“You can!”
He lifted his bait and flopped it into another place.
“Now, listen,” he said, “some men would take notice of your pretty face and kid you along. That ain’t me. If you break loose and go into pictures it’s a one to a million shot you make carfare.”
“I want to try.”
“I can’t give you a job, sister——”
“Would the Crystal Film management let me try?”
“Nobody would let you try unless they needed an extra.”
“What is an extra?”
“A day’s jobber. Maybe several days. Then it’s hoofing it after the next job.”
“Couldn’t they let me try a small part?”