New Britain herald., 1927-02-12
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 row money from her father and her Aunt Gertrude to take her to Holly wood, where she hopes to break into pictures. They both refuse to lend her a cent for such purpose. So ! does Andrew Jerrold, who wants her to stay at home and marry him.
 Finally she borrows $500 from the Widow Parkins, who is engaged to marry her father, and goes to Hollywood. There at the boarding house of Mrs, Mangan, she meets Stella Delroy. who's an extra girl in the movies. Through Stella she gets some work at the Magnifica Studios. where Roy Schultz. great director, and Lottie, his wife. .ake great interest In her, more as per son than an actress. Gus MacCloud, the assistant director. falls in love with her and she with him. Another player, Monica Mont. advises Robbie to vamp Gus into helping her along, but when Robbie takes her advice she becomes jealous. Robbie goes home when Aunt Gertrude dies. Andy tries to per suade her to stay there and get married, but she has two reasons for going back to Hollywood-Gus and her career. She doesn't know which she cares for most.
 In her absence, Monica. that con- /, firmed gold digger, has left her board bill at Mrs. Mangan's unpai1, and moved into flat Of her own where Robbie suspects she enter tains Gus sometimes. as we'll as another suitor, Ted Piper. Monica appears to be deeply in love with Gus but he evidently prefers Bob- bic. The latter hears that he's mar ried and that his wife is leaving him, and tells him she'll let him make love 10 her no more. But after a week of loneliness she Is glad to see him again and goes to his New Years Eve party as guest of honor. There, Lottie Schultz sug- gests that she make some extra money by teaching her little daugh- ter, Jolly. and Robbie says she'll de- eide later.
 Mrs. Mangan phones to say that Stella has taken acid, and is lying on the floor of her room, insens- ble. Robbie takes Gus car and rushes home. Monica and Ted Piper arrive, and Ted suggests that they call the police.
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 CHAPTER XXXV
 "Oh, no. Not the police"
 It was Mrs. Mangan's voice, high and shrill with nervous dread. She was still thinking of her house, and the disgrace that Stella had brought upon it-and wondering wll her shed ever be able to rent that room again. Probably not for a long time. if the story got into the newspapers!
 Maybe she's not dead. We don't know,' she said sharply. Seems to me We ought to find out for sure, before we call the police. How about doctor?"
 She went jerkily forward and knelt down beside the still figure on the floor. Then she picked it up in her arms, and for the first time Stella's face was visible. There was red burn at one side of the open mouth, brighter than the old scars on her neck and breast.
 "She drank the acid" Monica gasped, and there was a long silence while they all stared at the little brown glass bottle on :he dresser.
 "Yes--and she's gone. all right She's as cold as a stone" Mrs Mangap said, looking up hopeless ly. "I guess we'll have to call the police"
 She laid the pitifully limp little body down on the floor. and went out of the room
 Presently the others heard her give the number: Metropolitan 61oo." Her voice sounded cry loud in the silence.
 
 toward the open door to listen 10 her. and it was while their back were turned that Robbie saw the letter.
 It was tucked into the opening of the cotton-crepe kimono that wrapped stella's body. Just a cor ner of it showed.
 Suddenly Robbie knew that she had to get that letter. Whatever was in it. had not beer written for the eyes of the police wl.o were coming, certainly.
 I've got to get It, and give it to the person she wrote 1t to-" she told herself. Its the last thing I'll ever be able to do for the poor little thing
 She knew that now was the time to do it, too-while the curious eyes of Monica and Ted Piper were turned away. But it wasn't an casy thing to do, to touch a dead body.
 It took every ounce Of Boobies Il 1he square of paper from the folds of Stella's cheap unattractiye clothes with their faded ribbons and coarse trimmings.
 Without looking at it. she tucked it into the low girdle of her pink dress.
 "I called q doctor, too" Mrs. Mangan's voice came nearer nd nearer. 'I remembered there was one on the next street. We called him in the time Mangan sprained his ankle. He'll be right over"
 He was there in five minutes a sleepy, pale, dead-tired looking young fellow with a little mustache like black wings above his lips
 He took one look at Stella, felt her icy little hands, and shrugg lis shoulders.
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