Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
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and then he abruptly announced
that he was going to mtx o night
cap. He departed for the kitchen.
and Rorimer could hear him ~
the refrigerator.
Golfers voice called presently
from the kitchen to ask Dan what
had been the immediate cause OF
the row with Anderson, and Rori-
mer strolled out there with his
hands In his pockets and said there
would never be o chance OF doing
anything original a. long as Adam
SON was IN authority. His idea OF
heavy brain work Is TO change a
good title like Grim Holiday TO
PASSIONS Price,
~He does everything left-handed.
He wants q story. say, for Olga
johnson, or Atwood. No sugges-
lions; Just write something. And
when you write 1t he says. Don't
make me read 1t; tell 1t to me-"
Dan swore explosively. And
you try to tell 1t to him-and be-
fore you're fairly startde he stops
you and says it won't do: it's not
the type Of story for johnson at
all. And you say, But this is nto
for Johnson; it's for Atwood and
Adamson leans back in that big
| chair and says, Well, write It over
for johnson, or for Esther Crane.
We've got q story fer Atwood"
Rorimer stopped, and he took
the glass that Collier offered him
and drank from ID. He was not
exaggerating one bit, he insisted.
That's straight. That's just the
kind Of stuff Adamson pulls. To-
day I blew up. The other day they
handed me a Saturday Evening
Post story that they'd brought the
rights to, and wanted me to adapt
1t. Adamson was In q great big
hurry. Hes always In q hur-
ry....And after sweating over IL
and getting the script In shape, ]
learn today that he has passed
the same story out 10 two other
men on the staff.
Can you imagine the big stiff?
Just imagine! Instead or letting
a couple OF Us collaborate on II and
get the benefit OF each others
ideas, he passes 1t around as II II
was a contest or somethingl That's
his idea Of economy. They can't
buy me a new typewriter to re-
place that old coffee mill I have TO
work on, but they can waste the
time OF three men making fairly
important money, In duplicated ef-
fort. I'd like nothing better than
to have Adamson tell me to get out
and stay out"
Paul Collier nodded In sympathy.
He put an arm on Rorimer's shoul-
der and steered him back to the liv-
ing room, and he said. falling un-
gracefully into q chair, that he
could understand. Of course, but
wasn't 1t q little unvise to throw
away a salary such as Continental
was paying Rorimer. just because
Of inability to get along with q bum
Of an executive?
Dan, his eyes glinting wrath
fully. demanded OF Collier what
he would do under the am cir
cumstances. Il suppose you'd
smile and like IL, Ell? You would
like SO much"
Say" Collier interrupted, III 1
ever landed one OF those fancy
scenario-writing jobs. I'd take out
an accident policy on II. That's Just
how nice I'd treat it. Rorimer, he
added. didn't know when he was
well off. II could put up with an
awful lot. Danny. my boy, Just as
long as the old dough was there on
pay day."
Il have a life-size picture OF you"
Dan retorted, his eyes taking in
the others lanky, powerful frame
in significant appraisal. you'd be
plnating your fist in the middle OF
Adamson's nose"
Collier grinned- He clasped his
hands in back OF his sleek black
head and. leaning back indolently
In his chair, observed that Adam
sons nose was a big enough tar
get. IT don't want TO see you lose
out. Dan" he said. That crazy
southern temper OF yours win get
you in trouble yet. What viii you
do-no foolin'-if Adamson decides
to take you up?"
Rorimer replied that he hadn't
given the matter much thought.
I'm not worried. Martin Collins