New Britain herald., 1927-01-31
e JOHNSON FEATURES INC. 1926

I caught Monica by her arm.
 Take me with you when you gc 10 get your money, will youo'. she ] asked her, I'm green about all this my. but wasn't that a wonderful scene they just made in there? ?' She was still thrilling to the won- i der of it.
 Monica made face. "Oh, sure, if you enjoy seeing Joan Joyce jerking tears all over the set" she said, with a shrug of her thin shoul- ders. T don't see much in her, myself and never did. She looks like a slap in the neck 10 me.'
 Robbie did not know it then. but later she found out that Monica hardly ever had good word 10 say for anybody-especially wom- en. She was jealous of them all, and the more beautiful and sue cessful they were, the more she hated them. Monica was for her self-first, last and all the time.
 Hurry up, Baby" she said air fly to Robbie when they were back in the dressing room, taking off their makeup with cold cream and water, 'and I'll drive you home in my car.'
 Robbie turned around and stared at her
 Your car,' she echoed faintly. An extra girl with a car of her own! A girl working for seven or eight dollars day, for two or three days week.
 My car. I said" repeated Mo nica grandly, and then she giggled. I'll tell you about it later, when we're alone" Sine threw a glance over her shoulder at the other girls who were chattering and laughing around them as they dressed.
 Robbie looked at them. All Of them manicu sl and massaged and brushed and rouged 10 distraction. All of them with polished nails, glossy hair, flawlcss skin smooth and sweet with powder, lovely slen- der figures.
 Her heart sank. There were so many beautiful girls here in Hol- lywood. What chance did she have?
 As if in answer to her thought, Monica spoke suddenly: Pretty soft for you. Getting an extra bit the very first thing, wasn't it"- what vas MacCloud talking to you about?"
 He asked me how long I'd been in Hollywood" she answered, and he said he'd see me later"
 Monicas blue eyes narrowed.
 'If he said that, you'd better watch your step" she said wisely. Hes too wise bird for you to fly with. Innocent 1mogene. Take it from one who knows.'
 And she went on dressing with her eyes still narrowed, and her mouth drawn into a scarlet slit.
 Robbie supposed that she meant MacCloud was a swift sort of man the kind that would carry hip flask and drive a fast car and know good many women.
 Hes not interested in me" she said aloud 10 Monica, and inwardly she was wishing that he was. "Rut do think he's peach I think he's wonderful looking in a way"
 Monica did not answer. Instead Of that she began to chant an old rhyme in uneven jazzy rhyhm:
 Everyone to their liking.
 As the woman said
 When she kissed her COW.
 Isn't the picture striking?"
 She laughed.
 Come along, now. and I'll show you my car," she said briskly.
 And, sure enough she did have q car. Robbie saw it through the open door of the casting office where she went to get her pay for the days work.
 It was a small closed car, quite new. and highly polished.
 Just as Robbie was getting into if, MacCloud came out of the door of the casting office and called to her.
 Just a minute" he said and | beckoned.
 "Go and see what he wants" Mo- nica told her grossly, but don't | make a date with him-now, take | my advice!'
 Robbie went over to MacCloud
 He looked older out here in the | searching sunlight than he had | looked in the half darkness of the | stage. There were faint lines at | the corners of his eyes, and his | hair showed a gray hair here and | there, But that, Robbie thought,