New Britain herald., 1930-08-18
CHAPTER I

 ziggy the Herald Tribune and he was occupying the apartment East 42nd that Rormer had recent ly vacated to to Hollywood and scenarlo-Wrng Joo with Continental Pictures.
 Rormer was in hurry to get up to his room and change his othes It Saturday afternoon and Paul Col Her going pick him up play golf So when the clerk the Roosevelt handed him the letter Rormer stuck 1t Tn his pocket and made for the elevators.
 Later on attired in linen knickers and light puon sweater he eephOned for beboy to bring him some gn- ger ale and ice and pick up suit to be pressed
 At the knock on his door he said 1Come ln E and Collier entered tunphanty escortng the grlnnlng Fill pno boy and carrying the tray himself.
 Just in time" he announced cheeriy, Playing the nineteenth hole first ?
 I'm hot" said Rorimer and I'm thirsty, and I'm not the best of huor Help yourself while clean out the pockets of this suit
 Collier mixing himself drink and taking it over to the comfortable arm chair beside the window said Whats the matter Dan Finding they don't appreciate your talent at Continental? He stretched his long, weproporoned frame lazy and reached for of Rorimers cgarets.
 Dan grunted. " learned today that they've cast Fred erick Atwood the newspaper reporter in Grim Holiday Can you imagine that sheik doing convincing job as newspaper man
 You Should be glad" Paul Collier told him, that they're starting at last to make picture of your story When they buy them doesn't always that they pro- duce em. They do funny things in HolyWood He sighed Hurry up and grab your drink, Dan. I'm parched.'
 Rormer tipped the belboy and dismissed him. Here's letter he said: from Ziggy Young He picked up his glass said Heres how, and sat on the bed.
 Down the hatchway, Collier responded mechanically. Whats Ziggy up to ?'
 R0rmer ripped open the letter, read and troWned Its long enough he said presently. I'll read the postscript zggy always put his in great big S. He was never known put the punch in his lead
 How much does he want to borrow" Collier asked azy and Rorer got up from the bed with oath Can you beat that" he exclaimed. He wants me to look up some girl friend of his out here and try to get her job in pictures. Me, Listen:
 "P. S Be a regular guy for once in your lie and do me favor-And I've been doing nothing but taVors Tor him ever since I've known him,'Theres swell little girl out there in Hollywood from that dear old Tulsa the town at O Her Winter and her family and my family have been just like that ever since my voice started to change
 That's long time,' said Collier.
 Don't interrupt" said Rorimer, I've just learned from my mother he read, that Anne left for Holly wood about two weeks ago ago. all fired & up n with ob aP4n o tho to idea but Annes trifle buI-headed.
 Most of them are, Collier observed
 "Lsten' Rormer said and continued reading l haven't seen Anne for about five years She nothing but kid then-a rfe leggy and with lots of freckes If she isn't good looking by this time she never will be- and YOU don't look her up and buy her dinner whenever
 ~ory I'll be off you for life Maybe you can get her
 movies. You've got some kind of pull or
 there yourself And those big stars like u oores Del Whozs can't last forever, so why no. a chance?
 That" nyrip1er announced flinging the letter down m +be he'd lis what call lot of crust should spend time and money being nice to friend ot Aggy 1oung family down in Tulsa"
 Collier was laughing heartessly You haven't got chance in the world to duck it, he said T bet LlggyS already written dear little Anne and she'll be expecting to hear from you He added that the next time he saw Dolores Del Rio he would tell her SOnetnng to give hel laugh
 Collier saw the mall He daily column on Holly wood for an impressive long list of papers, and spent most of his working hours around the studios or interviewing stars in their homes Like Rormer, he had known Nggy Young in newspaper ~Drk in New York but he and Ror er had become acquainted only the laters arrival m Hollywood It had been telegram from Young that had sent him down to Rormer train and then, at Zggys request, to attempt practical joke.
 Dan Rorimer got his clubs from the closet and an- nounced he ready play golf but Collier said Not so fast You can't throw Zggy down The old boy would do as much for you. He's got heart as big as
 "As big as a bird seed" said Rormer.
 Anyway, Danny my boy you can't throw ziggy down. Whats Miss Winters address,"
 Some place on Romaine street,
 Let me that letter, I'm going to call up nforma- ton and if she has phone listed"
 He busted himself at the telephone and, after getting information announced that there was no number.
 Got privately listed telephone suppose, said Rori little bitterly Big stuff! Every extra girl in Holly wood has one He observed that it hadn't taken Anne Win ter long to learn the ropes and that it would extra trouble to drive out to her address to look her up
 Send telegram said Collier Tell her to call you up and leave her phone number"
 All right. And I'll send zggy Young telegram, too
 They went downstairs. At the telegraph desk Rorimer wrote message for Anne Winter, explaining that he friend of Zggy Young and would like her to get touch