New Britain herald., 1930-09-06

MT. Johnson was very agreeable. He said, after shaking hands warm ly and offering Rorimer a chair: "Tve been inquiring about you. There's some great stuff in that play of yours; I like it very much. l understand you were over at Con- tinental for a while. You were un- der contract there, weren't you!
 Yes, I was"
 Why did you leave? Mind my asking? Did they fail to exercise their option ?" He asked, smiling: You see, 1 want to find out all about you'
 Dan hesitated Tt wasn't exact ly that" he said. Since you ask me, I'll have to confess that l didn't get along very well with Adamson over there. I thought he was intolerable. l tore up my con- tract quite a while ago, and when they reorganized, Adamson fired me"
 He grinned then, recalling his last interview with Adamson. He said I was dead timber" he told Mr. Johnson.
 The Grand United executive thought that was very funny. "I see. Well, we might be willing sometime to take a chance on some dead timber. That's great dialogue in that play of yours; good, authen- tic stuff. You were a newspaper man, weren't you?"
 Yes, sir"
 q don't think you'd find us very unreasonable around here." John son said. DO you, Phillips?"
 And Phillips smiled. There aren't any Adamsons over here" he said T know him, Rorimer."
 We thought it would be a good icea,' Mr. Johnson resumed, If you did the scenario for us; and we'd like to have you around to help out on it when production starts. There'H be changes. of course, here and there. You know all about that, though"
 I'll be tichled to death," Dan as sured him. And l know you've got to please your director and your actors, so I understand per- fectly about the changes. I've made plenty of script changes right on the sets at Continental"
 MT. Johnson looked rather pleased. Phillips will find an office for you to work in. I'm rather hoping you'll want to stay; l think we can use you. When you've fin ished the scenario. come in and see ne, and we may have a contract to offer you.'
 He rested a hand on the manu- script that lay before him on the desk. T think Lester Moore will be tlcked with this story" he said to Phillips. He just got back in town this morning, and I was talking with him a little while ago. He's coming over later on to read it."
 Phillips nodded, and he suddenly thought of something. By the way Rorimer. you told me if we took your play you'd tell me why you were so keen to sell it to Grand United" He laughed. T told you l had terrible curios- ity. What was the reason?"
 Rorimer smiled. and hesitated avkwardly. He said. That's so. I did say that, didn't F" and turned red.
 MT. Johnson looked inquiringly from ore to the other. What's all this?" he asked.
 Now or never. Dan thought. I'll ! tell vou," he said. Remember, Mir. Phillips, that I told you I had Les ter Moore in mind tor the part of | Michael? Well, I had someone in mind for the part of Jenny, too. Maybe If I was right once" he suggested with weak grin. T might be right again. You never can tell"
 Stranger things have happened. I guess" Phillips admitted cheer fully. Who was it? It wasn't hard to spot Moore, because that's the kind of stuff he cats up; but"
 q doubt if you could guess" Dan looked apologetically at Tr. Johnson. She's pretty new" he explained, but she's under contract here. Shes Anne Winter.' And Johnson frownel. Anne Winter? But she's an ingenue type. This is pretty heavy stuff for her. isn't it?'" He turned to Phillips for corroboration, and Phillips nod ded his head in agreement. l Her spot is musical comedy or revues. She's got a peach of a