Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-03
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Dan Rorimer a scenario writer in
! Hollywood. is in love with Anne
Winter, who, beginning as an extra,
has progressed rapidly and is now
under contract TO one Of the largest
| studios. Anne lives with two other
girls. Mona Morrison. a gay little
red head, and Eva Harley, a quiet
girl who has had a tragic love ex-
perience. Eva and Mona are extras.
out Mona works only occasionally
and Eva very rarely and this IS
another reason for her dependency.
Paul Collier. who writes "A uaiiy
movie column for a string Of news
| papers, shares Dams apartment
with him. Collier accidentally
meets Eva on Hollywood Boulevard
one day. and they run into a movie
actor named Frank Maury. AT sight
OF Eva Maury colors and hurries
away and Eva almost faints. Collier
takes her home. Late that night
Anne Winter telephones Rorimer TO
come right rel Eva has tried to
take poison.
Dan learns that Mona has pre-
vented ii, but Eva IS struggling
when he arrives. The doctor advises
that Eva be taken TO the hospital
and the next day she is reported
improved. That same day Collier
encounters Maury. who Is the man
who has broken Eva'S heart, and
he pulls his nose.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER xxx
You big bruteI" said Dan, and
he sat on Golfers bed and laughed
and watched the others agonizing
struggle with his collar button.
Johnny tells me the story's all
over Hollywood" Dan said. Here
let me fix that collar for you be-
fore you tear 1t apart"
Paul sighed in relief as Dan
snapped the intractable collar IN
place. He said. with some concern.
II sure hope ii doesn't get 70
Eva I wouldn't like that a bit"
Who saw it?'
Why, there were two or three
people around. / guess. I didn't
Dav much attention. I told him ]
wanted TO see him privately. but he
tried to duck It: so I put II I'D to
him right there" Paul stopped and
went TO work on his tie.
"Aw. tell me what happened. will
coup" Dan cried in evaporation.
That's all. He said 1t wasn't any
n my business. and I said. Yes
frank. ! guess that's right. only
thought 1t was kind Of funny: and
then he tried 70 tell me where
headed IN. He thought he could ger
away with It, but he made q
mistake"
Good" Dan exclaimed. and he
Glanced into Paul's mirror Ia
s~tra.ghten his own tie. He didn't
Try 10 take a punch ct you. did
hep"
And Paul grunted. mo such
luck." But Dan. surveying the
others long arms and broad Shout
ders fordly. thought: I'm glad
Paul didn't hit him" Frank Maury
cad II coming. all right. but he was
Elad Paul hadn't got into trouble.
They went off to dinner then. and
i4tefNard they separated. promis-
.ng to meet in the thea:er. and
Collier went for Maris Farrell. and
Rcrimer for Anne.
a Hollywood opening" Is ballv-
100 triumphant. II is a marnlfi-
cent exaggeration. an implausibIe
thing born Of press \ and
vanity. II is a piece of night A.
Eight as a thousand suns. and a
procession or smiling masks flanked
by rcped-off adulation.
III reminds me-" said Dan as the
roadster turned a corner and they
beheld the great glare, "or a piece
q magnesium ribbon burning in
he dark"
And Anne smiled and agreed.
Except that it's much noisier."
He parked the car a block away