New Britain herald., 1927-02-14
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school teacher. is anything but the flip sort of girl whom you'd expect to be movie struck" She is. how ever. She tries to borrw money from her father and her Aunt Gertrude. to take her to Hollywood. where she hopes to get into pictures. They both refuse to lend her a cent for such a purpose. So does Andy Jer- rold, who's in love with her and wants her to marry him.
 Finally she borrows "50J from the Widow Parkins, who is to mar ry her father, and goes to Holly wood. There she finds a room at Mrs. Mangan's, and meets an extra girl named Stella Delroy. Through Stella she lands a few days work at the Magnifica Studios where a famous difector. Roy Schultz, and his wife, Lottie, take some interest in her Gus MacCloud. the assistant director. falls in love with her and she with him.
 Gus is man of many loves. Stella hints that he was once in love with her in the days before he became successful. Monica Mont another movie actress who comes to live at Mrs. Mangan's runs around with him, too. But he seems to pre- fer Robbie to anyone else, and promises to help her make good in pictures. However, time goes on and she gets few parts, and her money runs low. Finally Aunt Gertrude dies and leaves her brooch of old dia- monds, and she sells one. She hears that Gus has been married and that his wife is getting a di- vorce, and when he admits that this is true she tells him she'll see no more of him until he's fres.
 But life seems empty without him, especially as Monica moves away to flat of her own when she gets a good part in Roy Schultz picture. So when Gus asks Robbie to a New Years Eve party at his home. she goes gladly, That night Stella, alone at the ooarding house, commits suicide and leaves behind her a note for Gus. Robbie de- stroys it. rather than make him uD- happy by showing it 10 him.
 Lottie Schultz offers her chance to make some extra money by teaching her small. spoiled daughter. Jolly, and Robbie accepts. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER NXNNIJ
 On Monday morning Mrs. Man gan got letter from the Firkfn sisters to say that they were com! ing back to town and would like their old rooms if they could have them.
 Heaven be praised.' she said fervently to Robbie, coming to the door of her room to tell he. the glad news Now, I'll have a steady income again!"
 Robbie was dressing to go up to Beverly Hills, for Jolly SchWtz's lessons were to begin hat morn- ing. And she was dressing with the utmost care, in the hope that she might see Gus.
 Mrs. Mangan watched Ter brush the lustrous mass of her hai" and pinch it into little :ippies with her her as she powdered her soft sNlr and rouged her checks nd the point of her chin.
 My, but I wish I had the pa tience to fuss with myself nka that" she said. 'But it seems never can get het up over my looks. the way gan nbout my house."
 Robbie left her cheerfully wash ing woodwork with rev kind of linseed- oil soap. Soap md soo'n- ing powders fascnagel Mrs. Mln- gan the way perfume and talcnm powder fascinated Monica. She revelled in them.
 As Robbie started down the clean front steps of the house she saw Lottie Schultz coming along the street in her small black car. She waved friendly hand and pulled up in front of the house.
 T just left Roy at the studio and I thought I'd stop by for you. It's a long drag up to our housa with out a car" she said as they start ed off through the sun-shot mist of the morning. My word. hut don't you look kippy. Robbie. Not much like a school-ma' am"
 Robbie looked quickly away from her. She felt as if lottie must know that she had put on her best silk sports dress and tucked couple of little yellow rcsebuds into the front of It, be- cause of Gus.
 What a terrible thing that was that happened at your honse-the Delroy girl killing herself" LottIe remarked after mon ant of dead silence.
 Dreadful" agreed Robbie. It was almost impossible 'o. her to talk about Stella hlG her death. The horror Of it still hung over her like a cloud.
 Lottie Schultz shook her head her eyes on the road ahead Of her.
 "All these girls who come here. Why do they do it?" she asked,