New Britain herald., 1930-09-02

Hello, MT. Adamson."
 Dan waited for an invitation to sit down, and Adamson, with only the slightest movement of his head, indicated a chair
 Well, have a nice time on your vacation, Rorimer?"
 Dan said, Yes. thanks" not lik- ing the others way of saying wa cation"
 Adamson's cigar shifted from one side of his mouth to the other. "I wanted to talk to you. You got kind of hot-headed a while back and tore up your contract. I could have taken advantage of you if had wanted to, and let you go."
 q fail to see,' Rorimer said cool ly "where letting me go would have been taking advantage of me. rather invited it, didn't r"
 Still high and mighty, aren't you?" Adamson sneered. and Oar ignored the remark.
 The studio manager continued Well, we're reorganizing around here getting rid of some of the dead timber and-'
 And naturally that lets me out" Dan finished for him. deter mined that Adamson should not have a chance to be insulting. 'l haven't changed my mind about not wanting to work for you, My contract was the only thing that kept me here.'
 The others smile was unpleas. ant. Well, 1t won't keep you any longer You're through = right away" His voice rose gratingly The interview had not been as grat. flying as he had expected
 Dan got up. That suits me fine" he said. "Goodby."
 But Adamson did not answe' him. and Dan grinned at him anc left.
 T think I spoiled his enjoy ment." he told Collier that evening T let him think he was doing me great big favor.'
 Wei, I hope he was" said Col Tier. Are you going to see what Marty Collins can do for you?" But Dan told him no. Not rigat away. I've got a few ideas Ic like to peddle around first, after get them in shape.'
 Paul had expected some such an. sver He thought he knew Oar pretty well-knew he was not one to ask favor of a friend, or Dir him down to casual promise. And Paul grumbed a bit, and swore at him, but he ended up by grin ming and taking an affectionat, punch at him.
 Later that evening Dan drov= out to the bungalow, and Ann: Winter was greatly concerned al his news.
 What will you do now, Dan?"
 He smiled into her troubled eyes. "Why, Anne, you look wor- ried." he leased, and she shook her head in impatient protest at his banter
 "Oh. I don't know. Keep trying l suppose, and see if I can write anything that anybody wants. Ii not" and he smiled again, T car % back to New York. I suppose and take up where I left off"
 Anne said quickly, "Oh, I hope not, Dan" and he wanted to know why not.
 Would it make any difference to you if I left?'
 Shc vas half angry at the ques ton. Now you're being school boyish." she told him. color rising in her cheeks You know better than to ask that"
 So Dan said he was sorry "Ques' tion's withdrawn" And he spoke conciliatingly and changed the sub. jec., talked of interesting things he had done on his trip north.
 Mona and Eva came in while they were talking, and Mona i'm mediately sat down and demanded u know all the scandal"
 And when Dan laughlngly in formed her that he was now "un- attached" she cried out well, ii you two aren't a pair. Anne re, fuses to sign a contract and YOU tear one up! Some people don't l.now when they're lucky-do they i Eya?"
 But Eva merely smiled and of. i fered no comment
 There mad, Anna explained f