New Britain herald., 1930-08-28

intimated as much. Then he could say the things that he wanted so things that could not be spoken without some sort Of encourage ment; they were not easily said. The trouble with Anne Winter was. she was so difficult. Always, when he tried to steer their conversa- ton into very serious channels, Ee reached a point sooner or later where she matter -factly manipu lated it back again, or wrecked it on a shoal. It was a little mad dening.
 Rorimer had never known a girl | like her He sometimes suspected that her matter-of-fac was tions as strong and as turmoiled as his own but it was a barrier he had been unable to penetrate. ! Sometimes when she talked about | the work she had chosen to do, | there was a breathless parting of | her lips and q dreamy light in her wide dark eyes and a rush of color | to her cheeks. and Dan knew ! feeling that was akin to jealousy. Anne was driven by ambition, 1t 1 flogged her on, nothing else seemed to matter.
 He was reminded now, with Anne sitting beside him IS they | nf the night that he had gone to meet her i ia compliance with Ziggy Young's request. That seemed like a long time ago. and it seemed like yes- terday She had persuaded her l father - against his better ludg- ment, Anna admitted ito let her come 10 Hollywood She had had her own way. Ziggy Young said she was "bull-headed" Maybe Zig | gv knew what he was talking about; the expression was lnele- gant. but it was applicable D peo' pie who insisted on having their own way and were not to be swerved from it.
 He watched her from the corner
 oi his eye, saw her yawn. Anne
 glanced quickly his way, caught his look, and smiled. Sleepy
 she said. and Dan nodded. Just
 2. couple of minutes now
 There was something so dellcioua
 about her, he thought even when
 she had yawned
 A few minutes later they were at
 her door. The sky was much
 lighter now. and Anne observed
 that 1t vas nothing less than a
 scandal to be returning from a
 party at such an hour,
 But I had a wonderful time,
 Dan. It was glorious "Youll be the first one home. . Most of the others will swim until
 breakfast and go home full of ham and eggs I hated 10 leave the
 pool myself. didn't you2" , Yes. Good night, Dam Paul Golfers movements aroused 7 Dan some hours later. Collier was cooking breakfast-Sundav morning breakfast being the one meal they
 religiorsly ate at home-and Collier , was making a great fuss with fry 5 ing pans.
 l Whats the big ldeao" Rorlmei 7 demanded from his bed, and Pau ] appeared in the doorway. dress { ing gown thrown over his paJamas
 It's Il o'clock, my boy. Going tc 2 sIeep all day? What time d,d VOL
 get in?"
 { None of your business Oar ) told him I'll have my orangf
 juice in bed"
 , "Oh. yeah? ?" Collier came into s the room and grabbed Rorlmer bH
 the foot and began to haul him out ] O. bed. Come on now, get out o, s there"
 Have a heart" Dan cried, but Collier was heartless, . The toast is burning; l smell , it." he said. deposlting Dan on the ; f.oor And he ran back to the
 kitchen, wanting to know if Rorl-
 mer wanted hls eggs sunny side 7 up.
 ) Scrambled" said Dan, fllnging | out Of his pajamas and dashing un- , ter the shoWer.
 Collier made some sarcastic con-
 ment that Dan could not hear fol f the noise of the shower, and wher ' he finally emerged from the bath, l room, looking presentable once [ more and with his appetite sharp [ ened by the tempting aroma of fry , ing bacon and eggs, Paul demanded = some gossip.
 How was the party. anyway 2 Anybodv get crooked ?" l Dan wolfed his orange juice and