Evening star., 1924-06-15
The Gauze Fluffer
BY WILLIAM SI>AVENS McNUTT
Booking Things Combined
Action and dHumo

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sore when l meet some body that's got
class. No. | like it,"
He paused and smiled knowingly
at her. Then abruptly:
II know about your folks"
She turned pale.
"My--folks?" she said. speaking
with difficulty.
Don't get scared" he said. 81
aint goin' to tell anybody unless you
give me leave, but l know you come
from swell folks"
She drew a loog breath and smiled
slightly.
How do you know that?" she
ask ed.
II can tell from the way you look
an act an talk" he said. That
dress you got on now, it don't look
like it cost much, but l bet it did
didn't it?'
1T cost enough" she said, flushing
Sure" he said heartily. An then
you don't wear no rocks. an that's
another sign"
"Rocks?"
You don't know what rocks is."
he exclaimed. You amt been troup-
in long. have you?'
No" She admitted This is my
first professional experience.
Rocks is diamonds" he explained.
Right away when | first seen you
noticed you don't wear EN- I'm wise
Real people don't wear their rocks
here. there, an the other place, cause
they don't care whether people know
they've got 'em or not l know" He
leaned forward and spoke confiden-
TALLY. 81 bet your fathers mil
lionaire"
She drew back.
Let's not talk about it. please"
she begged.
'All right" said Pat. II know how
you swell people are. You never like
to talk about yourself. There's just
one thing Id like to tell you, though
If you won't get mad. Promise not
to-"
Yes" she said reluctantly.
It's just this said Pat. "If l
didn't know you was a real, sure
'nough high-up I'd make an awful
play for you"
THE attraction for contrasts NAV
have been responsible for the
fact that Pat Mahoney and Madem-
oiselle Sylvia became good friends
weeks Pat attended her with all the
frank joy of stray mongrel pup fol-
lowing a newfound master
And SO. when disaster befe1l Madem-
oiielle Sylvia, she went to Pat with
her trouble and told him of ii in
small voice while her lips quivered
and tears stood in her eyes.
She had received curt note from
the booking Office saying that the re-
ports on her act had been uniformly
unfavorabl and that they would be
unable to give her any more time.
You're over their heads" said Pat
consolingly. You're too good for
this small time. Why, say. I'll bet
if you was playin' the big houses
you'd be toppin' the bill right along"
But how can ! get the chance to
play the big house," she asked.
'The right kind of publicity would
don't you give the newspapers the
how you come to go on the stage
AM"
Please" she pleaded NO, No."
"All right" said Pat hastily. Il
got another idea. ! don't know if
you knew it or not. but Harry Bus
covar is my agent"
"Buscovar?" inquired Mademoi-
selle.
Don't you know who Harry Bus
covar is?"
The name sounds familiar" the
girl said vaguely.
"F,amiliar." Pat exclaimed, why.
he's the greatest agent in New York.
He can make any act in the busi-
ness just by bookin' EN-. If he seen
you an booked you. why, right away
you'd be the only livin' gauze f1uffer
that ever made Isadora Duncan look
bad at her own game"
But how am 1 going to get a
man like that to see me and book
me?" Mile. Sylvia asked.
That's my job said Pat. II only
took this string of small time to
break in my new act, an Buscovar
told me as soon as / thought I had
it smoothed out to leave him know
an he'd jump out to wherever 1 was
an catch me. I'll wire him right
away that I'm ready, an when he
comes to catch me he'll get you too.
See?"
do you think he'll like me?" Mile
Sylvia asked anxiously.
Pat hestitated a little before an
swering. ''Buscovar's a nut about
classy press stuff" he said. IF I
could tell him that maybe if he look
ed you on the big time you'd be will
ing to bust that yarn about who
your folks are an how you come to"
NO" said Mile. Sylvia vehemently.
mo! No.!
Not even to get on with Harry
Buscovar?" ..-
Mo-
II guess you mean it," Pat said re-
gretfully. Never mind. We'll make
him like you, anyhow"
DAT telegraphed Buscovar that af-
ternoon, and at the next days mat
inee the great agent was on hand.
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