Evening star., 1937-07-25
West Hollywood. California
January q 1927


of private secretary doing out in this Garden
of Alimony? Hold tight, darling, and listen:
About a month ago my employer. Mr..
Kinney. called me in and told me that looked
all worn out Then he blew his nose violently.
That gave me clue. Mr.. K. never makes this
particular noise unless, down deep in his
chubby, kindly little heart, he thinks he is
being very smooth and clever So l waited for
Developments
They came: what needed was trip. The
Kinney Refractories could worry along with
out me. BY George, that gave him an idea!
Adele-Mrs. Kimey-was going to California.
She needed oompanicnship needed vaca-
ton. Why not combine the two?
The simple, dear little ostrich! What he
might have said was: Miss Abbott, want you
to keep Adele away from Movements Urges,
Diets Cultural and physically, Silly Seasons and
the Bigger Things of Life. You know Holly
wood isn't like Hilton and. and 80"
You see, darling, the employer is like that.
He adores his wife, in his shy. hesitant way.
He knows she is a nitwit and he doesn't care.
Same as the time she went in for Voice. Mr.. K.
knew that her voice. when lifted in melody,
it all on the teachers land heroely too).
So here l am. The weather is glorious.
Mrs. K. has forgotten the nervous exhaustion
that brought her out here. She saw Oracle
Allen on the street yesterday and today
Clark Gable ate lunch in the Wiltshire Brown
Derby, with Mrs. X. and the tight-lipped.
competent Il hope) little secretary in the
booth opposite!
Tomorrow Adele is going to tea. A girl
from Michigan Mrs. K. used to know is giving
it, Mrs K is quite nice to me in languid.
patronizing sort of way.
Please write and tell me how cold and wet
it is in New York.
Love from the watchdog, Joan
January IL, 1897
Leonard Watson,
Wharton Lumber Co..
Wharton, Indiana.
Dear Len:
Sorry that it has taken me a month to get
around to answering your last letter but I've
been rushed to death almost. Things are COM
ing along in great shape. now that am on the
right track. The last time l wrote you l
expected to continue my acting career. as you
may recall. WE'LL that is all definitely in the
past have given up my dramatic school
training and have asked that my name be
stricken from the records of the casting bureau
which furnishes extras to the studios. Of course
the time have spent gaining an insight into
acting has not been lost. 1t will prove great
value to me in nay career as screen writer.
Len you would be surprised at the sort of
people out here who are making thousand or
two a week writing screen plays. They have no
flair They have no literary background. The
gate is wide open.
have made lot of swell contacts and am
already preparing story for screen treat
ment which l am sure will make terrific
impression on MCM for Powell and 10y. l
have discussed it with number of people and
they all agree that it is full of punch and
production value.
1t has taken me six or seven months to
get the swing of this town. But I'm going
to town from now on If the boys out here
want bluff and bunk along with literary merit,
can hand it out, Len. BY that l mean every
body out here puts on the dog one way or the
other Well, the next time you hear from me
III probably be sending you check for the
small amounts which you so cheerfully have
loaned me from time to time.
Give my regards to the folks in Wharton.
Yours Carl