New Britain herald., 1930-09-13

accustomed to obeNlng that du- thoritative ring in his voice. So she looked at him, and Sloan gazed into her eyes without a word, and then he deliberately kissed her.
 Anne drew back from him, and Sloan. with a little smile playing on his lips, continued to sit there and look at her.
 "Wen?"
 Anne said quietly coldly:' That was a cheap trick"
 Are you angry?'
 She made no answer, and Sloan laughed softly, There you are.' he said. You're angry, of course, but instead of being nice and priml- tive about it and skipping my face, you give me the high-hat treat ment. Anne" he declared, you're too ladylike - you're too cold. God gave you emotion. Use it."
 And then he apologized for kiss ing her. Not that 1 didn't want to, though, he added with a grin. Tt was a clinical experiment, but it was something more, too. If you showed me any encouragement at all, I'd fall for you pretty hard, Anne"
 He drove her home then and ad- vised her to get a good nights rest. and Anne obediently went straight to bed. She lay awake for a long time, though, thinking that Garry Sloan was very strange person, wondering if what he had said about her could be true. "Too lady like-too cold-God gave you emo- tion-use it."
 She was troubled.
 But on the set the next morning he greeted her as though nothing at all had happened. He said Good morning, Anne. Feeling fit"
 T had nine hours sleep she an- sNered, smiling. T should be-
 Good" There was something else to be done, he said before he would be ready for her. So Anne waited. talked for a while with Dan Rorimer. who did not finger near her long, however, but found things to keep him busy. Anne thought he was a little abrupt, but she quickly excused it, She thought. on the way to her dressing room: I'm nothing but nerves
 It was nearly noon when her turn finally came and she stepped be- meath the binding lights, Rorimer wat 7hed her. and he watched Garry Sloan, and he saw almost at once that Sloan was not satisfied with her. But the director said nothing for perhaps two minutes; merely sat and frowned. Then he con- nanded:
 Cut"
 Anne looked at him questioningly and Sloan shook his head. They would listen for a piayback, he said; perhaps Anne would discover what was wrong when she heard it. He rose from his chair and went over to her. and Dan saw him say things to her in a low tone that did not carry to him. But he gathered from his gestures that the director vas criticizing her appearance as we'll as her voice.
 Annes voice came from the loud speaker and Sloan shrugged and lifted his hands. Presently he came back to his seat, but he stood in stead of sitting. rested one foot on the chair and leaned forward.
 Someone commanded silence again: Anne alone on the set, moved over to a telephone which rang faintly and lifted the receiver. A sharp cry from her and the re- ceiver fell from her grasp and dan gled on it's cord from the table.
 Rorimer, with cigaret unheeded between his fingers, looked on anx- iously as she covered her face with her hands, let them fall slowly. Tears swam in her eyes; her voice faltered, was strangled. .. =.
 But Sloan shook his head again and called her over to him. Anne" he said, "you-you're just crying, that's all. It's more than that; it's got to be something that'll simply wiring their hearts with pity
 He struck his leg sharply with his open hand. You know what l want, Anne Now give it to me" He asked her if she remembered Lillian Gish in Broken Blossoms" He mentioned other pictures,
 And Anne nodded mutely I'll try" she said.
 She went through it again, and this time Sloan, with a glance at his watch and a sigh that told of patience sorely tried. told her to forget it until after lunch. He took her 10 lunch himself, had it brought to them in the cottage that he had on the lot.
 Anne told him falteringly I'm sorry I'm so stupid. but l cant seem to get it. She began to dab at her eyes with her handkerchief. I'm afraid I've let you down terri bly,"
 Don't you feel well?" he asked sharply. Sloan's eyes searched her face.
 q haven't that excuse,' she re-