Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17

before I connects up the name. "oh.
sure" says 1. The innocent little
Green Mountain girl that
Certainly" says Gladys. We'll, do
den performances about ten days ago
1 saw girl in the chorus who re-
minded me so much of Lulu that when
| got home l just sat down and wrote
to her. This morning 1 had an an
swer And what do you think? She
isn't in Simpkinsville at ALL"
Mop says l. Got job in Rut-
land?"
Il should say not" says Gladys.
shes right here in New York. The
letter came from the Hotel Paymore,
West 4Sth street. 1 presume she's a
chambermaid or something there"
Sounds reasonable" says !. What
them"
Why" says Gladys. "if she is. per-
haps l can induce her to leave and
come with me as a maid, just as l had
planned. / may not get that contract
| was expecting after. all In fact.
I've about given up nope for this sea
son. But l DO need personal maid
and Lulu would be such a dear. So I
want to look her up. But l can't go
prowling around d strange hotel all
by myself, you see Now could I?''
Maybe not" says I. And your
idea is that I should
oh would you: professor r. she
I'm sure Mrs. McCabe wouldn't mind.
You could say you were looking for
small suite, or something like that,
and perhaps we could run across her
at her work..
I'll admit this excursion with Gladys
to hotel in the lobster district don't
appeal to me much, but she begs SO
hard that l finally grabs my hat and
starts out with her. But l don't fancy
scoutin' through ten or twelve floors
Intf in 81, h. to- 60 No%
with giddy-lookin' dame like Gladys
trailin along: | got to consider
Swifty's feelin's. if nothing more. Be-
sides. had better bunch than that.
! calls the head bell hop one side,
eases a dollar into his palm. and asks
which floor Lulu Pulley is workin' on.
"Pllley?' says he. shakin' his head.
mo help by that name here. Not that
I've heard of. Sounds familiar. though.
Pulley. Oh. get you! She does have
though, it comes Dora Dawn" :.
Wrong tack" say l. I'VE amt
looking for any Dora Dawn. Just
plain Lulu Pilley."
same psoy 5 pscka the D. 5e ma hGe
sugar only yesterday. She's in ss7"
IA guest?" asks Gladys gaspy.
Course" says he.
Huh" says I. Listens kind of
TO party by the name Of Dora Dawn
l think I'd better duck"
"Oh, please" says Gladys. Don't
desert me now, when everything is so
mysterious. Wait until I can send up
one of my cards. Here, boy. Do you
think she's in?"
Its 'leven-thirty. amt it?" says
! the chief. Ought to be just about
sittin' down to her breakfast tray.
I'll see, miss"
And when he comes back from the
desk phone he announces that he'd
guessed right. Also that the young
lady would see Miss Tarleton and her
friend. So before I can frame up an
, alibi we're shooed into an elevator
and shot up to the ninth moor.
Say, first off 1 thought we'd crashed
in on the wrong party, for as we
, edges into 937 we get full view of
| this zippy young female in the batik
dressin gown and bedroom slippers
| with her coffee and rolls between puffs
| of cigarette. But Gladys seems to
recognize her all right.
Why. Lulu Pilley" she exclaims:
! Oh says Lulu. The star boarder
Welcome to my 9x12 suite. Sorry l
! haven't but one other gold chair.
There's the bed, though"
"But-but what does this mean?''
| demands 1IduyS. his ABOUT YOU Uc-
| ing Dora DAWN"
Kinda cute, eh?" says Lulu. 1.-The
press agent picked that for me, right
out of his brain. Looks lot better
on the program than Lulu Pulley
| would. What?"
! Pregnant" gasps Gladys why,
Lulu, you don't mean that-that you
are really and truly on the stage?'
''Uh- huh," says Lulu. Third from
the left end. I'm on in four songs.
and that second change we make calls
| for some speed, I'll tell the judge.
At sac I'm lady bull fighter, and