Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-04
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We've Just forgotten that any
thing happened, Mona and l."
Dan wanted TO know II ne
couldn't leave the play with her 90
that she could read 1t some other
time, but she insisted that he must
read it TO her. and she placed him
on the sofa, near a lamp, and her
self sat In q nearby chair where
she could watch his face as she
listened.
We'll" Dan said as he obeyed
her. you asked for It; don't blame
me-" and he began to read.
He held a cigaret in his hand
and he paused now and then TO
puff C 1t to cover the awkwardness
he felt. And az first he was en-
barrassedly conscious Of his own
voice. so that he read without ex-
preston, somewhat as a school boy
reads his lesson: but this was not
for long. Presently he had forgot
ten that he was reading type
written words to Anne Winter; the
thing became q play again, the
play into which he had poured so
much OF his hope and his enthu-
siasm and his passionate longing
TO write something that men would
know him by.
He had conceived II some years
ago when he was covering night
court for human interest" stories
for his paper. and II had lain In
the back OF his mind for a long
time, waiting to be written. And
now th-t he had almost forgotten
about ii, 1t was back again, and
Il began to live again for him.
II was the story of a New York
gangster-a member Of one OF the
dock gangs-and the girl he left
DchlDt him ~ 20 to war. 10 was
not a pretty story. but IL was re1l
and human and warm with life
and its end was poignantly tragic
At the end of the first act Dan
looked up and smiled and reached
for another cigaret. Anne sail. in
q low voice: " co on" and nothing
more. SO he read on.
When he had finished he threw
the manuscript carelessly 10 one
side. and he got up to stretch. and
he saw then that Anne had acutal
tears in her eyes. The sight Of
them moved him: suddenly he real
lied. with q new and strange sense
Of pride. that IL was what he had
written that had made Anne cry.
He could net be. then. the sorry
failure that he had begun 10 think
himSelf-not II something he had
written could do that to Anne WIN
ter.
Anne was silent until she saw
him smiling at her. Then she said
softly, And they sent it back to
you"
He replied cheerfully. Sure. /
suppose ! shouldn't feel SO bad.
though. MY agent was pretty keen
about Il and didn't want TO give II
up: but there was simply nothing
doing. There's nothing to do. ]
guess. but like It. I'm getting used
to that he added dryly.
ITS a shame" Anne said softly
It's q shame"
Dan shrugged. and ne smiled
again. Maybe SO: but it's worth
q lot 10 know that you like il. Anne
I vas pretty keen about il when ]
wrote ID. but when Ii didn't ge'
across right away 7 began to think
ID couldn't have been much good
You know how you feel about those
things
Anne nodded and he continued
The agent said it's getting terribly
hard TO find a producer who is will
ing to take a gamble: things aren''
Furnishing on the stage the way
they we're before TALKING picture.
turned everything upside down"
And Anne said quickly. NO won
der-if they can't take a gamble
with q play like that. The movie.
took a chance with sound pictures
Dan why don't YOU do your play
over for the movies?r
: Her eyes flashed Anne got ur