The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-22
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN

THE Fra comets walked hurrledly


THE FragonetS walked hurriedly
Il to the car almost before Marsh
had a chance to get out of it.
"Doug!" Fragonet cried jovially.
How glad We are to get off that
blasted train. l hope your place is
worth it. Id have flown up-but
Edna doesn't like planes"
Mrs. Fragonet laughed. L think
Pete can get me into a plane when
it's time to return to Hollywood.
How are you, Doug?"
Great. Edna" Marsh told her.
He turned to 10 Darien. This is
Miss Darien. I think you two will
be great friends. And this.
10. this is the one and only, the
stupendously charming, the colos-
al"
Never mind, Doug" Fragonet
stepped forward, grinning My
name IS Peter Fragonet, Miss OAR
len"
10 liked him at once. She de-
cided she liked him better off the
screen than on, for now be seemed
real and natural and without pose.
His voice vas wholly unaffected
1t was, in fact, quite ordinary, and
without the deep quality she had
heard in the sound pictures.
Edna and l will sit in front, "
Douglas Marsh said. Il hope you
and Pete won't mind the rumble
seat. 10"
Shed better not" Fragonet
said. smiling at 10. Me. like rum
bic seats" He helped 10 into the
rear compartment and hoped in
beside her AS the car pulled away
from the station, he heaved a great
sigh. It's certainly great to be
here He turned to 10 with sud-
den troubled expression. No other
Hollywood denizens at Crest Lake,
are there?"
NO" 10 told him lightly. The
best We can boast so far is a de-
partment store owner and a long
distance aviator"
ne said GENEROUSLY L
NJ don't like other Hollywood
people around. Especially movie
people l want to be the whole
show"
He grinned at her, his hat pulled
down against the wind They might
as well have been alone in the car,
for Marsh and Mrs. Fragonet seemed
absorbed in their own talk, but
against the sound of the motor and
the rush of wind the two in the
rumble seat could not distinguish
their words
You know" 10 confessed, IT
don't know what to say to you. I've
thought of movie stars as persons
from another world"
Well" Fragonet laughed we're
from another world, possibly. But
it's mighty human world Just the
same. Look!' He held out his wrist
Pinch me-and you'll find I'm just
like anybody else"
Her eyes twinkling with delight at
Fragonet's badinage, Joe pinched his
wrist and raised her eyebrows in
mock establishment. You are!"
she exclaimed. Then she grew sud-
denly serious. Honestly, though,
I've enjoyed your pictures a lot, Mr.
Fragonet
Don't you dare begin that" he
warned her. Then: Have you
known Doug long? l don't seem to
remember you being with him when
he was in Hollywood-and I'm
darned certain 1 would remember
if you'd been there"
Your memory's still good. I've
known Mr. Marsh on lew days.
You see. I'm working for him
oh, I see. His secretary?" FTag-
onet asked.
mo. . I'm the hostess at Crest
Lake Inn"
And a delightful one, I'm sure, -
Fragonet said.
When they reached the Inn and
debarked from the roadster, 10
thought that Mrs Fragonet glanced
at her and the actor rather suspi-
Ciously-as if she hadn't trusted
them together But 10 tossed this
from her mind as imagination, ex-
cuSed herself from the trio and
went to her room.
Fragonet. she decided. was an adj
mirable young man, and deserving
of all the success he had attained.
She had thought he would be AFRO
CANT and blown with ego. but. sur
priSingly. he waS-well, he was
something a great deal like Bret