New Britain herald., 1930-08-28

VOuldnt [ near QI II. 1Ou Just can argue with him when he's that way"
 She continued to chat pleasantly and Dan found occasion to study her. She was small and lovely, and he thought her eyes surprisingly dark for such light hair. And her eyebrows were black, or nearly so. He thought: Another Hollywood bleached blond" and he recollected some of the things that Paul Collier had told him the girls out here did to enhance their photographic beauty.
 Looking at Maris, he told him. self that 1t couldn't have improved her actual beauty. He thought that Maris might have been pret- tier and less artificial looking with her hair the dark shade that it probably had been originally.
 She began to question him about his work. and he made reply and questioned her in turn and learned that she had come to Hollywood from the Broadway stage. Marls, he thought. was rather nice per son. No airs about her; just q friendly. conversational young lady who seemed, to be interested in everything and evcryhody
 She inquired after Paul Collier, told him that Paul had written one or two things about her that she appreciated greatly. Every thing helps. you know she said with frank smile. And presently she asked him question about Anne Winter
 Rorimer suspected that she had been leading up 10 this, Maris. he felt. was little curious about Anne. and he was somehow glad that this was so,
 So he informed her about the forthcoming picture at Grand United and the screen test that Anne had had; and Maris showed real interest and questioned him further.
 Was she a dancer on the stage 9 she wanted to know, and when Oar enlightened her she said
 That's very interesting, They must be more than ordinarily in. terested in Miss Winter to do al that" And she explained that the selection of a dancing chorus fol revue usually was a routine that was left to the dance director.
 There are hundreds of appli cants for each picture-chorus girl' from the stage, and extras tha have picked up dancing at school' and they're generally just sixty { dollar-a-week Jobs at best So the, must have something unusual il mind for Miss Winter. to go to al that trouble. and especially to glv' her 2 screen test"
 ] Dan sad he hadn't given tha angle much thought You're yer { encouraging, he told her, I'll b sure to tell her what you sand And Marls. smiling at him aske f Anne Winter was an especla friend of his.
 CHAPTER XIX
 Porlmer sad, Why, l hope so and he wondered then If Ann possibly regarded him as somethin more than q friend and q compan lon 10 play around with. Anne va hard to figure that way, you neve knew just where you stood True she seemed to enjoy herself when ever he was with her but rha might mean much and it migh mean nothing; Anne had neve gwen him reason to think that had any especial significance. H grlnned Inwsrdly, remembering th night that he had kissed her an she had told him calmly that sh hoped he would not do t agalr That vas Anne for YOU. alway calm always composed. knowin just what she was doing and wher she vas going.
 He remembered now that he ha last seen her in the patio. talkin with q little gray-haired man. H hoped she was still there, felt little uneasy, because Frank Maur had passed that way. and Maur was in a mood to he unpleasan H. heard Martin Collins voice call ing from the house. and Maris Far rell. beside him, clutched his arm.
 Martin says everyone's goin swimming" she said. Are you?"
 Maris' head barely reached abov his shoulder He looked down 2 her and smiled and nodded en phatlcally.
 Absolutely How about you And Marls nodded. too
 Rorlmer recollected somethln! Did VOL find that green bathin