Show tWY- tWY TYES BEGIN HERE TODAY Audrey Morton loves her guardian guardian guar guar- dian Harry Morton and Is determined determined determined deter deter- mined to overcome his refusal to marry her Morton himself middle mid mid- dl dle aged attractive wealthy and unmarried has always been a mystery mystery mys- mys tery in Salt Lake where he has lived for fifteen years His business business bustness busi bust ness and his p past st both are unknown He maintains an expensive apartment apartment apart apart- ment meat in San Francisco where he spends much of his time Nona a stage girl also lo loves loes es Morton Morton Mor for ton lon Satisfied that he cares for Audrey only as a child she becomes t fond d of the other ther girl Audrey Audre de desiring desiring desiring de- de siring to learn leam how stage women ma manage age to interest Morton lorton decides to go goOp op the stage hM herself el Sh She hires hire a male maJe dancing partner One night she asks asks' Morton for 1000 showIng showIng showing show- show Ing signs o of distress but refusing to tell what th the money is for provides es the money and follows toll fol tol- fol- fol l tows lows vs v's her to to toa a a theatrical agency Audrey Is In man an inner room of the agency Mort Morton p. p with the proprietor tor toran toi an old friend waits In the outer office As a young man appears Morton springs to block his hia exit NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY The names and situations in this story are e fictitious CHAPTER The young man whirled and drew back What are you doing here he demanded He lIe was tall and shouldered havy-shouldered not at all the usual type of ot dancing dancing ing Ingman man man except for the uncommon po of his hair and th the exaggerated exaggerated exaggerated style of the clothes he wore Morton toward him de- de y and closed the do door Dr behind behind be beS hind him Can we use your private office Abe he asked Mr Sunshine assented Help HeIp yourself yourself but but theres there's s a n. lot of girls with Miss roUss Morton in Inthe the back room Watch Vatch out and shut the door They will be coming in to listen I if you jou dont You come in too Morton proposed pro pro- posed The yOung man was edging along the wall keeping a a a- wan wary eye eve on Morton S Get in that othe other othey room room ordered the latter crisply Id I'd like to see Bee you make me meP mei The young man thrust out his chin anI leaned forward Just make me r S Morton was shorter and much lighter than the other but his air was wholly assured as he advanced Go in there he said his eyes meeting the hostile glare of his opponent op op- op The young man mai took a step backward backward back back- ward and then another Mr Sunshine Sunshine Sun Sun- shine deeply interested entered the si situation S Come along you big bum he suggested affably S He took the larger man by the elbow and without further parley the three went into the private of ot- ot flee fice Take that chair in the corner Joe continued Mr Sunshine Mr Morton you sit here Abe Ape dropped into his own revolvIng revolving revolving ing chair and surveyed his guests This is better than a show It Itself itself It- It self he said Then with sudden purpose he went to the door of the innermost room and open opened d ItA It A roar of at girls' girls and mens men's voices emerged punctuated by the strains of r ii a piano lano S All AU you people keep out of my 0 office he shouted until I 1 open this door Anybody who comes in in gets fired Putting his head farin farin tarIn far far- in b business and his earning power is high risks are justifiable and often wise He should keep part of oC his money In safe securities but enterprises that involve a cert certain ln I amount of risk for high returns are perr- perr tring the next period his earnIngs earnings earn earn- ings will probably decline and steady assured Income should be the objective In Investing Then luring during the last period when actual earnings s have ended and the man lies Ies only on his investment earn earnings strict conservatism comes to the front The man past the prime of life lite has little to gain and everything to lose by speculation Copyright 1926 Associated ted Editors Edt Edi tors Inc mc J 5 v ther inside the room and looking sidewise he continued Young lady you jou ou wait walt Ill I'll tell you when your our jourman man comes Withdrawing his head he slammed slammed slam slam- med mcd the door and returned to his seat Morton sat with his chair filled back against the wall his knees crossed Abe he said I find I didn't know the whole story when I talked with you This fellow here thIs here this Joe Joe Joe- Indicating the large young man man man- tried to work the badger game on me me not long ago He didn't get away avay w with ith It It ItI I 1 bet not interrupted the sympathetic sym sym- pathetic Abe Morton continued He had a little dancing partner They were broke Nona told me this tills fellow and the girl could get a a ajob job in a Lendon London Lonon Lon Len don on s supper club if it they could get passage money I 1 was sorry for the girl gIrl and sent them the money This lad ad here lost it all shooting craps He le took the girls' girls jewelry and he pawned it He kept the money He Herot got rot three hundred dollars from Miss 1 Morton and didn't didn t tell teH his partner anything about itHe itHe it He left her hungry hungry almost almost starving He bent his brows at the man Joe And Andall all the while the girl was was was' worrying about him Now he heis hes Js is s trying to extort a thousand dollars dollars dol- dol lars ars from Miss Morton What had we better do with him Abe The young man stirred You Tou aint going joing to do dD anything thing he asserted That girl girls girl's s got a rich father tather and hen hell pay anything to keep her name naUla from being drag dragged ed out into court S So So inquired Morton with velvet velvet vel vet vet voice Im Tm Interested I 1 happen happen happen hap hap- pen to be bo her guardian myself Mr Sunshine with delighted en enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm en- en let out a little yelp This is great said he Morton regarded the large laige joung man thoughtfully Ask Miss Morton to come in he told Abe Beaming the theatrical agent opened the door and summoned Audrey An Interested throng of young women crowded the opening In n an instant Mr Sunshine waved them back and Audre Audrey appeared As she saw Morton she emitted a cry Daddy Exactly he said Waving to toward toward toward to- to ward the corner he proceeded And heres here's Joe The girl advanced timidly as the crowd behind her hei was shut out out Morton moved a A. chair for tor her and shaking she sat down Her lIet eyes moved from Morton to the young man and back again Audrey said Morton Im Tm go go- go ing to tell ten you something Listen carefully He stood over her heri holding holding holding hold hold- ing out his forefinger and moving it to emphasize his remarks No girl and no man who is innocent ever has to pay money to keep a blackguard quiet gentleman here here here- he ho Indicated Indi c ted Joe Joe Joe- is a blackguard He has started a career in which he proposes to live off women women off off the money that w women omen give him Audrey with fear looked at the large young joung man Watch Vatch me a moment Morton 1 stepped to the earner corner anc and deliberately struck the man first on one cheek and then the other with his open hand Here roared the other without without with with- out arising you cant can't do that to tome me me you Morton swiftly with the back ol of at athis his fingers smote him on the mouth That will be all from you he said turning his back Joe his face purple moved as if It to spring The Th theatrical l agent was wat watching hing him Intently latently In a moment mo mo- ment though the young man sank back In his chair and fixed his ga gaze e s sullenly upon Morton and was silent Id Id I'd like to know what he means using my office to collect money from women speculated Abe Abc He wanted me to meet him hint on a street corner first said Audrey timidly he said to come here Morton had returned to his chair and was thinking Audrey he said at last Im I'm going gainA to ask wh why you were svere going to give him that money I can guess what sor sort of f th threat eat he made Bu But dont don't over ever yield to fear again If you meet another another anther an an- other ther such situation This whelp was really more afraid of you than you were Of him But hE hd thought he hed he'd d take a chance chalice and and he ho almost won His forehead drawn in perplexity he continued I dont don't know exactly to do de about him He turned to o Joe Listen here you worthless worth worth- less ess lout Im I'm going to to let you jou go out of here Ill I'll decide later whether er Ill I'll hunt you up again again But you quit Uit collecting mone money from your dancing lancing partner Let the girl alone He rose and crossed the room Standing close to the young man he le concluded softly And I 1 am quite certain that you will never never come into contact with Miss Moron Morton Morton Mor Mor- ton on again directly or indirectly Do you get my meaning I Yes growled the other turnIng turning turn- turn Ing ng his head away I Audrey was back at the Sunshine Sunshine Sun Sun- I shine offices s the same afternoon to meet Nona She passed In Into Into In k to the inner room where Mr SunshIne Sunshine Sunshine Sun Sun- shine himself was criticizing it the work of a groUP group of d dancing girls girls' Those notes are all sour and that dancing Is ia nil all wet he pronoun pronounced pro pronounced noun ed edThe The piano plana player suspended operations operations operations oper oper- The girls panting clustered clustered clustered clus clus- around the producer He turned to Audrey Mr Moi Morton ton picked this chorus he le said with dissatisfaction because because because be cause he said he wanted em moral I wish they wasn't so moral and had md more pep Try that last number num- num ber bel ier again The pian and the girls locking elbows tripped down the floor As usual they were clad in rompers and bathing suits for ease of ot movement and their flesh showed the glisten of ot perspiration perspiration- Turning they moved In pairs to the he upper end of ot the room loom swing sving ing ng their legs high in time to the music At the reverse they then trooped in threes and became tangled Stop It It cried Mr Sunshine Sound Sund and ancl movement halted abruptly You girls all go down to Dan Basters Baster's I school right awa Abe directed Ill phone them youre you're coming That dance is rotten and youve you've got to start rehearsing another an an- other Youre You're not to come back and show me until youve you've got it right Beat It Exhausted the girls leaned against one another un until tit the they had iee their breath They then retreated behind a curtain that covered a corner of the room and began to change their clothes Basters my partner explained Abe turning to tD Audrey He drills em I 1 produce em I l' l hope you vou dance better than the they do Got your dancing clothes Audrey pointed to the bag that st stood beside her r on the floor j I nose hose u In oe ue OUt oui in ia a min mm- minute ute ute Abe said Then you go ga j back backof of that curtain and change b be here bere in a a. minute Ho sauntered into his own office Nona appeared in course of time time and was greeted by a sardonic Good ev evening from Abe I suppose suppose Im I'm late lata as usual she assented But you jou dont don't worry do dD you vou you Abe She gave him a a. pat on the cheek He took tool her hand and swung It be before before before be- be fore him Inspecting her the while Looking younger every minute Nona Nonn he said Well Ven Im I'm no antique she de defended defended de- de fended Im Tm only twenty four four and Im I'm thinking of at being twentythree twenty twenty- three next birthday She went on into her het other other- room I greeting Audrey warmly They rhey sat sit together and and chatted while the tho chorus chor girls one by one reappeared from front behind the curtain wearing their street dresses and passed out of the room there a shower bath for them Z asked Audrey Audre Nona laughed What vv would the they do with a shower she asked get their hair wet But But Audre Audrey started to protest Nona Interrupted I know what you jou mean But they dont don't live like you do Some of ot them take baths and some same of them dont don't do anything but wash wl Theres There's tah im powder and perfume and baking soda you jou know They use all S She arose aroe and started for lor the cur- cur tamed corner Bring your our rompers she directed direct dIrect- ed Well try to do some steps 1 have a new one When Audrey ey reappeared it was 1 in a pinafore that reached a po several inches above her kne lute Nona wore a black satin bodice a slivered silvered trunks j Got these thes for my show she I E and suppose I 1 might I 1 well ret at somA USA A nf 1 Th-pi Th The piano player r raft aft after a If ir iv ments ment's consultation with No Nom struck a chord and hand in the girls started Nona None explain I Ito to Audrey the movements step step J S j Mort Morton on and Abe came in In af at atthe the they had worked for halt half an in ho and Abe watched critically need two weeks' weeks work ork pronounced But youre you're not ad ally any bad he added to Audrey Aby A Jm by the way way way-there's there s a dame b telephoning here trying to loc Ion you vou If It Im I'm any judge she's III n Il I enough to scratch I To Be Continued I I Cop Copyright right 1926 NEA EA Service A In Inc me |