Show TRAILER GIRL By VERA BROWN Dua det WHO WHO- CHAPTER Continued I Continued 16 16 shook Lynn gently and laughed You ask how youre you're going going go go- ing on un i Ill I'll tell you The first thing youre you're going to come to work NothIng Nothing Noth ing like work Besides you need the money and Ill I'll dock you If tf you arent aren't on the job Next youre you're going to have a lot of new clothes Nothing like a smart new hat for a woman whose hearts heart's broken I That's why I make money Half Hall the women who vho come In to my shop on a clothes spree pree have broken hearts Dont Don't you realize that You haven't a corner on all the suffering In the world That Idea had apparently not occurred occurred oc to Lynn Now Im I'm going to see you Into bed Ill I'll turn oil off the lights And tomorrow night Im I'm going to take lake you home with me for the week werk end By Dy Monday Mondoy you'll be a different differ ent person Madam was as good as her word Saturday night she came for Lynn and the girl went with Madam to her handsome uptown apartment When they had finished dinner Madam began to talk about style You should begin to study your your- sell ell Lynn Learn by trial and error what you should wear Youve You've been letting me dress you You'd be lovelier lovelier love love- lier If 11 you'd evolve your own clothes Youve You've been too busy being in love loveto to do anything but walk around In a daze It Its It's time you got to work Then theres there's another thing If Rene goes away what about you I have my work You dont don't want to work In my shop chop for 30 a week all your life lIle Youve You've got a career ahead of you Madam looked thoughtfully at the girl Ive had a couple of boys into the shop to see about you for color photography You'd model well that way Id I'd dress you and it would not be bad for me you know Madam had an eye to the main chance I couldn't pose for anybody but Rene somehow Nonsense I You can face a color camera cant can't you Madam smiled Your coloring Is unusual you know The next night Lynn took a bus down to the Square and walked over overto overto overto to Renes Rene's studio lIT I h A d A do orne ft I T m h un ul u ope J you uw W U WU gry He grinned at her When do dowe dowe dowe we eat Renes Rene's old cry cryl Lynn smiled In spite of herself and she set about making supper Then seated across from Rene she felt almost happy again Marty dropped In seemed Unaware unaware un Un- aware that anything was wrong But then Marty was always tactful Lynn mused Well the famous artist will be off for Paris and Rome before long Marty remarked Lord I hate to see you go Rene Renel Rene nodded Think of me mel Lynn demanded I am Marty squinted up at Lynn as she gave him a cup of cof cof- fee Half the boys In town are screaming for you Lynn What do you say to that Rene Rene shrugged They show good taste Youre the Ideal deal model Lynn what Mme said sold She wants me to do some photographic photographic photographic photo photo- graphic modeling Common trade eh Marty laughed Might be a good Idea I think youve you've been In that dress shop long enough And if you wanted to pose for some of the illustrators you would have time I wish you'd talk to Mme Rea mud for me Marty Ill do what I can You should have a good agent Lynn I haven't time to give you the thought I should but Ive I've promised Rene Id I'd keep an eye on you you Lynn flashed dashed Rene one of her lovely smiles He lie had been very loyal to herThe herThe her The first thing I want to do is move Lynn said The thought of that apartment Is too painful not a bad idea Rene turned to Lynn Take what you want of this stuff In here It doesn't amount to much There might be bea a small apartment in this building Better ask tomorrow It would be easier coming here Marty left early and Rene asked Lynn to stay while he smoked another an otter other cigarette Now Im I'm going I 1 rather dread the break Rene remarked Think of me mel Rene what will I Ido Ido Ido do without you Lynn turned to him In genuine distress He lie came over to her chair and took her hand Look at me Lynn Her ller wide set brown eyes which he had bad painted with such power looked up Inquiringly I love you Lynn I have for lor a along along along long time I 1 couldn't speak knowing know ing lag how you felt about Wild But Dut now Its It's different Come with me met mel IU Ill do my best to make you happy Lynn gave a protesting little gestore ture tore Dont t answer me tonight Lynn Think about it I wont won't ask for lor your love Maybe some day you'll feel fee different I think you care about me Ine as much as you do anybody in to Inthis inthis this world That will be enough for tor forme torIne me Ine I wont won't ask for tor more He lie paced restlessly up ana and down the room as he pleaded Im going Places I 1 know that now I fe tel the Power in met mel me I couldn't have done aone anything without you you lie He came over to W her again agates I 1 aeed yOU w s darling CHAPTER 11 Lynns Lynn's hands were In Renes genes He lie clung to her In her desperate lone lone- lIness she was tempted Could she find a kind of happiness with Rene Helping him to paint his fine pictures pic pic- tures turcs It would mean a wonderful life lite Europe all the strange places of the world For Lynn knew too that Rene had a great future before him It would be wonderful to have havea a part In that career His arms were about her as he pleaded his case Well find a place down In Capri and Ill I'll work like mad Lynn Renes Rene's eyes were burning his lips were on hers Rene I 1 canU canti Lynn clung to his arm appealingly as she spoke I cant can't Rene Rne Its It's too late He let her go then and the suffering on his face accused her Why make him unhappy There was no peace for herself herselt Why not at least try to tomake tomake tomake make him happy But Dut even as she argued with herself she tried to tomake tomake tomake make him understand You wouldn't be happy Rene knowing I 1 loved somebody else Youre You're too fine a person for tor half measures Rene could not agree Im willing will ing to take the risk Lynn lie He held her hand that wore Wilds Wild's emerald em erald Please think It over overt overl She left him then to go back to her apartment There she wondered x r a i wA Y I 1 F vJ Y i I Lynn felt feU almost happy again whether she was right Her ring hung heavy on her hand She slipped it off oft That was the first thing she must do Even Lynn had not realized realized real real- the value of the gorgeous stone She put it back In its box wrapped it carefully and in a sure hand addressed ad ad- ad dressed it to Raymond Austin Austin Austin Aus Aus- us tin Manor Later that week she found a small studio apartment in Renes Rene's building and It was arranged that the few things he had would be moved there The days hurried by Marty had found an agent to handle her affairs and there was talk of a contract with a cigarette company for color photographs Renes Rene's belongings were packed In his new luggage Im still hoping you'll change your mind Lynn Rene Rene- said one evening just forty eight hours before before be be- fore his sailing salling Even If 11 you dont don't come now you could come over later if you change your mind Youre a darling Rene I 1 wish I could But both of them were sure her answer was final The day Rene was to leave Lynn got the morning off from the shop She cooked Renes Rene's last breakfast In her new apartment and a lot of people dropped in to say good goodby Marty was there of course He was going to the boat a and aed d so were several sev eral oral of ot Renes Rene's artist friends Lynn was glad there was a lot of excitement excitement excite excite- ment and even at that early hour Marty was out the highballs high balls with gusto There was little time for Rene and Lynn to talk Buthe Duthe But Dut Buthe he did manage to corner her in the kitchenette for a moment I Im leaving some money In a savings sav say i ings account for you Lynn he said as he handed her a bank book It isn't much But Dut I want you to have it You know how I feel leel If It the the time ever comes you want your freedom free dom dam take that money and get it That's what its it's for lor Lynn looked at the book In her hand I cant can't take it It Rene You have already Its It's in your name now I asked you to come That always stands But Dut I want you to know your freedom is there when you want it it lie He paused a moment moment mo mo- ment I messed up your life lile once Lynn I dont don't want to do it again lie He kissed her hand Remember next time tell teU the truth or if It you tall tail In love get your freedom first Ill never fall lall in love again Rene That's over over You will but I still have hopes it might be me She smiled at him through her tears I wish it would be bet bel the sweetest thing you ou could sa say to me met I jf U you meet somebody Rene nene But Dut he would not let her anish fin an ish He lie leaned over and kissed her heron heron heron on the lips and then let her per go T The e sailing salling party was gay and some fifteen men and girls piled into Renes Rene's cabin Lynn wiped her per eyes and the crowd insisted on taking her to luncheon with them Mart Many W was I at J hl his best and kept everybody laugh laugh- Ing lag Lynn was grateful to him for forshe forshe forshe she knew he understood Later he offered to drop her at Mme Rea- Rea In the taxi he gave her hand a apat apat apat pat Well kid a new deal Youre You're going to get some good cards now Nothing can stop a girl with your looks Ill I'll drop in and see you now and then How about supper tonight tonight tonight to to- night Lynn knew why he asked knew he realized how she dreaded that first evening alone with Rene gone too Id be she said grateful simply Maybe Ill I'll have good news for you Then she left him She worked hard all afternoon to tomake tomake tomake make up for tor her morning off olT and she was grateful to think that Marty would be waiting for her that night lie He had been a stanch friend He was there when she finished the days day's work at 6 0 o'clock and he came into the shop to talk with Mme Its all set Madam the boys will see you about the arrangement for clothes Can I have Lynn for my Spring fashion show Madam demanded Be De sure its it's understood in the contract you'd better cast your eye over it it Later Marty and Lynn dined Ina in a comfortable German restaurant over Third avenue They sat long I over their late dinner You hate bate to go home dont don't you Yes Let me give you some advice Keep going places Then after a awhile awhile while you wont won't notice it when you come home borne to the studio Were We're creatures of habit and if it you keep plugging after a while things dont don't seem so important flU If I could Just forget for a while go to sleep and wake up in about two years I CHAPTER Lynns Lynn's lovely face in colors smiled out from the back of the magazines these days Rene in Rome saw the first color p photographs o. o and cabled a led his ts t- t I i When that mat came caDle was delivered de- de delivered de aCo livered to her ber Lynn hardly had bad strength to open it For that hope sprang always that always that Wild might relent re reo relent lent It was a gorgeous Autumn day Lynn by force of habit turned straight to the society columns That was the only word she had nowadays nowadays nowa nowa- days of Wild And that was so lit littie tle tie She knew when Mrs Austin left or returned from her Palm PaInt Beach home She knew when Chuck Joined his brother in Algiers In the early Spring and when he be returned It was there she learned Wild was wason wason wason on a trip around the world And there was a great bitterness in her ber heart as she readI readI readI read I must stay and face the music He can go wherever he chooses chooses- forget There had bad been a photograph of Wild game big hunting In India entertained entertained entertained en en- by a maharajah She pushed the paper from her No news today Rene had been faithful His letters letters letters let let- were a bright spot In her life lile He did not write often but when he did he be gave her a delightful picture pic pic- picture ture of ot his life lIle in Rome Ha was working like mad painting wildly And always the same plea Come Often for hours shed she'd forget about Wild suddenly shed she'd find herself herself her her- self sitting in a restaurant where they had dined and it was all aU she could do to keep from Irom running out of the place Or she would pass a book shop where they'd lingered on ona ona ona a lazy afternoon It was later than she thought when s she e got home that day and she hurried hurried hur hur- hurried ried into the building In her studio she found a letter from Rene She undressed leisurely and then slipped sUpped into bed Now She slit the envelope Out fell some snapshots They were Rene and a pretty brunette brunette bru bru- nette girl My new model That was the way one of the pictures was labeled He had been vacationing up in the I mountains That Is why he had not written He lie had been ill A cold again and the doctors had ordered him away That's where hed he'd found his new model Ill always miss you Lynn he said as she read on But Rut life Ufe must go on Im I'm glad the work is going well for tor you Your pictures I 1 see every place where they sell American Ameri Amert can magazines It is exciting getting getting get get- ting Ling the new ones But they're so expensive over here that I dont don't buy them I permit myself the luxury of stopping at the newsstands and looking a at t your fa fare face e. e T The e next few lew paragraphs left Lynn white faced You remember what I said once It If I 1 ever wanted my treed freedom om Id I'd tell you I think ItIs it itis itis is better that you settle things once and for tor all I say this after alter thinking I about the matter tor for a long time Go Co and see an attorney Lynn Tr Try Mortimer You know him Tell him the story Hell He'll advise you I wish you'd do this right away The letter let letter ter dropped from Lynns Lynn's hand Queer that she should tee feel I so badly bad ly 17 Iy lie fie was in fn love with the model Lynn scolded herself ersell After Alter all she had bad her ner chance She had let him go Now she must give him the freedom that he asked TO RE DE CON SUED |