Show A AMANIS MAN IS FOUND 88 f by y THAYER WALDO i mcglure mcclure service 1 diey were se seated cited together on THEY a gally gaily creto nned divan in n the i little apartments living room before them a broad window overl overlooked okd the twinkling panoply of boulevard the boy leaned back running blender lender fingers through his tousled wavy hair its no na use june he said 1 I want that as much ai as you do but we just cant until until something happens his tone was dreary fraught with an indefinable tearfulness fearfulness the girl laid a hand on his arm but what curt we weve ive been waiting wa biting so long now and its hard to wait with a love like ours I 1 say that if I 1 know you felt it too yet theres always something that seems to be holding us apart what is lt it dear his hands made a vague gesture oh you know darling this whole thing here I 1 am just playing bits at zenith with no contract no real way of knowing from day to aday whether ill have any job cant ayou tee see we dont dare get marr married led while its all so uncertain V june let her hand slip from his sleeve A sense of weary discouragement oppressed her here again was that baffling something in him which she could never surmount sur an utter lack of confidence and decision it she knew just sober caution on for his tears fears were actually groundless through all the time known each other neither had been idle the vogue tor for revue films had brought her constant dancing jobs while curt Cur burtwell twell well even it if he rocketing to stardom the studio at least had kept him busy still this strange frustrated hesitancy persisted june sighed then suddenly the thought of what was about to come reawakened a spark ot of hope to in her perhaps it wont be so uncertain much longert longer she suggested eagerly now that youre going into that newsom picture think what it would mean if he liked youl you J W the boy turned toward her with a w wan an and a almost pitying smile and how ho w much chance he countered do you suppose there is of my getting noticed why a big shot director like newsom never even sees anyone who a name in lights june wanted to cry out against th that at hopeless beaten look on the face that was so dear to her in stead she only remarked well at least well be together theres going to be a night club scene and they told me to report tor for rehearsals on it his glan glance ce showed such pleased surprise that her resentment vanished at once in a rush of warm affection really curt exclaimed gee grand first time its ever I 1 happened too she nodded and snuggled closer to him atter after all love was love and you took your man as you found him maybe this would all work out somehow meanwhile curt reached back and turned the lamp out after three hectic days of rehearsals actual shooting got under way curt had nothing scheduled the afternoon junes dancing sequence was to be filmed and she persuaded tarn him to come watch it it took urging however curt was leary of being on set tor for any but his own scenes he had always been funny about things like that dread ing the idea of reprimand and humiliation sound stage four with its huge cabaret setting was a motley scene but when director william newsom appeared order came quickly out of the seeming chaos with deft handling he ran the bevy of ct girls through the first of their dance routines to junes specialty number he gave particular attention and she found herself responding with work she knew was more than just good immediately after that bit there came a pause while new newsom som pored over the script studying details june looked for curt and at last saw him tar far back in a corner of the building he was smiling at her and looked as if hed like to run up and say how lhoir proud and happy he was but quite dare suddenly she became aware of talk coming from two caine cameramen ramen who stood near her L know ow ive seen him around a lot who is he you mean that kid sitting ilone alone over there oh with a short huckle chuckle just another ham never get anywhere so some me people thought he was a find one once e but hes queer always skittish scared of his ow own shadow curtis beairs blairs his tiame 1 1 I think x by the way way jac jack k boere you bitting betting an on saturdays garfie game junes face had gone scarlee sc scarlet arlei she realized that the director was within earshot ea rs hot and for once was glad of curts curls insignificance newsom at least recognize the name she glanced again toward the boy and ald a mingled wave of loyalty and swep swept t her it if only he could jall all right right girls the directors voice cut in well take that ensemble finale now esl f when the number was completed newsom called it a day players and technicians began to file bit the set june daiv saw with annoyance that curt still hesitated to come forward As she left the st stage ge tajo to go to him the directors voice stopped her oh girlie he billed called come here a minute june obeyed he was seated in an officers officer S camp chair that had his name on its back she stopped before him wonderingly derin gly you know newsom said slowly an ambiguous smile playing over his mouth 1 I could help you do big things if you wanted to be nice to me how about it in a swift movement he caught her wrist and pulled her down on his lap june struggled but his embrace locked her tight his face was bending close above hers then suddenly something vice like closed on her arm and she was wrenched away stumbling she slid to the floor and looked up to see a murderously transformed curt yanking newsom to his feet she heard the dull smack against flesh once twice A figure topped to the floor within arm I 1 P deac reach h of her it was the director A hand band reached down and swept her up with one pull into encircling i arms that were stronger more P possessive ses sive than she had ever known my poor darlin ga murmured curts voice what a fool ive been to hesitate about us with you facing things like this au all the time I 1 junes breathless answer was cut short by excited voices she turned and saw a trio of men helping newsom rise the director came up wobbly his countenance conspicuously damaged he looked at curt and curt met the gaze with flaming defiance an arm still tightly about junes waist wa at then to amazement the director grinned well curt curk he mumbled through lips already beginning to puff it seems to have worked I 1 hope so for halt a year ive watched yo you dally daily with that girl until you were both eating your hearts out today I 1 overheard someone saying you were the same about everything so it struck me that maybe if you had to light fight tor for her it might put guts into you and make you what you ought to be believe I 1 was right too th there r e may be a good part in this show for you now come see me about it in the morning right now what I 1 wants an ice pack and a long strong ng highball highba lil |