Show little rheba was disillusioned by DORA THOMPSON L litta arric E leheta a smith lingers fingers trembled as she he dropped the pink fink envelope enve loie lole in the mall box hot if its iloner donel the she exulted in an n awed whist er tier round cheeks checks hushing Ba a 1 link ink then the she drew her cont coal with its w ru ira dimits aton fur collar flat pit re cl isely about ner net slim young ngaire as olie site hur tied in lowar inwart I 1 the dollar bargain basement autere the worked and dreamed ditty little lahela a was dIffer different etil from the other clerks so 0 o they left her ter to herself consequently no one knew how many n ons pons the she use age I 1 her tier bunh money to go to a movie if it randolph was PIS na anywhere mie never stay any long enough to eee see all the pitt re but the he considered con eldered tt it worth hei let lunch money lut just to af pf ree e rando ph Wor durant on the screen she dreamed of him dally she he she he bought every bovid magazine magai loo with film bl picture w ien lea the he should about 4 have nought bought overshoes instead sh she 1 saved every clipping bearing hearing lil lit narae name she bad pictures of him on the walls wells of her tiny bedroom on her dr crepser epser and the she even car tied a small picture of him in n her hobby purne purse it was WB hit this photograph 0 that had ca on iced her to q lar lap rel with jerry K ale lie trouble man fir r city electric jerry took rheba to see ee each lew ew picture but of t ourse he di in I 1 bmw w that cheha went to bee ape tre same picture evert ever day so 0 o ns as it run ran they had loine come home bom e from teeing seeing one when III ebi opening her purse to get a ban let drappel I 1 the tiny ph ahti ti graph jerry picket it up and athen hon ho rec gr lied It laughed uell rheba I 1 kaw you were flat tl at coo coo hut but ba b stopped there for shy hy little stormed out at him in a way that start iod him ithema dlin pee jerry often ofte after that but she inre are it gave her more time fit f r dreaming an ant 1 then the next week the de an counted a new picture anil and as a special attraction itan lord arant would appear in to person 1 I she mut mu t meet him she roust must she wanted nothing in lire lift so much ai as to speak to him hwe him speak to her on the first day of his appear anre ance rheba waa was BO so excited her feet sar scarcely cely touched tou clied the ground our dur ing her lunch hour the she hurried to the theater only to learn that he would not appear until the late a to matinee tl TI at night ate sl e saw I 1 im tin froin rom tle tl e b balcony he ai more fascinating cina ting than the bad ever tire dreamed 0 med I 1 the next night she ppe spent n I 1 mo more re ahn than n she could afford an I 1 saw him from the front row surely h he e would notice her berl I 1 for tit to a bigi ta is thereafter she occupied the same seat though she was obliged to go without her lunches to do so on the fourth night her pe wn was re rei wardel vardel the languishing glance of nan ran dolph Mor Stor durant had swept ovir the front row and hid had seemed to rest on 0 her for a moment it was wa then the ilea I 1 lea came come to her that had caged caused her to drop the pink en belopo la in the mall this morning As of le e hurried along she won dered about her note would hun ran dolph tl it ink her bold to write a strange man but no her ideal would andersland onder ander stand that he wai was dot not a stranger strung cr to her she the reasi reas surel ure herself she had bad written him that she the would be sitting in to the front row on the last night wearing a bunch of violets at noon coon on the tile day she harried hurried don down a to buy her ticket going honie home i that night at ste e spent her last dot tar for the violets and when she reached her room a perfumed note aw awaited acted alted her it was from him himl I 1 he lie would be glad to look took at hei bet la in the front row but why not como come behind the scenes the enclosed card would admit her little rheba a s hands flew up to her wi lie throat in an ecstasy of loy JOY its too wonderful I 1 to too w fhe she murmured chrusl ing the he perfumed missive al ilist ter heart abe he hid bid no difficulty getting by lie tie drinan one renson ronson the tile mam I 1 to ie te hiving trouble alth the hack bak of stage the VO ts is apt R 9 ine ing 4 ff if and ond on but ft st e hear I 1 gnu anti e one my it would be he nil rutht f fc on anthe 1 I he trout troche le man I 1 x id come son one e oie pie WM aft whistling nho mho a in del like jerry site ni phe he furriel on in it tie e direction hith the doorman hal hot p intel ahe 1 I he lights came on as she paused in tie 11 ila h A 3 4 unde the hilt hilf opened dbr 1 I f a d drebing slag room TI tie e ti t nent out again and a n an inet ie le the dressing room began belan swearing wearing shut up tip doali they 11 hear you out in to tre aud lencel a flomin voice ofee I 1 hut up yourself ft f A petulant male dale olce voice cime hack lack 1 I 1 in sick aleu of this find yoi yol always my i eck I 1 ro gln E ln out with hat that it little tile girl almost unable to stand up alph lie ile it nn un till til time for you to go on oil again I 1 ou re a nice ftfe ire jenny nice wife I 1 ut be sure to call me ben the it til I 1 girl girl ii falth it ellets lets on ni bliele r 1 with teara of disillusion dIR Illusion little le faletia did not 01 nitice th P lights had c me nn on nor d all I 1 I 1 the she we see a b hiona lon giant glan t la III overalls u antl n tit she lie mt felt Ms his arm arms aroun I 1 her tier jerry I 1 oh jerry jerryll 1 hela did you y know low I 1 wa w W r it ing herel nut little n er she jut held n to jerry as a if it ah xh h 4 would new never lei let go |