The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-08
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 ''I wish you would" said Montez. "Eyery minute we sit around here is going to make Dram meaner, and he's hard enough to please as it is."
 When Marsh had hurried toward the Inn in search of Fragonet, the stars tone grew more bitter. "All Fragonet thinks about is Fragonet. It's shame that one man can get away with so much-but when mill lions of women yell for his pictures any studio will let him run up the expenses and wear out the others in the company"
 Lolita's words chilled Jo some- how. TT can't imagine him do- ing 1t on purpose, she said slowly.
 "Oh, he doesn't mean to do it, perhaps. He just doesn't think. It never occurs to him that there's anyone else in the world but Fragu net The actress dropped her half smoked cigaret, rervously flshed in her jacket pocket for another. Two or three danes came in this morning to play bit parts. One of them is probably blond--which would explain where aFragonet Is.
 "Is he that bad?" Montez nodded. Its funny. You'd think man with so many women after him would get sick of women. But not he. They say now he's divorcing his wife and wants to marry some girl up in this neck of the wood. We'll. God help her!"
 Jo laughed shakily. You don't care much for Pete Fragonet, do you?''
 Care for him?" Lolita's eyes widened in astonishment. I've no particular like or dislike for him, if that's what you mean"
 But you sound pretty bit ter" Jo ventured, keeping her eyes on the actress.
 q don't mean to sound bitter. l was just describing Fragonet-like I'd describe a car. If it had two flat tires I'd say it had two flat tires. Do you see what mean?"
 q guess so," said Jo un- certainly.
 Anyhow" went on the other, T won't have to put up with this sort of thing forever. Maybe Fragonet will leave Atlas-or maybe I will"
 Don't you like pictures" Jo asked.
 Montez smiled. "1t's nice work if you can get it. But heres one who's going to save her money and get out before she's 25. When I'm 25 I'm going to take my little girl and go somewhere where I'll never even see a picture, much less make one"
 You have a little girl?" The actress nodded, smiling quiz zically. She's four-and cute. She's never been in the publicity, SC please don't say anything. I'm talking too damned much today.
 Jos heart went out instantly to this slight, harassed young girl who was-behind all her glamour and her publicized beauty-fighting only for the security of her child You can talk all you want to me, Jo told her earnestly.
 Montez shook her head. "I've said enough for one day. And anyhow, here comes the star al last"
 Jo turned to see Fragonet and Marsh walking down the slope from the Inn. Fragonet was smil' ing, talking swiftly to Marsh, and he showed no sign of regret at this tardiness. But when he was ir sight of Silas Dram he did grin dis armingly, very like a small boy who has been caught in the jam closet.
 ,"I took a nap after lunch," he told Dram. Suppose I'd be sleep ing yet if Doug hadn't pounded on the door,"
 Dram said nothing, but his face worked furiously. Finally, in quiet but cutting words he addressed the young man in the chair next to his "Please see that someone pounds on MT. Fragonet's door 30 minutes before we do any shooting. Thats just in case he's asleep"
 Then he turned to Fragonet we want to take the scene where you and Lolita meet for the first time in front of your cabin. Got your lines?"
 Fragonet nodded.
 "Good!" Dram turned to Lolita who had left Jo and sauntered to- ward the cameras. You know what this is all about. Lolita?"
 "Yes, MT. Drann."
 "You've been lost for couple o1 hours. You can't have your hail all arranged like that-and your
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