Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-08
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Dan Rorimer, former New York
newspaper man and now 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 Grand
United, n Of the largest OF the
motion picture studios.
Dan formerly was under con-
tract az Continental Pictures. but
he was unable to get along with
the studio executive there and he
Is now free lancing.
Paul Collier, who Writes a daily
column OF movie comment for &
string or newspapers, shares Dams
apartment with him. He has great
faith In Dams ability. despite the
latter's lack OF success as a free
lance. Dan has become discouraged
over this, and over his apparently
hopeless regard for Anne Winter.
whose every step upward seems to
remove her all the farther from
him.
Anne lives with two other girls.
Mona Morrison and Eva Harley.
Mona and Eva are extras but Mona
works only occasionally and Eva
but rarely. She Is bitter over this.
and over a ragic love experience.
Finally she leaves Hollywood, leav-
Ing behind a heart-broken note for
Mona and Anne
While In New York Dan had
written a play for the legitimate
stage. His agent. unable to place
IL, finally sends II back to him, anc
Anne Winter and Paul Collier.
when they read 1t. are enthusiastic
over 1t. They think II would make
a great picture and urge Dan to
revise 1t for the movies. Anne de-
clares that she would like nothing
better than 10 play the chief girl
character. Dan follows their advice
and submits Il TO Grand United.
Nov Go On With The Story
CHAPTER XXXIII
Another week slipped by. Paul
Collier had gone 10 Seattle to spend
his vacation.
Think or me. my boy. on Mount
Rainier. when the thermometer be-
gins to ~sizzle."
He had asked Dan 70 wire him
II Grand United took his play. 81
ne would have an opportunity tc
celebrate. Only, Paul had not saie
IL: he had said when"
Dan began TO think the studio's
silence was unreasonable arr once
or twice he had half angrIIy beer
tempted 70 call. believing that
Grand United should BE told there
were ether studios IN Hollvwoo5 N
Vnom ne might submit hIs pIav
And then one day Phillins' serr.-
sary called him and asked Him WI
come over 70 the office. She SAT-
Win r smile in her voice. Dr.'s
good news. Mr.. Ro-imer. and I'm
-erv glad"
inats mighty nice OF YOU" h
told her. feeling that the uorid
suddenly had become 2 mucr
or.onfer place. "Ill b right over 8.
Pnlilips welcomed him with =,
broad smile and q hearth har5
riaso. Think we wera reva- ra;-.
II decide. Ro-iner? Well. IL waSn.f
mv fault-nnbody's fault IN narti.-
nrfr' we've been sort OF IN IN Are
r and things have % take their
tu-r. Q l-Tlov-.r
al EN- ra-e. ha said. Grand United
aafed n huv his plav. ~ thiri.
us orett- swell and what's more
important. 60 does MI. Johnson
HoN much do YOU want for it?"
Dan ea7ed at him rather blanklv
and Phillips laughed and told hin,
not to lcok 50 flabbergasted. "Sit
down. / Just asked you how much
ION wanted for It. that's ALL
II haven't thought about that AZ
ALL Dan replied uncertainty. "All
| could think about was whether
IL would suit YOU. How much Is II
worth 70 you?"
Philips named a figure. rs that
satisfactory? I think it's verv fair
more than you'd get anywhere else
probably. It's pretty high cons.d-
ering what we nav for most origi-
nal stories. but ! like your play and
I think it's worth it."
That's perfectly satisfactory
Dan said.
Good. I've been wanting 10 talk
70 you about 1t ever since I read 1t
but I've been so busy these last two