The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-12
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DAN RORIMER. Hollyveoa
scenario writer and former New
York newspape4 Man, meets
ANNE WINTER, who has come
from Tulsa, Okla~ to seek extra
work. He takes . deep interest
in her. Dan u with Continental
Pictures. Anne u Just . beginner.
Anne gets extra work ut Grand
United studios. she goes to live
With TIVE ether extras. MONA
MORRISON and EVA HARLEY.
The latter II . bitter Individual,
poss1bly bsceuse Of her failure to
get much work. and from her
Daa~learns = lot about the prob
GARRY SLOAN. famous direc.
tor. q notlced Anne Winter. He
gives her q "bitD In q picture.
Dan, not Hiking Sloans although
no has not actually met him, q
bit apprehensfve. The casting II.
mp and tells her there may Be
chance for her in . musical n
e0y picture. He and Director
FRED HURLEY get her to danee
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Chapter XIII
lust . simple little routine
now. Miss Winter-anything
ut ALL" Hurley said. He swung
around on the piano stool 80 he
could watch her. but his fingers
were very busy on the keys and he
beat time softly with his foot and
his head went up and down II smil.
ing accompaniment.
The piano sounded strangely
there in the shadows. . small.
stringed voice In . vast emptiness,
urging her on to unfamiliar steps.
But Hurley's grin was friendly and
encouraging. and Harvey Bell
sprawled cheertully in q chair and
smoked = cigar. and there was that
in his attitude which conveyed the
feeling that the proceeding was
not at all strange. One looked ct
him and took heart.
And presently Ann began to
dance. Lightly and easily.
Approval lighted Director Hur.
ley's eyes as he nodded. He
switched to a waltz tune. watched
her keenly as she adapted herself
Immediately to the new rhythm.
Once or twice the girl fumbled nm.
certainly in the unfamiliar rou.
tine. but there was no awkwardness
In Anne Winters 1.-the and grace
full body. and when he came to tho
end Of the tune he got up 1t once
and shook her hand and told her
she had done very well.
And Mr.. Bell" Hurley said.
tells me you haven't taken any
lessons since you were q little kid"
Anne told him that was 20. and
he said. well, you haven't any.
thing to worry about. We've got an
Instructor who'll have you dancing
like Ann Pennington in . wssk."
He turned to Bell and told the
casting director that one could
guess Anne Winter would be . good
dancer from the way she walked.
DELL nodded and said that wal
true. II WONDER" he said,
with q smile for Anne. whether
Miss Winter would mind terribly II
We asked her to sing little"
Really. Mr.. Bell" Anne BE-
gan. but Fred Hurley had seated
himself at the piano. with q wave
Of his arm he commanded Anne to
come over beside him. and he b.
gan to hum as he played.
Anne told Rorimer that evening:
They were wonderful to me. Dan!
! didn't dance well-really: I felt
as clumsy as-as an elephant"
Yeah. I imagine So" said Dan
dryly. II bet you knocked them
right out OF their seats"
Don't be silly!"
mean It," he insisted. ""What
did they say about your singing?
Remember what ! told you. Il you
ever got = chance"
Anne laughed. "Oh. I'm ali OF.
:i1cd. Dan! They liked Il. I'm to
- A MLN EG