Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-08
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weeks Ju1L I've Deen dizzy. 4OuI
plays got q wallop. all right. You
know. the night I took 1t home 70
read IL we had company. Unex-
pected. They didn't leave until
midnight, and after they'd gone !
picked it up and sort OF glanced at
1t. expecting to finish 1t the next
DAY. Know what happened? ! read
1t right through. It's got a great
kickl / guess my secretary told you
/ was enthusiastic about ii. Where'd
you set the idea?"
Dan told him. Phillips smiled
We'll, now that we've agreed on
price. 7 think we ought to have "a
little libation.e he said. and he
opened a little cabinet beside his
desk and brought out a bottle and
two glasses.
He poured one glass full and
handed 10 TO Rorimer, filled his own,
lifted 1t to his lips, and there he
paused.
Happy days he said.
And when he had set his glass
down he spoke through the inter-
office phone to his secretary and
asked her TO find out If Mr.. john
son was busy.
The boss wants TO see you." he
told Rorimer. Now that he's sold.
he's sold hard. He's been asking a
lot Of questions about you and some
Of them I couldn't answer You'll
have TO talk to him. Just between
the two OF US, he's pretty much
interested in you. If he makes you
any kind Of proposition I hope you'll
think 1t over, Rorimer."
Dan nodded and murmured some
thing. Everything, he reflected,
came in punches. Not only had
Grand United bought his play. but
now Phillips talked as If they meant
to offer him a job. And he thought
Of Paul Collier up in Seattle. That
would be something to wire Paul,
all right. If johnson was going to
make him an offer.
While they waited for his secre-
tary TO report. Phillips confided
that Traitor would make a great
story for Lester Moore.
We've been looking for a story
for Moore, and this is made to
order
Dan could not repress a smile at
this, and at the others look OF in
ouiry he confessed that he had
been waiting to hear that very
thing said. Il had Moore in mind
when / wrote that treatment. !
was hoping you'd see IT,"
There was a muted sound on
Phillips desk, and he picked up
the receiver and spoke with his
secretary. He rose then. He's in,
Rorimer. let's CO.
Ir. Johnson was very agreeable.
He said. after shaking hands warm
" and offering Rcrimer a chair:
i've been inQuiring about YOU.
There's some great stuff in that
play Of yours: / like IL very much.
l understand you were over at Con-
tinental for q while. You were un-
der contract there, weren't yoa?'
YES. I was"
why did you leave? Mind my
asking? Did they fail 10 exercise
their cption?" He asked smiling:
~You see. I want TO find out all
about you"
Dan DC-lllLEI. ~ wash CA&~~
lv that" he said. Since you ask
me. III have to confess that j
didn't get along very well with
AdamEon over there. I thought ne
was intolereble. / tore up my con-
tract quite a while ago, and when
t.,ey reorgarized. Adamson fired
ne.
He erinned then. recalling his
inst interview with Adamson. He
said I was dead timber" he told
MI. johnson.
The Grand United executive
thought that was very funny. II
see. Well. we might be willing
sometime to take a chance on some
dead timber. That's great dialogue
in that play Of yours: good. Huthsn-
tic stuff. You were a newspaper
man. weren't you?'
i don't think you'd find Us very
unreasonable around here" john
son said. do you. Phillips?'
And Phillips smiled. There
aren't any Adamsons owe here
he said. Il knt Y him. Rorimer."
we thought il would be a good
idea Mr.. Johnson resumed. IF
you did the scenario for US: and
we'd like to have you around to
help out On it when production