Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01

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d loop" he said and swung the car
around in the street in q tight arc.
Some minutes later. as they were
being shown to a table in the res
taurant, RoTimer heard someone
cal, Hello, Ian, ana lie turned 10
SEE q young man waving To him
from one OF the tables along the
wall.
Rorimer said. Hello. Johnny,
and saluted, and when he helped
Anne WINTER with her coat, ne in
termed her. That's Johnny Riddle.
lie a free-lancer press agent. Ana
The gil with hun IS Olivia MarCen.'
II saw her ~ we came IN. Anne
Winter said. i've heard a lot about
her. CT cou-se I think shes Just
lovely. I'm tempted to turn and
stare
Lots Of people do" ROr.mer said.
III have 10 tell You about Johnny
later. He's quite . boy. You ~ ne
has a bunch Of movie stars for
clignts-OAvla Maruen is one-and
ne falls IN love with every one in
turn. Shall / order for yOu?"
She nodded. I'D love TO have you.
It's SO comforting TO have someone
90 10 for you"
ITS a gift,' said Rorimer. laugh
ING. y merely choose what | want
and then double the order"
Nevertheless. she noted, he
studied the menu with considerable
care and turned now and then %
ask a question of the waiter.
When he had finished and Of
fered her a ciraget. which she de-
clined with a murmured mo thanks
not before meals she leaned
across the table toward him and
said. And now you'll have 10 tell
me al about yourself"
Rorimer smiled. and his nose eZ-
uded thin streams Of smoke
"A'l?" he said.
We'll. all YOU discreetly can"
We'll. Ill give you a tabloid vcr-
sion. Born III Knoxville Tennessee.
Went to school at Vanderbilt. Work
ed on q paper in Nashville and an
other che IN Detroit. Went 70 New
York and worked on a couple or
more there. Met ZiEFv Young on
he Terald-Trlcune and rOom5d
with him for n while. When I went
over TO the Tele1ram We split up.
zi~gv having night hours and !
working DAYS. Not SO good for Sleep
ne II you know what I mean"
She nodded and smiled.
F0rimer continued. Wrote a
short story while 7 was on the Tele-
gram. based on a murder story 7
covered. Much To my surprise. 1T
was accented Wrote another about
n certain high-hat n-izefirhter and
that was accepted. Then i got a
Swelled head and listened too at
tentively 10 nv literary agent. who
advised me to give I'D newspaper
work and devote my time ~ fiction
In p little less than n wear Il
wrote - short s'orir- and n NAV
Two nf the stories were ACCEPTED.
The play Is still kicking around
Broadway and nv this time must
have beer turned down by every
producer In New York"
lie STOPPED. still interested?-
She nodded eagerly.
"All right. i you insist. Two out
Of II Is not 50 good-especially az
the prices l got He smiled wryly
az some recollection as he explain
ed that more than once during his
year Of free-lancing he had regret
ted divorcing himself from a weekly
payroll. Pride. nc said. was the only
thing that kept him from going
back to his old newspaper job
pride and the go0d-natured razzlng
his Old associates would have given
him.
They used to call me o. Henry
and ask me If / was eating regular
ly. i always did he said. studying
his ciraret in his fingers. but
toward the last I was going with
out lunch and trying 70 kid myself
that three meals a day was too
much.
Then Miss Hunt-my a~gent-sold
one Of my pictures 10 Continental
Pictures He stopped and extin-
guished his ciEaret a. sight or their
waiter returning.
Anne Winter watched him at
tertiVely. She was q good LISTER
She rested her elbows on the table,
supporting her chin In her hands.
She leaned back now as the waiter
placed dishes before them. but said.
when he had departed again. you
haven't finished. ! can't eat until
hear the rest"
There was. Porimer said. little
else to tel. Someone at Contireatal
had thought he liked Rorimer's stuff
well enough To offer him a contract.
Someone without muca Judgment
And that's the end OF the story.
Ills LrecaS-lE way OF telling 10
gave Anne Winter impression
J that he was not too fond or A4King