New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
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| dowed father and her Aunt Gertrude ! to take her to Hollywood, where she hopes to find fame and fortune ir | the movies. They both refuse to lend her a cent for such a wild goose chase" So does Andrew Jerrold who's in love with her.
 Finally she borrows $500 from the Widow Parkins. who Is to marry ! her father, and goes to Hollywood | There she finds a room at Mrs. Man. gan's, and meets an extra girl named Stella Delroy. Through her she find. a little work at the Magnifica Stu. dios. There, a famous director, Roy 1 Schultz and his wife, Lottie, take much interest in her. Gus MacCloud the assistant director. falls in love , with her and she with him. He promises to help her all he can vises her to play up to him and ther becomes Jealous when she does.
 Robbie goes home when her aun, dies and her father marries the wi dow. Andy begs her to stay there and marry him, but she goes back tc Hollywood. Her pocketbook is very flat by this time, and she sells an old diamond, left her by her aunt to pay her expenses.
 Monica gets good part in q pie 1 ture, and moves to a luxurious flat But she has no money to lend poor Stella who's been burned in a studio fire and has to go back to ,nanicur- ! ing for a living. She'is very unhap- | py about it.
 1 Robbie hears that MacCloud has | been married and that his wife is 1 divorcing him. When she asks about | it he says it's true, and she breaks with him. Later she sees him with Monica, and she does not hear from I him even on Xmas when he gives a big party. A week later she meets him by accident. and he says he'll have a New Years eve dinner for her at his house. He comes for her at eight o'clock, and she leaves Stel- Ia alone, washing her hair brushes with carbolic acid solution. 
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 CHAPTER XXXII
 Every window in Gus MacClcud' s white plaster house was golden with lamp light as the great roadster rounded the hill and stopped before the door.
 Just one beforeD go in?" Gus asked, and Robbie knew that he wanted a kiss there in the vine covered porch. But she took step away from him in the half-darkness and shock her head.
 No" she whispered. "No- darling" She might adore the ground that he walked on. and she might come to his house with him when there were other people there. But she wasn't going to let him touch her, so long as he had wife.
 It was hard, though. What she wanted to do. more than anything else In the world, was to walk straight into his arms. take his head between her hands. and give him the kiss he asked for.
 Its just one of the things that can't be done, Gus" she said in shaky voice and walked ahead of him into the house.
 She expected to sec whole crowd Of people already gathered there. But there were only two in the wide living room with its pale walls and silk shaded lights.
 They got up from the davenport the hall. hand in hand-Roy Schultz and Lottle.
 You Not dressed yeti" Lottie cried when Gus slipped out of his loose topcoat, and then Robbie saw that he was still in the tan sweater and knickers he wore at the studio.
 He laughed in guilty sort of way. "No, but I will be 'arf sec." he said, and started up the stairs, two steps at time.
 "Tell Ito to give you something to put pep into you!" he called back to them from the top of the flight.
 Now, where on earth has he been all this time?" Lottie Schultz asked. She put her bare arm around Rob- bies shoulders and they went into the living room. He left the studio good hour before we did this after noon."
 Roy gave bark of laughter. Never ask where a gay young buck like Gus spends his spare time. Lot tie" he said and winked at Robbie who did not wink back.
 Her lovely face was thoughtful as she remembered that Monica had had Every special company" in her flat that afternoon at five o'clock. Could the very special company have been Gus? Had he spent the after noon with Monica, and then come straight to hero And if he had been with Monica, had he made love to her?
 She certainly would let him If he tried" Robbie told herself miserably, and knew it was the truth.
 For Monica made no secret of the fact that a loveless life was no life at all, so far as she was concerned.
 'I must have a little thrill now and then" she had once confessed to Robbie. during the time they roomed together. T can get along without clothes and food and shelter but l must have a love affair every now and then. Just for a bit of ex- citement. you know. Lies dull as dishwater without it,'
 Perhaps Gus was like than, too. Perhaps he wasn't the kind of man who.could be satisfied with a love affair in which there was no love- thrill, no touch of eager lips and hands.
 Andy Jerrold was different, Bob bic went on thinking. Andy would go on being In love with her, no matter how cold and indifferent she might