Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-11-16
MORALITY CLAWS RyN
By Rita Weirnavs

ashamed OF him. The fog In his hrair
- he pivoted about and made fol
esAe door he heard her apologixsng gol
nAsa explaining that be had not been
SCI, tnat he had not wanted 20 come
Less 70 cover what he had done
Inc next day Hollywood was q bug
Mn4 beehive Of conjecture. Not only
ktoiiyEood but the entire length and
breadth OF the land, and eventually the
circumference Of the globe. No attempt
az suppression could keep the incident
out o. the news
Dust two weeks after the Van Dorm
party Raymond Lamar packed his
trunks and took up residence at the
Los Angeles Athletic club. Il was q
shock that shook the film colony like
the intermittent earthquakes. What had
happened IN those two weeks nobody
knew. From the principals no infor-
nation could be obtained. Both were
impenetrably silent.
Pale, looking tired despite her
months holiday, Nan arrived at the
studio to start a new picture. went 70
her bungalow dressing room, and would
see no one.
Nan began to be seen about with
Clinton Thomas. Following the unfor-
tsunate contretemps between director
and actor Clinton had been taken off
Raymonds picture It was OF course inn
possible for the two men to continue
working together And now, at OPEN
ings, az the studio, at Mayfair dances.
the impeccable Engiishman, cause Of
the rift between HOilywood's ideal
couple, was Mans constant cavalier Ev-
erywhere the searchlight Of public Gu
riosity followed them like the arc lights
at a movie premiere.
RaymOnd's reticence equaled Mans
He went about the lot with jaw outshot,
with a look OF battling anybody who
might dare to question him.
Not Mr.. Graystone, not any one In
Hollywood. not any one anywhere for
that matter, was prepared for Mans
next move. At the conclusion Of her
picture she announced she was going
to Palm Springs for a rest
Instead she went TO Mexico for
divorce.
Emil Graystone read the startling |
headlines on a bright June morning. |
and his three minute to-tbe-dot boiled |
eggs went stone cold. The paper shook |
in his hand and tears started to his |
eyes before It came to him that Nan /
couldn't be getting a divorce. She had /
never been married.
Still there 1t was. In an obscure town /
IN Mexico the proceedings had been |
concluded with such secretive discre-
ton that, by the time reporters un-
earthed the fact, Nan had streaked in
and out Of Mexico like flash Of light
ming Only flaring black headlines and
radio announcerS recorded the fact.
Ia = k.s1
and cynicism reveled in the conviction
that nothing beautiful could endure on
This earth, while the Graystone COM
oany sent scouts scurTying like ants
n quest Of their bewildering star. Nan
Royce slipped away to Europe by q
route and buried herself in
/ tiny hamlet on the italian Riviera.
Raymond stayed in Hollywood.
But he might as well be In Timbuc-
90 for all can get out Of him." walled
Emil Graystone Like a mummy he
somes to the studio and goes away
lgain. And. the way he looks, feel
sorry for the boy"
Gossip had 1t that Nan would marry
Clinton Thomas. But this rumor went
All that remained certain
vas shattered romance.
Ia "a very NOT Gay III August NAE.
Emil Graystone sat gazing glOomily at
he door Of his office. II opened pres
ntly and out of the dark hall came
nan and woman whose entrance pulled
i'm from his swivel chair.
The woman wore white sports dress
hat exhibited bare brown arms and
sgs. and she had the shining face Of
little girl who enjoys the jam she
as stolen. The man wore white flan-
els and the look Of a boy who lands
spitball between his teachers eyes.
you dirty dogsl" Emil calculated
What does this mean?"
Raymond Lamar pulled document
-on his pocket and began reading in
sonorous tone.
The artist agrees to conduct himself
18th due regard to public conventions
nd morals and agrees that he will not
o or commit any act or thing that
III tend to degrade him in society
s-n
wait a minute" Mr.. Graystone lift
i a restraining hand. Il know that
ling by heart. But what"
you see" Nan explained in her most
tstfM voice, latter we got home the