Show I Saint S Sinner Simler I Well Veli Rhoda Cherry cried ex- ex ci pitching her voice high l e written ritten w that brother Nils of yours to w toome come ome c and talk things over We Were We're re all allo so s o thrilled 01 over oyer er San Remos Remo's verdict that hat t we dont don't t know what bat to do Arent Aren't I you y ou excited My heavens to think hat that t tt you jou ou can calmly go on setting the Use Useable table able t and worrying worrying- about dinner when jou y ou have a voice like that What the he t matter with you jou OU Rhoda Rhoda Rhodas 5 hands arranging a bowl of s stemmed short yellow roses roes on the ta table ta- ta table tale ble b le began to w tremble violently and color olor c Hooded her plump face to w the roots r of her honey colored hair I 1 I I wish you hadn't hadn t sent for NiLe Nils Miss M iss Cherryl she sh gasped in a low haken shaken s voice olce I 1 asked you not no to Hell H ell make me go back to the farm fann farmAnd And A nd I want to live here and and and-and and have havea ft a good time like hike other girls Cherry stared at her Incredulously he- he he h er golden eyes wide ide with bewilder bewilder- bewilderment ment m ent But Rhoda what hat arc are you afraid fraid a of I wrote mote Nils that you hue have haea huea a gorgeous voIce voce and that tha San Remo mo thinks so too Why Vh Faith said he hek kissed k ed your jour our hands and both cheeks In Ina Ina a transport tr of delight at discovering such uch s a voted voice I Only a perfect beast t of ofa ofa a brother could try to hold you back from f rom j your our career now He must be a a. dreadful d person I INo No No he Isn tl I Rhoda Insisted stub stub- stubbornly Nils NiLe Is wonderful And I dont don't want to w be a singer really or work like a n slave trying to W be one San Remo said I Id I'd d have hive to study and peas peas- practice lice ice t for years and years But what of it Cherry puzzled Wont it be worth it all It-all all the hard work I mean You dont don't seem to realize r what a marvelous man gift girt you jou OU have Why If I I- I II I 11 v w wish lih h I Id I'd d never let you and your sister and Mr Hathaway hear me Rhoda Interrupted forlornly Im I m noti notia a genius like you all say I am Im I'm Im just a It parrot and I dont don't t want to b ba be bea bea a singer singer honest honest I den dont don't t I didn't t run runaway runaway runaway away for that reason I I- I IThen IThen Then what do you jou OU want I 1 just want to w work ork here and and Md and find me a fellow tellow and nd have ha a good time and maybe mab get married married- Rhodas Rhoda's musical plaintive voice oice died 1 away on tears and she ran from the dining room slapping at her eyes with the L of her hand like a 0 heart- heart heartbroken heartbroken broken child chUd 1 Can you beat that Cherry ex exclaimed ex- ex exclaimed claimed in disgust dl gust to Faith and Bob who had come into the Use dining room together Im afraid Beb shook his head ruefully that weve we've all made a mis mis- mistake mistake mistake take trying ing to w play God Cod for a a. girl who knows better than we do what she he wants wants and and how to get it If wed we'd let lether lether lether her alone shed she'd have hue had her fellow in a week or so and have been snugly happy I think wed we'd better bet r drop it it- it And let that Nils person perron take her herback herback herback back Cherry flamed Haired Dont Don t you all see Hes He's Just browbeaten the poor child until she she's hc's s afraid to w call her soul her own Oh what hat Ill I'll tell that bg Swede when I see him Rhoda had come back Into the din din- dining dinIng ing room steaming dishes d of ot food tood In her hands Her turquoise-blue turquoise eyes flashed an unaccustomed fire as 35 she turned on ois Cherry Nil Ml is not a bully I lies lie's Just been trying to make me behave myself and andI I didn't want tol wi to Its Irs all my fault He knows me better than you do Miss Cherry I I Ive Ie ve bc been n a bad girl and Nils was just trying to W make me be good I Im I'm m crazy c-azy about Nils Nile honest I am and ond I h I Id I'd d never run away Well Cherry ejaculated helpless helplessly ly Iy NEXT Cherry ready Copyright 1927 1921 NEA Service Ice lad Inc In |