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 50
that she could read Ii 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 a nearby chair where
she could watch his face as she
listened.
Well" Dan said as he obeyed
her, you asked for IL; don't blame
me- and he began to read.
He held a cigaret in his hand
and he paused now and then 10
puff at 1t to w the awkwardness
he felt. And at first he was en-
barraSsedly conscious OF his own
voice. SO that he read without x
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 70 Anne Winter: the
thing became a 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 It some years
ago when he was covering night
court for human interest" stories
for his paper. and it 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 1t, il was back again. and
It began TO live again for him.
II was the story Of a New York
aangste--a member Of one Of the
dock ganFs-3nd the girl he left
cchipt him =, 20 - var II was
not a pretty story. but 1t vas real
and human and warm with life,
and lis end was pOignantly tragic.
AT the end OF the first act Dan
locked I'd and smiled and reached
for another ciEaret- Anne sai1. in
q low voice. II Go on and nothing
more. So lie read on.
When he had finished he threw
the manuscript carelessly TO 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 a new and strange sense
Of pride. that IL vas what he had
written that had made Anne CRY.
He could not be, then. the sorry
failure that he had begun to think
himself-not If something he had
written could do that TO Anne Win
ter.
Anne was silent until she saw
him smiling az her. Then she said.
softly. And they sent it back to
YOU"
He replied cheerfully. Sure. II
suppose I shouldn't feel 50 bad.
though. Ny agent was pretty keen
about il and didn't want to give ii
up: but there was simply nothing
doing. There's nothing 60 do. I
guess. but like II. I'm getting used
to that he added dryly.
ITS a shame" Anne said softly
ITS a shame"
Dan shrugged. and ne smiled
again. Maybe SO: but it's worth
q lot TO know that you like it. Anne
I was pretty keen about IL when I
wrote ID. but when it didn't get
across right away 7 began 10 think
IL 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 10 take a gamble; things aren't
flourishing on the stage the way
they we're htfUle talking pictures
turned everything upside down"
And Anne said quickly, No Won
der-if they can't take a gamble
with q play like that. The movies
took a chance with sound pictures
Dan WHY don't you 90 your play
over for the movieS?"
Her eyes flashed. Anne got up