Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03
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and they loitered along in the
shadows, watching the mass OF
curious one on either side Of the
long canopy that stretched from
curb to entrance. Names were
hurled at the crowd through a
flourishing megaphone. and there
was applause: and half way down
the line of march was a radio n
nouncer with his microphone who
did duty for his invisible public.
Dan said. tightening his hold on
Anne's arm: 1T won't be long now
until they're shouting your name
through that thing and asking you
to step up to the mike and say
hello to your fans"
You're such a comfort, Dan,
Anne said, and she laughed.
They were later than Maris Far
rell and Collier. and Maris was
elated because she had been an
nounced.'
The little girl got a big hand,
Paul declared. Il feel like a big
shot myself now. There's Garry
Sloan.r
Anne swung her head. following
hlS gaze. Where. Paul?"
Across the aisle there. See him?
I believe he's alone-no. that's Her
rick with him. the head man at
Grand United"
During intermission they ran
into Sloan outside. The director
paused to pay Anne q smiling
compliment on her appearance and
Collier introduced the others Sloan
murmured a few words and some
one touched him on the shoulder
then and he nodded and moved
away.
Seems funny not TO sec Sylvia
Patterson with him." Paul muir
INJURED. THAT was kind Of tough
on Sloan when Sylvia got married
right after his wife divorced him.
b, ! Maris nodded her head and
said wisely: Il don't think Garry
was II love with Sylvia-not really.
He Just thought he a ! think.
why do you say that?' Dan
wanted TO know.
Because" Maris replied, mo nan
can really love a woman who loves
his art the way-yOu're laughing.
aren't your she said, and she
made a face.
And she insisted: But Garry
Sloan is an artist-a real artist.
You can dislike Garry Sloan-and
MANY people do. because he takes
himself SO seriously-but he's a
wonderful director: you can't take
that away from him. III he had
done this picture. now she said,
meaning the one they had come 70
see. 1T would have been a great
picture. But the best you can say
for it is that it's a good one
There you are said Collier
and he grinned at Dan. "Maris IS
right as usual. Dan.r he explained
10 Maris, cant see Sloan, Tor some
reason or other
"Hollywood's tin gods give me a
PAIN Rorimer muttered- He
glanced. as he spoke. at Anne Win
tef. but Anne gave him q puzzled
glance and was silent.
after the picture they went to
Henry's. On the way home with
Anne. Dan said something about
81, ing her Sunday, but she told him
that Eva was to return hat day
from the hospital ana she thought
she and Mona ought TO spend the
day with her.
He began TO hum a song. ana
he looked e~xpectantly at Anne.
hoping that she would sing, but
She was not in the mood. When he
asked her, she explained that she
was tired.
And still a little nervous, Dan.
He knew that she still had Eva
on her mind.
Paul Collier had been invited to
spend the weekend out or town az
one of the beaches. On an impulse
Dan telephoned Maris Faffell, and
on Sunday he played tennis with
her. Later in the afternoon they
went for a drive among the hills