where Roy Schultz, famous direc-
tor, takes a brief interest in her. She
becomes great friends with his wife,
Lottie, who is violently Jealous of a
. Magnifica coincidence named Mon
lea Mont.
The assistant director, Gus Mac
Cloud. falls in love with Bobbie and
she with him. When her money runs
low, and her courage, too, he lends
her money on some OF her jewelry
, given her by Andy and Aunt Ger
trude. and he promises her part in
the first movie he is given to direct.
Then she begins to hear queer
stories about him. Lottie tells her
that he has a wife, who is divorc-
ing him. She blames him, too, for
taking Roy with him on wild
parties at the home of Monica. Stella
, drinks poison, leaving behind her a
story of failure and Of an unhappy
love affair with Gus.
His wife finally divorces him. but
he does not mention it to Bobbie,
who hears the news from Lottie.
Then, when he offers Bobbie part
in a movie and makes love to her,
without saying anything about ever
, wanting to marry her. she refuses
telephones her to come home and
marry him, telling her that he has
bought her old home from her IA
Their. But she says she won't come,
and gets job in a Hollywood book
store, having spent all her money
on clothes. One day Gus drops into
the store and purely as business
proposition. offers her a part in a
} movie. She takes 1t.
Then Roy Schultz gives her an
!, other part and a better one. Gus
tells her that he urged Roy to do
it. Later he and Bobbie become
engaged One afternoon Roy calls
Bobbie into his office to talk to her
about Lottie.
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CHAPTER LVII
There was something fine and
honest and good about Roy Schultz.
He couldn't have been the great
director he was without it.
And whatever 1t was, it shone in
his lean. dark, clever face now as he
faced Bobbie across the shining glass
top Of his desk.
i've been trying to see Lottie for
a week." he said. I've been up to
the house. but she won't see me. She
won't answer me on the telephone,
and she sends my letters back to me,
unopened. 1 told you she was living
UP in our house. didn't II"
As matter of fact, he hadn't said
word about 1t. But Bobbie had seen
Lottie twice within the past few
days. and knew that Roy had turn
ed over the Beverly Hills house to
her, and had gone to live at the
Hollywood Plaza hotel.
~ wish you'd go and talk to her a
little" Roy went on lihgting a Gig
aret. Maybe you could get over to
her the things l want her to know.
She ought to realize that I haven't
committed crime just because
had supper at Monica Mont's a
couple of times. Allh usbands slip
once In a while, if she only knew
it. And I didn't take such terrible
flop as she thinks I did. Monica was
/ cute and she amused me. That was
about the size OF our so-called love
affair.
Bobbie looked doubtfully at him
with her big topaz eyes. Lottie had
refused to talk about Roy, or ever
mention his name, since that first
Saturday night she had seen her ir
the Hollywood book store.
II don't know, Roy" she said
} slowly. You know I'd do anything
in the world to bring you and Lottie
; together. But she's so queer and
quiet lately. She's told me a couple
of times that she'd rather not talk
about you when I've tried to say
something"
, Roy lifted his cap from his head
. looked ut it absently, and then put
it back. 1t was a. habit of his to fus.
with that worn old brown cap wher
he was thinking hard. Bobbie hat
seen him do it dozens of times wher
he was trying to plan a scene out or
the lot.
We'll. l know she's getting ready
to divorce me-" he said hopelessly
And I don't suppose anybody car
talk her out of doing it. 1t doesn''
mean anything to her that I've beer
true to her for years and years. Al
she can think of Is that / acted like
blamed fool over Monica, for a
while"
| Then his expression changed sud,
denly. Say. that reminds me I've got
date to take Monica out to supper
tonight. Will you and Gus go along?'
Bobbie nodded and went off to hel
green-and-yellow chintz dressing
room to change into her stree
clothes.
IN ind Gus and we'll come "
here for YOU" she called TO Roy a:
she went out.
How like man, she thought, a!
she opened the door at the foot o.
the stairs and crossed the driveway
to the dressing rooms. Doing his bes
to get back into his wife's goot
graces, and making dates with hi:
light O. love at the same time!
How weak men were, after all
Any woman who tapped her eye
lashes at them could attract them
and make fools OF them. The strong
est man was wax in the hands of th'
littlest woman. provided she hat
beauty and charm provided tina
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