Evening star., 1927-10-09
The Stars First-Run Fiction

Daisy runs true to form and re,us -
To play. There's too many good
looking mamtnas in Chicago, she II
only make n fool of herself, and all
that sort Of haloNcy. So | Sncaked
out To her house one night and got
hnr sister to give me handful OF
Daisy'S pictures and enter 'cm in the
contest. Is she picked? Ask me
another, How could they keep her
out"
"Of course. you'd think a gal would
be tiC,,ICI pink 10 scr break like
thnt. especially with me running
wild to push her along. But when the
papers sprung the names OF tac
winners Daisy gets an old d-tuShloned
ease of cold feet | bulled her along
as wcll as | could and finally | got
her to show UP at the big party that
was given to select the winner.
II took her down on that big night.
She had some kind of green frock and
against her the rest Of the danes
looked like the fat lady Of so on the
morning after the night before.
"Sevilln. who was boring himself
stiff at the gathering. fell out of his
trance when he saw Daisy. He even
condescended to dance with her.
Then the award was made and sure
enough Daisy cops it.
But where is our hometown
bcauty?"
Il lost track of Daisy for moment
and she was gone. | make for the
door and there she is, about to make
a break for home. Two of us had
almost to carry her back to the
Judges stand and the kid was dizzy
when the applause broke out. They
told her she'd be notified when TO
appear in New York for the final
choice.
1.-TWO weeks later Joe Farrell came
to town to open Il new theater. Joe
and used to be buddies and he IN
vited me to the party after the snow.
| invited Daisy and was careful not
to say a word about Joe being one
of the biggest musical comedy pro-
ducers in New York. When met
her on the night of the opening the
green dress was still doing duty and
she looked better than ever, which Is
a saying equivalent to gliding the lily
or running beer to Montreal.
"After the show I gently steered her
upstairs and accidentally managed TO
run into Farrell. Boy, his jaw dropped
like some one had hit him with brick
and put him out on his feet. He made
a grab for Daisy and wouldn't let 60
She danced with him most of the night
and he offered her every job IN the
chorus. But Daisy thinks he's just
another wise cracker and kids him
along. Imagine kidding Joe Farrell
the man who could make any gal over
night. Say, I wanted to throw her
right out of the window.
"The party was just waking up
when Daisy wanted to go home. She
said she had to wash some stockings
before going to bed. Joe said he'd
have me held up and shot if ! didn't
steer Daisy to New York, and / prom
ised to do my best. Going home we
had the same argument, but Daisy was
satisfied with her switchboard, and
what are you going to do with a gal
like that?
"A month later the paper notified
Daisy that it was time to hit for New
York. They were all set to give her
big send off. with the mayor at the
station and all that stuff. Ecerything
was OK. until the last moment, when
the sisters baby came around with
the whooping cough and Daisy said
she had to stay home and help nurse
the kid
1.-THE mayors secretary had to call
in person to tell her she was doing
wrong by her home town, and the