THE HOLLYWOOD
STORY
'CHAPTER XXIII.
Anne slept undly that night. awoke fitfully, her thoughts
as though it were her own.
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-By Ernest Lynn.
you up right away as a client. You could do we e."
Eva was her usual quier seit at heat. breakfast, but she must have re-
gretted the disturbance caused by omething, and it won't be bad. her despondent outbreak," for Feri [either," mood was lighter, and hen 3lona) and Anne left the hou e sb; brde]
Anggnified.
them a smiling goodbye and waved "Very likely unfe, he's to them from the decay when date with they looked back.
actress,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1930.
guy to get along with?" And Anne laughed and said that she thought he might be.
pletely fooled one producer, and he gave her plenty of work: But the producer went broke, and then she Got any swell pictures of your-fell in love with some guy and went self, Anne?" Paŭl asked. "You back to New York. I guess Holly- know to go with the story. What's wood's lost track of her now.” 'Grand United get?"
and said the publicity depart- ment at Grand United had a few. "And I've had some new ones minde at Preston Duncan'§.”
Eva Harley, Paul added, might try that. "Hut. I think it would be pretty hard to put over now."
They went to dinner then and shortly after they returned to the apartment Johnny Riddle came in
"Hi, folks," he greeted, "What's all the shootin' for?"
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A remarkable victory of Incorporated in England" 1920.) feminine eloquence was achieved at a meeting in the Grand Hall of the Tribunal of Commerce aver 100 representatives of 3,200 credi- "I'll tell you," said Dan, who tors by Madame Hanau of Gazette put in this long distance call to whose huge financial operations was at the telephone, as soon as I du Frane fame. the failure of Tulsa. What's the number, led to a causes celebre a year, or so Anne?"
him, and when he hung up she ioidmised a fall cash settlement with Anne went over to stand beside in black and very composed, pro- Madame Hanau, neatly dressed
Riddle about her offer.
in five years. She declared that financial coalition and pleaded she had been the victim of a
and almost unanimously agreed mended to obtain a Letter of Credit from us. BATAVIA her cause so eloquently that her creditors loudly applauded her, *pplication to the composition despite the off-which can be eashed through teamer or at any cial receiver's conclusion that her of the Brancher of the Corporation. liabilities were £940,000 and her assets only £300,000-Reuter.
much?" and when Annie informed Johnny said, coolly: "How him, he shook his head.
"If you have any luck at all you'll "Not enough," he said positively be worth four or five times that much maybe, and they'll have you tied up for three years."
"Swell! How's Mons and Eva?" "Oh, all right. Eva's rather down in the mouth, though." Anne He stopped the car at his apart-looked a little troubled." cupled with Eva Harley's surrow dp in and put in a fresh shirt. "What's the matter, can't she find ment buildim. "If you don't mind, Collier said that was too bad. This one's rather the worse for anything, and Anne, shook her
Want wait here, or will, head.
one leg across the table corner, "I libeu come BA!
affer you "You know," said Dan, swinging think Eva ought to change her name and talk with a Polisti ac-1 "Is Paul home?" cent or something." He frowned. got a "No kidding. You know what I He mean? If Eva had come from War- generally tries to write bis column saw or Berlin er some place, in- Anne thought Eva ought to before dinner, so he can have the stead of New Orleans, someof out of the house more often than evenings free." she did, and she told this to Mona.
thesa producers would be jumping Paul was in, banging on his type- all over themselves to give her a "I feel a little ashamed, thinking writer.
"Company" Dan an- job." " of her staying home to do the work. Why doesn't she leave some of it nounced, ushering Anne' in. "Paul. "A foreign necent wouldn't help note who, had found themselves in you can get busy with the shukera whole lot in talking pictures, "Eva doesn't mind," Mona rady while the master of the house smiled ruefully.
and entertain the beautiful young Collier reminded him, and Dan gued, "any more than I do. or you, dons Tresh raiment. And you can when we're not working."
"That's true, too. I guess I'm Jeall up Johnny Riddle and tell him all wet, as usual. Only, Eva just It was a lot better, anyway, shu
to meet us here at eight o'clock or just misses, somehow. When you said, than wandering around from thereals."
look at her you sort of expect her ane lot to another, looking for jobs that weren't there.
to be something else than she is. "Eva and I
But I still think if she had a for- used to do that, but we gave it up
eign label on her she'd do better." When you call Central Casting in the evening and they say there's
She might try it," Collier said. "but it wouldn't be anything new nothing for you, you might as well It didn't take me
wood." stay at home.
Everything's been tried in Holly long to find that out."
for us?"
"What's coming of Collier wanten in know. "Can't you think, up anything else for me to do?";
"Anne tell you all about it." an idled from his room,
Sonie minutes later Anne and Collier in the kitchen, ho joined
That afternoon a studio messes pressed light suit, and Paul, books, I had slipped into a freshly- ker reached Anne Winter on théi
fave him wer, said, “Joimav's rom stage and told her she was wanteding. My, but you're pretty ne zoon as she was at liberty, in the office of one
Collier added that Anne had told; of the Grand him the news, "I'm going to do United executives. Something about column on ner, to tonight. Am a contract surely, Anne tid herself invited to dinner with you with a feeling of triumph. Garry!
"Well, I'd ather not have You," Sloan, then, must. hice seen to Dan said, with a grin, "but I sup that "Something was done about it'
pose you can come." right away.
Paul appeď, Ne
Anne.
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Anil he began a story about a young girl who had come to success as an extra. It became Hollywood and and had little or no acessary for her to go to a hos pital for an operation, and while there she decided that she would new name and a new personality, emerge from the hospital with a
He began to name actresses of similar predicaments and had be come involved in lawsuits.
"But Mr. Johnson said he wouldn't change the offer," Angel said.
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"Bluff !" Riddle said scornfully. Geneva you go over in this picture you Berlin ein nuke a lot more money than Oslo. that free-lancing. And they know Helsingfors you've got something. or they Athens.
rauldn't be offering you
con- Buenos Aires tract. I'd hold out for more: that's w
Shanghai, my advice.
New York "It mine, too." said Collier. "Be sterdam independent like Dan Rorimer. He tore his contract up."
Madrid
If I do," said Anne with a doubt- Bucharest. A contract, at least gives you se- Hongkong. ful laugh, may find jobs scarce.] Montevideo. security."
Brussels Thai, Riddle said, was just the Milan.... reason why people often
over Prague
Copenhagen looked ather things more inor Lisbon. tant. "Security, is everythin" Riv
The telephone rang while he was "There's Tulsa calling." Rorimer, springing up.
"So when she came out of the She was kept waiting for an in- lands were busy with the shaker thing-or-other--1 forget the actual
Hether she was Sonia or Oiga same-speaking. pressively long merind in a careant he gestured with his head. "name now. fully guarded outer office. Then ask you, Anne. if he isn't a tough sian accent, and she got by: com- She put on a swell Rus- there was a quit buzz, and the pretty secretary looked up with a smile and held open the door for her, and, Aune felt as if he were approaching ar thende.
Be
Mr. Johnson was not brief. shook hands with her, led her to a comfortable chair and, leaning back from the large and magnifi- cent and severely tidy desk, he asked her many questions.
The executive smoked as they
- talked. And finally he brought up the subject of a contract: explained ils terms, its advantages. Told her she was to be congratulated'on ob- taining a contrael, especially with an organization-like Grund Ünited. "Not many success! in dring what you've done, Miss Wintel.”
Anne listened quietly, concern- tration forming tiny frown between her eyes.
"Well Mr. Johnson said, and Anne blinked a little and smile be
She said, hesitantly: "It sounde pretty wonderful, Mr. Joan M -'d like to let my father know ithout it. He a lawyer, in Tut n. I ford that he ought to know who it H."
"You're not a minor, are von "No, I'm. 21."
"So I understund,
what you think best.” And he smile "No harm in consulting your lawyer-especially if he hap- pens to be your "father, an,”
Mr. Johnson areses 4H awayer. Blipse are our terms. Miss Winter. We wouldn't feed Bike heming them."
And he
vorted her toohe door, shook hands with her.
The contract, 'Mr. Johnson aud erplained, was for three y ups. In: her sudden bewilderment and in- decision Anne wanted someon 15, falk to, and she turned to Dan Karimer. She sought a telephone, " want to falk with "yan, Han." she told him when hy anweed, "Can I see you this evening”
"I ray ran gant How lont having dinner with me? And he addrd. anxiously: "Nathing's wrong, I hopå?”
"No, I just want some advice." "I pick you up at the studio, then. Give me a ring when you're ready."
And later; sitting beside him in the roadster, with a grateful breeze fanning her hot hecks. Anne told him what had happened. "I wanted to see you about it."
"That's great, Anne! Great! Yo don't know how' glad I am. I told you you'd do it, didn't. 17"
But he said, "Of course, it's not much money they're offering yon,
as movie salaries go. Maybe you'd better not rush at it.”
"That's one reason wanted to talk to you. I'm going to call my father on long distance this eve ning, but he doesn't know very much, about how things. are done in Hollywood."
"At least, though.. he'll know you've made good before your year of probation was up," Dan remind- ed her, and Anne nodded and laughed.
He'll be as thrilled over it as I
am,"
Rorimer chewed his lip thought- fully. I'll tell you what. I think we'd better get Johnny Riddle in on this Johnny'll know what to do Maybe," Dan added with a chuckle, Johnny'll want to sign
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