The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-21
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SANOt-SAS
30 DARIEN breaks her en-
eagement to BRET PAUL, col.
leRe athletic star, because he oh.
jects to her taking a job as
hostess at Crest lake Inn, FASH
fonable summer resort owned by
wealthy DOUGLAS MARSH. 10
goes 70 Crest Lake and later Bret
arrives as life guard.
Douglas Mnrsh's eccentric
mother disllkes 10. PETER
FRAGONET, film actor, pays 10
marked attentions and asks her
20 marry him as soon as he can
ret divorce. 10 becomes friend
" with LOLA MONTEZ, film
actress.
Prompted by his mother.
Marsh asks 30 to leave Crest
Lake. She decides to go to Holly
wood to look for n job and Fra
comet pcrsuadcs her to go with
him by plane. There 10 begins TO
doubt Fragonet. She moves from
her hotel to a roomlng house, be-
gins a fruitlcss search for work.
lola Montez sends for 10 and she
goes to the actress home. Lola
confldes to 10 that she (Lola)
was Frngonct's first wife.
10 sees SIIIAS DRAM, the
director, and he asks her to come
TO the studio for screen test.
10 goes.
CHAPTER XXXIX
The ensuing half hour was the
worst 10 Darien had ever eX-
perienced In her life, and she felt
certain that never again would
she go through anything at all
comparable. Before her were three
pairs of eyes, yelled behind cigaret
smoke yet boring like gimlets. Be-
fore her was the camera with its
staring lenses-and the microphone
to record even her nervous breath
ing. Several times 10 felt sure she
was going to faint, yet somehow
she finished the ordeal. When she
and Dram emerged at last into the
comforting sunlight she was per-
spring at every pore and felt so
utterly weak that she could hardly
stand.
"H-how do you think It VENT"
she asked Dram.
"I've seen much worse and I've
seen much better" he told her.
you can't tell a thing until you
get into the projection ROOM"
II don't have to be there, do
II"
Dram laugh. mo I'll have
n look first--and II there's a pos
sibility, then I'll bring in Boleson
and the rest" He stared at her
with his wide, myopic eyes. Come
in my office and you can take off
that makeup"
Behind the screen in Drann's Of
fice, 10 was startled when she look
ed into the mirror over the blue
wash basin and glimpsed her face
in makeup. 1t seemed silly, exag-
gerated, almost clownish, but she
supposed the lights and the cam
eras took care of that. In q mo-
ment or two she emerged from the
corner, and Dram turned from his
Uttered desk.
"You'll hear from me SOON" He
arose and walked toward her. He
was smiling. but It was hardly, 10
thought, friendly smile. "Tm ter
ribly anxious you should succeed.
You see, you are the type admire
most and I should like to give 1t
to the screen"
10 answered his smile, recalling
an evening in the dining room at
Crest Lake Inn. You seem to adj
mire q great many types" she
laughed. II remember you men,
toned that my friend, Miss Davis,
was your favorite type"
His eyebrows raised. Davis?
[. oh, yes--yes. the chunky lit
tie girl who was so afraid of me.
Well, that was the truth. detest
women who are skinny. Certainly
you aren't skinny, Miss Darien."
II hope not, Mr.. Dram. de-
test even the word itself" Under
Drann's odd gaze 10 was uncom-
anxious to leave. Tim
afraid I'll have to be getting
along"
"Can take you somewhere"
mo, thanks. live friend
waiting"
"oh I see." He opened the
door, bowed stiffly from the region
OF an ample waist.
She was hurrying toward the big
gate when she heard her name
called out and turned to see Fra
Comet running toward her.
sol 10, what on earth are
you doing here?" he asked.
Looking for work." she told
him truthfully.
work? Here at Atlas?"