The Washington times., 1927-04-11
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something exotic in her beauty.
The small girl looked at her with
keen eyes.
You've lived all your life IN
Loganeport?'
'sYes. ana my mother is stIlI out
there at home,
The others gaze was stil
ehrewd and penetrating.
Wen, it's certainty Logans-
port could never hold you. You've
got 1T. :,
s'WhAt?'
ST. said the other snceinetly.
Jacqueiine looked at her. puz-
lied. TT What do you mean
They Call II TT
The other laughed. ''The thing
everybody'e talking about these
days. Magnetism. ] guess: the
something ia certain women that
makes men crazy about them.
They. used to call ii the come
I've got some 81 Il myself, but
not as much as you have. You'll
find it's mighty useful II you
know how to control It. but its
ruined many fine girl. Watch
your step is all I've got to say.
Jacqueline felt her face burn
slightly. but her attention trans
ferred Immediately to & tall, DOM
mating man who had come into
the room and was down front
talking to the plano player.
The last or the other appli.
Cants had been dismissed and
Jacdueline ana her companion
were the only girls in the room.
The big man turned toward them.
All right, girls. III hear you
now, he said In a slightly harsh.
but resonant voice.
That's Julius Lupiho, the
other girl whispered to Jacque.
line as they went forward.
Lupino looked at them both,
but his eyes rested longest on
IacqueIine.
What's your name?" he asked.
"Jacqueline Kay"
His eyes were cold, with a
fishy stare: yet curiously they
seemed % burn with a slow,
growing heat.
II think you're going to be all
right" he said Eyes, / think
I need you here in my business.
Sing something for me. Jacque-
line.
CHAPTER 3.
Julius Lupino held Jacqueline's
hand a matter of seconds too
long. Some power. radiating from
his gigantic frame, seemed to
hold Jacqueline In D startled
paralysis; she tilted her head
hack slightly to look up ct his
rough-heWn features, his hard,
closely shaver face dominated by
. blocky chin. About him there
was nothing definite as to age:
he was timelesa, in the prime
Of life. Great, powerful shout
-derE gave her a feeling of in
significance. yet his stomach was
flat and his waist slender. as
with very young men.
Suddenly he released her hand,
and turned to the plano player.
"All right, Jerry. Play one
Of her songs"
The musician struck the keys.
and with an eerie sensation
around her heart, Jacqueline's
voice, guardedly melodious, began
to fiow with the melody Of s'CalI.
ing Ne Home" Julius Lupino
let himself down in a chair
that creaked beneath his weight.
Perfect Tone
Clear to the end Jacqueline
sang her song, her soprano voice
gaining in power and confidence
until she finished the beautiful
number with a clear bell-like
note that fingered clear and per-
feet in the stifled air.
''Come here and sit down" he
told her. With one hand he
pulled q loose chair up beside
his own: he sat there compelling
her to him with crude, mag
netio force that stirred instinc-
tive resistance in every cell OF
Jacutieline,s body. Nevertheless,
slowly she advanced to the chair
ana sat down beside Julius Luz
Pine. Briefly he heard the other
girl sing.
''Come back and see me in
q week. think / can use you.
Yes, I'll have a place for you
then"
All at once, Jacqueline found
herself practically alone with Ju-
Illus Lupino. The other girl
had gone, and the piano player
was moving toward the front
entrance.
''Come in my office. Jacque-
line" he told her authoritatively.
''Geo, like that name -Jacque.
line. Let's talk the thing over"
Jacqueline followed him into
q small cubby-hole OF an office
off the hat-check room. Except
for the porters hopping around
the dining room they were alone.
II get your type" he told
her. Mother ballads, and things
like "A Cottage Small by Water