Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-05-26

ing rain and life was never the same
agaln-for them.
If he ever looked sideways at De-
vine from that night never knew it
he was like most big IriSh-anything
that made his heart bleed he never
talked about. When Devine began to
slip he put her on his payroll and his
business manager was never allowed
TO tell.
attempt to write again. He became a
director, one of the few ever re-
spected. He came near topping me at
my own game. 1t was a funny thing
about him. He was better directing men
than women. But he seemed to know
more about women. Away from films
he was what you'd call a woman's man.
He liked men and was thoroughly mas
culine- the touch of soft flesh, a
rare perfume, walking with a girl while
the peoples blew in the wind were
things nearest his heart.
He'd evidently always been the same.
He was the dude of Nome-had the
only dress suit in the town. He was
showed in for two months in a shack
with a couple of other men and he
never whimpered. Anything big never
faxed him.
He became a kind of an entertainer
in Nome, and there was a girl there
who played in skits with him. She was
lovely to look at and only IT. There
nothing fair in life but gal like that
up against Trelawney was a little too
much. A lot of men were in love with
her. Even Kaminsky, the owner Of the
didn't bother Trelawney. She loved him
and he knew it. A lot of things hap
pened and he breezed out of Nome, hit
carnival at Seattle and drifted to
Pasadena. Kaminsky gave free drinks
to everyone in his place that day.
With Trelawney out of her life she
got stung with the movie bug, landed
in Hollywood and was beginning to go
places by the time he got started.
Il was with Trelawney the night he
met her again. They told me of new
and some goof in the publicity de-
partment had called her Zaza Zarue,
with the idea that it had euphony
They said she could act till the cows
came home. And they were right. She
could act till they went away again.
Anyhow didn't know that then
but ! told them very frankly I'd take
! no chance on an unknown girl-that
I'd have to give her a test.
"'That's okeh,'" they told me.
you'll see an actress this time,
zimmerman, tne proQucer, SAID.
I'D been hearing that CUFF for q
long time. asked for a special test
leading man and ALL They brought her
to the set and I went to work. Trelaw-
ney was with me, and met the gal
casually as you'd ask for a cigarette
I never like to have another director
on the set when work, but Trelawney
was different.
When everything was ready and I'd
had the violin fill the place with sound
called the leading man and the girl
| together and said, Both concentrate
now get yourselves In the mood-noth-
ing on earth exists but this-you're q
man and a woman parting in this
world forever. You begin the scene
with q sob, Miss Zarue-just remain
silent with your eyes on me. III moi
speak to you again. The music viii
play-when I raise my hand 1t will stor
and you begin-and make the sob come
| out Of your heart"
II had the violin start again. i
i began high as q wall, then went lowel
and lower till It filled the set witt
i weird and beautiful sound. It went on
! for some time. could see Trelawney