She would manage a dance step even in the short distance from the casting--office door to the window.

It was not of such material, Merton Gill was sure, that creative artists were moulded.

And there was no question now of his own utter seriousness.
The situation hourly grew more desperate.

For a week he had foregone the drug-store pie, so that now he recalled it as very wonderful pie indeed, but he dared no longer indulge in this luxury.

An occasional small bag of candy and as much sugar as he could juggle into his coffee must satisfy his craving for sweets.