Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-11

the picture. It's working title, she
informed him, was Married in
May"
Sylvia Patterson has several
songs. and Raymond Marbury. And
Pat Stanton and Mary Ellis have
one or two. But there's no chorus
singing. Mr.. Sloan, though, has a
wonderful male quartet In IL. And
he's building up one Of the scenes
just before the quartet comes In.
It's one of the house-party Sc
quenceS-where we all wear sport
clothes. You know? And he wants
TO give some lines 70 one on two OF
the unimportant guests. And that's
where I come In"
Mona's cheerful voice from the
kitchen announced loudly that cof-
fee and sandwiches were on the
way. and she and Eva followed a
moment later with trays.
Anne can pour the coffee" Mona
said, and she dropped gratefully and
noisily into a chair. mo sugar for
me, Anne dear-and I love II SO,
too" she sighed. She TUNED to
adm and said, Wouldn't IL be Won
derful TO nave a figure like Anne
or Eva? They can eat as much as
they want and never add an ounce.
But mel-gosh, Dan. It's awful"
Eva Harley, passing sandwiches
to Dan. smiled. How Is your pic
ture coming along, Mr.. Rorlmer?"
she asked politely.
Dan was a little surprised at the
question. IL was the first time he
had heard Eva express curiosity
about anything.
Mona said. What's the idea OF
the MI. Rorimer, Eva? His name Is
Dan"
well. Dan. then" said Eva.
That sounds a lot better" Dan
said.
The picture, he informed them,
was proceeding satisfactorily enough.
But it's nothing to rave about. /
saw some ruSheS today and Collins
seemed to b satisfied"
And what kind OF q newspaper
reporter is Frederick Atwood?"
Anne wanted TO know.
Rorimer grinned- Just too nice
Tor words" he said.
Mona said. That doesn't sound so
hot" and Dan admitted that per-
haps he was damning Atwood with
faint praise.
Hes a good actor and a good
fellow" he said, but every time
Atwood talks he sounds as though
he has just had his voice manicured.
He's that correct and precise" And
police reporters, he went on to say,
didn't talk like actors. They talk
like police reporters"
Il like that crack" Mona said,
about the manicured vioce ......
And what will you do after this
picture is finished-write another
one?"
Rorimer said he supposed 50.
I've got a little more than five
months to 60 before they can fire
me- he said, and he laughed.
That's a great break, said
Mona. How would you like to
shop around for jobs by the day7
How do you think it would
feel, Eva, to have a steady job
for a month. even?" And TO Dan
she added: I'VE get our checks at
the end Of the day-when we're
working. And If there's a job to-
morrow you're in luck.
Eva Harley said, And howl"
She said 1t unsmilingly and. Rori-
mer thought, a little bitterly.
He made his excuses a few min
utes later and departed; and when
he got back to his hotel he felt
strangely at war with himself; the
evening. despite Mona's attempts 10
put him at his ease, had not con-
tributed to his peace OF mind. He
tried 10 tell himself that Anne VIM
ter's welcome had been as warm as
usual, but he thought: The girl
wants to be left alone"
The prospect of bed was singu-
larry u~ncheering, SO he sat for q
while in Of the lobby divans,
his hat and coat in his lap, and
watched the party-gcers drift past
him to the dancing room. the wo-
men. extensively wrapped and
coifed. chattering animatedly; the
men following more quietly In din
ner suits like uniforms.
One OF the Roosevelt's dress
nights" Rorimer idly supposed, and
brought his gaze to rest on the en-
trance to the Blossom Room. where
young women in black. and in
bright colors. and In pastels. wait
ed for their escorts and smoked
cigarets and swayed their shoul-
ders gently with the dance rhythm.
Rorimer thought r. recognized
one or two among them as movie
actresses. but he was not certain.
He thought: But they'd all like
to be mistaken for movie actress
ses"; and, remembering an old
English race-track quotation, that