Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-08
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weeks JlaC I've been dizzy. your
plays got O wallop, all right. You
know, the night ! took IL home 20
read II we had company. Unex-
pected. They didn't leave until
midnight, and after they'd gone !
picked 1t I'D and sort of glanced at
IT, expecting TO finish 1t the next
day. Know what happened? / read
1t right through. Its got a great
kick I guess my secretary told you
I was enthusiastic about It. Where'd
you get the idea?"
Dan told him. Phillips smiled
well, now that we've agreed on
price, l think we ought to have a
little libation.r he said, and he
opened a little cabinet beside his
desk and brought out q bottle and
two glasses.
He poured one glass full and
handed II TO Rorimer, filled hts own,
lifted II to his lips, and there he
paused.
Happy days he said.
And when he had set his glass
down he spoke through the inter
office phone TO his secretary and
asked her to find out If Mr.. john
sen was busy.
The boss wants TO see you." he
told Rorimer. Now that he's sold,
he's sold hard. He's been asking a
lot Of questions about you and some
OF them / couldn't answer. You'll
have to talk to him. Just between
the two of us, he's pretty much
interested in you. If he makes you
any kind OF proposition 7 hope you'll
think 1t over, Rorimer."
Dan nodded and murmnred some
thing. Everything, he reflected,
came IN punches. Not only had
Grand United bought his play. but
now Phillips talked as II they meant
to offer him a job. And he thought
of Paul Collier up in Seattle. That
would be something to wire Paul,
all right. il johnson was going 10
make him an offer.
While they waited for his secre-
tary to report. Phillips confided
that Traitor" would make a great
story for Lester Moore.
we've been locking for a story
for Moore, and this i made 10
order"
Dan could not repress q smile az
this. and az the others look OF IN
curry he confessed that he had
heen waiting to hear that very
thing said. Il had Moore III mind
when I wrote that treatment. !
was hoping you'd see Il"
There was a muted sound on
Phillips desk, and he picked up
the receiver and spoke with his
secretary. He rose then. Hes In,
Rorimer: let's CO.
mr.. johnson Was very agreeable
re said. after shaking hands warm
IN and offering Rorimer a chair:
I've been inquiring about YOU
There's some great stuff in that
play Of yours: I like 1t very much.
I understand you we're over at Con-
tinental for a while. You were I'M
der contract there, weren't you?
Yes. ! was
WIN did you leave? Mind my
asking? Did they fail to exercise
their ~option?" He asked smiling:
"Ycu see. I want to find out al
about you
Dan hesltated. 1T wasn't exact
IN that he said. Since you ask
ne. Ill have to confess that !
didn't get along very well with
Adamson over there. I thought ne
was intclerabie. I tore up my con-
tract quite a while ago. and when
they re~crsarized, Adamson fired
me-
He erinned then, recalling his
last interview with Adamson. He
said I was dead timber he told
MT. johnson.
The Grand United executive
thought that was very funny. Il
sec. Well. VIC might be willing
sometime To take a chance on SONS
dead timber. That's great dialogue
III that play o. yours; coed. authen-
tic stuff. You were a newspaper
man. weren't your"
III don't think you'd find us very
unreasonable around here John-
son said. do you, P~hillips?'
And Phillips smiled. There
aren't any AdamSons over here
he said. Il know him. Rorimer.'
we thought it would be a good
idea Mr.. Johnson resumed, IF
c did the scenario fer us: and
we'd like to have you around to
help out on II when production