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I I I Telegram JEALOUS J IE E 4 L 0 U LI t G GAL A L By BlI Brown TT eta I I SYNOPSIS Faith Howard lovely beauty contest con eon test teat winner from Nuts Mich out of ofA ofa ofa a Job because Mavis Andre for tor whom she is I a a. stand in Is ill I in the tho hospital hospi tal bl goes KOCS to Apua Agua Agua with wIlls wih Carol find and Valerie Valeric two other beauty contest winners winner and md throws a penny In into o the Wishing Well Wel there Out nut the vacation acton which started so gaily a I y ends in dis- dis a aster r. r one of their escorts escort is I so intoxicated and nd obnoxious in his attentions to Faith that she decides to t leave leav In attempts to prevent this she strikes him on the head with wih a heavy silver siver pitcher picher and rushes rushe off or believing him to be dead She is rescued b by Lieutenant Gordon Saunders Saunder officer from March llarch Field who drives her bock back blek to the States s. s lie He finds out for her that is J not badly hurt hurt Then the flying officer of ot- fleer is I confronted with the problem of what to do with wih this thi lovely child alone homeless at nt midnight ht In San Diego o. o NOW CONT CONTINUE TIlE THE IE STORY I Chapter THREE THEE Rescue Faith looking up into Saunders Saunders' face could see sec he was smiling Faith Howard Howard that's tats Howard that's a pretty name well name well F Faith ith what in the te world am a I 1 going to do with wih you Im Im all al right now If I you can ean help me get back to Los Ls Angeles Angeles- that's all al But what are you ou going to do dowhen dowhen when you ou get there demanded Saunders t I Ill Il be all al right right I 1 have some someI I money coming to me rae from Irom the I studio and Ill I'll Il get along I 1 dont don't dontI I know what Id I'd Id have done If i you hadn't helped me rae get away from that t place Faiths Faith's th's voice broke Nonsense I 1 did nothing nothing just just what anybody would have done I II dont don't think youre you're able to look after yourself he said severely se How Hoti I did you ever cr happen to t get mixed up in that crowd and go down to Caliente Cali- Cali Cal i ente Faith Foith shivered Contritely Saunders Saunders SaUl ders jumped out got a robe from the rumble seat and draped it i about I her Ive l e spoiled spied your evening L Spoiled Spied it iU Saunders laughed I How do you suppose I. I happened to tobe t be he driving your way when you came i along the road It I wasn't wast chance Faith A Dressing Down Faith looked up at him in the moonlight It I had not occurred to her to question queston the te turn tur the mad events of the evening had taken You see I 1 thought your boyfriend boy boyfriend friend frend might get rough rough So when he followed you ou out of the casino I tagged along along Nothing mysterious about abut it it j Do D you really realy think he isn't hurt i badly Faith asked Of Of course curse no not l Its It's Is I's midnight Well We'll turn around go back to San Diego and Ill I'll Il telephone again just justi to be sure i i E j. j I r I I L 4 1 14 4 4 t rl v I f 4 S There beside the ocean they had bad tea together Faith tried tred not to remember that she must soon go back bak to her struggles in i Hollywood Holywood The e girls are going to be furious fu rious You should worry about them Saunders Sunders said viciously Oh but they've been en kind to tome me Yes because they needed an extra girl girl Extra girl girU Faith laughed faintly But they did take me inc in Saunders was still sti muttering to himself himsel when he pulled the car out onto the road again back to San Diego Dego Fifteen Fleen minutes later in the car Faith waited for Saunders td to complete complete com corn ente another anoter telephone call cal to Cali- Cali Cal Cal- Calente Saunders was gone even longer this time tie When he came cae he was wa mopping his brow Whee Thee it was hot in that telephone booth both He laughed And was that wire hot hoU I guess it was the redhead I was talking to t. t Did she dress me down I 1 told her I was your our uncle Faith laughed In I spite spie of f her nervousness Is he all al all right Sure but she insists you spoiled their chances for posing for some pictures picures or something I 1 finally told her to go to t the devil devi I IA A Soldier Ive Ive decided what to do with wih you OU he continued as he drove away But first I think I 1 ought to t tell tel you something something something some some- thing about m myself sel In the first place Im I'm Im In I the army Army A soldier Faiths Faith's eyes ees opened wide Wheres your uniform uniform uni uni- form Saunders laughed laughed I fly fy airplanes far for Uncle Sam Sarr SarrI Sa I and I leave the trimmings back atthe at nt atthe I the post on my evenings out Really Realy take an airplane right up ur I into the sky Yes really realy take an airplane up up in inthe inthe 1 the sky Besides that Im I'm Im 23 no en Born Bor in Boston Beacon Beacon Beacon Bea Bea- con street and I live lve at March Field p up near near Los Angeles You and I an are going to drive into San Diego ant and I call cal on a pal of mine there Theres There's Theresa 5 a p party on and his wife wie is swell I 11 I think she sheIl l take you in for the night night I dont don't want to s send nd you to t a hotel hote alone If I the party's still sti going our oui I troubles are over I Oh no nol no Faith gasped Nonsense of course we shall No side about abut Hortense and Major Majol Brewster Faith gulped But I 1 haven't any dress on Good God Lord LordI Did that brute tear tea r it i I off oU was just changing from my eve evening ning dress when he came came came- came Saunders shut his jaw tight tight busaid but bu t said nothing swung the car into ito a I gasoline station staton To the Party Parly Hurry Well We'll be just jut in time tie fo for r supper at the Faith in the tn tiny washroom go goI got t into the plain white frock frok she ha had I worn wor on the drive down to t Caliente She tried to t smooth her hair repair r the tear stains on her face The Thi C tiny tny mirror did not offer ofer much he help but Faiths Faith's natural beauty did Later when she came back to the thi I car one would hardly have realized 1 she was the same girl gir who walked walkee wale I i into int nto the little room Ten minutes later they tey drove up in Ii 5 front of the Inside Inide a piano pian D sounded Ever Every light in the house hous houe C s seemed to be turned on going full ful blast blasl Fine ine No Nobody No bed b body will vill wi bother bather to ask any questions Dont Don't say youre you're in the te movies movie Better Better Bet Bet- ter ten not down here They're bored bred 1 with wih the th picture crowd The major answered the door dor him himself hisel himL hi- L- L self sel and greeted them with a shout o of L welcome Hortense Hortense Gordons Gordon's Gordons here the officer officer of of- r- r fleer called caled above the din A lovely looking brunette brunete tall tal slim I came ce sw sweeping ping in from the livin living rom room Darling Darlng So glad you didn't go t to 0 Caliente Calente Saunders presented Faith Fait to he her r hostess hostes Can I 1 park her here he asked I. I Im Im off of duty tomorrow and ad we war warto want it to go to the boat races They were swept sept into the te swirl of c I things It I seemed hours hour before the te guests guest gest Is began bega to leave leve and Saunders brought it in her suitcase from his car hi cr Come for breakfast Hortense Hortens C told Saunders Not before noon though tough Faith wont won't want to be U up p before then Its It's Is I's almost 3 now Where are arc you going Faith asked aske d Gordon Grdon Chick and I are going goig over to t th the e post with wih the tl gang lice Her ler Dream Drem Long after the house houe was quiet t F Faith ith lay thinking of ot the nights night events Here she was wa sleeping in a house houe where people talked taleda Id a queer jargon but were infinite infinitely Ly kind to her Finally she fell fel into ito an a a Si exhausted sleep Her own sobbing 10 awakened her She had dreamed th that tat l' l Gordon had flown fown away never away never I to come b back ck Faith sat St up In I bed and ad shook hi her r sheath of blond hair hir back from he her r face It I was noon non Just then there tere was wa a knock kok on her hi r door It I was wa as Up already Ive I've Ive been quiet as a a mouse moue afraid Id I'd Id awaken you ou Ti Tito The Thel IC major was wa up for hours hous arid and ard over to the post pst Get dressed child TI Te The ie boys should be back for breakfast St soon Faith felt fel like lie a new person as she si te went slowly down the pretty winding ig staircase Hortense was wa in the ga gar gar- r. r garn den A breakfast table was wa laid on rn onte the te terrace out among the te flowers fowers in ina ina ina a sheltered shelee spot sot Just as Faith stepped into the thc Jut a go goden garden gar r den a car came In fri i the te driveway It I was wa Major Brewster and her trier friend ld of ot the night before There in i ti the thel ie iest morning sunshine F Faith lt for or the te fir first st lime really saw Gordon Last nig night ht she had not thought much about hir hi 91 personally in the st stress s of her excite excitement ement e- e ment and fear fer Now she se realized cozed I he hewa se was wa extremely personable She sa saw tv his hi brown curly cury hair hai his hi bronzed bronzi Id face bce and the amusing musing crinkles crines abo about ut his gay blue eyes as she looked i up ip at him did diffidently nty Breakfast Party Gordon Grdon stared stare intently down in into to F Faiths Faith's Jh's blue eyes If I she was at sur surprised ur in- pried at his hi tallness and brownne SI he was wa equally surprised at her beauty Hows everything Then In a lower voice I called Caliente Calente this ti morning moring The Te boy friend frend had hd hd a bad headache that's all al But your our girlfriends girl girlfriends gil friends friend ore are ae still sti on the muscle I He laughed at worry in her to i eyes CC F Faith ith always remembered that tat breakfast party out on the te terrace terace The Te perfect food the gay conversation convers- convers conversa conversa- tion the quantities of ot fresh excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent coffee which the te maid brought broughton brouch on frequent trips to the te kitchen What for lor today Brewster asked his hi wife wie in i a lazy voice People in I for supper that's nfl all n You'll Youl both be b here of ot course cule Hortense Hor Hor- tense added Wish ih we could Gordon said sid but butI I Tm m driving Faith FaIt back to Los Ia L Angelea Angeles Ange Ange- Age lea les le right aw away Y Its It's quite quie a trip and andI I 1 should be back at the post at a decent ho hour r. r r Oh you mustn't munt Let Lt her stay a afew afew few days dY Gordon Grdon shook shok his hc head d The Same Tavern No she's ses se's got to go back back But Ill I'll Il bring brig her down again agai It I was before they climbed Into Gordons Gordon's roadster and headed up North Nort along the ocean ocea Faith felt fel that her adventure was almost almost al ale al- al most mot over Soon Son shed she'd sed have to t face reality again aai Once on the rO road troublesome thoughts flowed out of the te girls girl's gils gil's mind Sitting there deep in the comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able car she gave herself hersel up to t the te gorgeousness of the summer day How Howy different this trip was from Saturdays Saturday's Satur Satur- days day's drive They drove along almost in i silence giving givin themselves up to tote the te lovely day It I was wa two hours later that tt Grdon Gordon stopped Thirsty Thirst Well We'll get ge some se tea or something It I was the covered wistaria-covered vered tavern where the te party had paused pawed on the downward trip The he terrace trace was wa almost filled but t there here was a table for two at the edge ege u under some dripping wistaria bios blos bIo s ome This is i as near ner heaven hea en as any place I Ive I've Ive ever seen Faith Fait said sid as S she s sied smiled across at Gordon Grdon Gordon nodded Tell Tel me about yourself he begged w when hen the waiter waier had hd taken their orens or or- d ders ens Ive Ive confessed all al now you 6 start stat it it It was easy e to talk to Gordon For l life ife lo seemed such a lark to him h that problems became nothing when p you t told old him about them tem Well Wel first fist Im I'm Im just 18 16 18 M Contest Winner So young Youre You're just a baby G ordon Gordon was superior with his 23 y years ears To Faith he seemed like one o of f the high school boys she knew b back ack in Niles Nies MIchTel Mich Tell Tel me mc all al about how you got gotto gotto t to o Hollywood Hollywood- Holywood- Holywood I won a beauty contest Begin at the beginning young woman I want to t know everything a about bout you Theres nothing much to tel tell A s shadow hadow settled over Faiths Faith's eyes ees as s she he looked out at the ocean Im Im poor if i that's what you mean There was a hint of defiance i in n Faiths Faith's Faits Fait's voice voie My 11 father is i still b back ack home in Niles Nie My Aunt Mamie Mamnie t takes akes care of ot him Hes He's been sick for tf f or years Paralysis Mother died die when I 1 was in the fifth grade Father worked in the postoffice She paused You see e he wanted wante me mc to go to s school chool schol but he has ha only a small smal pen s ion sion sion I 1 went and worked after school i in n the Three Flags hotel hotel that's that's Nic Niles best hotel Faith Fait paused I 1 worked in the coffee shop I wanted I I t to o get through trough school as soon son as I could and get a real job I took typing typo i ing ng and s shorthand and I think fathers father's f friends friend could have got me inc i into nto the postoffice It I seemed years ears ago ao Had It really realy been ben only only a fa year since sice she had come cometo cometo t to o Hollywood Holywood She scarcely realized s she he was speaking I was v wa chosen choen for forNic Niles Nic as its it Blossom Queen Queen to to go to Benton Harbor and St. St Jo for the c comp competition Uton Gordon leaned forward You must mut have made a lovely I II queen queen I wasn't want I didn't win My dress was wa terrible or I might have have but but I didn't Then how Hollywood A Compromise There Tere was a man ma from Chicago there He liked my looks lok I guess gue Anyway he asked for one of my photograph photographs pho pho- and he entered me In a film m contest in Chicago I was wa one of twenty chosen expenses expense were paid to Chicago Chiago for the finals I didn't think I ought to go but father insist insist- ed Hes He's a darling Faiths Faith's eyes filled fied wih with sudden tears Hes had a terrible ter ten nible time One thing I 1 want to do doLs doi Ls is i to make money enough to bring brig him out here It I was wa pretty bad in i Chicago We had to take te screen tests test on n on the stage of a theater I didn't have any decent clothes cothes and I I was wa terribly awkward and everything Right now I 1 dont don't know kow how I won But you ou won Yes Ye I 1 think I 1 was wa a compromise Faith laughed a 3 little bitterly If U you are the compromise Id I'd Id like lie to see the rest re But go on dont don't top stop stop Well Wel I was the most mot surprised d perIn person per per- son sn in the world when I won They took tok me to the thc Fair and I got a lotof lot lotof of ot new clothes pictures in the thc picure newspapers newspapers news news- papers papers Faith laughed at the mem memo ory It I was wa exciting I 1 didn't want to come but Father insisted My contract con con- tract for three months month called caled for 35 a n week week Aunt Mame Manic said she could get Iet along If I could send 10 home each |