New Britain herald., 1930-09-12
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 Beginning as an extra, Anne Win. . ter has progressed rapidly and is s now under contract at Grand United ono of the largest of the Hollywood studios.
 : Dan Rorimer. former New York newspaper man, now a scenario writer, is in love with Anne, but he is not meeting with much success and he regards his feeling for her as rather hopeless one. ? Paul Collier, who writes a daily papers. shares Dams apartment. He has great faith in Rcrimer's ability despite the latter's Encouragement A play that he had written for the stage while in New York is returned to Dan, unaccepted, and Anne and Collier read it and are enthusiastic They urge him to revise it for the movies.
 This he does. Eventually it is ac- cepted by Grand United. Knowing that Anne would like to play a dramatic role, Rorimer suggests to studio executives that she be given a test for the leading feminine part. Garry Sloan is to direct the picture. He gives her test and she wins the role. Sloan is the biggest director in Hollywood and Anne is elated over her opportunity.
 : Dan proposes to her, but she is forced to tell him that she is not at all sure that she loves him. Following this, Garry Sloan shows some interest in her and begins to take her out. Rorimer begins to travel with a new crowd, and an actress named Maris Farrell shows some interest in him. She and Dan go driving one evening through the Hollywood hills, and under the spell of a perfect night they both get TO- mantle and Maris recites poetry to him.
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 CHAPTER XL
 '1 like that" said Dan.
 And there's companion one" Maris said.
 Safe upon the solid rock the ugly = houses stand:
 Come and see my shining palace
 built upon the sand."
 T like both of them" Dan said with smile. They're comforting philosophy for the morning after"
 Maris laughed. IT didn't know you took them with aspirin" Aspirin doesn't always work
 And does philosophy" Maris turned smiling eyes, to him, and Dan smiled into them with his own and then bent his head and kissed her.
 She did not try to avoid it, but she Said after a silent moment, T didn't expect that" , And Dan frightened his arm around her. Are you sure?" he asked. T don'tfe how I could help it."
 Maris was silent.
 They fingered there for some min utes longer, but she presently re- minded him of the time and he drove her home. There he would have kissed her good night but she pbtested,
 "No. Dan"
 So he shook hands with her in- stead, although he did not feel that her objection might not have been serious one. They parted with the understanding that they would go horseback riding the following Sum- day morning.
 Another week passed, and part of another. Dan was keeping very busy, and, as Collier had predicted, he : continued to learn things from working, with Garry Sloan.
 But there were times that he found it difficult to keep from be- . coming little irritable in the face of some of the directors demands. A feeling somewhat akin to humility saved hm from it-a recognition of the others superior knowledge and of his unquestioned authority. He often sat in the projection room and watched the famous director and no one viewed the rushes with as Jealous or critical an eye as Sloan as the result of which he was ruth : less in ordering retakes. And ire quently these necesstated a change { here and there in anActor's lines-a word or two to catch a laugh, or the building up of a situation that seem- = ed to him not quite satisfactory.
 But Rorimer gave him his best, and he managed to be cheerful about 1t.
 When she was not in front of the camera herself, Anne Winter often fingered on the stage to watch the others, and she som etimes sat be- side Dan Rorimer and talked with him, in a low voice as Sloan re- | hearsed a scene. She ate lunch with him frequently, too. although usual 7 ly there were others with them. Anne seemed especially anxious to be friendly to him.
 Once as they sat together watch ing the taking of 'stills,' Dan saw |. Garry Sloan look their way and frown and turn away and Rorimer 'sensed that there might be some-