Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-01


Dan Rorimer, a scenario writer
in Hollywood, Is IN love with Anne
Winter, who, beginning as an extra,
has progressed rapidly and is now
under contract to one OF the largest
studios. Anne lives with two other
girls, Mona Morrison, a gay little
red head, and Eva Harley. a quiet
girl who at times Is very bitter, and
who has had a tragic live expert
ence- Eva and Mona are extras,
but Mona works only occasionally
and Eva very rarely, and this is
another reason for her dependency.
Paul Collier, who writes = daily
movie column for a string OF news
papers, shares Dams apartment with
him. Paul and Dan are invited to
lunch at the home OF Maris Farrell
a movie actress, and Paul hopes
Maris will. temporarily at least,
take Rorimer's mind off Anne Win
ter. for Dan has been brooding a
good deal Of late. Formerly under
contract at Continental Pictures, he
now is free lancing and without
much success.
Every step upward that Anne
has taken has seemed TO Dan to
remove her that much farther from
him. He resolves net to call her up
again, but that evening Anne calls
him.
Now co On With The Story
CHAPTER XVII
Are you still in HOLLYWOOD. DAM
At the sound Of Anne'S familiar
laugh over the telephone his black
mood dissolved al once.
You bet 7 am" he replied cheer
fully.
Anne said I'm glad. I thought
possibly YOU had gone back to New
York without even saving goodby
Where have you been?'
Dan explained And ! know
you've been busy. TOO. I didn't
want to bother you."
Bother mel"
"Well"-he lauehed-"you know
how ID is. Those eight o'clock and
nine o'clock studio calls OF yours
And / never know when TO 20 home.
10 developed that Anne had
called merely TO inquire about him
And Mona and Eva have been
wondering abiut you. too"
II was just about to call you
Anne. How about going TO the
opening with me? Paul's taking
Maris Farrell"
I'D love to. Dan"
Its a date. then. Maris Far
rel. BY the way. said some nice
things about you today. Paul and
| we're out there to lunch"
"Oh. you were?"
Yeah. Paul dragged me out with
him. Maris told me she had seer
you r~ehearsinE."
He repeatNi what Maris hac
said. Not so bad. Ell? You've made
quite a hit with her. apparently
Both times I've seen her now. shes
had something nice 70 say about
good judgment"
He said nothing about seeing hel
before the opening. and when 81,
had said goOdby he turned back K
his typewriter. sat before ii with
folded arms and smoked and frown.
ri Paul had gone out for the eve,
ming. he and Johnny Riddle hac
a date somewhere. But even in thu
quiet and solitude of Paul's absenc,
10 was difficult to write.
In the ensuing week he finishes
the story he was working on. bu
he re-read it with a feeling o
disappointment. an apprehension @
failure. His first one had come bacl
to him with its third rejection
Rorirner was ready 70 tear II up Il
disgust. and he would have If Col
lier had not interviewed.
Give 1t here" Poul said. and h
took II and tucked II away in
drawer. And he counSeled Dan I
let II age a bit
It's still a swell idea, my boy
and three reflections don't chang
the opinion Of MY favorite now
critic and communist
Its all wet" Dan said.
Listen who's dalkingi The gu
who got after me for tearing u
the Great American Novel;
thought you had got used to rejec
tons in New York"
And he insisted that Dan let th
manuscript lie for a month or tw0
out Of sight. and then, read II again
and rewrite 1t.
odd stuff Dan ScOffed.
"5ure-with this difference. tina
magazines and moving pictures ar
two different markets, my boy
Magazines generally know JUS