This is Joan." She introduced her.

Miss Tolley bowed; and allowed herself to be drawn away by a lank-haired young man who had likewise been waiting for an opening.

He represented the Uplift Film Association of Chicago, and was wishful to know if Miss Tolley would consent to altering the last chapter and so providing "Running Waters" with a happy ending.

He pointed out the hopelessness of it in its present form, for film purposes.
The discussion was brief.

"Then I'll send your agent the contract to- morrow," Joan overheard him say a minute later.
Mr.Sam Halliday she liked at once.