The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-12


always seemed that way.
The day had been hot--it was the
middle of May now-and Anne had
been under a strain; but she looked
as cool and fresh as though she had
stepped out of an electric retriger-
ator to meet him.
His own day had not gone so we'll;
nothing seemed to go we'll nova
days at Continental, with Martin
Collins gone over to the Amalga-
mated lot and Adamson on the war
path with one of his periodical
campaigns for economy.
Senseless and trivial. Save
a few dollars a month by taking out
a couple of the Office telephones
waste thousands by spelling
the morale of the organization with
his insistence of foolish routine.
Rorimer, looking at Anne Win
ter, watching the little smile play
ing on her lips, was glad for her
sake that she had no Adamson to
contend with. A screen test day
after tomorrow. He was proud
of her. He thought: And
she did it by herself, too-no pull
n
OF course. there had been a word
~ or two from Garry Sloan, and
a word from Sloan went a long
way Well, any time a mere
extra girl could catch the eye OF
the great Sloan the girl must have
something. And Anne has," Rorl-
mer thought, and he laughed a
little guiltily as Anne turned her
head and confronted him.
She said, "Are you looking at the
picture or not?"
Eyes" he said, grinning. Its
great, isn't it?"
You're incorrigible, Dan Rori-
mer."
I'm nothing of the kind" he
whispered. 1--WE been doing moth
ing but sitting here being proud Of
you in a big way. You can't hate
me for that, can your"
He thought: Il wonder if 1 ought
to tell her about the row had with
AdamSon today? 1 suppose not;
she'd think I was crazy. And maybe
I am"
But later that evening he told
Paul Collier. He and Collier had
been living together for some time
now in an apartment off Holly
wood boulevard a short distance
east of Vine street.
First. though. he drove Anne out
to Santa Monica, and they sat in
the cooling wind that blew off the
water and watched the ocean and
talked.
Remember the other night we
were out here, Anne?"
Anne nodded. She said she
thought she could remember every
thing they had talked about that
night, even though it was three
months ago. 1T was an eventful
day, Danny first day at Grand
United, for one thing; and that
was the day I met Mona
To-day was an eventful one,
Anne. 1 suppose you've never
regretted moving in with Mona and
Eva, have you?"
The look that Anne turned on
him held a question. We've been
very happy together. They've kept
me from being lonely, and 1 hate
loneliness. I'm-afraid Of it. +.
Why do you ask?"
Dan said he didn't know exactly
unless it's because I was thinking
of Eva. I'm rather sorry for Eva
Anne; she seems so cherries"
Not all the time" Anne correct
ed. and Dan, looking up at the star
strewn sky and smoking. said 1t was
his guess that Eva at one time OF
other must have been badly broken
up over a love affair.
Because" he explained, shes sc
oh, I don't know-So defensive
when men are around. Paul Collier
said the same thing about her. She
doesn't have very much use for men
does She?"
Eva likes you" Anne told him
evaSively, and Dan nodded solemn
ly and admitted that Eva had once
told him that.
But I think" he added, that
Eva had measured me in her mind
for some time; weighing me in the
balance, you might say" He
laughed. And why do you sup
poSe2"
"Why?" Anne asked.
q g q
ID ECAUSE," Dan said. 81 think
ID Eva had your interest in
mind. In some ways she reminds
me Of mother hen; she seems so
fiercely protective of Mona, end
you. too.
I think Eva was trying to make
up her mind whether I was the
right kind of young man for little
Anne Winter to associate with"
Anne laughed. Nov you're be-
ing silly again. Dan Rorimer."
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