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Show " r AGE EIGHT "'a " PKOVO EVENING HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1928 "' 'I U 6V NEASOTice !nJRUTHB w)Df THIS HAS HAPPENED Fate introduce JERRY RAY to wealthy ALESTER CABSTAKW when he crushes his aJrpbuvt Into she Is sharing with her roommate MYRTLE. She likes his pilot, DAJf HARVEY, but Alester Is struck with Usx beauty and shows ' . her attent.un. Unable to buy ft new gown for a party Alee'nr hn Invited her to, Jerry yields to the temptation to take one from the storeIntending to slip it back next day. iiirry Is discharged when the store manager hears Ivr confesdlon about ruining the dress. She seeks another ;ob, and is surprised one evening when Dan calls. He proposes and sl.b tolls him era does not believe in love but is going; to try He leaves her to marry money. . after trying to warn her. Alester takes Jerry for a drivs and goes to tl.'i .deserted oamp where he makes advances which she repulses. .Dan happens , along and, unfW cover 'if his presence, Jerry forces Alester" to take, her 1 is contrite and when she home. says she has lost her job op his account promises to try to get her in a el'irua. Net "day he takes her to Interview, the producer, who promises to taktj her on after stafii test. NOW GO ON WITH THE STOKY one; I'm so awkward," the lovely voice went on, filled now with self-- f eprbech. Jerry smiIM a her. The pain wasn't lasting. "It's my fault," she Bald. "I was tin the way." "But I shouldn't be always banging doors," the other $ returned.' "You're a new girl, aren't you?" she went on witii a. friendliness VHM A GIRL LOVES? tOVE. fO&TWO'k GROVES' '' '; - i- fJ: , , iv- - -- e-CAmp " K . - . '.s DP til : f ft '""ft -- ; . ; !' 'Mi f ' i , 1 '. -- i; " ' ' , , -- j V Y ' J " X r , i ' i:'"'t TV ? . " see"?" Jerrylet him slip it over future other .than Aleater's promise, to be at .the theatt'r for her first rehearsal. It was in his mind to give Jerry a little time to think things over. He didn't want her to suppose he was going to seek to monopolize her simply Wcause he had got her a He sensed place in the theater. thatshe jvould be more grateful to him if he allowed her to find an expression for her gratitude in heV own way. And there was the ring. She must ; not imagine that he, waited anything in return for that No, Jerry would have to be"handlci . with diplomacy, he perceived. Jerry could not restrain a show of pride when she displayed the ring to Myrtle. The latter said It. was too bad it wasn't set fn plati; num. " . Car-stair- -- -- first rehearsal! , . Jerry turned faint. (To Be Continued) j 1 j edu-cator- of the.world tol statesmen, entertain you and your family and friends. All this is yours with an RCA Radiola and the most turn of a dial. 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"None of your swearing now," the feet-twin- it SIB She was a show' girl now. her finger People expected show girls to accept presents. with an anxious expression." didn't know where to go. "Oh, I'm always hurting , The young man at the pianc set'med to have forgotten the re hearsal. too. ' He played on until the first of the laggard chorus, ar rived and intruded upon him. Jerry had. moved slowly toward him, drawn by the music; the other girls, did not see her. In the ' wings. "Listen,: Jael," one of them "Don't shouted at the musician. play that second number so fast, this morning. Get me? I had a to get the sugar hard, night-tryinoff my daddy." She laughed shrilly. The" young man nodded. Jerry did not know If it we're in assent; she suspected he didn't want to talk to the girl. ifC ?8 )(C , al The stage door, was opening often now. She could see girls pouring in as If they had timed their arrival at 10 mluutes to 10 precisely, not a mtmite before, and not a minute after. . Well, she'd better - think About what she should do. Go to the of- flee and inquire? The sensible thlnr would be to find the stage director, she dt'eided, looking about her. the yoim She saw nc( one-bu- t man at the piano and the noisy chorus gills. She wouldn't ask any of thpm. The young man . . , tak. ing her. courage in her te'eth she approached him.. "Will you please tell me where I will tnd Mr. Hule?" she inquired i . Jerry had here. some- - not expecce'd ill III mi, i. i ?.-:v- .. II - . ,m ii il - Knight Coal & .'hi Ice Co. V : 182 West Center St. Phone 125b for dem- "' onstration. e 1' i" ii ii ' " 3 flfVO eui - ' ' f I ' '..L Il '. martwf vm iwAMiautii, rw ftwnSf rfStm df ffrJ'rHmiforrtjMi COHLON r.itr.oy C0RP0RATI0NWy,;Ps, w0rmHj6 rffJ. ' y" .v.- -- hnrd-boile- - '.'' 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"You're going to Ve a success, 's "That's some of Alester Jnrry," he assured her, "and there she jeered. "That boloney," will be more costly things than bimbo's going to have you" eating this ring for you , . . If you want out of his hand yet." I but hope you won't" thi'm, "You should worry," Jerry re- "I'm afraid I shouldn't take this," torted; "but wait until my show Jerry returned doubtfully. "I don't opens; there's no boloney about feel like a show girl yet." that." "Walt until Jake's stage director "I wonder what it cost Alester to and you with you gets through get you. in?" Myrtle mused audibly. win' Ale'ster grinned. ."He pun"Nothing," Jerry said with a one and ishes them hard, Jerry flush. "Mr. Welnertz was Indebted about. warn must you thing I feel I to him." Hule doesn't like having raw mater"Then you don't owe him anyhear You ial rung in on him. may Myrtle said pointedly. "And thing," him say something pretty hot about politely. ion't you let him forgt't it." pull, but don't lose your temper. He The young man was playing jaza "I'll feef that I do if I don't make ,wiU make you If you've" any talent Jerry replied, with a hint of now, mechanically. l did not At all. You can afford to overlook jood," In her voice. stop when he answered, after one worry Ms remarks for the sake of a cayou're lucky," Myrtle said. glance at Jerry. "You're the there isn't a better mar, 'to"Gee, reer. that. Of gfc't a chance like girl," he remarked, with a in the "business than Hule to get course you'll make good. What's bitterness that Jerry could not unstarted with." Later she It like, anyway, the theater In the derstand at the time. Jerry promised to rememberofthat. day time?" learned that Jael Thane had given ' notloe you are taking "People "I haven't been back stage," up a promising carer as already,' Alester told her when Terry confided and went on to tell artist to follow a show girl into the But on the floor, dancing. they were of Jazz only to lose her after if the attention she her roommate all that sht' had seen. realm Jerry wondered was to a man who made f was she 'It "the awful," way said, due not was attracting mostly a of her. star , Mr. bawled chorus Weinerti that toAloster's social prominence. but before everybody. I hope He had never gone back to his Surely the public must know who jlrlone talks to me like that" concerts, or on from the place he was, especiaUy here. It was nice io "Well, they will." Myrtle declared. where sho' had left him playing of htm to bring her among his own You kid. the piano for Jake Weinertz'a redon't want to be kind, she thought, softening toward fjearn to hand It back. touchy, When are hearsals. . him more than she had as yet Au going to rehearse?" Jerrv turned away from him, af since the 'Scene at the shore. "Tomorrow morning at 10."r fronted. I'm that very guess "Maybe they You He'JLbe here In a few minutes," youjucky? j;an sleep happy" she said, smiling up at him U'Aren't until nine!"- Jael callt'J. "Better go on to the mistily. But even as she spoke the dressing room and tell the wardrobe words she Knew that they were not But Jerry couldn't. Myrtle mistress to fix you up." entirely true. If only Dan Harvey her whe'n she got up and would stay out of her mind . . . and Jerry was we.lklng blindly she-- had - seen the Other lres6edJAtcight she herselfwaa her heart . , Alester was charming the rest of jp. At 20 minutes to 10 she was at Iris take. She did not want to meet Mr. Hule' just now. Another refthe afternoon. Jerry saw a new and 'die stage door of the theater, "Miss Ray, of the 4 chorus,' she erence to the part Alester had play delightful side to his Character. He d in putting her here and she seemed Anxious to please her. Her ,aid to the doorman. eof tneUs toward - him grew, but j;HdJamHed..iA. greenhorn.'L.he would lose her temper.- - Alester had ld to himself. Aloud: "Go right In, warned h?r not to let that happen, shortly before they left the" tee room a Jarring note struck discord Miss Ray. I'm sure they're waiting she remembered. - The sound of the' led into the pleasant tempo of her for you." look of flashed a him to the right dressing rwim. A her Jerry thoughts. ilarm. Had she made a mistake in double door swung loosely before x , ;. ., her. She rather timidly put out a Two girls, exquisite elegants from time? "Rehearsal begins at 10i doesn't hand and pushed her way Inside. his own world, came past the tablr ' ", Hor heart was inher throat. jwhgre Jerry and Alester sat. Hf t?" she asked excitedly. The man relented. ?You got I These jtirls wire rose at their smile bowed, and took eggs, H seat again.- though Jerry was plenty of time," he said; "go oh in." she had heard. If they didn t like walked the stage her thtd probably wisecrack her certain the girls had paused with Jerry through the intention of speaking to blm ioor Into the magic world' of back- out of the show She expected them was an There His lattitude had clearly been meant stage. unpainted to notice her entry, but none did. ; t vto indicate to the"m that he did not table, a chair of the kind that you .; wish to Introduce hie ' companion, find in ge'neral stores beside It. and Shehesitated and looked about ' bulletin board on the wall of the her for the. wardrobe mistress. j Jqrry .thought She tried to tell herself that he place wherein she stood. Wht she ssw was a long table with The floor wag bare and not very rfnild not he hlnmed fnr 'that, Thiil she elt he shouldn't have brought clean. At one side Jerry looked row of upright mirrors dividing it ' down the center. , her here if he' considered the people thto a row of painted background ' Some cf the stools were occupied ha would meet too ood to know cnto the stage, TIW Vp(ano was there, and the bv J hor. girls who already had removeJ He was playing. - Thoy danced again, hut she was pianist Jerry their street clothes and were in va ro longer under the spell of the stood still and listened. His music rious stages of undress, That was place, the enchanting music, and flooded' the darkened auditorium all she saw then, for the door swuns: the" fact that she danced with one with rare sound. This was not cpen behind her with considerable" Jerry force and caught her on the arm. qf the world's most eligible young jaz, orlpopular tnelody. men. He appeared far less fasci- was not acquainted with the music She cried out sharply. masters, but the compelling beautv "Oh. did I hurt you? I'm so nating than he had an hour ago, If Alester noted the change in of Rachmaninof's Prelude In '0 sorry!" at lovely voice said auickly. her feeling for him, at least, hr1 di Sharp Minor stirred her deeply. She Jerry's eyes smarted with the hot comment upon.lt.. They parted forgot that sh had come to re- (oars of pnln. hut shtfwas conat her door without a date for the hearse for the chorus and that she scious of a sweet face turned to ber , late-H- A Christmas gift of money means "Buy the . gift that will give you most pleasure' An that gift is an RCA Radiola.; tight-lfppe- . , She was going to be ,YEARS of ENJOYMEn I with that Santa Claus Check She jerked a stool before Ihk place that Evelyn had cleared for Jerry and popped down on It with , smile'. "Can you imagine what a mad world this would be if everyone could make his wishes come true?'' " f the stage 1" m blankety blank blank smrthought she was doing. Evelyn looke'd at" her eoMly.- I'm taking advantage of the rule you girls applied to me," she said calmly. "I wish to have Miss Ray sit here that's the rule, you know. Friends may have" places together even If someone else must change." "Is that so?" the girl in black satin drawled. "Well, I won't mdve -' decisive1 Jerry did not pick It up. "There aren't any strings tied to it." Alester went on, guessing at her thoughts. "How about wishes?" Jerry asked giving him a straight look. Alester leaned forward with a he sail. "I know It would be no place for shop girls," Jerry replied, still eye' ing him candidly. "You mean for" chorus girls," corrected. "Forget your de--' partment store, Jerry, and" his voice became very serious '"please forget yesterday. Let's declare ita new deal. Take" the ring; I chose because it belongs to you, and I'll try to stop wishing anything you wouldn't like." He picked up the ring himself tnd held it out to her. Jerry let Mm slip it over her finger, then Bhf turned her head quickly to see it thoy had been observed. No one appeared to have notice1.!.' Not that It mattered,- - she told herself ; R wasn't an engagement ring . . . she wouldn't want to receive that in public ,V Anyway she needn't feel guilty . . . she was a show girl now. People expected them to accept v ( presents. ment. . .... When they came" to5 Evelyn's place she pulled a. stool up beside her own and then started pushing the Jars and bottles oh the table father down-t- o cltar a space for Jerry's hat and bag. "I'l tell you what to get," sh4 was saying when a' girl in a very short black satin dress rushed up and wanted to know what in the Mi fi - ' mfi - - ' V ' jew&ry." " i , . " . CHAPTER XXV "You will need this now," Alester said, flicking the ring a little nearer to Jerry. "Jake's girls will consider you declasse If. you haven't any " ;"I'U have your size next time," the j wardrobe mistress was saying; "but you'd better shake yourself, littf j one. Old Hule is : . ." . "Everybody on the stage! Every- - i Everybody on) body on the stage! " . ' li ' older woman warned her quietly. "Mover Jerry 'was shaken by the scene. But no one else seemed to mind it Evelyn was perfectly calm. "Hurry,' she said, "and put on your suit." She pointed to a folded garment on the table and Jerry , picked it up. Hfc'r first stage costume! GingShe had taken Jerry by the arm ham panties and blouse. and was hurrying her along to a place at the far end. of the table. Jerry saw now that the room eon tained several like the' one she had noticed first. A few' of the girls turned their heads over their shoulders and watched their progress. "High hat's found some'one good onough to hand out a little conversation to." one them remarked anecringly as they passed her. 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