The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-04
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certainly got big enough reputa-
ton"
They rode in silence for a while
and the tires sang under them; and
presently Dan turned the car to
the right and down a declivity, and
they beheld the ocean shiminerine
beneath the moon.
The car stopped beside stretch
of beach, where the sound of break
ing waves fell pleasantly on their
6 ars, and they sat very still, word
IS and thoughtful in the seas en-
cnanting spell.
Rorimer lit a cigaret. He said
presently, "Old Man Pacific looks
little different at night, doesn't
hep" He had shown her Santa
Monica on their Sunday afternoon
drive.
Anne nodded.
He said, sport clothes tomorrow?
Give me all the details"
Sport and evening hoth," she
said, smiling. ooh, l forgot to tell
you, I met the sweetest girl today.
She's an extra, too. and working in
the same picture. I may go to live
with her-that is, if things work
OFT right"
Her name, Anne said, was Mona
Morrison. shes adorable, Dan;
we became friendly right away. She
has the loveliest red hair-almost
like Clara BoW's;-and she's so
cheerful and funny. She's cute!"
Where's she from?' said Rori1ner.
Remember, I'm responsible to
Ziggy Young fro you, and if you go
around making friends you've got to
tell me all about them"
Eyes, sir" Anne made a funny
face; serious, like little girl TAX
ing orders from her father. And
he spoke in a tiny little voice.
How old are you, anyway, little
girl?" he said sternly.
Nine she said, in the same lit
tie voice.
mo fooling."
Anne said, "Twenty-one-"
And I'll soon be 80. I'm your
uncle-underStand? Now go on and
tell me about Mona. I'm jealous,
but go ahead"
Well, Anne said, Mona was from
Chicago. "She has been in Holly
wood almost year. She told me
all about herself. She won beauty
contest in Chicago, and made few
stage appearances in movie thea
tiers and that sort of thing.
She has some relatives in San
Diego, and when they drove east
last year Mona came back with
them. She's crazy about pictures.
Oh, you'll like her, DAM"
And you think you and Mona
will hit it off together?"
I'm sure we would. The only
thing-well, you see, Mona is living
with girl now, named Eva Harley.
They have an apartment and
they've seen the cutest little bunga-
low, but the rent is too much for
the two of them and Mona thinks
it would be grand if the three of
us took it together. 1t has five
rooms"
DAN asked her if she had met
II Eva Harley. He really did feel
a little jealous.
'No-nor the bungalow either"
She added that she would see both
the next evening. Mona has in
vited me to their apartment for
dinner. Eva isn't working, and
she's going to cook it,"
"Is Eva an extra, too?"
"Yes. Mona says she's beautiful
"a blond"
"I don't like bonds said Dan.
81 like brunets from Oklahoma"
Anne, holding her chin in her
hand, laughed. Dan, you're so abb
surdl"
He laughed with her, and lit an
other cigaret, and listened with her
to the sound of the water on the
sand. A cloud went scuddling across
the moon, throwing them in mo-
mentary shadow.
From one of the houses above the
beach came the music of a radio
or monograph; and then silence
once more, as though some one had
opened and shut a door.
Anne sat looking out at the ocean,
huddled in her coat against the
chill of the night air. Rorirner
wondered what dreams might lie
behind those dark, expressive eyes;
what fires burned beneath her out
ward calm. And presently he
slipped his arm around her.