THE HOLLYWOOD
STORY-By Ernest Lynn.
CHAPTER XL
"I like that," said Dan.
"And there's a companion one." Maris said.
"Safe upon the solid rock the ugly
houses stand;
Come and see my shining palace.
built upon the sand!"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
"A lot of funny things happen in
this village, Dan."
The fact remained, though, that Sloan had been offended, and Sloan had influence in Hollywood.
督 ❤ ·
Dan
THE DRUG EVIL.
"DOPE" MANUFACTURE IN TURKEY.
Geneva, Oct. 18. The Secretary to the League of Nations Central Opium Board, in his report, calls attention to the increased manufacture of morphine,
diacetyl-morphine and cocaine in
Turkey, from where the drug which was recently seized in Hongkong same.
MONDAY,
OCTOBER
20, 1930.
THE NELSON DAY CONCERT.
PROGRAMME FOR THE LEE THEATRE.
Below will be found the programme of the Navy League's Concert, which is to be given to-morrow evening at in commemoration the Lee Theatre,
Day:
of Nelson Darafalgar" Zehl.
1-Selection "Plymouth Hoc" Ansell. 2. Sailors' Hornpipe. Kindly ar-
by Miss Violet Capell.
Capell, P. Gittias. Misses P. Cap Misses V. Bradbury, E. Ford. Master G. Jowitt Soloist.
Broom" Bevan. (1) "The Admiral's (b) "Yeomen of
The Board's report to the Council regrets the absence of, statistics from South Amerien and Central
erit, especially as South Ameri-3-Song
noe of the chief producing centres of coco lenter
Mr. W. H.
of England" Edward German.
Balley.
Solo "Carmena"
H. Lane. Wilson. Mrs. R. H. Gregory. 5-Film "Royal Navy Ashore and Afloat" Parts I and II. Interval.
One didn't take stories like this too seriously,
thought; nevertheless, there might be wis "I like both of them," Dan said dom in being careful not to give the
The operation of the Opium Con- with a smile. "They're comforting man cause for offence, especially philosophy for the morning after." during production of a picture that vention is stated beneficially to have 4Song Soprano Sole
Maris laughed. "I didn't know might mean everything to Anne affected the drug situation through Winter and a great deal to himself. out the whole world. Twelve tons you took them with aspirin."
But it was not on his own ac-of esters of morphine, manufactured in 1929, became available for illicit "Aspirin doesn't always work." "And does.philosophy?" Maris count that he felt any concern; he
are now greatly diminished va tarsed smiling eyes to him, and owed nothing to Sloan's good will, traffic, but the dangers from these Da smiled into them with his own he figured, and he felt there was
Convention in all manufacturing and then bent his head and kissed little that a man's whim could do they are now subject to the Geneva to him to cause him to lose any her.
She did not try to avoid it, but sleep. Anne, though, was different, countries, except France. e said after a silent moment, "Anne Winter might some day be a didn't expect that."
star if the fates were kind enough, And Dan tightened his arm and no one could do more for her the supply of statistics of drug around her. "Are you sure?" he than Garry Sloan. asked. "I don't see how I could help it."
Maris was silent.
some
lie wondered then if the director really had become "interested in Anne Winter, as gossip had hinted. And he wondered, with a touch of what Anne might think
The Report asks the Council to draw the French Government's' at- tention to the regulation asking for seizures, and it adds that the con- sumption of dincetyl-morphine per head in France and Japan is over four times higher than any other
ported to the Board-Renter
6. Film "Royal Navy Ashore and Afloat Parts III and IV. 7.-Song "Roses of Picardy
Haydn Wood.
Mrs. R. Sanger.
8. An Interruption "Musings with-
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minutes longer, but she presently Jealousy and resentment of Sloan's country whose consumption is re-landers (by kind permission of Lieut.Louis Industrial School.
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as he He watched Sloan now
chair. hunched forward in his
and frowningly intent on Anne
The two "No, Dan." So he shook hands with her in-Lester Moore in a scene. stead, although he did feel that were sitting at a restaurant table her objection might not have been and Moore, as Michael, the dapper, was brazenly a serious one. They parted with handsome gangster,
other diners the understanding that they would holding her hand, contemptuously
about them. go horseback riding the following mindful of Sunday morning.
the
con-
"There you are," he said. his eyes showing approval of her dress. "How's the headache?"
"Better. I think the thought of "I do have my humane moments. the reprieve cured it." Where shall we eat? Feel hungry
yet?"
"Not very."
"Well, we'll see if a little drive won't work up an appetite. "He beside her and told her to rest, helped her into his car, climbed in Anne was tired, and to lie back was restful. He took her, after a with the wind fanning her cheeks long drive, to a quiet little inn. Sloan where their waiter bowed deeply and called him by
Dan smiled. Moore was good-- Another week passed, and part of!
keeping very very good. He was boastful, swag another. Dan was fasy, and, as Collier had predicted,ering and tough. Michael was back
from the war, unreformed, he continued to learn things from
scienceless and scheming as ever; working with Gurry Sloan,
But there were times that he and his "girl" was a little, fearful found it difficult to keep from be.for him and afraid of him.
The scene ended. Sloan nodded coming a little irritable in the face
sat back in his chair. He of some of the director's demands. and A feeling somewhat akin to humil called Anne over to him and she ity saved him from it recogni-sat beside him and listened while ordered discriminately for her, and At the waiter concerning the preparation tion of the other's superior know he talked in a low voice, and Dan he gave explicit instructions to the ledge and of his unquestioned au-got up and strolled outside.
ran into Phillips. bound of a salad. Anne thought it de- door he thority. He often sat in the projec- for one of the other stages.. tion room and watched the famous director, and no one viewed the Phillips stopped for Aushes with as
jealous or critical ask a question.
Hicious.
name.
"Is it your own idea?" "Part of it."
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London, Oct, 18. "Sloan shooting tonight?" Dan shook his head. "Not unless agreeably about things that Anne.
School. an eye as Sloan, as the result of
His Majesty The King has de-Hospital and St. Louis Industrial
19th October: His: Sunday, which he was ruthless in ordering
these le changes his mind. Anne Winterwas interested in. But afterward, frequently retakes. And
and said he wanted in rehearse her a while he fingered over his coffeecided that the forthcoming celebra-
A. Tufton Bombay necessitated a change here
thoughtful. He said presently, "I the lines adopted last year. there in an actor's lines-a. word little bit, though. She's got a tough and cigar, he became silent and tion of; Armistice Day shall follow Excellency and Lady Peel, attend-
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Lyon closed) laugh. or the scene tomorrow."
Cabinet, is making the necessary T. A. H. Coltman, A.D.C., lunched er two to catch
Phillips nodded. He asked Dan was wondering about you. Anne." Home Secretary, on behalf of the ed by Mr. G. W.
"You were?" building up of a situation that
He nodded slowly and knocked rangements. There will be ser seemed to him not quite satisface what he thought of Garry Sloan by
this time. tory.
"He's great.". Dan said. "He's the ash from his cigar. "I was vices at the Cenotaph and West with the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Pater-Calenta
wondering if you've ever been in minster Abbey, and two minutes' son at Fanling, and afterwards
silency will be observed through-attended the opening meeting of Dairen (Delay) Nowchwang love." some director."
The other chuckled and said,
(To Be Continued). out the country-British Wireless, the Fanling Hunt and Race Club
at Kwanti. When she was not in front of the "He'll de till the next une camera herself, Anne Winter often! along, I guess," and he raised his lingered on the stage to watch the hand and passed on.
Dan wandered back to the set. others, and she sometimes sat be side Dan Rorimer and talked with The thing that Anne was to do on a low voice as Sloan re- the morrow was something that the him in hearsed a scene. She ate lunch manuscript had not called for in with him frequently, too, although its original version. When Michael usually there were others with was shot, Rorimer had represented them. Anne seemed especially an- the grief of Jenny, his "girl" as 'xious to be friendly to him.
Rut Rorimer gave him his best, and he managed to be cheerful about
'it.
comes
dry-eyed and stunned and inarticu- Once as they sat together watch-late. Sloan had changed that. It ing the taking of "stills," Dan saw was not emotional enough to suit him. As it was now written. Anne Garry Sloan look their way and
to sob and shed [rown and turn away, and Rorimer was called upon sensed that there might be some tears over the loss of her sweet- thing here that the director did not altogether approve.
And he wondered what it might
heart.
"We want to create more pity for her." Sloan had said. "I want you
be. His first thought was that the to turn it on. Anne-all the way."
sound of their voices might have
disturbed the man, but he re- marked
then that others about the
•
Anne had agreed with him that
scene would be "bigger"
them were talking and laughing-one that way, but she was a little some of them rather loudly-and afraid of it. She told Mona: I'll
her go
he concluded that he was quick to ever please him never."
Sloan was discussing it with her imagine things. Those who worked with Sloan were at high tension; it now, explaining just what he ex- was easy for them to be "jumpy."pected her to do. And he said he had changed his mind about keep- But later an unwelcome recollec-ing her late and having
through it. tion came to mind-the bit of gos-
"You know what I want, Anne. sip he had overheard at the tea with Maris Farrell, linking Sloan's You can save it all for tomorrow, name with Anne's. And still later Can't we have dinner somewhere he recalled A story Paul Collier instead? We can go to some nice
cool place and talk things over."
And Anne nodded. That would be much better, she said. "I'm glad you're not going to make me work this evening. I've a headache; I'm afraid I'd be terrible."
had told him; and once recalled, it was hard to put from him.
Collier had told him a story star a certain about Sloan and whose name and his had been cou-" pled a great deal in the days be
Sloan laugherl. "I'm not worried fore he had made Sylvia Patterson famous. And it concerned a young about you, Anne. I'm sorry about actor from New York, a handsome your headache. Maybe a little ride.
and dinner, will chase it away."
youth with no stage or screen ex- He let her go then and turned perience whatever, who had been his attention to the scene that was "discovered" by someone from Hollywood who was struck with his awaiting his direction, and Anne moved off toward her dressing facial beauty.
room. Rorimer, sitting off to one It was just one of those things," side, saw her coming toward him, Collier related. "They gave him and he smiled and asked how she
was before the screen test this days of sound-and then they was feeling. "Ready to knock 'em
dead?" shipped him out to Hollywood and
"I feel," Anne replied, "as if I'm executioner to gave him one of those great lover waiting for the parts opposite Lola. And young Roellf made a go of it too; he come and take me away. Do you wasn't bad; everybody said that know how that fecle?" Dan nodded. "I've
never been
She
the kid was bound for a big suc-there, but I've got an imagination. себя.
Rehearsing tonight?" "And Sloan cast him in another
"No. I've been given the cus- picture with her; and then one night Garry saw him making love tomary privilege of selecting what
I want for my last meal." to Lola and everything was off laughed. "That's kind, Isn't it?" right away. Roelif was making a "Very," Dan sald, and Anne
week at the thousand dollars a time, and since then I don't be-waved to him and went her way.
Sloan was ready by the time she lieve he's worked in picture."
Had removed her makeup and No one, Collier said, seemed to changed her costume. She found know exactly what had happened.im waiting outside.
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