The First Letter

Box 13 with a star of Paramount Pictures, Alan Lad as Dan Holiday. Box 13. Box 13. Box 13. Box 13. Box 13. Well, this is great. Rain, rain, rain.

Well, that even the ducks wouldn't come out weather like this. But me, I'm an idiot. I gotta go and take up a profession like being a writer. I couldn't take up something easy. Oh, no, not me.

I gotta be a writer so I can be out on nice, cold, wet nights. Beating my brains out. Looking for an idea. I, dear, deadlock. Oh sure, mustn't forget that ever-loving deadlock. Hm. By the way, to make a living, I could have stayed a reporter at the start times and have nice assignments.

Like listening to political speeches, or covering the opening of a new manhole. Oh no, but not me. I have to write fiction. Do it the hard way. Well, I might as well take the usual hand.

Open the usual door to the usual place. And here the usual cops. Hi, Mr. Holiday. Hiya. Copy, copy boy. Hiya, Dan. What do you say, Ed? Good, how did I want you? How good was it, Holiday?

Oh, pretty good. Ladies, I'm a cop on a tape floor. Hi, Mr. Holiday. How are you? Hi, Mr. Holiday. Hello, Susie. Anything in box 13? Box 13 starring Ellen Ladd as Dan Holiday Now for box 13 starring Ellen Ladd as Dan Holiday What a character I am

Standing here in front of the one-eyed counter in a newspaper office while the rain runs down off my coat collar I'm going to my shoe. Mr. Holiday? I got a row in my last pair of...