The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-02
CHAPTER FIVE
"VOU do?" said Dan. That's
4 swell! Tell me all about il"

"VOU do?" said Dan. That's
L swell! Tell me all about it"
I'm to report" Anne Winter said,
"at Grand United at tomorrow
morning"
Nothing but the biggest and best
for you, Ell? Do you feel like cele-
brating? I'll be tied up at the
Wanpus dinner until 9, but"
mo thank you. Nine o'clock with
makeup on. That means Anne VIM
ter goes to bed at 10 at the very
latest" She added that it took her
nearly two hours to put on movie
makeup.
"Tell," said Rorimer, you might
let me call for you in the morning.
1 have to be at the studio at 8,
myself, and the Grand United lot is
right on the way"
Anne assented and thanked him.
IF you're sure it won't be any
trouble"
Not at all-see you at $3.50 4.
Goodby."
He hung up the receiver and be-
gan to get ready for dinner.
Paul Collier came up to the room
soon afterward, bringing with him
jim Donnelly. a publicity man at
Continental Pictures.
Collier loudly demanded drink.
"Or no dinner for you, Rorimer.
You're being honored tonight;
Wampas is particular"
And exclusive" Donnelly added.
How are you, Rorimer? I under
stand we're starting production on
your story"
Collier said, Some day you'll
have to get Jim Donnelly to give
you some Of his recipes, Dan. The
kids good. Tell him about
that on, jim, with the tea in it
and the cider cocktail"
II don't like cider" said Dan.
did you ever mix It with gin
and bitters?" Collier wanted to
know. by the way, did you get in
touch with Ziggy's friend?"
"I'll say I did" Dan said.
"Well, what was she nke?"
shes the SWEETEST girl I ever
met. And that goes" he added.
Collier sat up straight. One hand
shot up to his black, sleek head as
If he had been shot, well, I'll be
hanged!" he calculated. you
wouldn't kid me-" he added, search,
ing Dams face with suddenly Curl
GUS eyes.
He turned to Donnelly and said,
Get the full-i., on this, Jim. This
guy Ziggy Young, back in New
York, is the biggest practical joker
that ever lived. I mean he really
is. Isn't That right, DAMP"
ID OR1MER smiled. Just about,
IN he said.
Gust as an illustration,' said Col
lier, when Dan was on his way out
here, Ziggy wires me a full descrip-
ton of him, explaining who and
what he is, and tells me to get a
cop and go down and meet his train
and arrest him.
Just to humor him, went down.
I didn't have time to look up cop
with sense of fuInor, so I got hold
of Johnny Riddle and the two of
us pulled the fake pinch. :. But
Rorimer knew right away that Ziggy
was at the bottom of it"
AT Toledo" Rorimer said, "ziggy
wired me that he had hangover
and asked me to take an aspirin
for him."
Jim Donnelly stood up. II gather"
he said, "that Dan looked up a girl
friend of ziggy'S with fear and
trembling"
"And with maledictions on Zig
gy's head" Collier put in.
and was disappointed because
she wasn't what he had expected.
"Is she really that good, DAM"
Collier inquired. you're not going
back on that little O'Neil gal I in
troduced to you, are you? What
a blonde she"
"she's an absolute knockout" said
Dan, "and that settles it.
Collier said, "Hollywood's full of
knockoutS"
Yeah? But I noticed. you went
over to Long Beach Saturday night
Collier said, with assumed dig
nifty, that that was strictly his own
affair.
."tAffair' is good" said Donnelly.
Come on! we'll keep dinner wait
ing"
After dinner a quorum adjourned
to someone's apartment for poker
game. Rorimer, who had ceased