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APTER Vf. 1 I was reasonably proud of '•.■yf. After twenty long years in the entertaining world, I had ? ?c”-r a ;A-b o? the heartbreaking sob on a revival of the old £oap Opera ''John’s Otner Wife. The job was all right, but it was making: a oour-nuss of me, because I never had enough to eat except cn p -y day. So when the show headed west on tour, I came too, with nothing more on my mind than a squar Grant County meal and maybe a different job. We never got close to my old home, though, so when we arrived in Los Angeles, I was terribly lonesome and hungrier than ever. After I’d finished sobbing on John’s other Wife. One day,I went to my square foot of apace which they affectionately called a dressing room. As I entered and sat down to keep from bumping my head on the ceiling, I had a funny feeling that this day was some- thing different. Little did I know I Soon there was a light knock on my door and who should bounce into the room but RALPH BRUCE whom I hadrft seen since my Grant Hi days, twenty years ago. V ouch he said as his head struck the ceiling, and sat down quickly in the chair that I indicated, Bruce I I cried, This is wonderful 1 But whatever are you doing here? I was out there, boomed Ralph, thought I’d drop back a tit and see you Recognized you right away. I noticed he was very nattily dressed, and his fingers were well-spattered with diamond rings. When I ask him whose bank he’d robbed, he just looked embarrassed and said, No one’s bank but I married an heiress who insisted I dress well. He looked unhappy until he saw some chorus girls standing on the outside of my door; then his face lighted up, and he happily smiled and left without even saying goodbye. I sishod and started to leave too, when I heard a voice that I couldn’t mistake even after twenty years. Shut up and don’t sav another word, Ralph Bruce, or I’ll cut down your allowance I I looked out to se® JEAN FINLAYSON in flowing robes, simply dripping In diamonds, dragging a struggling Ralph away from the chorus girls. I was amazed until I remembered I had read she’d Inherited a cool million from a long lost rdativo about a year ago. She steamed by my door so fast she didn’t even see me, with Bruce’s ear caught securely between her thumb and forefinger. Page 6
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I took a nickel I’d Veorfkeard .ng for a cup of coffee and headed out of the building calcic rrar: stiic.ck :htc a scrawny little man whom I knocked down. I. picked him up 'vnd was about to say hew sorry I was when I saw tha c it 7c.r raa. ly HAROLD STEELE behind those sunkei’ cheeks. It is you, Isn’t it, Steele I asked him. Yes, I suppose so, ho said listlessly, and then remembering his manners, Hello, Billie, how arc you? Fine, I said bravely, considering pay day had been a week ago. your muscle though, 3coc:io; It’s gone 2 Ho looked dreamily at how the coat hung in folds from his shoulders. I paint, ho said simoly, a3 if that explained everything, Houses? Iasked doubtfully. Ho regarded me with undisguised disdain and drew himself to his full five foot and si;; inches, No, ho said with cold dignity, pictures, and swept away with his clothes flapping about him awkwardly. ’Walking on down the street, I v as suddenly confronted by a tall, slim man wearing dark glasses. In his hand was cup which had few coins In It. Help the blind, he said, please help the blind. I clutched my nickel fiercely, but my conscience won at last. I was about to drop it in the cup when the man grabbed mo and pulled me around a corner. He took off his glasse.% and then I almost doubled up laughing when I saw it was RICHARD PORTER with an good eyesite as he’d ever had. I couldn't let you do It after I saw who you were, he said laughing. I swallowed gratefully and asked him If this was his regular business. Ho told me it was and it made a very good livingibr his family, too. Well, who finally hooked you. Porter? I wanted to know. He grinned bashfully and showed me a picture of a dignified looking blonde woman surrounded by about five little boys viho were staring fascinatedly at tho camera, Why, that looks like-------not GRACE LOHFi I gasped. The same, he said proudly, then putting his dark glasses, back on and the picture away, he said goodbye and moved haltingly off to cry out, Blind--help a poor blind man. I stifled a giggle and continued on my way. As I crossed the street, I failed to notice the light was red until I heard a voice ago 7
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