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Fate Fats Introduces Jerry Jerry Ray Hay to wealthy AI Alester eater Carstairs whim when h ho he crashes his hili airplane into tho the camp she I in sharing with her bel roommate Myrtle Her heart responds i to his bin pilot Dan IIa Harvey but Alester is Ja struck by by- her beauty and showers shower attentions upon her Unable to buy UY a R. gown for the party part AI Alester ester has Invited Incited her to Terry Ields elds to the temptation to take one ono from the store store Intending Intending to slip it Jt back next day dllY Jerry Is discharged M from the store when rho eho ho has hUll to confess that the dress Is ruined She seeks another job and andI andI andIn I In I surprised ono one even evening InS InS' when then Dan calls Ho lie proposes and she tells him she does not believe in love but is going to try to marry arrY money lie Ste leaves leavell after atter tr try try- log InS to warn waln her Alester Jlester asks auks Jerry to take a drive with him and goes to the deserted camp where he offers a 8 ring and a II prop proposal which stuns her Sh She repulses s his advances advances ad ad- vances vancell and Is III glad to hear bear Dans Dan's whistle wh as he ha approaches from the beach Under Un Un- del der cover er of at his presence Jerry forces forcell Alester Aleater to take her borne home Ho Me Is is III contrite contrite contrite con con- trite and when she sass she has lost her job on his account he promises to try to pet Jet her in a chorus NOW Y GO ON OX WITH TilE THIS STORY STORE CHAPTER Jerry opened her eyes on Monday Mon Men Monday day morning w with with- witha th a a. start when the alarm clock locI struck seven Sh Shwas She was about to throw v back the top tor sheet and Jump out of ot bed in a a hurry when she remembered that this Monday morning was different from any other in her life A day of promise lay ahead of ol her And it was not necessary to sacrifice half an hour of sleep for forthe forthe the thc sake of cleanliness Let the theother theother theother other roomers use up the limited supply of or hot water If they wanted to to she she could wait until more was heated It wouldn't matter to her any longer that no hot bath was waa available available avail avail- able on Sunday night ht after a day spent in moist and sticky pursuit of pleasure aboard crowded subway subway sub sub- way trains ferri ferries s or excursion boats She wa was going to leave all that behind forever Alester was coming for her some sometime sometIme sometime time in the afternoon to take talce her herto herto herto to see Jake Jake Jake Jake-fa- fa famous inous for his choruses Jerry fell back back on on her pillow V and stretched her arms above c her head heat with a yawn of ot sheer she creature com corn fort You lucky little dingbat Myrtie Myrtle Myr Myr- tle tie said to her while she hastily pulled on a cotton kimono to rush to the bathroom hoping loping to find it unoccupied Jerry had confided to her th the night before that she was going to have a chance to go on the stage A girl can watch her step after she's had ad one lesson Jerry had ar argued argued ar- ar gued to herself while Alester filled her ears for an hour with his pleas for fol her forgiveness She had bad be been n convinced finally that he was was sincerely contrite And the prospect of employment that thai was was' pleasant thrilling even even- was ws irresistible No more more alarm c clocks clock's No more more Wild dashes for a bath No more mor moro hurried hurried breakfasts of coffee coffee cof cof- fee tee in thick mugs and a a cruller or orsome orsome orsome some half burned toast tast And the Iho lure of ot the footlights footlights' Jerr Jerry felt It strongly People had always told her she should be he on the stage but never before she met A Alester les er had she known anyone who had bad the slightest connection with it ft C S C She thought o of the dress she had planned to wear that day in search of work It hung nicely pressed In the clothes lothes closet Nothing to todo todo todo do but manicure her nails and prepare prepare pre pre- pare to look loot her best She pulled the sheet up to her neck and curled down lown for tor a late ate sleep But sleep was Impossible When Walen Myrtle returned from her tepid plunge Jerry was sitting up in bed her arms clasped around her up drawn up knees day dreaming In bliss Alester was to telephone her when he ho made made- the appointment with Jerry had an oc occasional occasional oc- oc c- c of misgiving when she thought of the assurance assurance with which he had taken it for granted that he be would have no trouble getting the appointment Weinert was a big man m in the theatrical world she knew But Alester's Influence with wilh him bun must have been all that he claimed for at 11 o'clock Alester called her herto herto to say he lie would come for her at three Jerry flew up the stairs and danced lanced a a. drag in the middle of the worn carpet on her floor She would have her chance Now it was up to h her ber r She ran ov over r to the the mirror to seek Reek encouragement there And even en In the slightly distorted vision that met her gaze she saw loveli loveli- ness Her es ej-es eyes ejes were filled l with the tle spirit of adventure of ot youth of elation They were f fairly irly sparkling spark spark- li ling with her electric vitality If only Im I'm not too loo scared to dance she breathed prayerfully s satisfied that would find her pretty enough h. h Sta Stage Stag Q fright beJan to 10 prow grow upon h her i r r then She found found- it nerve nerve- to wait until three ee oclo o'clock clo k k doing nothing If she knew what to exp expect ct S wont won't intO to I lOr hope they as asIc m dance today she said to to- to herself with a a. tou touch h of panic What will I r have hae to in do were her first words she ad addressed addressed addressed ad- ad dressed t to lester Alester when lien he be arrived armed Scared Scar d he laughed Wh Why Jern Jerry Jer- Jer Jer Jer- ry n you Jou have nothing to worry about Jakes Jake's going oin t to bless me tho rest rest of his his life for fog bringing bi a girl like 3 you OU I. I J Jerry erry felt felta a trifle reassured reassured but only a trifle V VI I 1 dont don't know any dances except tho those t Myrtle teaches me me she said weakly S The re enough h Alester re re- Do the varsity drag lra if U you have to show your our stuff and re remember remember remember re- re member that I said y you u ap girl Ive I've ever dancer danced with Tha praise Indeed for Jerry recalled the graceful dancing o of Leontine Le- Le and nOlI thrilled ii to think that Ales Alester tel compared her favorably with such a woman as that C C C She was wa a little calmer when they reached office in the Forties ForUe s The building building- they entered was far from im impressive and they walked up to the se o 1 Hoor where surprise t t- t tsee the thc Jerry Jery was see ee producers producer producers producer's pro pro- ducer's ducer name on all the hall ball doors Shed She'd have e thou thought ht If tr he had so much business sI that he would conduct con can duct it from more pretentious f tors r But s the Inside Aleste led her toward a door with no other lettering besides the thc name of tho producer on op the glass glasa The rhe Theother oUter other doors were subtitled with the name nam of his assistants and the their departments The lack ack of magnificence saved Jerry from being awestruck She couldn't be impressed with poor POOl surroundings Alester opened the thedoor door to the waiting room outside Jakes Jake's private office Jerry stepped over the and pau paused cd in astonishment t. t Along tho the walls ran benches hard benches such as would not encourage ago age prolonged The Thc floor was wa's bare and liberally lly covered covered cowered cov cow ered near tl the e benches benches' with tobacco ash People sat eat on the benches people who b beggared description as asfar asfar asfar far as Jerrys Jerry's vocabulary was con con- She felt as if shed she'd been suddenly sudden sudden- ly transported into a a new new- world Wherever did such people keep themselves themselves' when they weren't here herc hereOn hereon on tho benches Now and then a avery aery avery very ery queer-looking queer human had come cometo to her hel lace counter but to find a sized large crowd o of them together Th There r were a a. few girls with red red lips and silk knees knee posed posed like tho news pictures o of prominent ship a arrivals rivals sitting apart from the others othel's in chairs Plainly they were preferred applicants Jerry learned later that word had llad gone out to the tle profession that was castIng castIng casting cast- cast Ing character parts Only at such times did the freaks as she heard them called throng the office They could be seen there at all times In smaller groups their bulbous or scrawny features set in lines of patient re resignation resignation res res- ignation to a long lang wait Often they came day after day and sat the office office office of of- of- of fice hours through Jerry and Alester were shown show at once into the private office Jerry was prepared to find It as bare and uninviting as ns the o other the But it as as very different She had not known that offices ever were furnished furnished furnished fur fur- so BO much like luxurious living living liv liv- ing rooms S C C A man a bald laId round-faced round man with a squat body sat at a desk of some dark gleaming wood He was leaning back in his chair his hands folded over an art ample ampe paunch his eyes closed Mr Carstairs his secretary announced in the rear of his call call- ers era The man sat up with a start and thrust out a hand to Alester T Then en he saw Jerry and got to his feet Alester introduced them No experience I understand the producer said to her cordially Well were we're glad to see what youve you've got he went on not wailing waitIng waiting wait wait- Ing for Jerrys Jerry's reply Owe a lot lotto lotto lotto to our friend Alester here Wheres Where's OUr car Al AI Well We'll drive over to the theatre and give this young lady ladya a tryout He had bad touched a button while his talk ran on and when his liis secretary secretary sec see a appeared to to answer it he asked ask l for his hat and cane They were brought to him and Jerry al almost almost almost al- al most allowed a smile to break forth when he walked over to a mirror mirrorS to adjust the hat on his head It took quite some few minutes The cane was grasped with jaunty care care- le There was wag a stir in In the outer of office ottice ot- ot flee fice as they passed through and Jerry fancied she heard a few sighs There Thele was no doubt however however however how how- ever about the muttered remark that Can came from a pair of ot red red red lips Jerry expected to see Mr turn upon the girl but apparently he ho must have been slightly deaf at any rate he appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap not to hear what had been said Jerry made a mental note to speak in a raised voice oice when she addressed him A moment later when she had occasion to do so he be said My Iy dear I hear perfectly what I wish to hear Jerry flushed They got into Alester's car and started off oft Jerry thought the theatre theatre the the- atre atro must be several blocks away and when Alester drove to Broadway Broadway Broadway Broad Broad- way and down a block then west again she was both amused and surprised They could have lave walked the distance in a few tew minutes But there was no time to wonder wonder won won- der about Mr He lIe had her by the arm leading her into his Ills theatre where I If she was fortunate a golden fu future fu- fu ture lay ahead of her I fu-I To Tobe be continued |