The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-15

a punch at Garry Sloan2" Paul once
interrupted unbehevingly,
And Dan laughed. He could
laugh now, although he was not
any less the fool. you should have
seen what he did to me. He knocked
me colder than herring. You
could have counted a hundred over
me"
He went on with his story. And
I'm son Of a, gun if he didn't
make her go back and go through
that scene again! And she went
through it like million dollars.
Tie that one" he finished.
Collier settled back in his chair
and stared. What a story!" he
exclaimed softly. What a story!
It's the best yarn that's cracked in
Hollywood in a year." He grinned.
Can I use it?"
Can you wfat2"
Collier threw an arm up over his
head and shrank from an imaginary
blow. All right. All right. 1 was
just kidding. Don't throw any
punches at me" He said, What
did Sloan do? What did Anne do?"
Just what I'm telling you. He
talked to her for a while. Sat in her
dressing room with her and told her
she simply had to go through with
it.
And I'm telling you she did, too.
I stuck around to hear part of the
playback and then I beat it. She's
absolutely going. to. steal the pic
ture.'
Didn't you take her home?"
Me take her home? Do you think
I was going to stick around after
what happened? Nothing doing: I
ducked out. What a goof she must
think I am-swinging on Sloan that
way"
They eat that up, my boy"
"Yeah?' Dan rubbed his chin
and smiled ruefully. Gee, how that
guy can hit!"
Paul chuckled and lazily stretched
out a long arm for a cigare5. You
sure went out of your class" he OBJ
served, measuring his friend with
admiring eyes.
But I don't think there's any
thing 50 remarkable in what Sloan
did afterward. I mean about max
ing Anne do her stuff.
The same things been done be-
fore. under different circumstances.
of course. He just caught her in the
right mood and grabbed his chance,
that's all. He knows his stuff. Fl. .
But what do you think of Garry
Sloan now? Is he a director or
isn't he?"
I'll never say another word
against him." Rorimer promised. 81
know when I'm licked"
Pretty thoroughly licked. he
thought-in more ways than one.
VXTAITING for Sloan to appear
wv the next morning, he felt a
few misgivings. They had parted
friends, but he had not ceased to
.reproach himself for his foolish
ness; Sloan, he feared, might not
be so pleasant about it, not that
he had had a night in which to
think matters over.
But the director was cordial
when he came, and he took Dan to
one side and told him to forget
what had happened.
mo one has to know word
about it. No one was there but the
three of us. 1t doesn't have to go
any farther"
"One of the camera men gave me
funny look last night" Dan told
him with smile. He must have
thought something"
That's all explained. I told him
you stumbled over a step in the
dark"
I'm Just a sap"
Sure you are" Sloan said cheer
fully, but you'll have to take
credit for one. Of the biggest scenes
in the picture"
He ran his fingers through his
blonde mop of hair. She'll be q
great actress yet, Rorimer. Watch
her. guess I was pretty tough on
her last night" he admitted; "but
sometimes you have to be in this
business. Has she been around
today?"
7 haven't seen her.
Anne did not appear at all that
day. There was nothing more for
her in the picture now. There re-
manned only the war sequences, in
which she did not appear and
which were to be made on loca-
ton.
And Dan was relieved that he did
not have to face her. There had
been no talk between theln-noth-
ing; he had remained IN the back
ground while Sloan brought her
around TO doing what he expected
OF her.
The following day, though. he saw
her. The publicity department had
arranged a luncheon appointment
for her with newspaper writer,