Sodom and Gomorrah : the story of Hollywood (1935)

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Title:
Sodom and Gomorrah : the story of Hollywood
Date:
1935
Publisher:
Los Angeles : End Poverty League
Volume:
Sodom and Gomorrah : the story of Hollywood
Leaf #:
00039
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
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Date Added:
August 22, 2024
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SODOM AND GOMORRAH 35 the thought that at last she was really started on the road to success. From the depths of despair she was raised to the heights of exaltation and superb optimism. At last she held in her hand the magic key that would open the gates to wealth and tame and glory. What a fool she was to have ever thought of going home. Kenl was a little late. Like most young men who have enjoyed many a conquest among the ladies, he was very vain and liked to make them wait on him. Naturally it Mattered him when he reflected that a beautiful woman, capable of attracting dozens of men. would patiently wait for him to arrive. The fact that practically all these women were in a position of having to cater to him never entered his mind, or. if it did, it never caused him a moment's misgiving. He serenely believed that it was his personal attraction that made him so irresistible to the ladies. Kent was not at all shrewd in this respect. It wa> alter nine when he arrived. "Hello, kid," he greeted her. "I'm a little late, but it was ■u all ready to step out? Say, we're in luck. A friend of mine is throwing a big party at his apartment. He wants me to come and bring you. Think you'll like that?" Ireena assured him she was in ecstasy at the mere thought. She had, strangely enough, felt no resentment at having been kept waiting, and Kent's failure to apologize for his tardy appear