Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-07
HADTER "THIRTN-SENEN


STRANGELY, Anette and Lois
were compatible to 4 degree that
amazed both. After the first few
strained minutes, when their con
veysation touched upon nothing but
the weather, the view and the num-
Der of mile from somewhere to
somewhere else, they began to talk
of other things. L was then they
discovered the similarity of their
thoughts, likes and dlslikes,
The blonde Girl SAID, I see your
admiration of the great actor Pey-
ton IS not the only thing we have
in common"
Laurence Peyton's wife received
the remark in the spirit with which
It had been offered, a mixture of
truth and apology -.lg pleas
antly, she agreed, then said. I can
remember when I despised August.
Now she is one Of my best friends.
I've put IN many hours despising
you. Now, it looks as though we
might be friends. At this rate. III
probably be kissing Sandra Owens
on the brow in a couple of months"
Making an outright admission of
Larry'S new interest seemed to ease
her dlstraught feelings. She felt
extremely proud Of the flip man
ner III which she had spoken the
girls name, much as if she had
tossed d burnt match aside, instead
Of letting It be apparent that some
thing horrible was sending tenta-
Giles into her heart.
Lois Lyndon wrinkled her short
nose. Nope. Not Sandra. That's a
little too much" She snatched a
quick look at her companion; then
instantly, her blue eyes were back
on the highway. In my case, there
were a few deeply imbedded prin-
clpIes, left over from childhood.
You know, at my mothers knee
stuff. They beat at my conscience,
IN spite of my trying to adhere to
my fathers teachings. Then I had
jimmy beat-1g at me from the
other side 1T this Sandra person
-ha! That gal doesn't know what
a chastened conscience is" Artfully
she sWerved through the traffic
that led into Santa Barbara. "And
II she gets to play Mona, III bust
wide open!"
The dark-haired girl asked with
browning curiosity, "Mona?"
The Spanish heroine in Barring
tons new novel" she explained
rather impatiently. For Pete's
sake, haven't you read the book
Then do" she said, after Anette
mad admitted her ignorance. "You
VIII understand why Sandra would
be about as good for Mona as Min
ME Mouse. That's why it is so ri
dlculous for anyone of Larry's the
atrical ability to claim she could do
the part"
Anette did not allow any of the
shock she felt at Larry's sponsor
ship Of a poor actress creep into
her answer. "You mean Criterion
is going to make the picture?"
mo. They're just bidding for
picture rights, because the charac-
ter of Steven is perfect for Larry.
But 1 happen to know Zenith. Inc.
is d~lckering also. Jimmy and I
adore old Mr.. Carruthers. He is
president of Zenith, you know, and
lives at the Imperial in a bungalow
rlght next to ours We do a lot of
nack-fence-style visiting. Carruth-
ers is mighty keen to produce if
and he amt a guy to be crossed"
She was parking. Il want to 90 to
the Santa Barbara Mission"
1hey went, not only to the an
cient Santa Barbara Mission
where the altay lights have been
burning for more than $50 Years
out also to others up the trail, the
missions Santa Ynez, La Purisima
Conception, San Luis Obispo de
Tolosa. San Miguel Arcanrel.
The trip was one Of aimless wan.
dering. They crisscrossed, They