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 Of the largest
studios. Anne lives with two other
eirls, Mona Morrison, q gay little
red head, and Eva Harley, a quiet
girl who has had a tragic love ex-
perience. Eva and Mona are extras.
but Mona works only occasionally
and Eva very rarely and this Is
another reason for her dependency.
Paul Collier, who writes a oaily
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 70
come right over. Eva has tried TO
take poison.
Dan learns that Mona has pre-
vented il. 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
ne pulls his nose.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER xxx
You big brutel" 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 ~intractahle collar IN
place. He said. with some concern:
II sure hope II doesn't ret to
Eva. I wouldn't like that a bit"
Who saw it?"
why, there were two or three
people around. 7 guess. I didn't
ray much attention. I told him ]
wanted TO see him privately. but he
tried TO duck IL: so I put II I'D 70
him right there" Paul stopped and
went 10 work on his tie.
"Aw, tell me what happened. will
Tou?' Dan cried in evaporation.
That's all. He said It wasn't any
n my business. and I said. Yes.
Frank. ] guess that's right. only I
thought il vas kind Of funny: and
then he tried 70 tell me where /
headed IN. He thought he could get
away with II, but he made a
mistake
Good" Dan exclaimed. and no
Glanced into Paul's mirror TO
s~traighten his own tic. "He didn't
sry to take a punch at you, Gid
And Paul grunted. mo such
luck.' But Dan. surveying the
oilers long arms and broad shout
ders fondly. thought: I'm glad
Paul didn't hit him" Frank Maury
mad II coming. all right. but he was
glad Paul hadn't got into trouble.
lhey went off 10 dinner then. and
afterWard they separated. promis-
- " meet IN the thea.pr. and
Collier went for Maris Farrell. and
Rnrimer for Anne.
a Hollywood opening" IS bally-
700 triumphant. 1t is a magnifi-
cent exagReration. an implausibIe
tning born Of press agentry and
vanity. II Is a piece or night as
hsht as a thousand suns and =
procession Of smiling masks flanked
by roped-off adulatIon.
~it reminds me-" said Dan as the
roadster turned a corner and thew
heheld the great glare. "or a piece
OF magnesium ribbon burning in
The dark
And Anne smiled and agreed.
Except that it's much holster"
He parked the car a block away