New Britain herald., 1930-09-04
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: Dan Rorimer, a scenario writer in Hollywood, formerly under con- tract but now free lancing without much success, is in love with Anne Winter. who, beginning as an extra, has progressed rapidly and is now under contract to one of the largest : studios. Anne lives with two other girls, Mona Morrison, a gay little red head. and Eva Harley, a quiet girl who at times is very bitter and who has had a tragic love eXperi- .ence. Eva and Mona are extras. but Mona works only occasionally and Eva very rarely, and this is another reason for her despondency. -.- Paul Collier who writes 8. daily movie column for a string of news papers, shares Dams apartment with him. Collier accidentally meets Eva on Hollywood Boulevard one day, and they run into a movie actor named Frank Maury. Maury, 1t de- yelops, is the man who has broken Eva's heart. At sight of Eva Maury colors and hurries away and Eva almost faints Collier takes her - home. Late that night Anne Winter telephones Rorimer to come right over.
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 CHAPTER XXVIII - Anne heard him drive up. and she opened the door for him.
 "Pauls waiting in the car" he told her, "just in case-''
 She nodded, only half hearing him. Eva tried tried to take poison" she said, and began to cry,
 Dams arm went around her. Come now. Anne, bear up. She's all right isn't she? Did you call a doctor? Where is she?'
 Anne pointed to the closed bed- room door. beyond which he could hear untitled sobblng and another voice. placating and soothing - Mona, trying to quiet Eva.
 ''The docter?" Dan repeated, and Anne told him that she had sum- moned one and he was on his way.
 .'But when I called you Eva was desperate. She kept struggling with Mona and fighting her off, and I was afraid" Anne was shaking.
 He talktd d to her steadingly and she became calner. and he asked her to tell him what had happened; but before she could be- gin Mona's voice cried out and there was a scuffling noise at the door
 Dan glaLced questioningly at Anne and she nodded mutely Gall Paul in" he said, and he sprang toward the door and opened it. He saw Mona holding on desperately to Eva, who was trying to get out; and he seized the struggling girl by her wrists and forced her gently back to her bed and made her sit down.
 You must be quiet, Eva he told her. keeping his hold on her wrists. And he said, You're frightening Mona: can't you see what you're doing to Mona? Please be quiet" -. Paul appeared then in the door way with Anne close behind him, her face twisted with worry.
 It'll be all right" Dan told them, and he thought that Anne must not stand around like that, she must have something to em- ploy Ter hands; so he said, Will you make some coffee, Anne, please? I think perhaps we'll all need it," and she turned at once and went to the kitchen, with Paul following.
 Anne had slipped, into dress before their arrival, and Mona had flung a robe about herself. She did this now for Eva. who continued to struggle feebly against Rori- mers strength, making no sound beyond an occasional gasping in take of breath
 . There was no light on in the room, but light came in at the open door, and Eva Harley's face was shocking to see. Mona sat on her other side, with an arm around her, murmuringl soothingly in her ear, and while they sat thus the doctor came.
 Anne brought him to the room at once. Mona remained with him and Eva, but Dan, relieved of his duty there, joined Anne and Paul in the kitchen.
 And he got Anne to tell him what had happened. Mona, who occu- pied the same bedroom with Eva, had heard Eva get up during the night, had followed her to the bath room and there had seen her with a bottle in her hand.
 And the widest gleam in her eyes, Dan Mona dashed it from her hand and Eva struggled with her, trying to get it again. And woke up then and came out and we managed to get Eva to her room
 But Eva had continued to strug- gle furiously, to cry out that she was going to kill herself, and both Mona and Anne were desperately frightened.
 50 I called you right away, Dan, and then l called the doctor. <. I'm sorry I caused you so much trouble, but I was so worried