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 Beginning as an extra. Anne Win ter has progressed rapidly and is now under contract to Grand Unit ed, one of the largest of the Holly wood studios Anne has been living with two other extras. Mona Nor rison and Eva Harley. The latter, because of a tragic love experience. and failure to get work. returns to her home in New Orleans.
 Dan Rorlmer, former New York newspaper man, now a scenario writer, is in love with Anne. He is free lancing and not meeting with much success.
 Paul Collier. who writes a daily movie column for a string of news papers, shares Dams apartment with him. He has great faith in Dams ability. despite the latter's discour- agement. A play that he had writ ten for the stage while ln New York i5 returned to Dan, unaccepted, and Anne and Collier read IL and are en- thusiastic They urge him to revise it for the movies
 This he does. Eventually It is accepted. Knowing that Anne would like to play a dramatic role. Rorlmer suggests to studio executives that she be gievn a test for the leading feminine part. Gar sry Sloan is to direct the picture. He gives her q. test and she wins the role. Sloan is the biggest direc- tor in Hollywood and Anne is elat- ed over her opportunity.
 She and Dan go out that eve ming to celebrate" He proposes to her but she is forced 10 tell him that she doesn't know whether she lcves him. Following this. Garry Sloan shows some interest in her and begins to take her out. Produc- tion of the picture is begun, and Dan has the opportunity of watch ing the great Sloan at work. He drives the cast relentlessly. Dan thinks Anne is beginning to look tired.
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 CHAPTER XXXIN
 That night he took her home. The day had been a trying one; there had been a series of aggravating de- lays-a couple of fuses blown at the most inopportune moments. someone's costume had been wrong, Sloan had made them go through one sceno nearly dozen times.
 Sloan had been difficult. Anne was beginning to feel bit doubtful of herself; she was beginning to question whether she would be able to measure up to his requirements But she said nothing to Dan about 1t.
 They talked about everyone but themselves. Dan told her about a new picture that Amalgamated had given to Martin Collins. his most ambitious bit of work thus far.
 Paul Collier told me about it Maybe Mona could get something in it; they'll need a lot of extras Is she busy these days?"
 Anne told him Mona had no worked for two weeks, But sh, never complains ,.
 Dan said, That's tough. I'd lik' to see somebody do something fol Mona; she ought to get a break sometime" He said he would gel in touch with Collins. Maybe he can find a bit for her, even"
 ."That's nice of you, Dan. You're always doing something for some body, aren't you?"
 And Dan grinned. You don't have to say anything to Mona about it.
 Eva Harley. she informed him had written them q letter. Eva was modelling in New Orleans depart, ment store.
 "She seemed cheerful enough Anne said. but I'm afraid she's not. I know she's not. She wanted to be remembered to you, Dan. Eva said you deserved .. lot of luck"
 Poor kid" he said. Send hel my best when you write. will you 9
 For Eva's own sake he was glad she was home again. Yesterday he had been talking to Harvey Bell the casting director, and Bell hac spun a few tales about extras ht had known and tried to help Minor tragedies of Hollywood -... But there's nothing you can do really" Bell said If a few thou sand Of them would quit and leave somebody might solve the problem It's certainly an impossible on' now''
 Dan left Anne Winter at her doc and went home. She looked yer, tired, he thought. and he woul' have said more about it If 1t hal not become difficult of late to sa, certain things to Anne. It was un natural. this diffidence; it bo,1eret him.
 But he was not unhappy. He va glad that he finally had declaret himself, even though the ansUe had not been what he had hope for. This was better-far better than the unspoken longing he ha known during those dreary week when Encouragement had pre- vented him from telling her vha