New Britain herald., 1927-02-04
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| expect to be movie struck" But she Is. For years she has dreamed of going to Hollywood to break into | pictures.
 The only drawback to her ambi- tion is lack of money. for everything through her extravagant fingers. Her | father, a widower, and her Aunt l Gertrude, who brought her up, both refuse to lend her money to go on | such a wild goose chase" So does Andrew Jerrold, who wants her to stay at home and marry him. Final ly Robbie borrows $500 from the | Widow Parkins, who Is going to be | her fathers second wife, and starts off to Hollywood with fat purse and high heart.
 At Mrs. Mangan's boarding house in the movie city, she meets Stella | Delroy, an extra girl in pictures. Through her Robbie finds work at the Magnifica Studios. where Roy Schultz, famous director, becomes interested in her, So does Gus Mac Cloud, an assistant director, and she gets small part in big picture, MacCloud makes love to Robbie, and one night they go to his house and | spend several hours there. Next morning, Monica Mont, who's work ed Magnifica for years, tells her that she's not the only girl who's been entertained at MacCloud's house. and hints that she's been there her. self. Monica is a gold digger, and she never pays her own way. When she runs short of money she moves though Robbie doesn't want to share | 1t with anyone.
 One afternoon when Robbie is go- Ing to party at MacCloud's house, she gets wire from home telling her that her aunt is i'll. MacCloud is furious because she leaves town for home at once. He wanted her to stay over for his party, and while Robbie knows he's spoiled and sulky, she goes right on being In love with him. Andy Jerrold meets her at the sta- tion with the news that her aunt was dead at the time the wire was sent, and Robbie contrasts the way he looks after her with MacCloud's self ishness One morning, just after her father has announced that he is go- ing to sell the house and marry the widow, Andy comes-and Robbie knows he's going to propose to her gain.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XXI
 Andy had probably said that same thing to her a dozen times before, in different ways:
 'I'll always be hanging around change your mind about me. Bob- bie."
 Or: You can't get rid of me, honey. I'm going to stick around like glue-and I'm going to keep on sticking around"
 But no matter how he said the thing, Robbie had always felt that 1t was true. She had felt some thing in him that was dependable and firm as rock. She knew that she had only to reach out her hand for him when she needed him.
 And that sunny October morn ing. she felt that she did need him. She needed him for comfort in the sudden loneliness that had come over her. She held on to him with both hands as If she would never let him go.
 Dads going to sell the house, suppose" she told him in a shak- ing voice. T didn't know I'd care if he did-I didn'i know how much I liked this ramshackle old dump, but I do like it. I don't even mind taking care of it, now that I have to-"
 She drew him down beside her on the old horse-hair sofa that stood against the wall, and put her head down on his shoulder. She never would have dared to do that sort of thing with any other man-not with man like Gus MacCloud, for in- stance-if she hadn't wanted him to make love to her. But Andy was so different. Old friend that he was he was as comfortable as an old shoe. "Of course, you like taking care Of the house, he said to her now in voice as passionless as the voice of a professor. That's why I've been trying to tell you for years. You were cut out for this sort of thing" With a wave of his arm he took in the sunny room with its clean curtains, it's shining silver on the sideboard, the spotless table, even the rack of cold toast.
 If you'd only settle down with me In house of your own, you'd see that you'd be as happy as queen"
 Queens aren't happy. Not all queens" Robbie broke in.
 Well, you'd be as happy as ! could make you then" Andy cor i rectely himself impatiently You weren't made to go batting around MoVle-toWn the way you've been do- ing for the last month. You were 1 made for me" He moved away from her on the couch and stuck his hands in his pockets, glowering at the opposite wall.
 Robbie looked at 1t, too but her gaze was dreamy. Andy, what's your idea Of what woman should get out of married life ?"
 She spoke slowly and softly. and Andy did not guess the pitfall she had laid for him.
 "Oh, I don't know exactly. Let me think for a minute," he said, and then added thoughtfully.
 "oh, l suppose her love for her husband would com. first. Then her love for her children and her home
 and then some outside interest" What, for instance?" Robbie ! asked. If Andy admitted that wom- an cOuld have sotnp u,ork fho+ 1-o,,i1