The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-14
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
WHAT about Garry SLOANE"
wv Rorimer asked.

MA hal dOOuI OaLAy DAN"N'
w Rorimer asked.
Il understand his wife got her
divorce" Collier lit a cigaret, blew
smoke toward the ceiling. Il just
heard it today"
Dan. reclining in his chair with
his arms folded and his eyes half
shut. wanted to know, without look
ing at Collier, what Sloan was go
ing to do now. Marry Sylvia Pat
terson?"
Paul shrugged. Search me-"
Dan said, thoughtfully: What
kind of a bird is this Sloan, any
way? You know him, don't you?"
Sure, I know him. He's a swell
director, all right; he also has a
knack of keeping his name in the
papers"
Johnny Riddle said he had a
swell head"
Paul Collier said. heSitantly, that
he supposed that was true. only
he's not a snob. Dan. It's just That
he's got a great opinion of himself.
The mans an artist - and no get
ting away from it. And he's got all
the temperament that goes with IT.
sloan thinks that without a
doubt he's the greatest director in
the business and I'm not so sure
that he isn't.
riddle said he yes a NarcisSan."
Dan spoke with some contempt and
Collier laughed. swell, he does ad-
mire himself plenty" Paul said
but why so sour You don't know
him. do you?"
mo. but I've seen him, and he
gives me a pain"
yeah? But the women go fol-
him, my boy"
Il suppose So" Dan said, getting
to his feet. I'm going to bed"
Collier watched him go to his
room. He sat where he was for
some minutes, smoking thought
fully until Dams voice demanded
TO know If he was going to sit up
all night. And then Paul went to
bed.
Turing the next few days Dan
Nsaw Adamson only once. Then
it was in the hallway outside OF
Rorimer's office, and Adamson, who
was walking past with Gregg, the
head Of : the scenario department,
nodded shortly and unsmilingly and
vent on.
The studio manager was dark and
heavy and abrupt. and Dan never
had seen him without cigar In his
mouth, save at luncheon.
Rorimer felt a little foolish, re-
Numbering his tempeStuous out
break in Adamson's office. Adam
son and Gregg, he thought resent
f..rv. probably were discussing him
now. well, Gregg would be an ally.
Gregg was all right.
That afternoon Gregg came to see
him in his office. He said without
preliminary: II understand YOU flew
off the handle the other day. What's
TIE matter?"
Plenty, Dan assured him, and
Gresg gave him patient smile.
Dan wondered how often Gregg's
patience neared the breaking point,
having Adamson forever TO contend
with.
You don't want to act like that,
Rorinlef. Take it easy. Your stuff's
good. I'm not kicking. am II"
Dan shook his head. and Gregg.
sitting down on the edge Of his desk,
gave him a friendly lecture. At
the end Of it he put his hand on
Dams shoulder and told him he
would do what he could to make
things more pleasant.
by the way. you weren't think
ing Of trying to 60 over to some
other outfit, were your"
Rorimer thought: -Adamson's
trying to and that out" He said.
"As long as I'm under contract here
it's entirely UP TO Continental how
long ] stay"
Gregg smiled a little sheepishly
and departed.
Sometime later there was tel
ephone call from Martin Collins.
The director told Dan he vas Civ