Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-09-13

you won't be afraid. Mary?" he asked
1t had gone this far.
why. OF course, not. George. I've rid
den elephants lots of times. It's only
when they get skittish that I'm afraid
OF them. l was caught right in front
of a herd one time when 1t stampeded
and I've never gotten over it. The min
ute I hear an elephant trumpet In fright,
l can't help running!'
well, therell be none OF that" He
turned. "Oh, hello, Gloom!"
The greeting was addressed to the tele-
gram. not to the boy who had brought
1t. Instinctively George Bruce knew the
contents, q suspicion confirmed by quick
reading:
Hope you are making great prog
ress with my picture Stop Have lined
statesmen up for great selling CAM
paign Stop This should make history
for our organization besides being a
swell picture Stop Think l will run
u next week and Loo it over Stop
Better arrange usual meeting station
for publicity Stop Should arrive
Tuesday Stop Hope you have caught
spirit OF my scenario with reference
to box office angles as this should
make swell picture Stop Best regards
MORRIS ABFINKLE
George Bruce read 1t again.
Its a nice piece of goods" he NUT
tered gloomily. Then to his assistant:
Have the camera men n a couple Of
girls down at the station to meet the
morning train Tuesday," he commanded.
Usual publicity ~stuff-bunch Of roses
and pretty damsel handing them up to
the Little Napoleon as he gets of the
train. Morrie's coming out to look at his
masterpiece"
Then he shrugged his shoulders,
jammed the telegram in his pocket, strove
to concentrate on the script. failed. left
his company fiat on the lot n hur-
ried for Jim Koran.
when will you hnish?" he asked.
Tuesday, If the elephant nolds out
Cant you make 1t Monday"
A tired comedy director threw down his
script.
why not make it now and throw my
blamed comedy away?" he asked. I'm
speeding 1t faster h an express train
as it is. What's happened-has she got
ten temperamental?"
George Bruce only reached for his
pocket and showed the edge Of the tele-
gram.
THE incubus arrives Tuesday" he said
Jim Koran raised his eyebrows.
That's different" he answered. "I1l
do 'er George-some way" Then sud
denly, with his Irish Feasibility. Say
you might as well know tim doine
this for that girl as much as l am fol
YOU
81 know it, JIM" said George humbly
but you might as well make up YOU
| mind IN ono thing TIL ont THROUGH utff
this elephant in time to let you make
enough shots to have a few rushes read,
for the Grand Nitwit when he pulls in
I'll do that. I'll work Sunday and ever
Sunday night If l have to. I'll get yol
out Of this hole you're in, and I'll turr
you over the elephant by noon Monday
But that ends it. When you've savec
your skin and everybody else's, Just thanl
me and let it go at that. I won't b'
a~nybody's best man"
You're being that right now, Jim,
grinned Bruce. Then~ suddenly he halted
gazing at the baggy eyed elephant acros
the set. "Anna May looks a little tired
doesn't she?"
And peevish." said Koran.
Bruce rubbed a hand across his chin
"Goshl" he exclaimed fervently, II hop
she isn't sickl"
u Anna May was. Not physically
but she was thoroughly SO mertally-sicl
and tired of the whole mess. This wa
the first time in her screen life whei
she had failed to receive the treatmen
accorded to one in her position, when sh
had been deprived Of little periods Q
rest, and when she had failed to receiv
the cajoleries of an entire studio, allowed
as she usually was, to ramble at vii
during the long periods of waiting be