The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12
CHAPTER THIRTEEN


CHAPTER THIRTEEN
ETUST a simple little routine now,
Miss Winter-anything at all,
Hurley said. He swung around on
the piano stool so he could watch
her. but his fingers we're very busy
on the KEYS and he beat time softly
with his foot and his head went up
and down in smiling accompanl-
ment.
The piano sounded strangely
there in the shadows, a small,
stringed voice in vast emptiness,
urging her on to unfamiliar steps
But Hurley's grin was friendly
and encouraging. and Harvey Bell
SPRAYED cheerfully in chair and
smoked a cigar, and there was that
in his attitude which conveyed the
feeling that the proceeding was not
at all strange. One looked at him
and took heart.
And presently Ann began to
dance. Lightly and easily. Simple
steps, for all the gymnastic tap-tap-
tapping of feet and rapidity Of
movement.
Approval lighted Director Hur-
ley's eyes as he nodded. He switched
to a waltz tune, watched her keenly
as she adapted herself Immediately
10 the new rhythm.
Once or twice the girl fumbled
uncertainty in the unfamiliar rou-
tine. but there was no awkwardness
in Anne Winters 1.-THE and graceful
body, and when he came to the end
of the tune he got up at. once and
shook her hand and told her she
had done very well.
And Mr.. Bell" Hurley said. tells
me you haven't taken any lessons
since you were a little kid"
Anne told him that was so, and
he said, well, you haven't anything
to worry about. We've got an in
structor who'll have you dancing
like Ann Pennington in a week
More seriously he informed her
that he had been more interested in
what she looked like while dancing
than in the actual performance of
the steps.
Know what I mean? Some girls
have all sorts of technique, but very
little natural grace to go with 1t.
He turned to Bell and told the cast
ing director that one could guess
Anne Winter would be a good
dancer from the way she walked.
DELL nodded and said that was
ID true. I wonder" he said
with smile for Anne, whether
Miss Winter would mind terribly If
we asked her to sing a little"
Really, Mr.. Bell-Anne began,
but Fred Hurley had seated him
self at the piano. With wave OF
his arm he commanded Anne to
come over beside him. and he be-
gan to hum as he played.
Anne told Rorimer that evening
''They we're wonderful to me, DAM
I didn't dance well-really; 1 felt
as clumsy sS-as an elephant"
Yeah. 1 imagine So" said Dan
dryly. 7 bet you knocked them
right out Of their seats"
Don't be silly!"
7 mean it. he insisted. what
did they say about your singing
Remember what I told you, If you
ever got chance"
Anne laughed. "Oh. I'm ali ex-
cited, Dan! They liked it. I'm tc
have a screen test"
Sa-ayl That's pretty fine!
When?"
Day after tomorrow.
Rorimer said that, under the cir
oumstances, they certainly ought to
celebrate. How about a dance
after the movie?"
Anne demurred. Its too warm,
Dan"
wei, a drive, then, to the beach.
He brought his car TO a stop IN the
parking lot beside the Chinese the
alter, and Anne said. as thu turned
toward the lobby. that drive cer-
tainly sounded more appealing.
Sitting beside her in the theater,
he watched her, and he kept her
in his thoughts. paying scant at
tention 10 the story that was I'M
folding on the screen.
Anne's eyes shone with a happy,
eager lght. but otherwise she seemed