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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1930.

THE HOLLYWOOD

STORY-By Ernest Lynit.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

Mr. Johnson looked rather pleased. "Phillips will find an office for you to work in. I'm rather hoping you'll want to stay; I think we can use you. When you've finished the scenario, come in and see me, and we may have la contract to offer you."

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seript that lay before him on the desk. "I think Lester Moore will | "The boss wants to see you," he be tickled with this story." he old Rorimer, "Now that he's sold, said to Phillips. "He just got he's sold hard. He's been asking a back in town this morning, and I toot of questions about you and some was talking with him a little while

of them I couldn't answer. You'll have to talk to him. Just between read it."

ago. He's coming over later on to the two of us, he's pretty much

Phillips nodded, and he suddenly CAWNPORE interested in you. If he makes thought of something. you any kind of proposition I hope

"By the CEBU way Rorimer, you told me if we DAIRAN you'll think it over, Rorimer.".

Another week slipped by. Paul Collier had gone to Seattle spend his vacation.

Think of me, my boy, on Mount Rainier, when the thermometer be gins to sizzle."

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He had asked Dan to wire him if Grand United took his play, so he would have an opportunity to

Dan nodded and murmured some-ook your play you'd tell me why BELHA celebrate. Only, Paul had not said

thing. Everything, he reflected, were so keen to sell it to HAIPHONG "if"; he had said "when."

He laughes "I HANKOW came in bunches. Not only had Dan began to think the studio's Grand United bought his play, but told you I had a terrible curiosity. North Manchuria) silence was unreasonable, and once

What was the reason?" row Phillips talked as if they or twice he had half angrily been meant to offer him a job. And he Rorimer smiled, and hesitated ILOILO tempted to call, believing that Grand United should be told there thought of Paul Collier up in Seat-wkwardly. He said. "That's 80! KARACHI were other studios in Hollywood. That would be something to did say that, didn't I?" and turned KLANG to whom he might submit his play. Wire Paul, all right, if Johnson was red.

Mr. Johnson looked induiringly And then one day Phillips' secre-guing to make him an offer.

While they waited for his secre-from one to the other. "What's all tary called him and asked him to

confided this?" he asked. come over to the office. She said,tary to report, Phillips with a smile in her voice: "It's that "Traitor" would make a great good news, Mr. Rorimer, and I'm story for Lester Moore.

Now or never. Dan thought. "I' "We've been looking for a story tell you." he said. very glad."

"Remember, "That's mighty nice of you," he for Moore, and this is made to Mr. Phillips, that I told you I had told her, feeling that the

world order."

Tester Moore in mind for the part Dan could not repress a smile at of Michael? Well, I had someone suddenly had become much

il brighter place. "I' be right this, and at the other's look of in-n mind for the part of Jenny, too. quiry he confessed that he had Maybe if I was right once," he Phillips welcomed him with a been waiting to hear that very suggested with a weak grin, broad smile and a hearty hand-thing said. "I had Moore in mind might be right again. You never Kerr Fund

over,"

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clasp, "Think we were never gu- when I wrote that treatment. 1 ing to decide, Rorimer? Well, it was hoping you'd see it.”

"Stranger things have happened, wasn't my fault-nobody's. fault in There was a muted sound on particular; we've been sort of up Phillips desk, and he picked up fully. "Who was it?

I guess." Phillips aumitted cheer in the air and things have to take the receiver and spoke with his sec-hard to spot Moore, because that's Buenos Ayre their turn, you know."

retary. He rose then. "He's in the kind of stuff he eats up: but-" At any rate, he said, Grand Uni-Borimer; let's go.”

eee}} "I doubt if you could guess." ted wanted to buy his play. "I Mr. Johnson was very agreeable. think it's pretty swell, and what's He said, offering Rorimer a chair:an looked apologetically at Mr. Canton

Johnson, "She's pretty new," he Dairen (Day) Newchwang more important, so does Mr. Joha-P've been inquiring about you. son. How much do you want for There's some great stuff in that explained, "but she's under con- Fenstien

(Mukden) tract here. She's Anne Winter.". play of yours; I like it very much,

understand you were over at Con- And Johnson frowned. "Anne Rekow tinental for a while. You were un-Winter? But she's an

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Dan gazed at him rather blankly, and Phillips laughed and told him not to look so flabbergasted. "Sit down. I just asked you how much you wanted for it, that's all."

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"I haven't thought about that at

Why did you leave? Mind my Phillips for corroboration, and all." Dan replied uncertainly. All asking? Did they fail to exercise Phillips nodded his head in agree I could think about was whether their option?" He asked, smiling: ment.

"Her spat is musical comedy or it would suit you. How much is "You see, I want to find out all

about you."

revues. She's got a peach of a it worth to you?"

Phillips named a figure. Is that Dar hesitated. It wasn't exact-voice."

"I think," Dan said, "you'll find satisfactory? I think it's very fairy that," he said. "Since you ask -more than you'd get anywhere me, I'll have to

didn't get along very well with about anything you ask her to do.” else, probably. It's pretty high con- sidering what we pay for most

Adamson over there. I thought be Johnson's eyes twinkled. "You Beorganised Betober 26, 1928, ander special

I tore up my con- do?

charter of The National Government so sử original stories, but I like your was intolerable.

That's a pretty large order, play and I think it's worth it."

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3,820,605.83 He grinned then, recalling his and that's her real ambition. But last interview with Adamson. "He she's never had a chance to show wanting "Good. I've been

said I was dead timber," he told what she could do. She never had talk 10 you about it ever

Mr. Johnson. since I read it, but I've been so

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I took it home to read it we had sometime to take a chance on some company, Unexpected. They didn't dead timber. That's great dialogue leave until midnight, and afin that play of yours; good, authony, "that's one of the funny things other Public Funds of the Chinese Gorera accounts opened and Fixed De

ter they'd gone 1 picked it up and sort of glanced at it, expecting to finish it the next day, Know what happened? I read it right through.

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Phillips smiled. There her voice, more than anything else, the idea?"

aren't any Adamsons over here." that caused you to give her a con- tract. She can sing, all right, but Dan told him. Phillips smiled. he said: "I know him, Rorimer." "Well, now that we've agreed "We thought it would be a good she can act, too." price, I think we ought to have a

The twinkle had not left Mr. idea." Mr. Johnson resumed," "if little libation," he said, and he you did the scenario for us; and Johnson's eyes. "Is she a friend opened a little cabinet beside his we'd like to have you around to of yours?" he asked. "You seem

it when production to be pleading her cause desk and brought out a bottle and help out on two glasses.

There'll be changes, of well. In fact, I'd say you course, here and there. You know pretty enthusiastic." all about that, though."

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He poured one glass full, handed it to Borimer, filled his own, ifux it to his lips, and there he naused

"Happy days," he said. And when he had set his glass rel to please your director and annoyance on the part of the executive; Johnson's down he spoke through the inter-your actors, so I understand. per-1 studio office phone to his secretary and fectly about the changes. I've made pleasant scepticism troubled him asked her to find if Mr. John- plenty of script changes right on not at all.

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