The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-17
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Bret Paul, college athletic star, because
he objects to her taking a job as hostess
at Crest Lake Inn, fashionable summer
resort owned by wealthy Douglas Marsh.
10 goes to Crest Lake and later Bret
arrives life guard.
Douglas Marsh's eccentric mother dis
likes 10. Peter FragOnet, film actor, pays
10 marked attention and asks her TO
marry him as soon as he can get a dI-
vorce. 10 becomes friendly with Lola
MonteT. film actress.
10 to leave Crest Lake She decides to
20 to Hollywood to look for job and
Fragonet persuades her to go with him
by plane He takes her to an attrac-
tive hotel. promises to call later TO take
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CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
TRUE to Fragonet's promise, 10
i telephone aroused her in the
early evening. When SIZE had
thanked the operator and walked
to the window for another glimpse
of her new world she discovered
that the big sign on the foothills
was obscured by the gathering dusk.
10 bathed leisurely, enjoying the
exciting luxury of the tub set flush
with the floor, the cleaning black
and-gold fixtures, the soothing
aroma of the bath salts she had
found packaged and ready in their
special niche But when she ex-
amined her scant wardrobe she was
a little sorry she hadn't overcome
her conscience and carried away
one of the evening dresses she had
bought for her job at Crest Lake.
The gowns of Cocoanut Grove,
she knew, we're daring and smart.
How would her one, not-so-unuSual
evening gown look in those glamor-
Gus surroundings?
10 knr.v the answer as we'll as any
girl VOID know it-but like many
another girl she shrugged her pretty
shoulders and concluded that 1t
would have to do.
And when she had put. on the
dress she had to confess, with a
shade of egotism, that she didn
look badly at all. Somehow she
possessed a new radiance-perhaps
from the excitement of being a part
of Hollywood, of being escorted tC
the rendezvous of picture stars by
one of the greatest Of the picture
stars.
Or was it true that there was
really a sort of magic in the very all
of Hollywood? There were per-
sons who had written that this was
true. and 10 had laughed at the alb
Surdity of the idea-but perhaps Il
wasn't so absurd, after all.
She had dressed in hurry, Iol
Fragonet had been a bit vag IL
about about the hour he would cal.
and when he did not appear at once
10 began nervouSly going over hel
toilet. Then, realizing that in hel
nervousness she was running what,
ever poiSe she might be able to mus
ter for the evening, she sat dowI
and quietly lit a cigaret.
A HALF hour paSSed-an hour
N and still another hour which
seemed to drag out twice as Ions
as the first.
At last 10 could stand it no long
er and she took up the telephone
directory. resolving to call Fragonet
at his home. She knew that his
residence was in Beverly Hills, but
to her disappointment she found M
Peter Fragonet listed in the book.
Then she remembered that the
more popular movie stars never
have their telephone numbers LISTED
or list them under other names
But she did find the number of tbs
Atlas studio ans she called there
hoping she might prevail upon some
one to tell her Fragonet'S number.
For a long time the telephone al
the other end Of the line seemed
TO be buZzing in an empty room
but finally a weary night operator
answered. She told 10 that she
couldn't give out Mr.. Fragonet' s
number. and that she didn't know
what il was anyhow.
10 refused 10 believe her. II hac
an appointment with Mr.. Fragonet
two hours ago" she explained. Tn
afraid something may have hap
pened to him, and if you'd please
call his home and tell them"
Il don't know his home number.
said the operator again.
Then have you any idea where
he might be tonight at this hour
We'll should think he ought
to be over at Grauman's Chinese.
"Where?" asked 10. puzzled
"Grauman's Chinese. The theater
They're having an Atlas premier
over there tonight. and most Of The
Atlas stars are there"
But I'm sure-you see, he Wa!
coming here"
The girl at the Atlas Studio
laughed. We'll. sister. Mr.. Frago-
net always was absent-nindec
about those things"
Angrily 10 replaced the receiver
He'll surely come" she thought
He wouldn't let me down like thi:
the very first night. =. Something