The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-23
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SYNOPSIS
10 DARIEN breaks her en-
gaEement to BRET PAUL, col.
lege athletic star, because he OBJ
jeCts to her taking job rs
hostess at Crest Lake Inn, fash.
AOnable summer resort owned by
wealthy DOUGLAS MARSH. 10
goes TO Crest Lake ana later Bret
arrives as life guard.
Douglas Marsh's eccentric
mother dislilxes 10. PETER
EyRAGONET, film actor, pays 10
marked attentions and asks her
20 marry him as soon as he can
get q divorce. 10 becomes friend
" with LOLA MONTEZ, film
actress.
Prompted by his mother,
Marsh asks 10 to leave Crest
Lake. She decides to go to Holly
wood to look for. a job, and flies
there with Fragonet. Later she
begins to doubt Fragonet's prom
Uses and moves to n rOoming
house where he cannot find her.
Lola Motncz offers to help 10
find a Job. SILAS DRAM, the
director, asks 10 to come to the
studio for q screen test. She goes.
Dram telephones that the
screen test was o success. Later
10 gets q call from BOLESON,
production executive, asking her
to come to see him.
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with Boleson's words still ring
ing through her head, 10 replaced
the receiver. Then it was true!
There could be no doubt about 1t
now.
And why not? Why shouldn't
II be true, 10 Darien asked herself
stoutly. She had read of many In
stances of unknown girls starting
out for stardom after only a few
days or weeks in this magic city.
Usually It was a girl who had pos
sossed some sort of a "break"-
and she had had such key. Swift
ly her brain travelled back over
this unbelievable moment when
Boleson had asked her to come to
his office.
She remembered the evening
with Bret and Tubby in that little
room in the Fendsle apartments
When Bret had suggested 10
should answer Mr.. Browns ad-
vertisement in the newspaper. She
remembered the meeting with
Douglas Marsh on her first day in
Browns tiny store. Then Crest
Lake, and Fragonet, and Lolita,
and Silas Dram.
10 struggled with an impulse
to knock at her landlady's door
and tell that pessimistic woman
that here was on girl who was
not "going home wiser" But she
managed to restrain herself; more
practically. she hurried upstairs to
her room. There was plenty OF time
in which to make her appointment
with Boleson, but she wanted 10
look her best.
Fortified with the courage Bole-
sons message had given her, 10
approached the Atlas gate far more
csrtain of herself than she mad
teen she had been on her initial
visit. she gave her name to the still
suspicious gateman and told him
she had an appointment with the
Atlas president.
ooh, yes :" He touched his
cNp. "Mr. Boleson's secretary call
Cd few minutes ago. Right down
to the administration building
there, Miss Darien.
10 walked along In the sunlight
on winged heels. In the reception
room of the administration build
inr. too. she found the way paved.
"Please go right in. Mr.. Bole-
sons Office is the first door to the
left down the hallway"
she first encountered Blossoms
n brisk and efficient
young woman who asked her to
be seated. But 10 had not long 10
wait. In less than half a minute
she was ushered into a darkly
office. In one corner was
n broad walnut desk and behind
II stood O short, rather heavy man
whom 10 liked at once. He seemed
reticent, almost shy, and 10 couid
hardly believe that this could be
Bolcson himself. 1t may have been
that he recognized that he did not
look the part, for he introduced
himself, diffidently asked 10 to sit
down near his desk.
Miss Darien, perhaps" He
stopped, cleared his throat. Per
haps you are wondering why I
sent for you"
ut was-well, rather unexpect-
ed" 10 said, smiling.
What I am going to say Is
bit difficult" He returned her
smile. "You see, 1t smacks a little
Of attending to your business in