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THE HOLLYWOOD
STORY-By Ernest Lynn.
CHAPTER XXII.
assistant director to-day said-
and, he
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London, Sept. 26. In an address before the nu- tumn meeting of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce at Birmingham, Sir Edward Crowe described the Economic Mission
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Sloan had said nothing more. A smile, a glance at his wrist watch,
"I know all about that, too," Eva and Anne moved on, and the di-
to-cut in, not raising her eyes, "He Britain. rector followed her progress ward the dressing room before he probably wanted to make a date.
didn't he?" turned away to stride through thei
"Now there you go!" "Moun, com- litter of the vast interior toward
piained. the exit.
Throughout luncheon, words kept forming themselves In Anne Winter's brain, words that Garry
"I know, but these assistant divery valuable information for the rectors and fourth assistant commercial community-Reuter. camera men and office boys give mas
ja laugh. Always promising to do
Sloan, had spoken: "Something something for you? What can they "Oh, I don't know. Unless it's ought to be done about that." They do even if they did mean what because you're doing so well that were words to repeat over and over they said? You'd think some of it makes things seem all the more again, to ponder on deliciously, to them, to hear them talk, were as hopeless for Eva. Know what I experiment with, using different inflections in quest of different sig-important as-ay Garry Soan!"
"Oh, well." Mona got up and
"I think I do," Anne said.
nificances.
and
mean?".
encour-
She ate lunch with a couple of turned on the radio. "Let's change the subject." And she turned the
"I'm not that way myself," Mona girl from the chorus-New York dia. "See what KFI has to offer." girls, both of them. from Broad- KFI offered a jazz orchestra: get a break, it sort of
confided. "If I see another girl way musical shows. Their laugh-
Mona snapped her fingers ing, wisecracking chatter was
hummed, tried a few tap-dance ages me.. Oh, I'm not kidding uy
self about being a star or anything, noisy accompaniment to the meal.
steps She fumbled, began over but Anne made absent-minded re- plies, fooled around with her fruit again. "How do you do this, Anne,ut there's a lot of people getting
by. Maybe I will." salad and glass of milk.
Ande got up, and showed her. "I'm sure you will," said Anne. Mona looked
Mona laughed." "Life's too short on doubtfully. "I to spend your time worrying looks easy enough, but-" She tried wish I could make Eva see that." step her feet got tangled up again it again, but half way through the
and she sat down.
One of them said, "I sec
you made a hit with Garry Sloan. Tell me how it's done, will you?"
Anne forced a smile. I wouldn't say a hit, exactly."
"
anyway
"Didn't I see him giving you a
"Too deep for little Mona.” lot of time? And he was using his
"Why, you eyes on that costume of yours too. Mona," Anne said. "Keep it up: were doing fine, Anne shrugged and made no re-it's not so hard."
covered ply. A light wrap now her bare legs and arms, flesh that she had been conscious of beneath Sloan's cool scrutiny.
and tuned in on another programme, and she came back and sat close to Anne on the sofa..
Mona moved over to the radio
else about Eva," she said. "It "I want to tell you something
"Maybe not for you." Mona ba-might help you to understand a few things. She glanced toward gan to whistle.
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"Remember the day after the party that Martin Collins gave? How
Anne nodded,
Eva watched her, and Anne saw Eva's closed door, continued in a
tower voice: the blonde girl's eyes soften and a The other girl said something half-smile curve her set lips. about giving her right arm to have Presently Mona sat down beside Garry Sloan, the "biggest shot" at her, put her arm around her again Grand United, take notice of her and began to talk. She chattered "Maybe you don't know it, Anne, on about inconsequential things, trying to get Eva out of her black
but you're in luck."
Anne said. "You're being silly-mood. He only said a few words to me I've talked with him, before:"
to be done about a contract!
"Well, remember my asking you who was at the party, and when you mentioned Frank Maury I told you not to say anything to Evà about him, because she couldn't stand him?"!
Anne remembered, and smiled. "I can understand that. I can't stand him myself."
The
"Well, believe me, I can't either!
swell-headed chump! But- Eva can; Eva's mad about him." "About Frank Maury?" Anne
And later on Eva complained of But he had said something ought a headache and said she was going to bed, and the others let her go. Monn told Anne that evening She bore the exciting news to that she was afraid Eva was se Eva and Mona that evening. Monarious about leaving Hollywood. had worked that day-ber first job I've tried to talk her out of it. in more than a week. Eva had not. This is the first time I've heard her Evi hadn't seen the inside of a mention it to you." studia for nearly a month, and she "I wish she wouldn't feel that frowned. was rather more discouraged than way," Anne said. "I don't know usual these days. Anne worried about her. Eva could be very bit- ter-bitter toward herself. Even Moha's unfailing cheerfulness
could not always chase that hard look from the blonde-haired Eva's eyes and force her unwilling lips
to smile.
[you.'
"
better without us..
"Yes, he and Eva were extras how I'd get along without Eva and together, and Eva was crazy about him. I think she still is, although, Mona smiled thoughtfully. "You'd she says she hates him.... Any et along, all right. The trouble way, he played her the lowest trick Eve thinks you might get along a man can pull on a girl. They she hastened to explain at Anne's then when Maury hegan to get a
I mean," were engaged to be married, and
look of astonishment, "that Eva few breaks, and commenced thinks she's a burden,.or something mingle with some of the high-bats, like that. She feels pretty badly he dropped Eva like that," because she hasn't been able to pay
Mona snapped her fingers. She said, "Eva's a funny girl,
But Eva to-night tried to be as inselfishly enthusiastie. as Mona,
for a while she succeeded. her share of the rent, for one Later on, though, she brought upthing."
and
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an pleasant topic. She was "I hope," Anné said, "she doesn't Anne. She doesn't have much to thinking, she said, of leaving Holly-think I mind paying a few extra say. but she thinks a good deal." wood.
Anne stared at her in dismay all the cooking."
dollars. Besides, Eva does nearly Her eyes sought Anne's, and Anne silently assented. "And I "But why, Eva!"
"But you can't make her see it know she still thinks a lot about "Because. Eva shrugged "oh, that way. Gee, I've been hard up Frank Maury," Mona continued. "Quit singing the blues," Mona myself." Mona laughed. "I still "People say Eva Harley is bitter am, for that matter. I mean, and disillusioned and all that, but advised.
know what it is to have rent day there's a reason for it. There But Eva said she was not sing-roll around and not be able to pay usually is. Mairy dropped her surp ing any blues. "I'm just talking it. I've borrowed money from Eva without saying a word, and she'll I'm not getting by out here many a time, and she from me. I never get over it.. . . Somebody
beenuse."
sense.
I never get by.. What's the don't know why she should feel ought to break his no-good neck," use of staying?"
"I wish you wouldn't say such things. Eva." Anne pleaded,
"Yes," Mona said, "snap out of) It." She went over to Eva and sat beside her and put her arm around her. "Cheer up! You'll get a break: sometime, and then you wonder why you ever thought giving up."
Eva stared moodily at the floor.. "Yes," she said scornfully, "I'll get a break, all right. I've been kid- ding myself about that for three years'
"Well, you will. Anne got one, didn't she?"
Eva made no answer. Didn't she?" Mona insisted, and) Eva turned on her impatiently.
**Yes!"
And she added in a tone less! hursh: "Anne got a break because she knows what to do with it when she gets it. I haven't got what Anne's got, and neither have" Eva's voice stopped.
"Neither have I," Mona finished: for her. "I know it; you don't have to spare my feelings.". But she laughed, and her arm tightened around the other girl,' drew her closer. "Aw, honey, don't be so blue. You make me blue, too, when you talk that way. I know we're not going to set the world on fire, but what of it?"
"I'll bite," said Eva bitterly. "What of it?"
Anne Winter sat by, watching. She had the uncomfortable feeling that all this had been caused by the announcement of hér 'own good; newa. She was sorry for. Eva, sol much so that at times she felt al- most ashamed of her good fortune. Toward Mona she felt differently. One's own good luck was Mona's, too, or so Mona made it appear.: Happy-go-lucky, thinking not of to- day's disappointments, but of to- morrow's possibilities, Mona would not set the world on fire-but what of it? One didn't quit just because, of that.
Mona was saying: "I may get a bit next week, Eva. What do you think of that? I was talking to an
that way unless.
2)
"Unless what?" Ann urged."
47
she finished savagely..
(To Be Continued)
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