Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1942, Page 29

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The countess shivered. horses again—and badly—to judge by his friends.” Livia had barely noticed his de- parture. She was thinking it must be true about Bruce marrying the Countess. What efperience Bruce have to qualify for producer? However, she was glad he was get- ting away from stunting. He couldn’t be lucky always. But to work for the Countess! “Why not?” Bruce sald. When he met them at the Beachcomer. She knew she was being unfair. Bruce had always wanted to pro- duce pictures and she had en- couraged this in their early days. What difference did it make that a woman was paying his salary? None. If only the Countess weren't so blatantly in love with him! “I'd like you to direct my pic- ture,” Bruce told Charles Fordyce. e can't,” the Countess giggled. ce Delaware won't let him.” “I'll take whomever you recom- mend?” Bruce sald. His story was| a Western. It was about horses and wide-open_spaces: he knew a lot | about both. This was the chief| reason he had accepted Countess | Saskia's offer. He would have pre- ferred other backing, but he would increase her investment. “Have you a part for me in the picture?” Livia sald teasingly. The | rum drink had gone to her head. “Oh, no,” said the Countess hastily. “We only want experienced actresses.” “I was asking your producer—not you” Livia smiled at the Countess, then turned again to Bruce. “Sure there's a part for you,” he wled. “We need a leading lady.” | “I was joking,” said Livia. sheilah CRraham ~ ' fit:g\-fi'aum “I'll join you,” he said to the others and hurried off to the waiting “Dreadful looking man,” she said. “Is he a gangster?” “A producer—probably,” said Fordyce. did | | tween the parties.” dapper man with the cranium of an ly. The actor’s face paled. “Terry has been playing the “Good night.” brushed his cheek. * K ok X ‘The persistent ringing of the tele- phone awakened her. “Hello, yes * * * Terry Davidson ® * ¢ Yes, of course, I'm alone.” “I must see you at once.” Terry's voice was urgent. “Why?” “I'll tell you when I see you.” “But I'm asleep.” She had no intention of boring herself with a tete-a-tete with Terry Davidson. “I'll be with you in a minute” sald Terry. The click in her ear followed. “I won't let him in,” she decided. She thought of calling Bruce, but it was not yet 11 o'clock, and he was probably with the countess, he had talked of dinner at her house. Thirty minutes later the door bell rang, startling her from the half doze into which she had fallen. “Nice place you have,” said Terry and lit a cigarette and slumped into & chair. He smoked in silence, made several attempts to start a conversation, then lapsed into silence again. “It's getting late, Terry,” Livia reminded him gently. “And I have to be early at the studio tomorrow. What did you want to see me about?” Terry stubbed out his cigarette. “Whatever happens,” he said slowly, “I don't want you to blame me, It's got nothing to do with me. I'm acting as a sort of agent be- Her cool lips A Go-Between. “Come to the point.” Livia's voice A Strained Situation. They all drahk to the new picture | company. But Bruce and Livia| avoided looking at each other. Fordyce took her home. She lived alone now. Bertha, after leaving | the hospital. was going back to her people in Minnesota, Livia was de- pressed. “Other people get gay when they drink; but me, I either go to sleep | or get sad.” Fordyce brought her close to him [ and tried to kiss her lips. Livia | wondered whether he was going to be troublesome. “I'm tired,” she told him. She was putting him off again, Charles | smiled. | “I've just discovered something” he said. She waited apprehensively. Did he know something new about her father? | “What have you discovered?” she | asked him. “That you don't like me.” “Charles!” she reproached him. “Don’t quarrel with me now, I have a headache.” He could have crushed her between his strong arms. | “I'm not quite that bad—or des- perate,” he said to himself. And aloud. “Good night then.” | DGQQQGQCQO0UQGOGDQOQGDGGGGO999000930DODGV&DOGGCQODOGGOOGGOQ' COAJINEIICINATILLCIICIOVTIIOCIO0CT NOW (before January is over . .. and Saturday is the last day): Your unrestricted choice of our ENTIRE stock of coats, ecapes, jackets, wraps | Dixon owes them & lot of mone was sharp. “Your father—" said Terry slow- ly and looked swiftly at Livia to| see the effect of his words. Her | face was blank. “My father died before I was born,” she said. He grinned. “We both better.” “All right—what father?” she demanded. “He's in trouble.” “That’s nothing new with Earl Dixon. But why do you care?” “I don’t,” said Terry bluntly. “Then—- “Those men outside the studio— your father owes them a lot of money.” “But I still don't understand know about my fifty dollars a week wasn't much after all. y “I'd rather people didn't know just now that Earl Dixon is my fether,” she told Terry at the door. She strove to keep her yoice casual. “You're absolutely safe,” he as- sured her. “Good night, see you in the movies.” And he was gone. Every Wednesday Livia sent $50 to the address Terry had given her. Terry did not mention the subject again. He avoided her and between scenes shut himself in his dressing room. Livia resolutely thrust the matter into the background of her consciousness. There was never more than a line or two for her to speak at a time. And Fordyce was patient, rehears- ing over and over again before putting her in front of the camera. For the difficult emotional scenes he repeated the trick of pretending it was a rehearsal. The actual “take” was discarded, but Livia did not know this. She looked soft and young in her nurse’s uniform with her cap set Jauntily back on her red-gold hair. “You're a new type of meanie” Fordyce kidded her one day, “you look innocent—that's why I picked you for the part.” ‘Warns of Cuts. “Do you really think Il be & star, really and honestly?” How attrac- tive she was, her lovely eyes shin- ing as though he owned the world and could break it up and give her pleces at will. “This picture is only & beginning. I won't fool you. We'll probably cut most of your part—Alice will see to that anyway. But keep working; don't get a swelled heed and if you're lucky, you might be a star one day. I don't see why not.” “I'll never be swelled-headed. I used to be conceited—I thought everything had to happen my way. But I've been through a lot.” He didn't believe her. There was an untouched look about her face and except for a flicker of alarm in her gray-blue eyes, she seemed an irresponsive girl just out of high school. Sometimes producing a picture was easy. But this was not one of those times. The picture came the hard way—like all films in which Alice Delaware starred. She had 'flu after the first three weeks and the picture had to be suspended for 10 days. Terry Davidson had a nervous breakdown. One day he| stopped in the middle of a line and burst into tears. Shooting was called off while Fordyce talked to him in his dressing room. | “It's my creditors. T owe every one | in town,” he wept .to the director. | “They're crucifying me.” Charles | lent him some money and sent him home. | But finally the last foot of film | was safely in the cans, and then| Fordyce collapsed, but with relief. | He was three days in the California | ASIAN sue where you come in?” “Aw—they once did me a favor,” said Terry, “and they know I'm in | the picture with you. Any » “ “How much?” “To be dollars.” “What happens if he doesn't pay?” Terry shivered. “It's not nice. One day you disappear &nd then | some one finds you in a quiet door- | way with a bullet through your head. It's better to pay.” “But he can't” said Livia. She | tried to keep the horror out of he: voice. She was dealing with bad people, and they must not know she was scared. “We know that,” said Terry. He came closer to her. “But you can— not all at once—say $50 a week.” Livia detested Dixon more at this minute than ever before. Suppose they killed him? why should she care? | “I won't do it,” she said flatly. | “Good night.” Livia Gives In. She stood up and indicated the | door. A memory of Vera's descrip- tion of Earl Dixon with the band and wanting them to play “Eroica” in memory of a great man made her relent. “I'll help,” she said, “but I want to see him.” | “Better not,” advised Terry, “he’s| in bad shape. Besides he's living now with the boys—they have to make sure he pays.” Livia wrote out a check. This left exact—three thousand But ARTS scn::us‘ 1518 CONN. AVE. TEL. DU. 4535 Childs Colds To Relieve Misery Rub on Time-Proved ‘Vicks VaproRus WMTSt Tfie Married Woman Live In Doubt? instead of learning the facts, she resorts| to over-strong solutions of acids for the douche which can burn, scar and desen- sitize delicate tissue. Today such doubts and unhappiness, | | such risks are peedless. Science has given. womankind Zonite. 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It was Cherles Fordyce, and he was jubilant. “The picture went over swell,” he told her, “I've been calling you since 11. You made a hit, baby. After your scene with Terry, they clapped their hands off. And is Alice mad! Don't go to bed now. I'm coming over. This calls for a real celebration.” (Continued Tomorrow.) (Copyright 1941, by Sheilah Graham.) Wardens to Hold Supper Alr-raid wardens of Forestville, Md., will hold an oyster and ham supper at 4:30 pm. Friday at the Forestville Methodist Church, it, was announced today. Miss Ruby Farr is chairman of the committee. Soreness and Stiffness ‘Youneed torubon a powerfullysooth- ing “COUNTER-IRRITANT" like Mus- terole to quickly relieve neuritis, rheu- ‘matie aches and pains. Better than @ mustard plaster to help break 'up painful local congestion! Annual Hobby Show To Benefit Red Cross The annual Hobby Show of the Silver Spring (Md.) Hobby Associa- tion will be held shortly after Easter this year, it was announced today. 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