The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-25


F sensallonaily successful story Hero
ot Heaven for immediate prodnc
ton. You have been selected q
f prepare the scenario In collabora-
ton with the author. Miss Natalie
Dean. She and Roland Carlisle. who
will star in the picture. are coming
10 my Office al eleven this morning
for a preliminary story conference
Please join Us at that time.
Joseph Fiberg.
Associate Producer.
Zenith Productions. Ltd" "
lie tossed the paper aside and 81,
staring at the wall.
The prospect. be reflected. was
far from appealing.
Visions arose 81 endless quarrel.
ing and disagreement. OF the wom-
an writer's horror over each change
In her precious creation.
X didn't take much imagination
Hollywood history was rcplete with
such occurrences.
Glumly Lang realized that Of the
star as a private personality be
knew nothing. Probably n tempe-a.
mental sort. with interest In moth
Ing bu; his own fooinge.
Lang glanced az his desk clock.
scoWlc,i. and stood up. 1t was near
ly eleven.
Five minutes later. in Fihergs Of.
Gee. the producer was saying.
Now. then: Mister Carlisle you
already know" the actor uotded
pleasantly from n nearby chair.
and this is Miss Natalie Dean. the
very loyeiy young lady who's going
20 help us make One picture from
her wonderful book"
Lang faced the girl and felt n
thrill Of pleasurable surprise.
Curled into the corner Of a huge
divan. she seemed an almost Incre,l-
ibly small and childllke bundle. Yet
be saw at once that her face held
a hint of mature wisdom. Luxurinnt
brown hair swept back from a fore
head high and smooth and rounded.
while beneath II were dark blue
eyes curiously serene and clear.
Natalie Dean said: How do you
DO. Mister IAnE1 I hope you're not
as disgusied us you ought TO be-
drawing such a dub for n partner.
But promise TO be good and not
mrsldle@
The words werc spoken simply
Lang smiled and told her.
I'm sure well have a grand time
together"
Then for an hour he sat hy the
desk while FibcrE talked details.
Occasional questions and com.
ments came from Carlisle. but Nat.
allie Dean only listened. her man
ner calm and somehow detached
without aloGuess.
Lang found his interest steadily
mounting.
At last the couferefce broke up
and rs they went olt, Carlisle took
leave 81 the other two with a cor.
dial see you later"
Natalie Dean and Lang walked
through the reception room 20 the
hail beyond. There she stopped
looked up az him. and asked:
Think you'll manage 10 weather
nY~
Lang laughed. "Hha, a question 3"
he said. "of course-and Ike g.
Whyy'
They sauntered on along the pass
age as she answered: Because
meant what l told you in there
about not being a nuisanoe-and /
wanted you TO believe H."
lie halted again and turned TO
face the girl
Look here" be said: when !
first heard about this assignment. Il
sounded pretty dismal. But now
well. TO be perfectly frank. think
you're splendid and that this Is the
incest job / ever ran into. Is that
enonghT'
Promptly and smIlingly she re-
piled. 1T Is and I'm glad: ] rather
feel the same way myself d.
Good-by, then. until tomorrow"
During the days that followed
Natalie Deans sweet friendlIness
made their hours OF work together
thoroughly enjoyable. and the script
rapidly took form.
But for Lang there swiftly came
a deeper and more personal endear-
ment: each new moment with her
be found brought increased pleas
ure.
Within four days. all doubt had
vanished and he knew that Il was
love. Then. with ironIc timeliness,
the blow came.
They were alone in the Office, he
at his desk and Natalie Dean across
the room. reading.
Idly toying with the notion OF go
Ing suddenly over to fold her In his
arms and press those beautiful. soft
ly curying lips against his own.