Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-17
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Anne Winter, whe began as IN
extra. 10 new under contract 10
Grand United, enc cf the largest
Of the Hollywood studies.
Dan Rorimer. former New York
newspaper man, now scenario
writer, is In love with Anne, but ne
Is not meeting with much success
and he regards hts feeling for her
as q rather hopeless oue. Anna has
been living with two extra girls,
Eva Harley and Mona Morrison.
The former. embittered by her
failure, has left Hollywood, but
Mons. being made OF more cheerful
stuff. still hopes 10 set q break"
Paul Collier. who writes q daily
movie column for q string OF news
papers, shares Dams apartment. He
has great faith In EorimsFis ability.
A play that he had written fer the
stage while In New Ycyk, 10 return-
ed 70 Dan, unaccepted, and Anae
and Collier read IL and are enthu-
siastic. They urge him 10 revise u
for the movies.
This he does. Eventually II u
accepted by Grand United, and
Dan, knowing that Anne would
like O dramatic role. suggests To
studio executives that she be given
q test for the leading feminine
part. Garry sloan In 10 direct the
picture. He gives her q test and
she wins the role. sloan Is the L.
gest director In Hollywood end ne
begins TO show some interest In her
and takes her out
Rorimer proposes 10 Anne, but
she tells him she Is not at al sure
that she loves him. He thinks II
wiz be better for Anne II he does
not show her too much attention:
he does not want 20 arouse Eican's
jealousy. on the eve OF Ter biggest
scene In the picture. Sloan suggests
that she have dinner with him. At
dinner he asks II she has ever been
in love.
Now CO on with The etsry
CHAPTER XII
she smiled ct him. DO you think
7 have?"
And Sloan raised his eyes and
locked at her theushtfuily. He
said, Nc, J don't"
Anne laughed. and she let her
eyes drop TO svade the leak In his
own. There was Q bold sesychirg-
ness In them that made her zeal
that her secrets would not BE safe
from them. She said. New do you
tell-or are you Just ~guessing7"
Sloan chuckied and gave the
waiter q bill. IT'S something more
than q guess. One cf the require
ments OF a director 10 clsirvcyance,
you know. Shall We gcs" He
gestured to the waiter that ne did
not expect any change.
When she was beside him in the
car once more he continued where
ne had left off. Was ! right.
Amer"
I'm afraid you were" she
smiled. What's to be done about
it7"
Something should be done about
it-immediately." He added. seri-
ously: You're going 10 fall In love
some day, Anne, and when y Y do
you're going 70 be Q better actress"
Haven't 7 heard sofnethlrg like
that b~esore7"
II wouldn't doubt a." he ad-
mitted. old truths are the truest
ones. after all"
But how do we know they are
truths7 Doesn't that sound like m
extraordinary simple prescription
for succTs-to fall In lover"
Sloan shook his head He rss
driving through q darkensd stretch
and Anne could not see his face.
You're laughing al me-" his voice
came 10 her presently. and Tn
telling you something that's good
for your soul. You're yeung,
Anne. and you're untouched b. life.
and. 80"
He paused, and Anne wondered
then II he was going TO add scrne-
thing trite-something after the
manner Of fiction writers, about