New Britain herald., 1927-02-08

l
 thing but the flip sort of girl you'c
 expect to be movie mad" How
 ever, she is. Tor years she ha!
 dreamed Of going to Hollywood t
 break into pictures.
 The only drawback to her ambi
 ton is lack of money, for sht spends all she makes. Both hel widowed father and the aunt who brought her up refuse to lend her 2 cent to go on such wild goose chase" Finally she borrows s50C from the Widow Parkins. who is go- ing to marry her father, and she sets out for Hollywood with full purse and high heart.
 At Mrs. Mangan's boarding-house she meets Stella Delroy, an extra in the movies. Through her Dobbie gets two or three days work at the Magnifica Studios, where Roy Schultz, famous director. gives her | a special bit in a picture. The as- sistant director, Gus MacCloud, falls in love with her and Robbie finds herself thinking about him most of the time. He tells her he can help | her go to the top in fildom, as he ] himself goes upward. Monica Mont, another extra girl who comes to | live at Mrs. Mangan's, tells Robbie not to take him seriously. MSnica | hints that she has had love affair with Gus, and that he still thinks a lot Of her. Robbie sees for herself that he is selfish, egotistic and tickle in his affections, but never theless she remains deeply infatu- ated with him.
 She goes home for her aunt s funeral, and her father announces his intention of selling their home | and marrying the Widow Parkins Andy pleads with Robbie to marry him. but she insists upon return ing to Hollywood, sure that she is finds Monica triumphant with a comedienne part in Roy Schultz's new picture. On the strength of her new job she has bought a trunkful of new clothes, but she pays nothing toward the rent of the room she shares with Robbie. Monica is born gold-digger. Mrs. Mangan tells Robbie that she has been seeing a good deal of Gus.
 She rents a flat, and one night when Robbie is there to have sup per with her she persuades her to call up Gus and ask him down. He says he'll come.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XNVII Monica squinted at the clock on the mantel-piec It was a very fancy clock with two gilt cupids holding up the clock-face in their | pudgy hands. Just the kind of clock that Monica would pick out | and then never wind!
 It was not going now. Its hands l pointed to three o'clock.
 Its quarter past six" Robbie said looking down at her wrist watch.
 Quarter past six Monica re- peated thoughtfully. Lets see, old sweet honey bunch, Gus said he'd be here at fifteen minutes aft CT. That doesn't give up much time to clean up this house, does it?"
 She dashed over to the daven- port and began to plump up the coored silk cushions on it. Then she emptied two ash-trays out of the window above the street.
 She kicked the pale-pink bed room slippers into the dressing room, and rushed out into the kitchen to take look at the cup 1 board.
 'Darlingest!" she cried, rushing | back to Robbie, just give this room Q lick and a promise, and then skip over to the delicatessen on the corner and get some rye ] Tread and a pound of Swiss cheese, will you?"
 She, herself, vanished into the 1 Bathroom, when there came pres- ently sound of splashing water, and of Monica whistling, %. How I Miss You Tonight"
 That was followed by chatter of bottles and brushes against the glass top of the table in the dress ing room. Then a wave of strong perfume drifted out into the liv- ing room.
 I'm just strengthening up my dresser" she called shrily. Robbie smiled to herself. She | knew exactly what Monica was do- ing. She was "dolling" herself up 1 for Gus MacCloud, while Robbie did all the work. That's what she was doing!
 Not only did sine know that. but she knew that Monica was going 10 work it so that she would be i there alone to welcome Gus to the cozy little flat-looking sweet and cuddly in little ruffled apron, if she happened to have one. And sure enough, when Monica | walked out into the living room five mvutes later, she had q little frilly apron hanging from her shoulders. Her blue black hair was gllstcning from a brand new 1 coat of brilliantinc, and her face was freshly painted.
 There. Lovey." she said bright ly to Robbie, Now. I'll rush out into the kitchen and make some fresh coffee and set the table, while you hop over to the store. Bring along a half-rint of cream, too, will you?'
 She did not offer to give her any money to pay for the groceries. and another one of Boobies hoard ed dollars went for the cheese, the cream and the loaf Of bread.
 When she got back to the flat, Gus was there lounging on the davenport. Monica had made him comfortable with pillow under his head, another under his elbow,