Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-02
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Dan Rorimer. q scenario writer
in Hollywood, formerly under con
tract but now free lancing without
much success, Is IN love with Anne
Winter, who, beginning As an extra.
has progressed rapidly and IS now
under contract 10 one OF the larg-
est studios. Anne lives with two
other girls. Mona Morrison, a gay
little red head. and Eva Harley, a
quiet girl VINO at times Is very
bitter and who has had a tragic
love experience. Eva and Mona are
extras, but Mona works only &C.
casionally and Eva very rarely. and
this Is another reason for her des-
pondency.
Paul Collier. who writes a daily
movie column for a string Of news
papers. shares Dams apartment
with him. Collier accidentally meets
Eva or Hollywood Boulevard one
day. and they run into a movie
actor named Frank Maury. Maury,
il develops, Is the man who has
broken Eva's heart. At sight OF Eva
Mausy colors and hurries away and
Eva almost faints. Collier takes her
home. Late that night Anne Winter
telephones Rorimer to come right
over.
Now Go On With The Story
CHAPTER XVIII
Anne heard him drive up. and
she opened the door for him.
"Paul's waiting in the car he
told her. lust In case" ~
She nodded. only half hearing
him. EVA tried-tried to take
poison" s.ls said. and began to cry.
Dams arm went around her.
Gene now. Anne. bear up. She's
all right. isn't she? Did you cal
a doctor? Where Is she?'
Anne pointed TO the close bed
room door. beyond which he could
hear a muffled sohbing and another
voice. placating and soothing
Mona. trying 10 quiet Eva.
The doctor2" Dan repeated. and
Anne told him that she had sum-
mcned one and he was on his way.
But when I called you Eva va
desperate. She kept struggling
with Mona and fighting her of. and
I was afraid" Anne was shaking
He talked 70 her steadyingly anT
she became calmer. and he asked
her 70 tell him what had happened:
but before she could begin Mona's
voice cried out and there was \
scufsling noise az the door.
Dan glanced QueStioningly at
Anne and she nodded mutely. Call
Paul in" he said. and he snrang
toward the door and opened II. re
saw Mona holding on desperately
to Eva. who was trying ID get out.
and he seized the struggling girl
by her wrists and forced her gently
back to her bed and made her ST.
down.
"Ycu must be quiet. Eva" he told
her. keeping his hold on her wrists.
And he said. You're frightening
Mona; can't you see what you're
doing to Mona? Please be quiet"
Paul appeared then in the door
wa-, with Anne close behind him
her face twisted with worry.
"Itll be all right" Dan told
them. and ne thought that Anne
must not stand around like that.
she must have something TO en-
play her hands: SO he said. VIII
vru make some coffee. Anne
1 lease? | think perhaps Wen all
need it," and she turned at once
and went to the kitchen, with Paul
s1ilowin-.
fnno lad slipped into a dress
fcfcre their arrival. and Mona had
flung a robe about herself. She did
this now for Eva. who continued %
struggle feebly against Rorimer's
strength. making no SOUND beyond
m occasional gasping intake Of
breath.
There was no light on in the
room. but light came in at the
open door. and Eva Harley's face
was shocking to see. Mona sat or
her other side. with an arm around
her. murming soo.hinely in her
ear. and while they sat thus the
doctor came.
Anne brought him 10 the room
AZ once. Mona remained with hin,
and Eva. but Dan, relieved Or his
duty there. joined Anne and Paul
II the kitchen.
And he got Anne 70 tell him what
had happened. Mona. who occupied
the same bedroom with Eva. had
heard Eva get UP during the night,
had followed her To the bath room
and there had seen her with a bot
tie in her hand.
And the widest CLEAN IN her
eyes. Dan. Mona dashed II from her
hand and Eva struggled with her,
trying to get II again. And I woke
ND then and car1e out, and we
managed to get Eva TO her room"
But Eva had continued TO strug-
gle ~furiously. 10 cry out that she